Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius On Your Own Adventure

Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius On Your Own Adventure
Price: $62.00
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Summary
Shore Excursion Size ? Small
Shore Excursion Type Cultural, Active, Scenic
Shore Excursion Duration 9 Hours
Activity Level ? Moderate
Shore Excursion Leaves From ? Cruise Ship Pier
Food/Beverage Provided Not Included
Recommended Dress We recommend wearing comfortable, seasonal clothing and sensible, flat-soled walking shoes. Sunglasses, hat and sunscreen are also suggested.
Restrictions Guests must be able to walk over cobblestones and uneven surfaces, inclines and steps. Guests should be in good physical condition with the ability to walk uphill or climb stairs. The tour itinerary may be reversed but always covering the mentioned sights. Guests must be able to get in and out of transportation. This tour is not wheelchair accessible because of the varied terrain at the sites you will be visiting.
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Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius Tour On Your Own Adventure

This full-day combination tour will offer you the very best of what this area of Italy is known for. You will be able to cover the ruins of Pompeii, Herculaneum and see Mt. Vesuvius all in one day.

You know who you are, you like to set out for adventures on your own and love the thrill of discovering new destinations. You will be transferred to all destinations with a secure return to the pier at the conclusion of your independent Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius tour. Your transportation is kept to a small group of no more than 20 people, as this allows for a quick and easy process moving from site to site.

Your punctual scheduled transfers will first take you to the vast archaeological site in southern Italy's Campania region near the coast of the Bay of Naples, Pompeii. This UNESCO declared site was destroyed and buried under ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., forever preserving this moment in history. The entrance fee for Pompeii is approximately 16 EUR per person and is not included in the price of this tour.

Moving along in your day, you will next visit Herculaneum, a magnificent UNESCO site. This location was upwind from the volcano on the day of the eruption and it is estimated it took more than twelve hours for the blast cloud to collapse, barraging the town and covering it with searing ash, rock, pumice and volcanic gas, which spewed from the mountaintop. The entrance fee for Herculaneum is approximately 13 EUR per person and is not included in the price of this tour.

To round out your day, your last stop will be to the infamous Mt. Vesuvius. Today Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier and originally much higher structure. The only volcano on European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, today, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people living nearby. The entrance fee for Mt. Vesuvius is 10 EUR per person and is not included in the price of this tour.

Please Note: This tour provides transfers to the three sites described above. Entrance tickets to the sites are not included, as this tour is not guided. In the case of inclement weather, Vesuvius National Park can be closed without any notice for security reasons.

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