Pompeii Private Tour with an Archaeologist: A Comprehensive Exploration of the Historic City

Embark on a comprehensive private tour of Pompeii with an archaeologist, exploring the historic city and its highlights in just two hours. Discover the maze of streets, the Forum, main houses, and witness the haunting plaster casts of the Pompeiians. Don’t miss this opportunity in the Naples area!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - Meet the guide at the main entrance of the archaeological site called “Porta Marina Superiore”. The guide will be holding a sign with our company’s name “Askos Tours” on the top.
  • House of the Vettii - - See the House of the Vettii
  • Lupanar - - See the Lupanar
  • Casa e Thermopolium di Vetutius Placidus -…
What's Included
  • Private Tour
  • Guidance and assistance by an Archaeologist
What's Not Included
  • Pompeii entrance ticket
  • Any kind of transportation
Additional Information

Select the most manageable tour, as it provides the majority of the site’s highlights in just two hours. If you’re in the Naples area and have some time before departing, a visit to Pompeii is an excellent option.
On this tour, a guide will lead you through the complex network of streets and structures that were obliterated overnight by the colossal…

Location
Via Villa dei Misteri, 1
Via Villa dei Misteri
Leaving the guide at the ruins of Pompeii. The guide will be happy to help you with useful information on how to get back to the accommodation or the closes train station.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Northstar64807245241
Jul 12, 2025
Great guided tour - Jolanda was a great guid and she was very informative. we saw all the main points and didn't feel we missed anything. overall everything was very good, organised and on time.
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Angela_b
Jul 1, 2025
Highly Recommended! Value for money - Rossana was our guide and she was such a joy to be with for 2 hours! She was knowledgable, fun, kind and super passionate! We left the tour wishing we could just go hang out at a bar with her. You just felt like you’d known her your whole life! Tour was easy go find, great pace and value for money. Great communication prior as well via text.
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Thomas_d
Apr 22, 2025
We had a wonderful day at... - We had a wonderful day at Pompeii. Our guide Mena was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. She was able to easily navigate around the crowds and showed us a ton of stuff. She kept the kids engaged through the tour - had a great time and learned so much. I can't imagine doing Pompeii without a guide.
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Smiles4miles
Apr 18, 2025
Even Better than Expected! - We booked 2 tours with Askos, one 3-hour private tour in Pompei, and a second 2-hour tour of Herculaneum with a private guide the next day. Both were absolutely amazing. Our guides were different, both named Mena, and both were extremely knowledgeable and friendly and on time. They let us ask all the questions we wanted and were extremely patient. We had skip the line entry and never waited anywhere. At Pompei, having a group of 2 often allowed Mena #1 to convince large groups to let us move ahead. She was never pushy but her solid contacts were of major benefit and allowed us to make good use of our 3 hours. I strongly recommend a minimum of 3 hours because there is so much to see. Two hours would definitely be an hour too little. 4 hours would probably be phenomenal. We watched and listened as several large groups tried to listen to their guides but anyone at the rear of the group was really unable to hear, and they were not getting the level of information that we received. In fact, many times, when one of our Menas was explaining details to us, they listened to her intently, thrilled to be able to hear her fascinating story of Pompei. Pompei has bathrooms at the entrance and one more near an active archaeological excavation site so be prepared. Herculaneum is much smaller and only has one bathroom which is located at the entrance. We felt like the 2 hour private tour there was sufficient. Herculaneum and Pompei are both fascinating and different. Herculaneum feels more intimate, almost like you’ve been invited to someone’s home. Pompei is much larger and gives you the idea of what it was like to live in a busy town. Visiting these ancient sites had been on my radar for years, and Askos did not let us down. We did not use their transfer service since we stayed in the lovely Habita79 Hotel in Pompei, a wonderful experience in itself. Thank you to both Menas and Askos for fulfilling my lifelong dream!
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Paige_m
Apr 15, 2025
Informative - The tour with Mimma was wonderful and informative. We learned a lot and were given recommendations at the end of the tour of where we should take our day. We did have to pay entrance into the park itself (around 20 euro per person more). It seems like something has changed in recent years that made it so that admission is not included in the cost of the tour. When booking it mentions this, but the emails and texts leading up to it can be misleading. Overall a wonderful experience that showed us the important parts of the city without all the crowds.
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Andreaas2039lt
Apr 13, 2025
Excavations of Pompeii..not to be missed! - The excavations of Pompeii simply wonderful... everything made even more magical by a special guide Camillo! obligatory visit them!
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95nikop
Mar 31, 2025
Great tour with Alessandra - Great tour with Alessandra. We booked a private tour as a member of the group had mobility issues. Alessandra took the time to customise our tour for us to move through and was very detailed in her explanations and passion. Alessandra is an archaeologist and works on site and was great to hear about what she does. We would highly recommend her and the tour.
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Kelley_a
Mar 3, 2025
Must have a guide in Pompei - I have no idea how anyone sees Pompei without a guide. It would be a total waste of time. Our guide Jolanda was amazing and so knowledgeable.
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Daria
Mar 2, 2025
Making the most of the visit to Pompeii - We had a great tour with Paolo - making the most out of our visit to Pompeii. Paolo is an excellent guide who will not only share his knowledge and show you around some of the most notable spots in the ancient city but also help you use your imagination brining ruins to life. Thank you, Paolo!
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Custybri
Jan 28, 2025
Pablo is a great guide! - Pablo was a great guide. He had a ton of knowledge about the site and the inner workings of the history about Pompeii. He was courteous, gracious and brought levity to get a laugh. Would absolutely book another tour with him again! Thank you Pablo!
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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).