Naples, Pompeii & Vesuvius Full-Day Tour

Very enjoyable, a lot of walking, enjoyed the pizza for lunch, was disappointed not to have time to check out the souvenir shops at Pompeii

We booked a tour for Pompei and Vesuvius from Naples to save any logistical headaches getting between the two locations in one day ( 9.30 on May 11th). We were almost at the end of a 3 week trip and this was the only tour we booked; everything else was diy. We were hanging around the pick up point while the girl (whose name I still don’t know, since she didn’t introduce herself) had very loud conversations with different drivers and loaded up groups. I get it, these situations are chaotic, but eventually got on the minibus. We set off, and it was obvious from the road signs we were headed to Vesuvius first, but no one gave us any official indication of this. There was no information provided either about the itinerary, the area, the city, or Vesuvius itself. It was a bit ambiguous as to whether we would be provided with a guide at the top, but we were sent off and told to be back in two hours. Fair enough, it’s just a walk after all, some information about the volcano would have been nice though! Back on the bus two hours later, still no communication from the representative or driver, we were greeted at Pompei by a girl from the site itself. She gave out lunch tickets and told us to come back to that spot to collect audio guides and be back at the bus for 4.20. Very disappointing, all the tour reviews we had read about the tour indicated we would get an in person experience, we could have got ourselves there and had more than two hours for the same price. To make matters worse, when we got back our bus, and company rep, did not reappear. We were picked up by another driver. Sure, we got back on time etc but there was no opportunity to discuss our dissatisfaction with the company rep. Poor communication all day, would not recommend. Nothing more than a glorified taxi service!

We made a quick tour of the center of Naples, we stopped for some photos, then we went to Pompeii and Vesuvius. The exchange of guides left us worrying, but in the end it all worked out. The guide Michelle who made the tour in Pompeii was the "cake cherry" - excellent!

crazy and scary driving. the air conditioner not great. the female guide was late and extremely rude. she was on her phone most of the tour. she said in something in Spanish and i said i didn’t understand. she promptly and rudely said she was talking to me. would not recommend that guide. and without better air conditioning, would not recommend the tour

Bring your walking shoes and make sure you are in shape as the walk to see the volcano is a steep uphill climb. Pompeii is more gentle but still needs proper walking shoes no high or even low heals