With pickup from Naples and transfer included, do not miss the opportunity to visit Herculaneum,which was the favourite touristic destination of wealthy Romans and then the first archeological site discovered in the Vesuvian area in the XVIII century.Just as if you had a time machine you will walk amiidst the historical buildings of the ancient roman town that was buried by the ashes of the apocalyptic eruption of the Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Herculaneum is smaller than Pompeii and can be visited in 1 hour and half.Visit the Thermal spas of the Forum, the house with the Mosaic Atrium and so forth.
Posted By : Brad_B
We purchased a small group tour in English. We had a small tour group (5) which was perfect. There were 3 different languages between us so we feel sort of like we only received 1/3 of our 2 hours. The guide was amazing: knowledgeable and helpful. He did his best to keep us moving but we had to wait in each stop for the other 2 languages. This was definitely not the fault of the guide! 8
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 03:15:02 
Posted By : Allison_O
We booked the semi-private tour with hotel pickup. We were asked to meet at a hotel 1.4 km from our hotel. We then waited for more than 30 min at the pickup site, another 15 min at Herculaneum for additional travelers to join the group> The archeologist guide seemed to know his stuff but his English is heavily accented and difficult to understand. Also, half the group spoke Spanish so he would translate in one language, then the other. Herculaneum is not a large site and we certainly saw enough to get a good picture, but we only saw about half of the open areas. I would suggest taking the cheaper large bus tour if you don’t want to deal with the train and just pay for the entry on your own, maybe get the audio guide or bring a guide book and save yourselves a couple of hundred euros.
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Posted On : 2024-06-18 13:02:12
Posted By : Kassandra_R
Our guides were fabulous and very kind to work within our schedule (our group was part of a cruise). The tour operator customer service in general was very confusing and changed our pick up location multiple times. Just be aware too keep up to date. Checking in with them is not very helpful.
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 12:20:39
Posted By : Rocco_D
It was a great experience, the tour guide was friendly and knowledgeably. I would recommend this tour to other people
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Posted On : 2024-05-31 17:37:43
Posted By : jamesmU8911OZ
The tour was cancelled due to low numbers and not due to any fault on my behalf. I have not received any refund 7 days later.
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 10:17:35 
Posted By : Caroline A
Excellent tour, both Walter and Hannah had a lot of knowledge to share around the volcanic activity and the archaeological site. Their passion was evident and made the tour very informative. Thank you
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 01:48:53
Posted By : Lisa_S
It was great seeing most of Herculaneum, but our guide, although very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the subject, unfortunately had a strong Italian accent and spoke quickly, so I didn't get as much out of the tour as I'd hoped.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14 16:11:28
Posted By : Don_D
The whole experience was enjoyable. The pickup was well handled and the leader was very knowledgeable and her command of several languages was significant.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14 03:59:02
Posted By : Glen_P
The homes with well preserved mosaics were splendid. Our tour guide, Raphael, spoke heavily accented English in a low voice and was often difficult to understand or hear. Instead of moving along at a reasonable pace, he often stopped a long time in some places to lecture us on the basics of Roman Empire history and culture as though we were a grade school class with no previous knowledge of the subject. He frequently went off on tangents speaking about that were not relevant to Herculaneum. When he did speak about what were we’re seeing it was in excessive, long winde minute detail. It was an excruciatingly boring experience because of the guide.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 11:54:05
Posted By : T1502ASdianac
The excursion begins in Naples with an hour waiting inside the bus and a guide, Fernanda, who does not know Spanish. Without any explanation from her, we arrived in Herculaneum and after having paid 74 euros for a guide in Spanish, they gave us an audio guide and put us in a group with a guide who does the tour in English, Rafael, who did not help us. He pays no interest and is almost annoyed when we ask him about something in the audio guide. Herculano is certainly worth it, but the conditions were not optimal.
I recommend Sandra from World Tours that when organizing an excursion you make sure of its conditions.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 03:56:11
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