Landmarks · ERCOLANO
This is the shortlist you would text another parent: 11 ercolano tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Walk Herculaneum’s preserved Roman streets with optional audio guide. Plan timing, manage the heat, and see why it beats Pompeii for many.
“Giovanni was an excellent and informative guide. Made 2 hours in Pompeii go by in a breeze. Highly recommended him.”
Skip-the-line entrance to Herculaneum plus a multilingual audio guide and map. Explore Roman ruins at your pace in about 3 hours.
“Self tour with audio guide was an excellent alternative to being on a guided tour. It allowed us to set our own pace.”
Guided Pompeii and Herculaneum day trip from Naples with skip-the-line tickets, local lunch, Vesuvius-area views, and coffee stop.
“Everything was fine - the pick up time and place were accurate, the group tour was exactly as billed. In fact, the Herculaneum part of the tour was genuinely excellent - a highlight for me. The lunch was much better than I had expected: good portions of good food in a comfortable environment. All the guides spoke impeccable English and were friendly and professional.”
Self-guided Herculaneum audio tour for $4.70 with GPS on your phone, covering domus, spa, and gym ruins via the Itguides app.
“Once you got the hang of it, it was quite easy to use. As others say, when you click on the number for the relevant site, make sure you also click on the blue dots (below the picture) so that you get all the info on the site. Some sites don’t have any blue dots, but most have 2 or 3. In terms of the actual audio, it sounded as if it had been written by an Italian archaeology/classics student and then literally translated into English - a lot of technical terms used without much explanation. It was however better than nothing, there’s virtually no info boards at Ercolano, so…”
A private 2-hour Herculaneum walk with an archaeologist guide, seeing well-preserved Roman homes and the Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD.
“Luciano was an amazing guide and we quickly became his little family! He brought the ancient city of Herculaneum to life for us today!”
2-hour shared guided tour of Herculaneum with skip-the-line tickets and live English guidance, showing frescoed villas, baths, and workshops.
“Excellent tour, great radio headphones/ microphone to hear the guide, and he gave a fresh aspect to those who had visited Herculaneum before with audio guide only.”
2-hour guided Herculaneum walk with skip-the-line entry and multilingual expert guide for about $41 per person.
“Molto bello e interessante, il sito richiede più tempo quindi magari 3 ore sarebbero l’ideale”
A private 4-hour Herculaneum visit from Naples with door-to-door driver service, skip-the-line entry, and optional expert guidance.
“This was an extremely enlightening excursion, whilst not the cheapest, it was worth every penny of the price, door-to-door private car transfer with an excellent driver, who was courteous and polite and spoke excellent English and then a private guide at Herculaneum. Tomaso, the guide was extremely knowledgeable and answered any questions that we had perfectly, extremely professional about his knowledge of the site, couldn’t fault the day at all and appreciated the call from the office to inform us of the slight delay in being picked up because of traffic, extremely courteous, thank you to everybody who gave us a fantastic experience!”
Two-hour guided small-group tour of Herculaneum with skip-the-line admission, eruption explanations, preserved homes, and a boat museum.
“our tour was rearranged to a weekday due to lack of bookings, but communication about this was clear and there were options available. Marzia led our tour on the day and was clearly very passionate and knowledgeable about Herculaneum, and took time to answer the groups questions thoughtfully. The itinerary we took led us to see various aspects of life in the town and there were many "wow" moments, even more than on our previous tour of Pompeii. at the end Marzia took us to the Antiquarium nearby to show us exhibits from the town, and noted the similarity between my wife's earings and one on display, which demonstrated a…”
8-hour Vesuvius and Pompeii day trip from Ercolano with Vesuvio entry included, timed transfers, and optional crater-views trekking time.
“Je ne peux mettre que 2 étoiles puisque la moitié du contrat a été respecté. Transport et entrée au Vésuve parfait. Pas de navette pour Pompéi, retour au point de départ. Nous avons contacté GYG qui nous a remboursé partiellement.”
Skip-the-line Herculaneum entry with a multilingual audioguide and map for a self-paced 3-hour walk through Roman ruins.
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