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Pompeii: Small-Group Tour with an Archeologist

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Pompeii: Small-Group Tour with an Archeologist

Activity provider:Askos Tours
4.9  / 5
5880 reviews
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From US$ 61.11 US$ 58.05 per person

Discover Pompeii with an archaeologist on a small-group or private tour. Skip the ticket line and explore the excavations while listening to anecdotes.

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Duration 2 hours
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Skip the ticket line
Live tour guide
French, Italian, German, Spanish, English
Private group available

Experience

Highlights
  • Discover a UNESCO World Heritage Site with an expert archeological guide
  • Choose from either a small-group or private experience
  • Beat long waiting times with skip-the-ticket-line access
  • Visit highlights such as the Great Theater and Forum
  • Appreciate preserved frescoes, artwork and mosaics up close
Full description

Transport yourself back to Roman times on a guided tour of Pompeii led by an archeologist. Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site for 2 hours with the help of your expert guide, who will take you around the city preserved by volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 AD. Choose the experience you would like to have, with the choice of either a shared small-group tour or a private tour for your and your group alone. Skip the line when you enter the city at Porta Marina Superiore, one of the ancient city’s 7 gates. Walk the main streets and wander around the Forum, the old heart of the city and the center of public life. From here you can see Mount Vesuvius overlooking the city. Discover highlights such as the basilica (business and legal center), thermal baths, temples, bakery and great Theater of Pompeii. Listen to interesting anecdotes from your archeological guide, who will tell you about people who lived in Pompeii.

Peek at plaster casts of those who were in the city at the time of the eruption. See well-maintained artworks, mosaics, and frescoes and travel back nearly 2000 years. Highlights include the House of the Vetti and the Lupanar Brothel.

Find out how this famous brothel got its name and see its preserved stone beds and frescoes. Get great tips from your guide at the end of the tour about how to spend the rest of your day, or even choose to stay inside the archeological site longer to explore on your own.

Get directions to the Sanctuary Dedicated to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, the local cathedral that is located close to the excavation site. You can also get directed to the Amphitheater and Orto dei Fuggiaschi.

Includes
  • Guided tour by an archeologist
  • Entry ticket to Pompeii
  • Skip-the-ticket-line access
  • Headsets for listening to the guide (available for groups of 16 or more)
  • Freedom to explore the archeological site on your own after the tour
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users
  • People with mobility impairments

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What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat
  • Sunscreen
  • Water

Not allowed

  • Smoking
  • Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

  • Shared group and private options do not always offer the same languages. Please check all languages of interest to find your preferred option type
  • There may be slight variations in the itinerary due to overcrowding or temporary closure
  • A free cloakroom service is located next to the Porta Marina Superiore entrance (subject to availability)
  • This tour is not recommended for travelers with mobility issues or impairments, because of the steps and ramps, and little steep climb
  • Children under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dogs larger than 5 kg are not allowed on the site
  • Large backpacks, bags or umbrellas, and other bulky items are not allowed on the site (maximum 30 x 30 x 15 cm)
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based on 5880 reviews

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  • Value for money
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Well organised, informative tour led by knowledgeable guide Marily who provided lots of good facts backed up with fun stories. Group size was around 10 which was just right for us all to keep together as very busy despite it being mid September. Good mix of buildings visited within the tour. Large queue for a certain area but Marily still have us all the information and we were able to return later in the day to see it ourselves so we didn’t miss out. At the end of the tour Marily gave us more detail on how to extend our tour if we wished and directions as the site is so big. Highly recommended and great value for money.

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September 26, 2023

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Our tour was excellent! It was informative, interesting and enlightening, thanks to our tour guide Diego the archeologist who told us not about the site, but also about the work that has been done there over the centuries. Would highly recommend the tour!

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September 25, 2023

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Our tour guide was amazing and very informative. Having a tour with an archaeologist was totally worth the money. The history of the Pompeii civilization, buildings and lifestyle helped us to really imagine life at that time. We highly recommend him.

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