Herculaneum Tour: Explore Ancient Roman Ruins

Immerse yourself in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum on a small group tour with an archaeologist. Explore the well-preserved ruins and discover the dramatic history of this once-thriving city.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Parco Acheologico di Ercolano - Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins.
    You can get there as follows:
  • By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place)
  • By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)
  • House of the Deer - The house receives its name…
What's Included
  • Licensed guide with archaeological background
  • Small Group (maximum 20 people per guide)
  • Entrance fees
  • Headsets
  • Guidance and assistance
What's Not Included
  • Meals/drinks
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Take the opportunity to explore the site of Herculaneum under the guidance of an Archaeologist.
Learn about this former Roman city, home to traders and nobles, which met its abrupt end in 79 AD. Your guide will take you to the dock where the remains of over 300 people attempting to evacuate by sea were discovered, and will also show you the Samnite…

Location
Corso Resina, 187
Corso Resina
Meeting place Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins. You can get there as follows: - By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place) - By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Pam_j
Oct 3, 2025
Get a guide! - The tour guide, Marily, is an art historian who provided a full picture of Herculaneum -- archaeology, culture, historical context, and art. It was a pleasure spending two hours with her. Afterwards, you can spend time wandering around the ruins to see more. The grounds are a manageable size -- not overwhelming. I would not want to explore without a guide.
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Janicepp5504yq
Oct 2, 2025
Luciano Leone was a fantastic Herculaneum guide. - Luciano Leone should receive 5+++ stars. His passion about Herculaneum is infectious and he was so informative. I learned so much more about life before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on his tour than I did from my tour of Pompeii. Luciano made my visit to Herculaneum the very best part of my Italy trip.
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Lises187
Oct 1, 2025
In depth knowledge delivered in a very relaxed friendly manner. - Our guide Silvia was exceptional - highly knowledgeable archaeologist and clearly passionate about her subject. She was also very approachable with a sense of humour. The guided small group tour with an expert was worth every penny. I just hope I can remember half of what I learnt!
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Suzanne_b
Oct 1, 2025
Fantastic excursion - The trip was great, we enjoyed it very much. Our guide Silvia was excellent, very knowledgeable, and full of smiles
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Denise_b
Oct 1, 2025
The most Charismatic and knowledgable guided tour ever - A truely memorable and interesting tour by Luciano leone - our wonderful historian and geologist guide who brought this amazing Roman site to life with his often funny, but truely passionate tour of Herculenum. We visited the entire site taking in the highlights as well as less visited and facinating areas which Luciano shared with us. He really is a fantastic guide and we hope to see more of the world through his eyes in the future. We arrived slightly late as our train from Naples was delayed and Askos tours were great at accommodating us and we soon caught up with the group. This is a well run and professional company and cannot recommend more highly!
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Alan_f
Oct 1, 2025
Excellent - This is an excellent tour - informative and interesting. The guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic.
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Alltypes
Sep 30, 2025
A great company that goes above and beyond - Fantastic tour company that went out of their way to ensure we had a wonderful tour experience after ‘a wobbly start’. We hopped on a train from Naples, but it failed to stop and our desired station, so we go off at the next available station, and then on the return journey, it stopped at the actual station, but none of the train doors opened and we ended up back in Naples. It was a real ‘stuff up of a morning’ and by the time we arrived back in Naples, it was obvious that we would miss our allocated tour group time. As a courtesy, I reached out to the Tour operator and advised that we would not be able to attend the tour, they were very kind and assisted us to join another group at a later time. And, they asked if we needed any assistance in reaching the destination. Once we finally arrived to the Herculaneum site, they warmly greeted us, and followed on by providing a first class tour experience. Thankyou to the Askos team for helping us to have a great day!
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Fearless208025
Sep 30, 2025
Herkulenum worth a long trip - Thank you to our very pleasant guide Mr. Luciano Leone, a very knowledgeable archeologist who gave us a much appreciated insight into the eruption of Vesuv as well as the discovery and the life of the inhabitants of Herkulenum.
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Jackclan
Oct 1, 2025
Must see site - It was a great experience well worth a visit, the guide was knowledgable and entertaining. On site facilities are basic, the surrounding area is run down and train station can be difficult to navigate would suggest taxi to site and back
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Gregory_g
Oct 1, 2025
Hot. Slow. Luciano was... - Hot. Slow. Luciano was very Informative on history, very lively, very enjoyable. But tour really too slow. Should’ve been 45 mins.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).