Sorrento To Pompeii - Half Day Tour Donandrsquo;t miss this exciting half-day tour which takes you from Sorrento to Pompeii for an unforgettable visit to this ancient city that remains forever frozen in time. Enjoy a guided tour of the fascinating ancient city of Pompeii*, which, following a volcanic eruption of Mt Vesuvius, has remained frozen in time for hundreds of years under a thick layer of volcanic ash. Such is the scale of this incredible site, excavations of Pompeii began in the 18th century and continue to this day. Enjoy a tour of Pompeiiandrsquo;s ancient streets and take in the forums, villas and baths built by wealthy Romans in 80BC. See the incredibly preserved frescoes which adorned the floors and walls of the villas of Pompeiiandrsquo;s prosperous residents. Even if history isnandrsquo;t your first love, you canandrsquo;t fail to be moved by this extraordinary, but once very ordinary, city in which people were going about their daily chores when Mt Vesuvius erupted and remain where they fell on that day many centuries ago. *Entrance fee to the Pompeii ruins is not included in your ticket price.