Pompeii and Herculaneum Private Walking Tour with an Archaeologist

4.9 (83 reviews) Naples, Italy
Duration5h 30m
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Overview

A marvellous archaeological walk at the discovery of the ancient cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii, both buried under the ashes of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

With this tour, you’ll start your journey in Herculaneum. Smaller than Pompeii but incredibly well-preserved, this ancient city offers a unique glimpse into Roman life. Your licensed expert Archaeologist guide will take you through remarkable highlights such as wooden doors, intricate frescoes, and the ancient beach where more than 300 skeletons were uncovered.

After this fascinating visit, take a quick break before continuing to Pompeii. Here, your guide will show you the city’s most iconic landmarks, including the Forum – the heart of Pompeii’s social and political life – as well as its grand houses, public buildings, and the famous plaster casts of the victims frozen in time by the eruption.

This immersive experience will give you an unforgettable understanding of life in these two extraordinary ancient cities.

What's included

  • Private Tour
  • Guidance and assistance by an Archaeologist guide
  • Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompei express' entry tickets
  • Any kind of transportation to the sites
  • Food and drinks

What to expect

  1. 1h · Admission ticket not included
    Transfer by train to Herculaneum (30 minutes trip + 10 minutes walk) and quick lunch break if required.

    Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins.

    You can get there as follows:
    - By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place)
    - By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)
  2. 10m
    The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
  3. La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo
    10m
    M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.
  4. College of the Augustales
    10m
    It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).
  5. 10m
    The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.
  6. Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
    10m
    It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
  7. House of the Skeleton
    10m
    The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.
  8. Central Thermae
    10m
    The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.
  9. 10m
    The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions.

    The house has a monumental entrance which still retains the carbonised remains of the doorposts and lintel.
  10. Casa Sannitica
    10m
    The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.
  11. Casa del Bel Cortile
    10m
    This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.
  12. House of the Grand Portal
    10m
    Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.
  13. Archaeological Park of Pompeii
    10m · Admission ticket not included
    Meet the guide at the main entrance of the archaeological site called "Porta Marina Superiore". The guide will be holding a sign with our company's name "Askos Tours" on the top.
  14. Lupanar
    15m
    Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.
  15. Via dell’Abbondanza
    Pass by
    Walk through the main street of Pompeii.
  16. Foro de Pompeya
    10m
    Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
  17. 15m
    In the granary you will see marble tables and baths for fountains that adorned the entrances of houses and some casts of victims of the eruption as well as that of a dog and a tree.
  18. Basilica
    15m
    Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
  19. Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)
    15m
    These occupy a vast area between the Brothel lane, the Holconius crossroads and the Via Stabiana. They represent the oldest thermal complex in the city.
  20. 15m
    The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
  21. 15m
    The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.
  22. 10m
    Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
  23. Odeon - Teatro Piccolo
    Pass by
    Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your tour guide at the ticket office of Herculaneum Ruins

End point

The tour ends inside Pompeii Ruins

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Sunglasses and sunscreen are suggested
  • Comfortable shoes are required, NO flip flops
  • Herculaneum ruins' entry tickets: 16 euros (adult) 2 euros (EU citizens 18-25 y.o.)

Cancellation policy

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

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