Private Mount Vesuvius Hike and Pompeii

Naples Mount Vesuvius Hike and Pompeii Excursion
From $135.00/person to $920.00/person (Select "Individuals" below) Price varies based on number of individuals in your group
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Summary
Shore Excursion Size ? Private
Shore Excursion Type Scenic, Historic, Active
Shore Excursion Duration 7.5 Hours
Activity Level ? Moderate
Shore Excursion Leaves From ? Cruise Ship Pier
Food/Beverage Provided Lunch
Recommended Dress we recommend wearing comfortable clothing and flat-soled, walking or hiking shoes. Sunglasses and sunscreen are suggested. Weather conditions on the mountain can be cooler and windy. This tour will operate in different weather conditions so participants should take appropriate weather gear with them, carry a backpack for belongings and take bottled water to stay hydrated during the hike.
Restrictions Guests must be able to walk approximately 5.5 miles over varying terrain. A portion of the route will be uphill so guests should be in good physical condition. Guests suffering from heart disease and high blood pressure should not participate on this excursion. Caution is advised when walking across hardened lava and rocky ground where crevices still exude fumes and heat. Participants should be aware that there are certain inherent risks involved with any hiking excursion.Minimum age is 10yo. A parent or guardian must accompany children 16 years of age or younger. There are no facilities available at the summit of Mount Vesuvius or inside the excavation site of Pompeii. The order of the tour may be reversed.

Go Hiking at Mount Vesuvius and Visit Pompeii

Leaving the port for this Naples cruise trip with your professionally-trained guide, you will drive south via the motorway towards Mount Vesuvius, mainland Europe's only still-active volcano, located on the east coast of the Bay of Naples. At approximately 3,000 feet, begin your trek on foot over narrow paths that zigzag up the mountain another 1,000 feet. Once on the rim of the crater walls, you will skirt the edge with an official alpine guide while enjoying this natural phenomenon and the panoramic views that include Naples and its bay.

After visiting this unusual phenomenon, you will descend along the narrow paths to the parking lot and proceed to Pompeii, possibly the most famous excavation in the world. There, a flourishing civilization buried for 1,700 years, has been brought to life again. You will see how the citizens lived and loved, worked and played, ate and drank and then suddenly died.

After lunch near Pompeii, you will enter the site by the Sea Gate, which is now miles from water. You are soon in the Agora which is surrounded by temples, porticoes and law courts. 20,000 people lived in this provincial town, of which 2,000 perished in the horrifying eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Twenty feet of volcanic ash and pumice stone covered Pompeii. Much of this has been removed over the last 200 years to reveal the details of everyday life in the city. After your time at Pompeii, return to Naples.