Pompeii Archaeological Tour: Explore Ancient Ruins

Explore the historic ruins of Pompeii and discover how people lived before the devastating eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Accompany your archaeological guide through the western expanse of the site, and take note of significant edifices and infrastructure like the Basilica, the Forum, the thermal baths, the bakery, various dwelling places and beyond.

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - Enjoy Pompeii on this 2-hour tour in small groups and find out what life was like before the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD Follow your archaeological guide in the western part of the city and observe important buildings and structures such as the Basilica, the Forum, the thermal baths, the bakery, some residential houses and more.
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line ticket access
  • Professional expert guide
  • Small-group guided tour of Pompeii (2 hours)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Location
Ristorante Bar Sgambati
Via Villa dei Misteri
meeting point at bar sgambati 20 min before
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Karel_l
Oct 16, 2025
Highly Recommend This Tour! - Outstanding tour. Very informative. Frankie was absolutely the BEST tour guide. We learned a lot about the history and were entertained while we made our way through the tour. So well done!
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Bradley_m
Oct 16, 2025
guide was knowledgeable... - guide was knowledgeable and took us to the highlights gave us other facts on life in those times....
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Greg_m
Oct 12, 2025
Vesuvius - Amazing tour experience. Our tour guide Frankie was very knowledgeable about the sight as well as the history of events. Highly recommend this tour, even for those only casually interested in history.
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Alison_m
Oct 2, 2025
Best tour guide in Italy - what an enjoyable way to see Pompeii! Follow Frankie! - Hands down best tour we had in Italy!! Frankie was an incredible tour guide - fun, informative, friendly, stuck to the 2 hour time frame. We loved learning about Pompeii, he really helped us imagine what Pompeii was like prior to the eruption that destroyed Pompeii’s civilization. Definitely take this tour and ask for Frankie if at all possible!
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Andrew_c
Oct 1, 2025
It’s a great tour but be... - It’s a great tour but be aware that it is a lot of walking and at times the ground is tricky to walk on. Our guide, Angelo was amazing! He was very personable and knowledgeable. I highly recommend taking the tour with him if possible.
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Andrew_b
Sep 30, 2025
Frankie was funny. - We did a tour of Pompeii ruins today. The place to meet your guide is easy to find. Frankie was our tour guide. He made the tour very entertaining and enjoyable. 2.5 hours flew by. Would recommend.
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Douglas_r
Sep 20, 2025
Must do in Pompei! - Frankey was great and the tour was well worth it! It's unbelievable that the remains were so well preserved.
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Eileenj_m
Sep 18, 2025
Frankie was a... - Frankie was an excellent guide. We providedÊ» very good information and made the tour interesting. We liked it a lot!!
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Lena_f
Sep 18, 2025
Running 10 min late disaster. - Be on time or early ! They will leave you behind!! We got stuck in traffic and we're going to be 10 minutes late. The tour operator told us they had to leave on time. I said the gps puts us just 10 minutes out. So she said 'I am sorry madam they have to leave on time." They can not wait and you can't meet up with them. Seriously it's the year 2025 and we all have gps on our phones. No excuse for the arogant attitude. They denied me a refund of any kind. I had booked 5 others tours with this company. All of my encounters with the other staff (guides) was beyond what I expected.
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Amy
Sep 27, 2025
DO NOT TAKE THIS TOUR. - The driver dropped us off at the refreshment area at 250 and told us to meet back at 310. At 330 there was still no tour guide. Turns out he was eating lunch while his tour had been waiting for 40 minutes. As a result the tour did not end until 550 and then there was insane confusion over which vehicles were taking us back to the meeting place. As a result we will not make our dinner reservation that we made months ago. And the battery in my head set died 30 minutes before the tour ended. Pompeii is beautiful. Pick a different tour guide
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From $57
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).