Herculaneum Tour: Explore Ancient Roman Ruins

Immerse yourself in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum on a small group tour with an archaeologist. Explore the well-preserved ruins and discover the dramatic history of this once-thriving city.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Parco Archeologico di Ercolano - The meeting point is at the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins.
    You can reach it by:
  • Car via Pignalver (There is an unguarded parking area very close to the meeting point)
  • Train via Corso Resina 1 (The Circumvesuviana train station is a 10-minute walk away)
  • House of the Deer - This house is named after…
What's Included
  • Licensed guide with archaeological background
  • Entrance fees
  • Small Group (maximum 20 people per guide)
  • Headsets
  • Guidance and assistance
What's Not Included
  • Meals/drinks
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Experience the opportunity to explore the site of Herculaneum with the guidance of an Archaeologist.
Discover more about this ancient Roman city, once home to merchants and nobility, whose existence was abruptly ended in 79 AD. The guide will take you to the waterfront, where over 300 remains of people attempting to flee by sea were discovered, as well…

Location
Corso Resina, 187
Corso Resina
Meeting place 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)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jeremy_r
Jun 1, 2026
LUCIANO is the best! - Luciano Leone gave on of the best tours I've ever experienced. He was INCREDIBLY passionate about the archaeology in Pompeii and Herculaneum. He offered visuals that helped to give amazing perspective on every day life. He absolutely knew his stuff. Jam-packed two hours of information and we walked away feeling like we lived in Herculaneum.
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Ron_b
May 31, 2026
Found an Old Treasure - Wonderful. Luciano Leone, an archeologist and our tour guide was very knowledge and enthusiastic. He even kept our 7, 10, & 12 yr old grandchildren engaged. Two hours barely scratched the surface.
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Orania
May 30, 2026
Great introduction to the Herculaneum and its history, highly recommended. - Luciano was a great host, very knowledgeable and personable.
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Ilana_h
May 30, 2026
Very well organised and... - Very well organised and we had a most wonderful guide - Luciano Leone - he is very enthusiastic, exceptionally knowledgeable and being an archeologist knows all the intricate details. We learnt so much and found the whole tour absolutely fascinating. We highly recommend Luciano as a tour guide
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Graham
May 30, 2026
Great archaeologist tour - Very knowledgeable guide and really appreciated their expertise as a archaeologist
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Geoffrey_w
May 30, 2026
Interesting, fun, educational and totally amazing. - Herculaneum is an amazing place. Learning about it from archeologist Luciano Leone brought it to life. He is so knowledgeable, has such extraordinary first hand experience that, for a moment, we felt like we were part of the dig. I’ve now done several similar tours in Roma and Napoli and this was the best.
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Charlotte_g
May 29, 2026
Great tour by enthusiastic guide. - A very good guided tour by a very enthusiastic archaeologist - Luciano Leone! Be prepared to listen well as he talks very fast due to his passion in the field and to ensure you are shown the best bits! There is the option to stay in after the tour has finished to look around yourself. There are food stations there but are limited and the coffee machine is cash only.
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Petehenry118
May 29, 2026
Herculaneum walking tour - Paulo was extremely knowledgeable, engaging and friendly. Great tour all round.
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Lawrence_w
May 28, 2026
An outstanding Herculaneum guide - Luciano Leone was an outstanding guide: knowledgeable and entertaining. Kudos to Askos Travel for being very accomodating when we needed to change the date, and then when we needed to change the time of day because of train delays.
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Christine_z
May 28, 2026
Herculeum - archeologist guide - We saw a lot. Very informative. Our guide was great. He knew everything and we saw the whole ruins. Group size wasn’t too many people.
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From $51
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).