Herculaneum Ruins Private Half-Day Tour

Board your private tour and visit the ruin of Herculaneum, named after the Roman hero Hercules. You will stop for 2 hours in the ruins area.

You will be picked up from your hotel or bed and breakfast in Naples or Sorrento and head by highway for approximately 30 minutes. Arrive at the Herculaneum ruins.

According to legend, the city was founded by Hercules. This residential city for the Roman aristocracy was buried under a blanket of mud and pyroclastic materials following the eruption of Mount Vesuvio in 79 AD. Its discovery occurred in 1709.

The driver will wait in the parking lot until you are done and transfer you back to your destination.