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Trip Excursion to Mt. Vesuvius - Pompeii + Handmade pasta class with lunch

5.0(5)Pompeii1 hour
VIATOR5.0(3)TRIPADVISOR5.0(2)

Description

Guilty of decimating Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79, Mt Vesuvius looms over the Bay of Naples like a beautiful, silent menace. Stopped in their tracks by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, Pompeii offers the best look anywhere at what life in Rome must have been like around 2,000 years ago. Learn how to make handmade pasta and enjoy a delicious lunch comfortably seated at a roof-top terrace overlooking the bay of Naples.

Tour Options

Vehicle + Driver min#
  • Services included: Services included in the price: Availability of a driver a Vehicle. Pickup included
Driver+Guide at the ruins
  • Not included in the rate:: Tickets for Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius Pasta class includes lunch: At the end of the class, guests will be served the two types of pasta prepared, cooked and seasoned with tomato sauce Services included in the price: 1)a driver, 2)a car 3) a licensed tour guide in Pompeii 4) pasta class fee. Pickup included

Itinerary

Admission not included120 min

You will meet a licensed guide at the main gate in Pompeii, after purchasing tickets, the tour begins and you will be led by the guide through the ruins of this amazing ancient town.

5 min

This gate provides access to the west of the city and it is the most impressive among the seven gates of Pompeii.

10 min

The Civil Forum is the core of daily life of the city and is the focal point of all the main public buildings for city administration and justice, business management, and trade activities such as markets, as well as the main places of citizen worship.

5 min

This space was used to carry out business and for the administration of justice. It is accessed from the Forum through five entrances separated by tuff pillars

5 min

This was a small cook-shops where hot food was sold

10 min

It is one of the larger houses of Pompeii, covering an entire block of about 3000 sqm and, according to its original layout, it dates back to the 2nd century BC.

10 min

The house, one of the richest and most famous in Pompeii, is under the protection of Priapus, the god of prosperity, painted to the right of the door, symbolizing the economic success of the owners, the brothers Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva liberti, who became rich through trade.

10 min

The pool is found to the left, whereas a colonnade is found to the right, which leads to the men's quarters, which are split into the apodyterium (dressing room), with the frigidarium (for cold baths), which leads to the tepidarium (for medium temperature baths) and then to the calidarium (for hot baths).

10 min

The Grand Theatre was built by exploiting the natural slope of the hill for the construction of the auditorium. The staircase was separated into three areas with corridors, which were in turn divided into five sectors, and was based on a passage with a barrel vault.

Admission not included100 min

You will be taken by your driver to the Archeological Park of Herculaneum. There, you meet a licensed guide at the main gate and after purchasing tickets, your tour begins. You will be led by the guide through the ruins of this amazing ancient town.

Admission not included150 min

Approximately 40 minutes drive from the highway to the point closest to trail that takes to the summit. An approximately 35 min. walk to the top of the volcano. An approximately 35 min. walk back down to the car. Approximately 40 min. drive down to the highway.

Admission not included70 min

The nature trail n. 5 “Il Gran Cono” starts from the Piazzale (square) at an altitude of 1,000 metres above sea level in the municipality of Herculaneum at the end of the provincial road Ercolano-Vesuvio. At the moment, the Piazzale hosts a parking area for those who come by car. Before starting the climb, you can visit one of the info points of the Vesuvius National Park where you can receive useful information about the protected area and buy a map. From the Piazzale you can already enjoy a splendid view of the northern side of Mount Somma with the cognoli of Sant'Anastasia and Punta Nasone, the top of the ancient volcano which 1,132 metres high, opposite the cognoli of Ottaviano and Levante. While looking upwards, you can hold your breath and see from below what will be the ascent to the bottom edge of Sterminator Vesevo.

Highlights

Cooking class fee
Bottled water
Driver
Professional guide (if option selected)
Tickets to Pompeii (if option selected)
Lunch fee
Accommodation - Port - Train station - Airport pickup and drop-off

What's included

Included
Cooking class fee
Bottled water
Driver
Professional guide (if option selected)
Tickets to Pompeii (if option selected)
Lunch fee
Accommodation - Port - Train station - Airport pickup and drop-off
Not included
Gratuities
Tickets to Mount Vesuvius

Pickup Locations & Times

Departure Point: if streets allow, straight from your accommodation, otherwise at the spot accessible by car closest to your accommodation. Cruise docking (if coming on a Cruise ship) in the Naples area, Salerno & Amalfi coast area, Sorrento's area. From the train platform (if you come by train). Dates: Daily Return point: Pickup point or any different requested drop off point located in the area of the excursion

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Important Information

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • If passenger are on a Cruise ship, at time of booking, They must provide the following information: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

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