Guided Tour of Pompeii & Mt. Vesuvius from Naples

The day tour to Pompeii & Mt Vesuvius was fantastic! Maria (guide) & Bruno (driver) were organised, efficient & detailed information. The archeological tour in Pompeii was excellent! Headabout was easy to buy tickets online however the advertised time on the website was wrong so a little bit of confusion at the start of the day.

Everything and when we could not do one part of the tour due to a landslide on Mt Vesuvius and wonderful alternative was offered.

To begin with, I can say that we had an absolutely wonderful guide, Connie. We started by going by bus to Pompeii where we spent about 2.5-3 hours together with another guide who showed us around some of the most important sites. Here I would have liked the guide to have used some sort of sound system, which I saw many other groups use, as it was sometimes difficult to hear what was being said unless you were right in front of her. Apart from this, I have to say that it was a very special feeling to walk around this ruined city which, after all, is so incredibly well preserved. After the walking tour in Pompeii, our bus journey was to continue towards Mount Vesuvius, but to begin with we ran into some problems as it turned out that our bus had broken down. Connie, along with her colleagues worked feverishly to resolve this, which of course they did, and we got a new bus, albeit slightly smaller than the one we originally had. Halfway up Mount Vesuvius we stopped at a restaurant where we had a simple lunch (included in the price), in my case consisting of pizza. After lunch, the bus took us up to about 1000 m altitude to a place where we had to continue the journey towards the top on foot. The last part, the one you hike, can be very tough for many people as you hike just over a kilometer with a constant, relatively steep, uphill. Unfortunately, some rain clouds came towards the mountain just as we were on our way up and it rained for a little while, so we got a little wet, but it also took away some of the opportunities to see the incredible view you get from the top, but as it was, the clouds cleared for a short while so I got to look down into the crater anyway. After spending a while on top of Mount Vesuvius, it was time to hike back to the bus, and that hike is certainly faster, but I think it was harder on the legs because you have to hold on all the time to avoid falling. Once back on the bus, I could finally exhale and look back on the day as an absolutely wonderful day and a well-executed day trip.

Our tour guide Gabriel Casavega was absolutely amazing. He started the tour off with such enthusiasm and excitement it was very catchy. I did five tours in my whole time here in Italy and this was by far my favorite. Gabriel made sure everyone understood him and was included and comfortable. He joked around and just made the tour wonderful. Grazie mille to him and Gennaro our driver.

La visita a Pompeya fue muy interesante y la duración fue buena. La guía que nos acompañó en esta visita nos narró muy bien toda la historia de la ciudad y muchas de las anecdotas de Pompeya. Luego fuimos al Vesubio donde cada uno por su cuenta subió hasta el crater del volcán. Nos dieron hora y media. El tour en general estuvo bien, pero nos pareció que el precio estuvo por encima de lo ofrecido.