Pompeii & Herculaneum: Ancient Ruins Exploration

Explore Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Naples with a personal guide and private vehicle. Discover ancient ruins and rich history in a full-day adventure.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - Pompeii
    This site is the most breathtaking archaeological location on the Italian Peninsula and ranks among the most frequented. The ruins of Pompeii serve as an open-air museum, allowing visitors to journey back in time and explore a city that remained buried under ashes until 1748. Guests can experience the city much…
What's Included
  • Driver and English-speaking guide for groups of 6-8 in Pompeii and Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum and ‘Pompeii express’ entry tickets
  • Driver and English-speaking guide for groups of 9-21 for the entire excursion
  • Personal Guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan/minibus
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore two of the world’s most remarkable Roman archaeological sites—Pompeii and Herculaneum—on a guided tour led by a professional archaeologist. These ancient cities, buried by Mount Vesuvius’s eruption in AD 79, are brought to life as your knowledgeable guide shares insights into their history, architecture, and daily life in fascinating detail….

Location
Ristorante Suisse
Piazza Esedra
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Teresagi4609cj
Oct 14, 2025
Exceptional tour of Naples and Amalfi Coast - The tour was very well organized, Lucaluigi, our tour guide and Nicola our driver were fantastic, extremely professional, on time and created a wonderful experience for our group.
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Johnwf7035ex
Jul 27, 2025
Twelve hour private tour that was an experience of a lifetime - Our group of 6 had a 12 hour day with a private auto and driver to tour Herculaneum and Pompeii and spend half a day in Ravello on the Amalfi Coast. We had private tours with Manuela at Herculaneum and Andrea at Pompeii. Each was very knowledgeable and charming and communicated nicely with our group. Our driver, Ciro, was excellent as he navigated the traffic of Naples and the mountain roads. He also provide insight and information along the route. Vincenzo at MondoGuide was of great help in planning and arranging our day as we communicated back and forth. His replies were always prompt and helpful. All in all, this was a great experience!
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Andreaky4840qq
Jul 19, 2025
A day among the ruins - I never could get enough of Roman ruins, so on my last trip I had to leave my airbnb in Ravello at 10am and didn't have a flight from Naples at 7:15pm. I booked a private tour through Dario Fornario. I needed a car to pick me up, take me to Pompeii and then on to Ercolano. Gaspare, a very nice man picked me up on time and drove me to Pompeii where we met the guide Andrea. I was thrilled to have my own personal, knowledgable guide to walk me through the streets of Pompeii. After a quick lunch, we drove on to Ercolano. I had never been there and loved every minute especially since it was not as crowded. I could have stayed longer there but Gaspare called us to come back to the car since we agreed that I would be comfortable getting the the airport at about 5pm. It was a truly memorable day with 2 gentlemen. I can not recommend them enough.
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671ritchies
Jul 14, 2025
No transfer from Sorrento to Naples is complete without a tour of Pompeii with Mondo - The tour of Pompeii is a great way to break up the trip from Sorrento to Naples. Our tour guide, Manuella, brought the city of Pompeii to life with her insignts and commentary. Her enthusiasm and knowledge made the tour a huge success. Pompeii was a highlight of our trip to Italy, and Mondo planned it perfectly
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Justincmarks
Jun 23, 2025
Fun filled day seeing Pompeii and Herculaneum - My family of 4 (kids 15 and 12) had a fun excursion with Mariano! He was a fantastic driver and guide and made the day very relaxing. He had wonderful suggestions and was happy to accommodate changes to the plan - our kids got tired after the ruins and he was happy to drop them back at the cruise ship before taking us out to lunch. Overall it was a wonderful day and I highly recommend Mondo guide for future excursions.
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O6837ojdanc
Jun 22, 2025
Fantastic private day trip with Mondo - We had a fantastic day trip with Gaspare in late May 2025. He took us around to Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the Naples Archeological Museum as part of a privately driven day trip. It was outstanding - he offered interesting background about the sites along the way and was prompt in picking us up. The stand-out was having Roberta as a guide in Pompeii. She truly made the experience memorable. We've had many guides in other places that were hit or miss but Roberta was truly great - offering very detailed explanations of what we were seeing with an enthusiastic, passionate demeanor that brought the experience to life. It was great to not just see Pompeii, but understand what we were seeing - it ended up being one of the highlights of our vacation. I would not hesitate to recommend Mondo for private day trips or other guided tours.
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Meldeldol
Jun 14, 2024
What a great day!! - We truly enjoyed our day! Domenico was a great driver, especially compared to some of the drivers we have had here! 😬 Andrea was one of the best tour guides we have had. He was very attentive to the group’s needs, made sure we were doing well. I was impressed how he knew all our names and drew us into the conversation. He was knowledgeable, interesting, and clearly passionate about history and Naples. We are so glad we found your tour company!! Thank you for a memorable day!!
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Stevej901
Apr 25, 2024
TOUR OF POMPEII , HERCULANEUM AND NAPLES - MONDOGUIDE managed this rather complex tour excellently, from pick up at our hotel, to transportation to each site, and all made enjoyable by an excellent and chatty driver and very knowledgeable guide. We greatly appreciated the guide's flexibility in considering our group's interests and adjusting accordingly. We highly recommend MONDOGUIDE and now know why they are a RICK STEVES favorite pick for guide services. We benefited from being in a small group and received very good quality of services and value.
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Globetrotting663604
Oct 1, 2022
Pompeii tour was excellent! - My husband and I LOVED our tour of Pompeii and Carolina was a wonderful guide! We will never forget our trip to Pompeii - it has been a life dream of mine since I was 12 years old and now it has come true! Thank you to Carolina for explaining thoroughly all the details of the site, she does a wonderful job. Marcy K
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Delphine08091992
Sep 1, 2023
Nice visit! - The visit to the Herculaneum site was fantastic, easy to access and with few tourists! I highly recommend. This place is well maintained.
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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).