Mt Vesuvius Half-Day Trip from Naples
Naples, Italy
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Hike to the top of Mt Vesuvius on this half-day trip from Naples. Kick off with a pizza lunch before setting out on your adventure. Led by an expert guide, venture to the summit of the volcano made infamous by its eruption in 79 AD, leaving the city of Pompeii destroyed. As you journey upward, hear the history behind this natural wonder. You’ll be rewarded with stunning views of the Bay of Naples before heading back to your original departure point.
- Afternoon trip to Mt. Vesuvius from Naples
- Drive through Vesuvius National Park
- Hike to the summit and peer into the crater of Vesuvius
- Panoramic views of the beautiful Bay of Naples
- Narration by a professional driver-guide
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by shared air-conditioned minibus
- guide provided by the national park on request
- Access to Mt. Vesuvius National Park (11 euros)
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.
Itinerary
Begin your half-day trip with pickup from your Naples hotel. Meet your local guide and stop at an authentic Italian pizzeria to enjoy a complimentary pie and a soft drink. Then travel by coach to Vesuvius National Park.
From there, hop out on foot and begin the hike to the volcano’s summit. As you go, your guide will discuss its notorious eruption in 79 AD and other fascinating facts behind the only active volcano in continental Europe. A medium-to-high fitness level is required for the climb.
At the summit, take a thrilling walk around the crater at 3,900 feet (1,200 meters). Peer down into the depths to see steam rising from the sleeping beast. Then soak up gorgeous, panoramic views of the Bay of Naples.
You will conclude your afternoon with transportation back to your Naples hotel.
From there, hop out on foot and begin the hike to the volcano’s summit. As you go, your guide will discuss its notorious eruption in 79 AD and other fascinating facts behind the only active volcano in continental Europe. A medium-to-high fitness level is required for the climb.
At the summit, take a thrilling walk around the crater at 3,900 feet (1,200 meters). Peer down into the depths to see steam rising from the sleeping beast. Then soak up gorgeous, panoramic views of the Bay of Naples.
You will conclude your afternoon with transportation back to your Naples hotel.
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Vesuvius National Park
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended for climbing Mt. Vesuvius
- Not wheelchair accessible
- We require a minimum of 2 participants in total every day to operate this tour. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not at least 2 participants for this tour. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Transport is by coach: group sizes of up to 50 people
- In case Mt. Vesuvius National Park is closed due to bad weather conditions and/or other circumstances beyond our control, you will be refunded the entrance tickets to the National Park
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please note that for this tour, among the 4 languages available, the English language only is always guaranteed
- Lead Traveler's document ID picture required (tour purpose only)
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Ken_S
This tour was very well organized with expert guides. The views from th ed top of vesuvius were breathtakin .
Reviews
3.5
based on 82 reviews
Caroline_E, Nov 2025
We could have organised this trip via public transportation at a lesser cost. Poor communication and little interaction from our “bus driver” throughout this excursion . Very disappointed in our outing.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Dear Caroline we understand your point of view but on this activity the driver just has to take you on the volcano, deliver entrance tickets and fix pick up point and time for the return trip and so he did. We provide exactly what we advertise, best regards.
Mark_C, May 2025
It was ok, just don't expect any commentary. Its mostly transport your paying for. It's overpriced for what you get
Susie_M, May 2024
We appreciated the personalized pick up and loved the experience ! It was efficient and we got to the top of the volcano pretty quickly !
Mikael_A, Oct 2019
Overall it provided a well transportation from naples to pompei for lunch then a drive up the mountain.
Other than that, no real commentary from guide on the mountain and history etc. Could be more.
But overall well organized, guided spoke English very well and were energetic :)
Ken_S, Jun 2019
This tour was very well organized with expert guides. The views from th ed top of vesuvius were breathtakin .
Ben-Zion K, Sep 2018
The organization of the tour was not good. First we were taken from Naples to a restaurant in Pompeii. We set there for at least 1.5 hours, apparently waiting for another group that visited the site. Then we had a long walk to the bus to the Vesuvius. During the trip there was no explanation about the mountain, the eruption, nothing. When we arrived to the site we had to run very steep slope up the mountain to get to the top. There we were told immediately to go down, since the site was closed an hour earlier due to an event that took place there. Overall we spent half a day for few minutes at the site.
Christy_I, Mar 2018
Please save yourself the money and go your self yourself. The bottom line is that when the weather is horrendous rain, wind, cloud, snow this tour should NOT be ran. - But they take this risk! We were so apprehensive and worried as to why the tour continued, we had an awful experience with this company, did not see one thing and were told the whole time normally you can see this, but not today Infact the weather was that terrible I could not see my partner yards in front of me. I understand the weather is unpredictable and this is nobodys fault but as a large company, the morning of this tour they should have CANCELLED the tour for everybodys safety and Italian experience. The man who worked in the shop of the Volcano even told us he did not know why people were allowed to come up as it had been closed and just reopened due to that they thought the weather was going to be better - they were mistaken. It was dangerous, scary and a complete waste of time. Please find an alternative way to do this tour and do not book far in advance because if you get bad weather they will still continue the trip in dangerous conditions, take your money and you will be worried, you will NOT see one thing, no crater, no view, not even the person you are with.
Sapphira v, Nov 2017
Very well organised tour and the best pizza we had whilst in Naples.
The tour ladies were very kind and knowledgeable. They were also very patient with my mother who had hurt her ankle before the tour.
Bobby B, Oct 2017
The tour was great and above expectations with knowledgeable guides. What really took it over the top was the unfortunate fact that the summit was closed due to safety concerns of excessive winds blowing visitors and Viator offered refunds or retrips the next day. Thank you for a great experience.
Sophie B, Aug 2017
Great experience to go up Vesuvius however, the coach was far too hot (air conditioning!? What air conditioning?) The guide was not a tour guide; she pointed out 2 things on our drive up to Vesuvius, that's it! Not enough time to climb up the volcano either.
Adrian D, Aug 2017
Pizza, drive to volcano, walk up hill to see volcano, walk back down again. 1 euro to take a piss and some good well priced souvenirs on the way. Good.
James F, Jul 2017
AMAZING TRIP!!! excellent Tour guide!!! once and life time experience -
Neelakantan J, May 2017
Had they been telling us how the tour will be handled we shouldn't have booked this tour. Instead of taking us direct to Mt Vesuvius, they collected us from Naples at 12.30, drove to Pompeii and handed over to one lady. After 10 min walking and 15 min waiting on the road side, she handed over us to another lady. Again walking for some 15 min in the sun, she herded us into a restaurant for a useless pizza I have never eaten such a bad margherita before ! No choice! and around 45 min waiting! Then, again walking to the parking lot and finally boarded the bus.
At the base of Mt Vesuvius we were told you have one hour to go up and come back!! Overall a horrible experience. I advice people to use Circum Vesuviana to conveniently enjoy your trip.
Frank_A, Dec 2016
Great trip! Make sure you are prepared for wind and lots of walking.
Tat A, Oct 2016
A van picked me up at the designated location in Naples and transported me and others to have lunch at a restaurant near the Pompeii ruins. Afterwards, we boarded a much larger tour bus with another tour group for Mt. Vesuvius. We were given a time limit to walk up to the summit by ourselves, and they transported us back to Naples afterwards. It was windy and rainy that day so it dampened the mood a bit. Lunch at Pompeii was mediocre. The guide on the bus did give a small introduction about Mt. Vesuvius. I find that the only plus to this tour is the convenience of transportation to and from Naples. However, I also found out that people can go to Ercolano Herculaneum and book a tour to Mt. Vesuvius form there. I am not sure though of the cost and quality of those tours.
Molly H, Aug 2016
Great Trip however for the price I would have liked longer at the top! 20 minutes isn't really long enough!
Jeffrey H, Jul 2016
Fantastic experience with incredible views from the top of the Amalfi Coast, Naples and Capri, the crater has smoking fumerols and the Broom plants that covered the volcano smelled amazing.
Nicole D, Jul 2016
On the description of this tour, it says the duration is 3 hours. It is not. The bus arrived at my hotel an hour before the scheduled time and the tour is in fact around Six hours. I had to leave after lunch because of my flight. This needs to be better organized.
Alberto_D, Jul 2016
The overall experience was more than I expected. However, tourist should be given more time for the climb and enjoyment at the top of Vesuvius.
Michelle M, May 2016
This was incredible. However, I would strongly advise that the trek up up to the summit is not for the faint hearted. Because the path is extremely steep and long, a certain amount of fitness is necessary.
I don't think that the lunch included in the package is necessary, however it was very tasty and the setting at the restaurant was lovely.
Carolyn B, May 2016
The directions need to be clearer when being picked up from the train station. We waited for 30 min for an unmarked bus in an area that is surrounded by busses.
Lunch was good. The tour guide was nice. She spoke a bit about M.Ves on the bus but it was very minimal. Paying mostly for transportation.
Claire B, Apr 2016
The view at the top is fantastic. There were a combination of guides at different times and it was a reasonably large group, however I had no issue hearing the guide. Air conditioned transport was perfect as it was an awfully hot day. The pizza meal to start the tour was a real treat.
Guilherme R, Mar 2016
The lunch was not good margherita pizza with almost no cheese, the guide did not gave to much informations/curiosities and we had very few time at the top of Vesuvius. Totally recommend the trip to Vesuvius, but if you can do it by yourself you will probably enjoy more and spend less.
AnaM_L, Oct 2015
The hike is a workout but the views from the top of the crater are beautiful!
Jennifer B, Sep 2015
The bus that picked us up had no AC, which wouldn't matter if it has windows that went down, bus driver was very friendly and apologetic. Excellent pizza at the restaurant!! The tour guide was funny and friendly. You don't get to learn much about the history of Vesuvius, but it was overall a great tour that I would recommend!!
Kevin B, Sep 2015
I booked this tour a week in advance after first checking that the weather forecast was for a sunny day. Of course, on the day the forecast was wrong and we were unlucky to have cloudy, drizzly weather. However, this is not the reason for my low rating. At the restaurant our guide assured everybody not to worry - because of the weather, he said, we would not be able to enjoy the views over the bay but the crater was above the cloud and was clear. Of course it wasn't. It was completely shrouded in mist and we saw nothing. The disappointment for me was that during the bus trip up the guide said very little and gave virtually no insight into the history of the volcano. Most people were disappointed with the weather and I felt the guide could at least have used some enthusiasm to brighten the mood a bit. Then when we arrived at the gate to the Vesuvius National Park the guide announced, almost with relief I sensed, that, happily, the gate was open. Really? What would have happened if we'd got there to find it closed? It was clear the guide did not know the conditions at the top. Of course, we are disappointed that the tour did not work out as expected because of the weather, however, at least my wife and I can now claim that we've been to the top.
gary m, Sep 2015
Great afternoon, hotel pickup, lunch and then coach up the mountain.
Medium, to hard walk up to Vesuvius top. Views of mountain and Napoli, our amazing.
Horst P, Aug 2015
Trip was nice but confusing. Pickup as great. Time to Vesuvius and lunch was good.
Return was a problem. Bus was not able to leave in time to return us to the cruise ship.
We were loaded onto a van which hurried in order to arrive at the port before the ship sailed.
If we were left on the bus we would have been left behind as the ship would have sailed.
Christine W, May 2015
Trip up mountain well worth the slog. Also worth stopping to listen to the guides information as it helped you to understand what you were seeing. Good walking shoes essential. Lunch beforehand rather superfluous to the occasion-it was more about assisting the company to reshuffle different groups rather than to benefit the customer
Mary C, Jan 2015
Great guide. Wonderful experience walking up the last long mile. Thanks
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