From Rome: Private Pompeii Day Trip by Car

First, you’ll be collected from your hotel in Rome and driven to Pompeii, for a tour of all of the town’s treasures. Pompeii is as large as 66 Colosseum's. So, don’t underestimate how labyrinthine this maze of streets are – it is a near-perfect port Roman town! Your tour begins with the magnificent theaters of Pompeii, where you’ll learn about the town’s vibrant civic life. Continue down the main street, where all the fast food places, launderettes and other businesses show how lively this ancient town once was. Your expert guide will show you two Grand Roman Villas, and explain how Rome’s wealthy lived and worked. Onward to the Roman bath-houses, where you’ll discover how important ritual washing was to this society, for personal and political reasons. Finally, you’ll head to the Roman Forum. There, you’ll discover the Temples and Basilicas which made Roman society. It’s also where you’ll find the evocative plaster casts of the people who were killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption.Alternatively, choose the train option and make your own way to Pompeii by train and meet your guide at Pompeii train station.