PompeiI Exclusive Tour with your Archaeologist in a Small Group

Duration2h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Group sizeUp to 15 travelers

Overview

Step into the past and discover Pompeii through its hidden corners and timeless stories. This immersive walking tour takes you beyond the crowded paths, revealing the soul of an ancient Roman city frozen in time.

Your Archaeological Guided Tour starts from Porta Marina with the imposing Mount Vesuvius watching over us, we’ll explore Pompeii’s political and social heart: the Basilica, the Forum and its bustling market, and the city’s most important temples. Strolling along the Decumanus Maximus, you’ll follow the footsteps of ancient citizens as daily life unfolds before your eyes.

We’ll enter elegant private houses, wander through shops and Roman taverns, and pause before the haunting plaster casts of the victims. The journey continues through the Theatre and the Gladiators’ Barracks, where echoes of spectacle and power still linger.

PLEASE NOTE: This tour is led for years by professional guides expert in archaeology and ancient architecture/art.

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Tour in Italiano

Tour in English

What's included

Authorized Tour Guide experts in Archaeology
the afternoon before the tour, we will send a link to buy entrance tickets online
Tickets are NOT included, but we provide a link for the skip the line tickets

Admission tickets to Pompeii Park (20 euro per adult; free under 18 years old)
Hotel pick up and drop off

What to expect

Archaeological Park of Pompeii
10m

Porta Marina Superiore: the guide will be waiting for you outside the archaeological park with the sign “Pompeii Vip”.
It forms the western entrance to the city and the name "Marina" comes from the fact that the outgoing road led to the sea.
Tempio di Venere
10m

Temple of Venus: temple dedicated to Venus, patron goddess of Pompeii
Basilica
10m

Basilica: was the most lavish building in the Forum, and served as a space for the management of business and the administration of justice
Temple of Apollo
10m

The Sanctuary of Apollo: it is among the oldest of Pompeii's places of worship, built at a strategic point along the street that led up from Porta Marina to the public heart of the city
Foro de Pompeya
10m

Forum - Main Square: it represents the center of the city's daily life
Tempio di Giove Capitolino
10m

The Temple of Jupiter: it dominates the northern side of the Forum, and behind it rises scenically Vesuvius
Macellum
10m

Macellum: it was a monumental building used for the sale of food and daily consumer products.
Here is possible to see some Plaster Casts - BODIES (the archaeological method to find the ancient bodies as they were at the moment of the eruption)
Terme del Foro
10m

Forum Baths: they are one of the best-preserved elements of the city. Female and male parts had separate entrances.
Termopolio di Vetuzio Placido
10m

Thermopolium: it was an old diner, a place of refreshment for the inhabitants
Casa del Fauno
10m

House of the Faun: This is one of the largest houses in Pompeii; the sidewalk bears the welcome inscription (HAVE) in Latin;
House of the Vettii:The house, among the richest and most famous in Pompeii, is placed under the protection of Priapus god of prosperity,
Both are subject to seasonal openings and closings
Via dell’Abbondanza
10m

Via Dell'Abbondanza: it was the ancient main street (decumanus maximus) of ancient Pompeii
Teatro Grande
10m

Theater: Comedies and tragedies in the Greco-Roman tradition were performed in the theater

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The guide will be waiting for guests at Porta Marina Superiore Pompeii Gates in front of "HORTUS BAR" with a sign "POMPEI VIP". The meeting point is 50mt from the train station "Pompei Scavi - Villa dei Misteri

End point

The guide will be waiting for guests at Porta Marina Superiore Pompeii Gates in front of "HORTUS BAR" with a sign "POMPEI VIP". The meeting point is 50mt from the train station "Pompei Scavi - Villa dei Misteri

Additional information

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tickets for Pompei Archaeological Park are not included in this price. Once on the spot you can buy them with our help.
The Viator ticket it's not the entry ticket for Pompeii archaeological site but the ticket to join the tour. Entry ticket needs to be bought on the site.
We provide a link where you can purchase a skip the line ticket safety and fast

Cancellation policy

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

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