Wonderful Pompeii Tour with Loretta - This tour was a great way to tour Pompeii with kids. Loretta was an amazing tour guide - so much energy and enthusiasm! She was a wonderful storyteller, bringing vibrancy to the ruins as she described the sights and sounds and smells as they might have been when the city was active and alive. If you go with her, ask her to sing for you in the amphitheater - she had everyone around getting their phones out to film her as her beautiful voice filled the grand space! We booked the 9am tour, and the tour itself was about 2 hours and took us through the main areas of the ruins and a few side streets. We had our three boys with us, ages 8, 10, and 15. They are not particularly interested in ancient ruins, so much of the grandeur was lost on them and they did sort of tune out at times. But Loretta did a great job of noticing that and catching their attention again, and as we discussed it later, we were surprised by how many of the details they remembered, even when they seemed like they were tuning out. We were thankful to have this tour with just our small group instead of the much larger cruise ship tours we saw all around us. Loretta also helped us understand how to read the map in case we wanted to continue to explore on our own after the tour, but we decided that was enough, as we wanted to catch a shuttle to Vesuvius as well. (If you do go up to Vesuvius to hike to the crater, book your hiking tickets several weeks in advance, as they seem to get bought up in advance by the tour companies, even in the slower seasons.)

Totally recommend! - Lello was the most fantastic guide for myself and my son. The way he engaged my eight year old was perfect and his knowledge was second to none. As an eight year old his attention span is limited to be expected and this tour was the best way to get the most out of the ruins on a hot August morning. I’m just sad I couldn’t spend a whole day there! He made the school stories of Pompeii come to life.

Excellent child friendly tour - We had a fantastic experience with excellent guide Roberta who engaged our 3 daughters and kept them interested and entertained throughout. She pitched the information at just the right level and made the morning a whole family experience. Would highly recommend!

Great tour - This is a perfect tour with young children. Our guide was great and interacted with the children so well. They both (8 and 4) thought it was great, they didn't stop talking about it after, even googling the extra questions they had. Well worth spending the money

Lelo is Extraordinary! - Extraordinary tour led by Lelo, an admitted archeologist and professor of Pompeii history. First, this was a child-focused tour, so Lelo centered all of his attention on our 8-year old. He kept our kid’s attention the entirety of the three-hour excursion. Not only that, but other Pompeii guests stopped to listen to his descriptions and stories. He is full of knowledge and vigor. Secondly, he took charge. Our tour fell on a day that the site was free to the public, so it was a bit more crowded than usual in late April. On several occasions, he assisted us in navigating past the queues, using his relationship with the site security staff to access the must-see locations. We appreciated his candor and humor. His tour is totally worth the price.

Great for all ages and knowledge levels. - Our guide was FANTASTIC! Our son is a big history buff, and she kept him engaged the whole time. She is a high school teacher as well, so she was great at encouraging our son to share his knowledge and then adding info on top of what he already knew. We had a great time. Highly recommend.

Pompei history came alive! - We had the most wonderful tour through the ancient city of Pompei. Loretta, our guide, was so friendly and full of history about Pompei. We learned so much from her. She made the history come alive for my son and me. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her. It was worth it! I’m so glad we booked a guide to help us get the most of our time in Pompei. Highly recommend Loretta! 5 stars!!

Great kid-friendly tour! - Our tour guide had our daughters engaged from the very first moment we met at the meeting point. She was so friendly, knowledgeable and patient. They listened so intently the whole tour. And even though my husband and I had been to Pompei before, we also learned new things.

The tour was great and... - The tour was great and very informative. Our guide was great with the kids and kept them enggaged for the whole time!

Guide was knowledgeable,... - Guide was knowledgeable, but did not connect well with my son's personality. He found it a bit much.