3-Hour Private Pompeii Tour with 3D Virtual Reality Headset - Tour Assistant Only
Pompei, Italy
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Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: Flexible
This is a private Pompeii tour with a licensed guide and 3D virtual reality headsets. Take an immersive time-travel tour experience through the ruins of Pompeii, Italy. On this 3-hour tour, see the ruins with a licensed guide and use special 3D virtual reality headsets to see Pompeii as it once was. You will be surrounded in 360-degrees as you watch 2- to 6-minute historical re-creations in your headset of the main points of interest. Audio commentary in the headset enhances the experience (available in six languages). A new adventure in sightseeing awaits you. Tour assistants only speak English and Italian. The audio commentary in the headset only is available in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Russian.
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This is a private Pompeii tour with a licensed guide and 3D virtual reality headsets. Take an immersive time-travel tour experience through the ruins of Pompeii, Italy. On this 3-hour tour, see the ruins with a licensed guide and use special 3D virtual reality headsets to see Pompeii as it once was. You will be surrounded in 360-degrees as you watch 2- to 6-minute historical re-creations in your headset of the main points of interest. Audio commentary in the headset enhances the experience (available in six languages). A new adventure in sightseeing awaits you. Tour assistants only speak English and Italian. The audio commentary in the headset only is available in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Russian.Don't just imagine what Pompeii must have been like. Experience it! You will be surrounded and completely immersed in a 360 degree virtual reality historical re-creation of ancient Pompeii - just as it was before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Get ready for a unique time-travel journey through the ruins of Pompeii. Here is how it works:
Arrive at your pre-determined, convenient meeting location right outside the entrance to the ruins. A staff member will be waiting for you with your name on a clip board, will check you in and give you your "time traveling equipment" (your 3D VR headset). You will receive a 5-minute demonstration on how easy it is to use the headsets.
Next, you will follow your tour assistant into the ruins and arrive at your first point of interest (see list of sights below). Next, you will be instructed to put on your 3D headset and witness the point of interest you are standing in front of come back to life.
After watching the 2- to 6-minute "virtual reality scene" you will have time to take pictures and speak with your guide. You will continue this experience through each of Pompeii's points of interest. Points of interest and 3D Virtual Reality Re-creations; on a typical 3-hour tour you will see 10 - 13 of these sites. The sites seen are according to the time permitted and are at the discretion of your guide.
The Temple of Apollo - witness a sacred ceremony The Basilica - an ancient market buried in ashes for 17 centuries comes back to life The Forum - the once bustling heart of the city once again springs back to life The Stabian Baths - watch the ancient Pompeiins as they enjoy the pleasures of life The Thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus - see how daily life in Pompeii looked The Luponar (brothel) - the ancient port city of Pompeii had its pleasure-seekers - see how it once looked inside The Garden of the Fugitives - witness the destruction of Pompeii as Mount Vesuvius erupts The House of Menander - walk through the splendor of wealthy Pompeiian home The Amphitheater - watch the gladiators fight to their death Via dell'Abbondanza - a typical street in Pompeii is once again is alive with people The Large Theater and Gladiator Barracks - see the performers on stage and behind it the practice area for the city's gladiators A Shop & Bakery - the commercial aspect of the city is vividly brought to life.
Arrive at your pre-determined, convenient meeting location right outside the entrance to the ruins. A staff member will be waiting for you with your name on a clip board, will check you in and give you your "time traveling equipment" (your 3D VR headset). You will receive a 5-minute demonstration on how easy it is to use the headsets.
Next, you will follow your tour assistant into the ruins and arrive at your first point of interest (see list of sights below). Next, you will be instructed to put on your 3D headset and witness the point of interest you are standing in front of come back to life.
After watching the 2- to 6-minute "virtual reality scene" you will have time to take pictures and speak with your guide. You will continue this experience through each of Pompeii's points of interest. Points of interest and 3D Virtual Reality Re-creations; on a typical 3-hour tour you will see 10 - 13 of these sites. The sites seen are according to the time permitted and are at the discretion of your guide.
The Temple of Apollo - witness a sacred ceremony The Basilica - an ancient market buried in ashes for 17 centuries comes back to life The Forum - the once bustling heart of the city once again springs back to life The Stabian Baths - watch the ancient Pompeiins as they enjoy the pleasures of life The Thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus - see how daily life in Pompeii looked The Luponar (brothel) - the ancient port city of Pompeii had its pleasure-seekers - see how it once looked inside The Garden of the Fugitives - witness the destruction of Pompeii as Mount Vesuvius erupts The House of Menander - walk through the splendor of wealthy Pompeiian home The Amphitheater - watch the gladiators fight to their death Via dell'Abbondanza - a typical street in Pompeii is once again is alive with people The Large Theater and Gladiator Barracks - see the performers on stage and behind it the practice area for the city's gladiators A Shop & Bakery - the commercial aspect of the city is vividly brought to life.
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