Pompeii and Herculaneum Tour: Explore Ancient Ruins with an Archaeologist

Embark on a captivating tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum, ancient cities frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Explore ruins, witness plaster casts, and discover the secrets of these archaeological wonders with an expert archaeologist.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica - Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
  • Forum - Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
  • Via dell’Abbondanza - Walk through the main street of Pompeii.
  • House of Menander - The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in…
What's Included
  • ‘Pompei Express’ admission fee
  • Guidance at Pompeii and Herculaneum by Archaeologist guide
  • Circumvesuviana one-way train ticket from Pompeii to Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum skip the line ticket
What's Not Included
  • Pick up and drop off service
  • Meals and drinks
Additional Information

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 entrance of Pompeii ruins called Porta Marina Inferiore, where the tour starts. Discover the site and its best highlights with the assistance of an expert Archaeologist. You will see the…

Location
Piazza Esedra, 1
Piazza Esedra
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Craig_s
Feb 24, 2025
Great tour - Great time! Our guide was super knowledgeable and friendly. Surprisingly, we did not get his name, but that did not take away from the experience.
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Daver167
Feb 23, 2025
Great tour! - We had a great tour of Pompeii and Herculeanum! The van transportation was very convenient. The guide was funny and knowledgeable. At first it seemed like we didn't get enough time at Pompeii, but by the time we finished at Herculaneum we were ready to be done so actually they had timed it out well
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Melissa_n
Feb 22, 2025
A wonderful day I’ll never forget! - We traveled on the round trip from Naples central station version of the tour with professional driver Francesco C. to Pompeii and then Herculaneum. Our driver was excellent-always where he said he would be and helpfully pointing things out along the way. Our tour guide Sergio was also wonderful! He really brought the history to life and interacted with all members of our group. He was extremely knowledgeable and we learned a ton. After Pompeii, we had about an hour to eat lunch (which was plenty of time). But, I noticed that the other group that needed to take the train to Herculaneum only had 30 min to grab something quick before departing Pompeii, so I’m glad to have been with the driver. The only thing that could have been better was the time we originally had to wait for our guide to get the tickets to enter Pompeii. I’m not sure if it is possible to do that ahead of time. But, overall a fantastic day and one I highly recommend to others.
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Mark_a
Feb 16, 2025
Informative and funny - Excellent informative and funny. Great depth to the archaeology knowledge which I was seeking. Raphael was great. One of wettest days in a while but also a great day. Be prepared to walk on cobbled streets. But great day highly recommended. Thanks to the review before
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Roger_b
Feb 13, 2025
Our tour guide was Paulo,... - Our tour guide was Paulo, where to start. This guide was thorough, attentive, considerate, well paced, and most of all extremely knowledgeable. Not only had he worked as an archaeologist at the Pompeii site he had extensively studied it and the Herculaneum. We could not have been happier with the service we received and I would recommend Paulo without a seconds hesitation.
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Karenspurr
Feb 3, 2025
Fab - Fantastic going with someone who obviously had a passion for archeology and that came across. Couldn't fault it with Alfredo
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Larry_s
Feb 2, 2025
Yolanda was great! - Pompeii is amazing and, most importantly, we had a great guide named Yolanda. She was not only a very knowledgeable archeologist, but spoke great English and went at a perfect pace to truly understand the various stops on our tour. We have had other tour experiences where the guide moved too fast and talked too fast in broken English. Yolanda was great on all counts. So, if you can get a tour with Yolanda, you are in good hands.
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Jet19677596228
Jan 24, 2025
Outstanding tour! - We had a great, very interesting day. Well arranged, from transport to communication. Our super tour guide Vincenzo was outstanding, very entertaining, incredible knowledgeable and also funny! Vincenzo, keep up the passion and great work!
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Kelly_h
Jan 19, 2025
Raphael is a wonderful archaeologist guide for Pompeii and Herculaneum. - Raphael, our archaeologist guide was wonderful. So much history crammed into 6 hours. He kept it light, thorough and amusing. Thank you.
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Joanna_w
Jan 28, 2025
They cancelled the tour - The tour was cancelled 48 hours before! Supposedly due to having no van available. This was frustrating as we then had to chose whether to split the 2 sites over 2 separate days or try and find another way. They WhatsApp messaged us to arrange an alternative which was just a 2 hour tour of Pompeii and we had to make our own way there from Naples on a day when there were train strikes! The tour guide for the tour we did in the end was good (Gennaro) but 2 hours barely touches the surface of the site.
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