Guided Tours

Herculaneum Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets

Name: Herculaneum Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets
Start: 2024-05-12T11:30:00
End: 2024-05-12T13:30:00
Location: Naples

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Walk into the life of ancient Romans with these skip-the-line tickets to Herculaneum and unveil their life stories, with your guide.

Highlights

The Herculaneum Archaeological Park which is the best-preserved ruins of that time, has stories of ancient Romans, and their rich history.
Know all about this famous UNESCO World Heritage site with your guide and learn about the lives of the 4000+ inhabitants that once lived there.
With skip-the-line tickets, you go through important sections of the ruins, everything from men’s baths to Samnite House, and the House of Wooden Partition.
Learn all about the effects of the earthquake and the tragic Mount Vesuvius eruption that happened in Herculaneum.
Fun fact: The most unique finding that survived the eruption at Herculaneum was nothing but Paper!

Inclusions

2-hour guided tour of Herculaneum
Authorized guide
Skip-the-line access

Exclusions

Visiting the crater of Mount Vesuvius

Cancellation policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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Your Experience

Discovering the ruins and the Romans

The Herculaneum Archaeological Park is one of the best-preserved sites in the world. Finding out interesting stories of this site and how the 4000-5000 inhabitants lived here, is going to be a treat for you on this 2-hour guided tour.

Visit this UNESCO world heritage site which has survived a disruptive earthquake and a deadly eruption. Get to know more about how Herculaneum was affected while being at its peak owing to its coastal location. It brought Rome’s patrician families to its resorts for exploring a relaxing.

You will get a fair understanding of how the city was slowly gaining life by being renovated, till the terrible eruption of Mount Vesuvius happened, wiping out its inhabitants. All that you will see in 2 hours was once buried under ash and volcanic rocks 16-meter deep.

Digging deep

Once your tour comes to an end, you can also stay a bit longer and explore the site more. While doing so, you can delve into the different sections of the city like the men’s baths, Hall of the Augustals, Samnite House, and House of the Wooden partition which withstood the eruption. Even the Fornici, where 300 skeletons, along with personal objects like purses, coins, swords, chisel, and so on is a noteworthy site. Take time on the site and delve deeper into the history of the place and the people who lived there.

Know before you go

What to bring

It is recommended that you wear comfortable walking shoes to hustle through the rocky paths of the site.
Pack light snacks as there are no cafes inside, except at the entrance.
Carry along a water bottle, sunglasses, hat, and sunscreen.

What’s not allowed

Large backpacks are not allowed.
Eating/drinking within the premises isn’t allowed. Please visit the designated picnic area for the same.
Tripods and selfie sticks are not permitted within the excavation site.

Accessibility

This tour is wheelchair accessible.
An infant backpack/carrier is recommended for infants.
Service animals are allowed to enter the excavation site.

Additional information

Avoid touching or climbing the ruins.
Pack your bag based on the weather conditions.
The paths can be rocky for wheelchairs so follow your guide to take the best route.

My tickets

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 mins before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.