Mt Vesuvius
- Admission:Free
Must-Do Experience, Nature & Wildlife, Walking/Hiking, Mountain, Volcano
Mt Vesuvius Reviews
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The tour of Pompeii itself was great. A little long, but that's because it's so huge. The lunch provided was pretty terrible though. The guides raved about Neopolitan pizza, but the lunch stop we were taken to was obviously just for large tour groups and it was pretty bad. My margharita pizza had little cheese and not even one whole leave of basil on it. No good. Also, the weather was bad enough that we were unable to go to Mt. Vesuvius so we were stuck going into Naples to visit the museum. I'd rather the trip be cut short since the museum was pretty sparse, not impressive and I hate to say it, but lame. (We went to other great museums in Rome so it's not that we don't like museums.) We also were not given a whole of of time (maybe 15 minutes) to souvenir shop at the rest stop, Pompeii, or even the museum (which was no great loss). Eh.
It was a nice idea in concept but it took way to long to get there in a day. We got stuck in traffic so the trip ended up being 4 hours there and 3.5 back. It was rainy and cold so we could not go up Mt. Vesuvius. Even beyond that, the local tour guide in Pompeii was not that great and even asked us to tip her at the end, which considering how much I paid for the tour I did not do. The local tour guide was really not that interesting and seemed to just not care about our experience. The only upside was the helpfulness of Massimo (our tour operator guide).
We had such a fantastic day and could not have done this on our own. Our guide in Pompeii was very passionate about his work and the excavations accomplished in Pompeii. Lunch was wonderful and the restaurant was really lovely. We were both so glad we could experience Pompeii and Vesuvius so hassle free and the lunch was a real bonus. Really recommend this tour.
Got rained out so couldn't do Vesuvius and Pompeii was hard work. Restaurant for lunch was terrible. So can't blame them for the weather, but can't say I had a great time.
We took a train from Florence to Naples for the day to join the Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii day trip. The part of Naples that the train station is in was not that impressive, very dirty and extremely busy. We were so surprised how great the rest of the day was!! Pompeii is nothing less than amazing, the pictures were great, lunch was great and the tour guide was from the area so he was very knowledgable. Mt. Vesuvius was a little more of a hike to the top than I expected but the views are definitely worth it!
The tour guide on the bus and at Pompeii were great and Pompeii was of course awesome. The tour guide's microphone didn't work well so I couldn't always hear what was being said through my headset but that didn't bother me.
Climbing up Vesuvius was also great hough it was cloudy way up there on the day I went so the view wasn't as spectacular as I'd have liked. Still, really cool though.
Everything went according to plan. Got picked up from hotel on time in a mini bus. Good guide - Andy I think. Driven to Pompeii and given a comfort stop for 10 mins. Excellent and interesting 2.5 hour tour of Pompeii - the guide was brilliant and very informative. Then lunch at a very pleasant pizza restaurant. Then a new minibus to Vesuvius - approx. 20 min drive in the traffic. We were given just over an hour to climb to the top (if we wanted to) and have a look around the crater. Then back on the minibus and delivered back to our hotel. A long day but very good.
The coach ride was comfortable and the guide on the bus was good -Antoinella, I think.. We had an older man at Pompeii and he rambled a lot. We also spent a lot of time at Vesuvius - Iwould have like to have seen some of the Pompeii artifacts.
Great trip. We had a blast climbing Vesuvius and seeing Pompeii.
The trip was as advertised. Delays due to bad traffic were unavoidable, I would have liked a longer tour of Pompeii, more than 2 hours. It felt rushed and there is so much to see there. Everything else was good, bus comfortable, group was small enough, visit to Vesuvius really wonderful.
Had a bright sunny day that gave us great views of Mt Vesuvius and Bay of Naples! What a climb but worth. FYI they sell wine on the mountainside by the bottle at unbeatable prices. Lunch was pretty good too! Pompeii was interesting. Our guide was great as well as her partner. Very informative!
Our guide in Pompeii was great, charming, informative. Our guide for the trip to Vesuvius was really super, fun, and patient with the stragglers. The climb was a challenge, but totally worth it!
Our experience was really good. Our guides were great, they not only talk about Pompeii and Vesuvius but about the history of Rome and Italy. They answer all of our questions. The bus driver was amazing, driving on the norrow streets up to Vesuvius. The pizza lunch was ready and good. Returning to Rome, our guides gave all the tourist information about other places to see and how to get there. It was the best trip while in Rome.
Nice tour - Vesuvius was too short (and guided) for most to do as we had cruise ship customers that had to get back.
Fantastic tour and an amazing experience! Climbing to the top of Mt Vesuvius and seeing the Bay of Naples spread out below was well worth the effort. And Pompeii was fantastic. Our tour guides were wonderful. We booked two more tours on the bus, we were so impressed with the company. I thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to visit Pompeii.
