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Herculaneum: 3D Walking Tour with Skip-the-Line Ticket

4.5 / 5

89 reviews

Activity provider: AR Tour srl
Other experience

Herculaneum: 3D Walking Tour with Skip-the-Line Ticket

Activity provider: AR Tour srl
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From US$ 41.27 per person

Likely to sell out

Wear a pair of smart glasses for an immersive tour at Herculaneum to see what the archaeological site's most important temples, houses, and squares looked like before the eruption of 79 AC.

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Duration 2 hours
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Skip the ticket line
Instructor
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Audio guide included
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian

Experience

Highlights
  • Travel back in time to the times of the ancient Roman empire in Herculaneum
  • Get kitted out with a pair of light smart AR glasses with a transparent lens
  • Witness awe-inspiring 3D holographic reconstructions that overlap existing ruins
  • Learn about the history of the site and the 79 AC eruption from your audio guide
  • Enjoy an entertaining alternative sightseeing tour that's suitable for all ages
Full description
Wear your Augmented Reality smart glasses and enjoy a unique, innovative, and immersive walking tour at the archaeological site of Herculaneum. Travel back to 79 AC and see what Herculaneum's squares and houses looked like before being destroyed in a volcanic eruption. Meet your tour leader at Herculaneum main entrance and get kitted out with your glasses before listening to a quick introduction to how to use them. Then, begin your tour which has been designed by an archaeologist team to show you what life was like in Herculaneum before the eruption. The software of the glasses creates holograms that overlap the existing ruins, showing what the most significant temples, houses, and buildings originally looked like. Cast yourself into the bygone age of ancient life in Herculaneum, walking through the city to feel like a Roman.
Includes
  • Tour leader
  • Augmented reality glasses
  • Recorded Audio available in 5 languages
  • Skip-the-line ticket
  • Transportation
Not suitable for
  • Children under 8 years

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Meeting point

Head to the snack area next to the ticket office. Your tour leader will be waiting close to the vending machines with a sign that has "ARTour" written on it.

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Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 89 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Value for money
    4.3/5

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I felt the guide was critical to the enjoyment and that the AR Glasses portion added just 10% to the overall experience. Our Guide was knowledgeable and fun. The skip the line tickets worked fine. Herculaneum itself is AMAZING! I felt the overall price was expensive but it was worth it.

March 22, 2023

Wonderful tour! We were running late because of train cancellations at our previous location but our guide was so accommodating and helpful. Daniela F. was so sweet, kind, and funny. I’d highly recommend her and this tour. We enjoyed Ercolano more than Pompeii because of this tour.

March 22, 2023

Our guide Daniela was excellent very kind and knowledgeable. The AR experience was alright but needs improvement. They didn’t fit right and it was hard to see. They also didn’t work with glasses. She said that they are getting new glasses so they should be better.

March 22, 2023

Product ID: 407543