Private Guided Tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum: Explore Italy's Key Archaeological Sites
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20 Ratings
Pompei
Embark on a private guided tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Italy's key archaeological sites. Skip the line and explore the mysteries, beauty, and history with a local expert.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - This Tour allows you to visit in one day two of the most important Archaeological sites of Italy, Pompeii and Herculaneum. With the help of an Expert Tour Guide you will be able to understand the culture of the two wonderful sites situated on the feet of the volcano Vesuvius. The Guide will be flexible, helpful and happy to answer to your questions. If you will need a break between the visit of Pompeii and Herculaneum there will be no problem!
What's Included
  • Professional guide service
  • Train tickets from Pompeii to Herculaneum included
What's Not Included
  • Admission fees for Pompeii and Herculaneum
  • Transportation to Pompeii
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Enjoy an exclusive PRIVATE Tour! This is solely for you and your group of family or friends! Explore two of Italy’s most significant archaeological landmarks, Pompeii and Herculaneum. With the guidance of an expert, you’ll bypass the queues. Delve into the enigmas, the allure, and the historical accounts with a Local Specialist well-versed in the intricacies and customs of the ancient Roman Culture.

The rendezvous point is at Porta Marina Superiore Pompeii, one of the primary entrances to the Pompeii Ruins. After the Pompeii tour, a local train will transport you to Herculaneum. Expect a 10-minute walk to reach the Herculaneum Archaeological Site once you arrive.

Location
Pompei-porta Marina - scavi
Porta Marina Superiore is one of the main entrances of the Ruins of Pompeii. It is 2 minutes away from the train station of Pompei Scavi and it is right in front of the Hortus café Restaurant.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Williamhl6705fl
Aug 27, 2023
Private luxury car , Pompeii and Herculean -skip line private guided tour - Liia w Liv Tours was excellent —spoke English very well—very knowledgeable and flexible Highly recommended
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Jws38stu
May 30, 2023
Fantastic day in Pompeii and Herculaneum - Our tour was nothing less than amazing! Romolo was so great. He not only had vast amounts of knowledge, he was fun, kind, engaging, and very passionate about his Pompeii and Herculaneum. If you want a fantastic easy going fun tour look no further you have found it! Ask for Romolo. Thanks Romolo we loved your time touring. John and Tracie.
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Jennifer_e
Apr 16, 2023
Great guide! Great experience! - What an amazing day spent with a very knowledgeable guide! Pompeii and Herculaneum were filled with so much history and artifacts. We stopped between sites at a great spot for lunch. Would recommend this to anyone! Josephine was our guide and we thought she was GREAT!
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Mary_g
Mar 26, 2023
Won't Be Disappointed! - This was a fantastic tour, if you love the history of Pompeii and Herculaneum you will not be disappointment. Our guide, was professional, knowledgeable, and pleasant. The private tour was the cherry on top!
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Victor_m
Mar 21, 2023
Our visit to that ancient... - Our visit to that ancient civilization was excellent. Our guide, Paolo from Ciao Tours, has deep knowledge of life in the city, its engineering and inner workings, its art. With him, the ancient cities came to life. It was a wonderful experience. Paolo is very fluent in English and Spanish, and possibly other languages as well. Thank you, Paolo! We will never forget this.
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Xxbeckypricexx
Feb 4, 2023
Excellent, enthusiastic tour guide - Josephine was an excellent and engaging guide. She was clearly passionate about history and gave us good recommendations and seemed genuinely interested in our group and ensuring we had a great time. She really brought it all to life in a way we would not have achieved by ourselves
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David_m
Nov 12, 2022
Best Experience of Entire Italy Trip. - Giusy (Josephina/Josie) was absolutely incredible in every way. She suggested an earlier meet up time than I originally requested to ensure our tour wasn't rushed. She is quintilingual and an archeologist that worked at Pompeii during her own studies. She is so in tune with both sites that she recognized when each new piece arrived day-by-day. She was responsive to us, adapted her style seamlessly to us, and knew SO much! We did 6 tours during 2 weeks in Italy and all were good. This was, by far, the best. She even helped us coordinate a private ride back to our base in Salerno when she saw my 71 year old mother-in-law was tired by the end in order to avoid us having to take the trains. We will talk about this tour and Giusy's amazingness for years to come. 6 stars out of 5. No, 10. Trust me, this is worth your money.
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Laura_k
Oct 22, 2022
Private tour was best - We took the train from Sorrento and met Paulo at Pompeii and he was the best guide. Knowledgeable and a great communicator, he brought the ancient city to life for us. Then he drove us to Herculaneum and helped us see and understand the similarities and differences in the 2 sites. After, he returned us to the train station at Pompeii so we could easily return to our lodging. Great guide and great tour.
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Stephanie_w
Jul 21, 2022
Worth every penny and then some! - Romolo was a fantastic guide! He messaged us on WhatsApp about 15 minutes before our tour so that our link up was easy. It was a very hot day and he ensured from the beginning that we had water. Then we began our tour began. His passion for history is apparent and infectious! He tuned in right away to our personalities (we aren’t stuffy people) and curiosities and catered our tour to them. He was personable and and even charming and learning of his life-long love of the history of the area he calls home ignited by touring with his grandfather as a child reminded me of my own outings through historic sites with my own grandfather as a child. It honestly felt like he enjoyed sharing his knowledge and experience as much as we did. Highly recommend!!
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Ben_c
May 26, 2022
Awesome Tour even better tour guide - Paolo was the best tour guide my buddies and I had on our 2 week trip around, europe. He had incredible knowledge of Pompeii and Herculaneum telling many stories and describing the way of life and the meaning of each individual object within the two cities. He really brought the tour to life and I would highly recommend Paolo to anyone visiting these specific sights, I don’t know how you could find anyone better. Paolo was also extremely kind and helped my friends and I navigate from sight to sight.
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