Published on Dec, 2024
Easy meet-up at Naples port, short drive to Herculaneum. Decent amount of time to explore, then on to Vesuvius. Managed to reach the crater in 40 mins with a few stops on the way, not as difficult a climb as it looks. Stopped at a nearby souvenir shop, nice people, reasonable prices, no hard sell. On to Pompeii, an absolute must-see. Site too big to cover in anything less than a day, but well worth visiting even for just a few hours. Check out beforehand what particularly interests you to make the most of your time there. All in all a fabulously memorable day's sightseeing, well worth the cost but this was a 'shoulder' season, I would hesitate to recommend it at peak holiday times due to the inevitable crowds.