Naples Shore Excursion: Pompeii and Sorrento Day Trip

Wonderful area with great history. Oh and the Pizza best in the world!!!

Pompeii is a great place to see! Incredible history!!
To set expectations: We got off the cruise ship and walked past all the tour buses in search for our bus, we had to exit the port secure area - where all the Taxis were hanging out. The tour guide Maria was there holding a sign with our name on it. She led us to the main street to get on the bus, which was a bit of a walk. The bus stopped several times along the way to pick up other tourists. We got to Pompeii within 35 minutes. We collected our headphones or earphones so you don't have to crowd the tour guide. There is a chance to stop and use the restroom/bathroom/WC/toilet before we set off on the tour. Wear sensible shoes and if you get thirsty - bring a bottle of water. You will walk up hill, down, and on rock bumpy roads. To say the road is cobble stones - its not the tiny cobbles but large boulders so take care in walking!! The tour lasted about 2 hours and in the end we were exhausted. The tour guide took us to a local restaurant bit of a walk for lunch. The pre-arranged lunch offered pizza or spaghetti with a cold soda, water, or coffee/tea included. There were bathrooms available and were clean too. The group split into two - we paid to go to Sorrento and the other group paid to Mount Vesuvius.
Following lunch we took off to Sorrento - a beautiful town located on the side of a hill and overlooked the ocean. WOW it was spectacular! The tour included a stop to taste Limoncello which is made local. On the way back to town if you sit on the ocean side of the bus you may get lucky to catch a glimpse of the sunset. Our lovely tour guide returned us to the ship with an hour to spare before the ship departed.

The trip is very well worth it and since we were NOT interested in the cheap tourist shopping we felt the time spent in Sorrento was just right!

This was my first trip to Italy. I booked several excursions through Viator and was very pleased. The excursion to Pompeii was a trip of a life time, I was not disappointed. The coach bus was clean, the driver and tour guides were friendly and knowledgeable, and the sites were interesting.

We also visited Sorrento, this is a city I would like to visit again. It was a small quaint city along the Mediterranean countryside, the views of the mountains and M. sea were spectacular.

The one recommendation I do have is there should be signage directing customers to the Viator excursion meeting area. There was none resulting in my having to search for the pickup area in a country I was unfamiliar with.

OK, so this was the absolute BEST experience!! Luca was our driver. He was AWESOME!!! was at the port early and from the first moment his only priority was to make us happy and comfortable! He mainly took the back roads so that he could provide us the opportunity to see the TRUE small towns as we were heading to our main destinations. He was a true Tuscan local and had great pride in his region. He WAS THE BEST GUIDE WE HAD THE ENTIRE TRIP!!

Tour was great ,organized well, guides were very informative and friendly really enjoyed it

This was a wonderful tour, and well organized. The only thing was the crowd of cruise passengers coming off the boat and all the tours trying to gather up the passengers. It was just a bit confusing, but, we found each other just fine. The bus ride took us to Pompeii, where the guide gathered us all up and gave us head sets, then there was bit of a wait while some went to the rest room. Be sure to be in hats, and have some water, if you go on a hot day. Pompeii was very crowded, so stay close to your guide. After the tour, we went for Pizza. This was great, and refreshing after a hot day. Then we split up, as some of the of the group chose to hike the volcano, and some took the Sorrento trip. I was with the Sorrento trip. What a lovely drive to this seaside town. We were able to follow our guide as he took us thru the town, and let us stop in a cute shop to taste Limoncelo. I only wished that we had a little more time to discover Sorrento,, all the shops looked inviting.. The tour got us back to the ship with plenty of time left. I highly recommend this tour. I always use Viator.

Amazing site!! Incredible what was created at that time! Guide was awesome! Didn't spend much time in Sorrento though so didn't see much but the drive to/from Pompeii to Sorrento was very nice!

Great Tour only too hot, 44 degree on that day

Once again, our tour guide was very personable and knowledgeable. This is the only way to go if visiting Sorrento and Pompeii...Fantastic tour!

This tour was amazing!