Pompeii Tour: Archaeologist-Led Exploration

Embark on a captivating 2-hour tour of the ancient ruins of Pompeii with a professional archaeologist guide. Skip the line and explore this buried city, learning about Roman history and culture. Limited to 20 people.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - Meet your guide at the main entrance of the archaeological site, known as “Porta Marina Superiore.” The guide will be holding a sign with our company’s name, “Askos Tours,” displayed prominently.
  • Basilica - The Basilica was an open portico that provided shelter for merchants and various activities.
  • Forum -…
What's Included
  • Licensed guide with archaeological background
  • Small Group (maximum 20 people per guide)
  • Headsets (for groups of 16 or more)
  • ‘Pompeii Express’ entrance ticket
  • Guidance and assistance for the entire duration of the tour
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation
Additional Information

Experience a 2-hour tour of the ancient ruins of Pompeii led by a professional archaeologist guide and skip the line tickets included in a small group of maximum 20 people. Walk through the ruins and explore this ancient city, buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD. Learn about the history of the town and how the Romans lived and see all the most important public…

Location
Via Villa dei Misteri, 2
Via Villa dei Misteri
The meeting point is the main entrance of Pompeii ruins called "Porta Marina Superiore" opposite to a restaurant called 'Hortus'. Please put this one, for easier navigation. Meet our staff at the entrance gates holding ‘ASKOS TOURS’ sign to be recognized.
Cancellation Policy

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

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379betht
Nov 22, 2025
Bucket List: Check - My husband has long wanted to visit Pompeii. I was going along as a supportive wife, my expectations were not high. I couldn’t have been more wrong. With an archeologist as our tour guide, we learned not just about the ruins today but the lives that were lived and lost thousands of years ago.
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Ruud1
Oct 24, 2025
Insightful Experience - Really enjoyed our tour with Nicoletta,she was a warm friendly and obviously knowledgeable person of the area and its history. She takes her time to detail at each stop and the information re the eruption itself was intriguing. Waited for stragglers etc too and was patient. A must do when in Naples. Thank you.
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Donna
Oct 20, 2025
An amazing experience! So much history with extra information from Mario (the guide)!! - An amazing tour with so much info shared by Mario (the tour guide)!!! Factual with hints of humour throughout the tour. Thank you for a memorable day!!
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576miguelb
Oct 19, 2025
Highly recommended experience - Everything was very well organized from hiring, information on how to get to the meeting point etc. Archaeologist guide Giovanni did great. I recommend the activity.
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Sarah
Oct 6, 2025
Very interesting and very good guide - The guide taught us a lot about how people lived at that time. Everything was very interesting. Very good guide
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Connieb381
Sep 30, 2025
Pompeii with an Archaeologist - Our tour guide Michele was extremely good. He simply loves what he do. He explained to us with a passion. Thank you Michele.
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Jpfeely1982
Aug 28, 2025
The best of Pompeii in 2 hours. - We had a fantastic tour with Antonella. Pompeii is a massive site and is impossible to take in with any sort of limited time budget. Also, the extreme heat during the summer months will bring even the most enthusiastic visitor's quest to an abrupt halt. This tour is an absolute must for anyone wishing to get the best of their time. The group is small so there are no delays in accessing the various properties as it's possible to weave through the much larger tours. Antonella is incredibly knowledgeable as someone who has spent her career at the site as a working archeologist. She mixed humour and tragedy to highlight the human story of Pompeii and bring it to life. Her English is flawless (much better than some of the US guys among our group lol) and she made sure that everyone's headset was working correctly and that we were all looked after. She also provided those who were staying on at the site with recommendations on what to see next and how best to traverse the various areas. Thanks for making our trip unforgettable, Antonella!
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Fasello
Aug 11, 2025
Pompeii: beyond all expectations - After an advance of 30 Min on schedule, for logistical reasons, we left for this tour of the excavations, as per the title, beyond all expectations. Our guide, Laura, with her extremely engaging manner, with the passion that literally made her eyes shine, was able to guide us in a highly emotional experience. The enthusiasm shown, the capacity for suggestion, the anecdotes told, the deep knowledge of the site and the history, meant that despite the very high temperature and the large influx of people, at the end of the scheduled time, practically the whole group had the impression of having just entered and the desire to continue on the path. Throughout the visit she was able to keep the attention of the audience, an uncommon gift also seen the context. Very commendable. If you have a visit to the excavations in mind, the best wish I can do is to find her as a guide.
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Louisehy1675nb
Jul 12, 2025
Great, specialised, tour guide with good English - Nicoletta was very informative and we were very glad we did the tour with her first before going to Pompeii as we learned a lot and could recognise things at the second site.
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Siobhan_c
Sep 25, 2025
Pompeii tour - Not the best experience. The instructions for the entry point were vague and we went to two gates before we found the third, correct one. Our tour had left and they tried to hold us for one and a half hours to join another one. It was 35° and we had already walked for 30 minutes to find the entrance. The tour company tried to refuse us our tickets to go in by ourselves and it took a strenuous discussion and the threat of negative publicity to get our tickets.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).