Pompeii for Kids: Engaging and Interactive Private Tour for Young Explorers
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Pompei

We understand the difficulties that can come with traveling with children. That’s why Pompeii for kids is designed to cater to their unique interests, actively engaging them throughout the visit. It’s a friendly contest with parents, where, needless to say, adults will always be outdone! :)

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - Pompeii for kids is customized to their special interests, such as animals, the way the ancient Romans dressed, gladiators, lions and volcanoes, making the visit appealing for them too, according to their school program whether primary or middle education.
    We’ll transform them into little Indiana Jones making the visit thrilling. Of course this will be done without neglecting the importance of the visit for parents or grandparents too!
    The visit will include roman houses, shops such as ancient fast foods and bakeries, the Amphitheatre, fresco paintings and of course…the plaster casts of the people.
  • Forum - The main square
  • Teatro Grande - Ancient Greek Theatre, a place which kids love.
    We will also see the graffiti, scratches on the wall drawn by kids 2,000 years ago
  • Termopolio di Vetuzio Placido - An ancient fast food. We will teach the kids what Romans used to eat and if they would like or not that food.
  • Fullonica di Stephanus - A 2,000 years old laundry. How they washed their clothjes and…especially with what!!!
  • Bakery of Popidio Prisco - Was “pizza” the same in the past? Ancient bakery.
  • Temple of Apollo - Greek and Roman gods. Religion or mythology?
  • House of Menander (Casa del Menandro) - ENter daily life by visiting with your guide a very well preserved rich house.
  • Orto dei Fuggiaschi - Plaster casts of the victims of the eruption and skeleton of a horse.
What's Included
  • Taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Entrance tickets to the site. Adults Euro 20, free under 18 years of age.
  • On request, the guide can purchase skip-the-line entrance tickets.
Location
Via Villa dei Misteri, 2
Via Villa dei Misteri
You will meet your guide at the Porta Marina entrance, by the Hortus restaurant. The meeting point is at 1 minute on foot from the Circumvesuviana train station, coming from both Sorrento or Napoli. The guide will be holding a board with your surname.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Massimilianomm5442qj
Apr 29, 2024
Magical - The visit was simply magical for both children and adults. Alex's narrations transport you to a distant time, making you spend 2 hours living in one breath like a wonderful film... being part of the history of more than 2000 years ago in a passionate and engaging way. Not only the visit but Alex's passion and professionalism will remain in our hearts, it will remain in the hearts of Giosuè (10) and Nicolò (8). When we decide to see Herculaneum too we will have no doubts about which guide to contact! Thanks Alex!
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C5858efbrucep
Apr 25, 2024
Alex is the BEST! - Don't go to Pompeii UNLESS you have booked a tour with Alex! He is the best tour guide we have EVER had. His knowledge and personal interactions would be difficult to beat. Our group of 5 included a 7 year old, and Alex was able to effectively engage all of us and get us to every interesting site in an efficient and timely fashion. Alex made Pompeii come alive and we certainly would not have appreciated the visit without his guidance. Indeed, this tour was the highlight of our trip to Italy.
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Bruce_p
Apr 17, 2024
Wonderful tour of Pompeii with Alex - Alex was a terrific guide. Extremely knowledgeable and able to inform us in an understandable and insightful way. We were able to see key parts of the area with no worries about finding our way around. His interaction with our 7 yr old granddaughter made for an excellent experience.
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Meander17121765295
Apr 10, 2024
Highlight of the trip - The absolute highlight of our trip. Two adults and two boys - 8 and 10 years old. Alex was so knowledgeable and funny. Kept the boys and parents entertained. Don’t see Pompeii without him!
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Co2ukgrl
Apr 3, 2024
Worth every euro - We could not have been more pleased with our tour. Alex got right down to talk to our girls (5 and 7) before even speaking with us boring parents. He engaged them constantly during our two hour tour of the city, and took time to check in and make sure that big topics like the body casts were going to be ok with us. The girls learned a lot of interesting facts about the city, along with gross stuff like where everyone poo’d, and they loved it! They were engaged and we didn’t hear any complaints about being bored or tired. A great visit and worth every euro.
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Sarah_l
Mar 30, 2024
Pompeii Brought to Life - The tour with Alex was amazing. We did the kids Pompeii Tour and my 13 & 9 year olds were engaged the entire time. Alex did a great job bringing Pompeii to life so we could imagine what the city was like when people lived there. He was able to keep us away from the crowds for most of the tour. When we were near lots of people he always had a way to get us off to the side to explain to us what we were seeing. Alex is from Pompeii, has visited the site for decades and is so knowledgeable. You can tell he is there all the time as he seems to know everyone there. I can’t say enough great things about him. My 9 year old said he was his favorite tour guide of the 5 tours we did that week in Rome/Pompeii.
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Kristin_p
Jan 4, 2024
Best family tour of Pompeii. Perfect for kids! - Alex is the best family tour guide imaginable. Our 5 year-old and 8 year-old were captivated for every minute of our 2+ hour tour. Look no further for the best family tour of Pompeii!
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Odyssey15743378005
Jan 4, 2024
Fantastic! - Alex is fantastic. Simply the best family tour guide imaginable. Had our 11 and 9 year old engaged and fascinated. Deep knowledge of Pompeii. Don’t miss him if you have the chance!
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418hywele
Nov 7, 2023
Brilliant - Our tour of Pompei with Alex was fantastic. He quickly got us into the site, past long queues, and showed us some of the main sights and also areas off the beaten track. His descriptions and explanations helped to give context to what we were looking at, he answered all our questions and helped bring the place to life. He was engaging for our two kids (12 and 10) and adults alike for the whole tour. The two hours just flew by. Highly recommended.
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Candice_s
Oct 23, 2023
The BEST tour for our family!! - There really aren’t enough words to say about this tour! We had such an amazing time making a new friend and learning so much about Pompei. My kids were engaged and interested in what he had to say and we haven’t stopped talking about it. If you have kids Alex is a MUST! He was more than we could have asked for. Till next time friend! Ciao Ciao
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