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What to do and see in Pompeii, Campania: The Best Walking Tours
Pompeii is a Roman town frozen in time, thanks to a devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Explore houses from modest to majestic; see Roman shops, baths and brothels; or apply your high-school Latin to the graffiti that's still visible on some of the walls. End your visit at the Villa of the Mysteries, and try to interpret its amazing, bizarre frescoes—scholars have debated their meaning for years.
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1. Skip-the-lines Private Tour of Pompeii Including the Theatre the Forum and all Highlights
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5.0 based on 9 reviews
Skip-the-line private guided walking tour of Pompeii led by a top-rated local guide. Experience one of the finest examples of early Roman life in its excavated ruins. In 79 AD nearby Mt. Vesuvius erupted with such force, it buried the city beneath ash and rubble. It wasn’t until the 18th Century that this 1st Century city was again revealed. You will feel like going back to the Roman Empire by visiting the Theatre, the Thermal Baths, the Pleasure Houses, the Forum and all the major highlights of Pompeii.
Inclusions: Local guide, Professional art historian guide, Professional guide, Guaranteed to skip the long lines, Private tour
Exclusions: Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By M_E_Travel154
Our guide Italo was fantastic. While 2h isn't nearly enough to see everything, he made shure that we got to experience and learn as much as possible about Pompei. Would defintely recommend this tour to anyone visiting!
2. Skip the Line Ancient Pompeii Small Group Walking Tour with Top Rated Guide
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Join our guides in this amazing 2.5 hours walk into the ruins of the archaeological site of Pompeii. The city, settled not far away from the Volcano Vesuvius slopes, had been buried during the Vulcanic eruption dated 79 A.C. by the historians. Today, after more than 2000 years since that awful disaster, you have the chance to visit and move around one of the oldest cities in the world. Your group will be led at the discovery of the highlights of the Roman city while listening in details to the Ancient customs and traditions mixed up with “gossip” and stories of the main characters of the time, whose lives intertwined in Pompeii. Among the main features, your will see the "Palestra" (gym), the Temple of Isis, the Baths, the Forum, the House of Menander, the Lupanariae, the theatres and more. The tour is up to 14 participants. Skip the line and enjoy this amazing experience!
Inclusions: Local guide, Professional art historian guide, Professional guide, Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Exclusions: Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By FredPurdue
Our tour was from a cruise ship and was fabulous. Early in the day and without crowds as you would find at Pompeii. It was a resort village, populated with only a few slaves and caretakers when hit by a pyroclastic flow that covered the town to a depth of six meters, preserving it. Wonderful mosaics, frescoes and statues. Photographers will enjoy the subjects of buildings, streets, art, and houses. Do not suggest a tripod, my DSLR with a zoom lens was all I needed. Some rooms are dark, so anticipate using a high ISO. Take shots from the rim above before walking through the tunnel to be in the village. Then you will use the wide-angle a lot.
3. Semi-Private Tour of Pompeii Ruins for Kids & Families with Child Friendly Guide
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5.0 based on 22 reviews
If you want to surprise your children with a great, educational and fun opportunity, this tour is for you! Explore the ancient Roman town of Pompeii with your kids and let them learn by playing. You will be touring and participating in interactive activities together with other families and children. Our kid-friendly guide will make the children love old ruins and will bring Pompeii alive for you. You don’t need to wait before entering the site, you have skip-the-line access! This kind of tour, with its activities, is suitable for children over 5 years old.
Inclusions: Professional guide, Guaranteed to skip the long lines, Entrance tickets
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By ebeleao
Booking was incredibly responsive, and made changes even at the last minute. Ilaria was excellent and super flexible even with an itinerary that changed at the last minute. The tour was wonderful! Roberta was so patient and kept my seven and nine year old riveted. She knew how to change up the pace, keep them engaged, while being able to answer the most random questions. I highly recommend!
4. Pompeii Private Tour with an Archaeologist and Skip The Line
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
There will be no one but me as a tour guide. There will be no other people on the tour besides you. I worked in Pompeii for a few years as an archaeologist and It'll be a pleasure to guide you through the secrets and mysteries of this beautiful place. All details you won't find on the internet or books. Skip The Line Included in the Tour. After the experience you can stay on the site until closing and continue exploring the beauties with the advice I will give you.
Inclusions: Authorized tour guide and assistance during the tour., Skip the line to buy tickets on site (due to Covid-19 there may be variations) , Private Tour , Main attractions of Pompeii., Taxes , Archaeological Tour Guide
Exclusions: Entrance tickets (16 euros per person + 2 euros commission)., Food and drinks
Reviewed By gloriar554
Excellent tour guide. We spent fantastic days in Naples and Pompei. We learnt about history, art, culture and also we had typical food (you should taste mozzarella and pizza from Naples) She speaks italian and english as well.... we were very happy with our tour guide ! Bravo!!
5. Pompeii Private Tour with an Archaeologist Guide
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5.0 based on 64 reviews
The easiest-to-handle tour because it gives most of the site’s impressions in just two hours. If you are in Naples area and you still have some time left before you leave, a visit in Pompeii can be your best choice. During this tour you will be guided through the maze of streets and buildings which were destroyed overnight by the huge 79 AD eruption and covered by a thick layer of ashes and pumices until their excavations in modern times. The guide will show you the best highlights like the Forum – the main square of the city – the main houses and buildings. You’ll also stop and see the plaster casts – the dead bodies of the Pompeiians emerged by the excavations.
Inclusions: Guidance and assistance by an Archaeologist , Private Tour
Exclusions: Pompeii entrance ticket, Any kind of transportation
Reviewed By fi00ntje
The tour with Askos tours was excellent. The guide was friendley, he knew almost everything, and he was on time. You must gibe hem (Francesco) een good tip. I did.
6. Small Group Guided Tour of Pompeii top Highlights
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5.0 based on 119 reviews
Join our guides in this amazing 2.5 hours walking tour into the ruins of the archaeological site of Pompeii. You will be led by a professional, archaeology and art history expert guide at the discovery of the highlights of the Roman city while listening in details to the Ancient customs and traditions. On tour you will see the gymnasium, also known as palestra, where the gladiators used to exercise; the theatres, the bakeries, restaurants, ancient laundries and shops; you will also enter the House of Menander and the Baths. Last but not the least you will pass into the Lupanariae - the red-light district - to end into the Forum, Please, consider this is a small group tour - up to 14 participants. The tour is in english but during the week at 12.00pm some french, spanish, german and italian options are available.
Inclusions: Professional guide, Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Exclusions: Gratuities, Transportation to/from attractions, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By Hollifur
We booked the tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum and it was absolutely incredible. Lello’s knowledge of both locations was second to none and he clearly has a true passion for the topic. We had a brilliant day and would definitely book further tours with Lello.
7. Pompeii and Herculaneum Small Group tour with an Archaeologist
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4.9 based on 25 reviews
This experience combines the two archaeological sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, famous for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius happened in 79 AD. Join the guide at the main entrance of Pompeii ruins called Porta Marina Superiore, where the tour starts. Discover the site and its best highlights with the assistance of an expert Archaeologist. You will see the Forum – the main square – the most important houses and buildings and the famous plaster casts. After the tour take a quick break, then reach the site of Herculaneum by the local metro line called Circumvesuviana at a few steps from Pompeii entrance. End your tour with the site of Herculaneum, smaller than Pompeii but better preserved: visit the beach where more than 300 skeletons were found.
Inclusions: Guidance at Pompeii and Herculaneum by Archaeologist guide, Pompeii skip the line ticket, Herculaneum skip the line ticket, Circumvesuviana one-way ticket from Pompeii to Herculaneum
Exclusions: Pick up and drop off service, Meals and drinks
Reviewed By fi00ntje
The tour with Askos tours was excellent. The guide was friendley, he knew almost everything, and he was on time. You must gibe hem (Francesco) een good tip. I did.
8. Pompeii for kids or adults skip the line small group walking tour 2 hours
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4.9 based on 59 reviews
We offer a wonderful child and adult friendly English speaking local guide for a 2 hour small group walking tour of the ruins of Pompeii.
Inclusions: Licensed English speaking local guide, Highlights visit of the Ruins within shortest time possible
Exclusions: Entrance ticket to Pompeii is not included , Ticket is pre-purchased by the company and it needs to be paid € 16 per person in cash on the spot.
Reviewed By Sarah H
We had a 2 hour private tour of Pompeii with a fantastic guide arranged through Mondo Guide. He was very knowledgeable and we all learnt so much from him and his spoken English was fantastic. He made the tour very interesting and also put some humour into it for us. He was very engaging which was great for our teenage sons and he took the time to find out about us and tell us things that we would be interested in. For example we are a very musical family so when we visited the theatre he was explaining about the acoustics which was of great interest. We were also very impressed that he was conscious not to take us to areas that were crowded with large tour groups. He waited until these areas were less busy before taking us there to ensure that we got a good view of things and that we could hear what he was saying. We are so glad that we booked this tour with this company. We saw so many large groups which we were walking around and we all commented on how much better it was to be part of a small and intimate group. We all felt that it was worth paying extra for the outstanding service that we received. We would definitely recommend Mondo Guide to people that are planning a visit to Naples.
9. Skip-the-line Small-Group Pompeii Tour with a Local Archaeology Expert Guide
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4.9 based on 173 reviews
Guided tour of ancient Pompeii excavations led by a local expert and including all the highlights. The visit is led by a top-rated local guide. You will see the petrified bodies, the pleasure houses, the thermal baths, the forum and many other great sites.
Inclusions: Local guide, Admission tickets
Exclusions: Gratuities, Food, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By mariohahn
Mario was a wonderful guide. He told us a lot of interesting facts about naples while we tested awesome food like Pizza Margherita, fried Pizza, fresh Mozzarella, ice cold Limoncello, Frittatina, pastry and ice cream. It‘s absolutely worth the money, we can recommend it so much!
10. Pompeii Small Group tour with an Archaeologist
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4.9 based on 546 reviews
Experience a 2-hour tour of the ancient ruins of Pompeii led by a professional archaeologist guide and skip the line tickets included in a small group of maximum 20 people. Walk through the ruins and explore this ancient city, buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD. Learn about the history of the town and how the Romans lived and see all the most important public buildings and private houses. Visit the Western part of the town. You will see the Marina Gate, the Basilica, the Forum, the baths, the Lupanar (brothel), the bakery, the house of Faun, the Termopolium, the main street, the Plaster Casts of the dead's, and the Theaters. The tour is available in English, Italian, French, Spanish and German and start at the main entrance of Pompeii Ruins, called Porta Marina Superiore.
Inclusions: Guidance and assistance for the entire duration of the tour , Skip the line Pompeii ticket, Small Group (maximum 20 people per guide), Licensed guide with archaeological background
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By fi00ntje
The tour with Askos tours was excellent. The guide was friendley, he knew almost everything, and he was on time. You must gibe hem (Francesco) een good tip. I did.
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