Herculaneum Skip-the-Line Guided Tour with an Archaeologist

Walk through the ruins of Herculaneum
with an archaeologist guide

Enter the Herculaneum Archaeological Site with priority entry, without waiting in the ticket line. An archaeologist guide leads you through the ruins for about 2 hours, and a headset lets you hear the explanations comfortably. The guided tour is held in the language of the option you booked: English, German, Italian, Spanish or French.

Hear the story of a port town frozen by an eruption

Herculaneum was a thriving port town where wealthy merchants and nobles lived, but it vanished in an instant in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius about 2,000 years ago. Learn with your guide about the lives of its people and the eruption that destroyed the town. You will also see the ancient shoreline where the remains of more than 300 people who tried to flee by sea were found.

Explore well-preserved houses and public buildings

Visit the Samnite House, the baths, the Temple of the Augustales, the Forum, the House of Neptune and Amphitrite and the gymnasium. Admire stone, marble and pottery that survived the eruption, as well as carbonized wood, paintings and mosaics, up close.

Options departing from Naples or Rome are also available

The Naples departure option meets at Piazza Garibaldi in Naples and includes round-trip transportation to Herculaneum, priority entry and a 2-hour guided tour (about 3 hours). The Rome departure option takes you from Rome to Herculaneum by high-speed train, includes train tickets and admission, and returns to Rome the same day (about 5.5 hours).

※ The tour runs regardless of the weather.
※ Stops and their order may change depending on local conditions.