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Pompeii Exploration: Comprehensive Tour with Archaeologist Guide and Priority Access
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Pompei
Embark on a comprehensive tour of Pompeii with an archaeologist guide. Skip the lines and explore the ancient city, including the House of the Vettii and stunning views of Naples and Capri.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Pompeii Archaeological Park - Explore more of Pompeii than you would on any other guided tour, with a trained archaeologist to provide stories and context that will help you make the most of your visit. Upon meeting up with your guide and small group, youâÂÂll skip the long lines to enter the ruins. Hear fascinating stories about life in the Roman Republic and see how ordinary people lived nearly 2,000 years ago. See the remains of a bakery where the food is still almost intact, the Temple of Apollo and the Roman Forum, an ancient supermarket, a cemetery, and even a brothel (if age appropriate). Marvel at the heart-wrenching plaster casts of those caught in the eruption at the exact moment of their death. YouâÂÂll also explore the House of the Vettii, a fascinating private home that recently reopened to the public following restoration. End with a stroll along the old city walls for panoramic views.
What's Included
- Headsets provided for clarity
- Exclusive small-group tour, max 15 guests
- Guided by an official Pompeii tour guide
- Skip-the-line entry with pre-reserved Pompeii tickets
- Insightful commentary from an English-speaking expert
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Additional Information
Enjoy an extensive three-hour tour at Pompeii without the hassle of waiting in line. Traversing even more terrain than other traditional guided tours, your guide, who’s also an archaeologist, will lead you through the historic city devastated by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption nearly 2 millennia ago. Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site to witness the incredible remnants of old shops, temples, and residences, including the stunning House of the Vettii. The tour concludes with a stroll atop the city fortifications, offering an expansive view of Naples and Capri. This small-group tour is kept to a maximum of 15 participants for a more intimate travel experience.
- Our group tour utilizes multiple areas that are not wheelchair/stroller accessible. Those with wheelchairs/strollers should contact us so we can arrange your visit.
- Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations; please refer to the government website in the country of your tour for the most up-to-date information.
- Taking the train from Rome to Pompeii is fairly easy. Departure station: “Roma Termini”, Arrival station: “Napoli Centrale”.
Location
Via Villa dei Misteri, 2
Via Villa dei Misteri
Pompeii Archaeological Park - Porta Marina Superiore Entrance Gate - Via Villa dei Misteri, 2, 80045 Pompei NA.
Meet your Walks guide on the right side of the Porta Marina Superiore entrance (please note there are multiple entrances). Your guide will be holding a green sign.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(219 Ratings)
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Mrspah
Jun 22, 2024
Pompei - Pompei is amazing but made even better by our excellent Guide - Vitalli (Vito). He was extremely knowledgeable and brought Pompei to life with his descriptions . You could probably spend a few days and still not see everything. I suggest you take water as its very hit but there are places you can refill your water bottle. I would highly recommend this trip.
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Deborah_w
Jun 21, 2024
Tour Guide Experience - The knowledge that the tour guide shared was amazing. She was wonderful! Wish our tour ended where it began because there was very little signage to find your way out!
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Ross_w
Jun 20, 2024
Very interesting! - Clear and informative description of the site as we walked around. Paolo our guide was fantastic. We enjoyed seeing the latest area open to the public (two weeks ago) and seeing the archaeologists still at work digging
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Clairev7635rx
Jun 16, 2024
Highly recommended, Hilary was fab! - We really enjoyed the 3-hour tour of Pompeii with Hilary, she was so knowledgeable (having worked as an archeologist at the site) and shared many brilliant stories that really brought the city to life. Our trip wouldn’t have been as enjoyable without our wonderful tour guide and after the tour we could continue to explore with the understanding of what we were looking at. I would thoroughly recommend the tour, much better than just wandering around by yourself and not getting a true understanding of the amazing history surrounding you.
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Rhuts0n
Jun 14, 2024
Brilliant 3 hours - Anso our guide was amazing - he was so knowledgeable and kept everybody’s attention with very interesting facts which you could never get doing the trip on your own or with an audio guide - most trips were 2 hours and this was 3 hours - it was worth every penny and I would thoroughly recommend this tour.
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Menhb
Jun 14, 2024
Informative Day at Pompeii - Went on the Walks Complete Pompeii Skip the Line Tour with an Archaeologist. Wa met at gate by Francesca. Francesca proceeded to guide us through the expansive archaeological site with ease. We learned about the site, its people, its loss and its findings. It was a wonderful tour.
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Michael_e
Jun 13, 2024
It's hard to understate... - It's hard to understate the value of a guide in providing context for everything that you see. A few placards here and there provide extra detail, but unless you do tons of your own research before and after going, there's precious little to garner from merely seeing the ruins. My tour guide provided tons of insights into the nature of Pompeiian culture and architecture that allowed me to get way more from the experience than would otherwise be possible.
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Kayla_o
Jun 11, 2024
Best way to see Pompeii - A great experience. You wouldn't want to do Pompeii without a guide otherwise you'd have no idea what you're looking at. It's always very busy at Pompeii but when you have your headset on and following the guide, you take less notice of the crowds around you.
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Mildred_a
Jun 9, 2024
Top sites of Pompeii & Best guide - Your of best preserved house in Pompeii with great colors on walls & floor decorations & tiles. Also sae view from high viewing site. The guide was very knowledgeable snd waited gor you if slow due to rocky roads. She made it the best tour we had all trip!
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Gautam_a
Jun 9, 2024
Amazing tour of Pompeii with Francesca - We had been looking forward to our visit to Pompeii for a long time and our guided tour dmwas amazing. Francesca had a ton of knowledge and a great sense of humour, and we learned a lot. We would definitely highly recommend this!!
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