Askos Tours offers you the fantastic opportunity to experience Herculaneum with your very own private expert guide. You will have priority access to one of the most famous and best preserved archaeological sites in the world. And you’ll have your own archaeologist guide who’ll reveal the ancient city where the Roman elite spent their summer vacations.
You’ll meet your guide at the easy-to-find entrance to Herculaneum. You won’t need to queue as you will have priority entrance with tickets booked in advance. So not a moment wasted!
Once inside, you’ll gaze in wonder at the spectacular view and be awestruck at Vesuvius rising imposingly before you.
Simply put, tours to Herculaneum are unforgettable, spine-tingling experiences.They allow you to truly contemplate life in the ancient world. Here, for centuries, streets and houses lay hidden, covered by layers of volcanic ash. The excavations started during the reign of the King of Naples Carlo Terzo di Borbone, even before those at Pompeii. And immediately afterwards, Herculaneum became a must-see destination for enthusiastic young European intellectuals. Now three centuries later, it still remains a site which is appreciated by hundreds of thousands of international travelers.
Your guide has a rich store of tales of all you’ll see. You’ll learn all about the elegant frescoes and mosaics at the extraordinary Casa dei Cervi. At the ancient beach you’ll see the perfectly preserved skeletons of 300 victims who desperately sought shelter from the eruption. At the Plumbarius, you’ll see the workshop of an early plumber frozen in time. Then enter the Sacello degli Augustali to admire this shrine dedicated to the cult of the emperor. This is a site of numerous incomparable ruins, and all will be revealed to you.
You won’t make many tours to Herculaneum, in fact you’ll probably only do it once. So, be good to yourself, make it special. Book your private tour to this incredible site and put yourself in the hands of the experts. Let our passion become yours too.