Private Pompeii and Herculaneum Tour: 5-Hour Experience with Expert Archaeologist
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Pompei

Embark on a private 5-hour tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum with an expert archaeologist. Skip the lines, explore the ancient ruins, and receive personalized attention throughout the experience.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Teatro Grande - Teatro Grande of Pompeii, where the representations of dramas and comedies took place.
What's Included
  • Guided by an archaeologist and authorized tourist guide
  • Full assistance throughout the tour
What's Not Included
  • Food and beverages
  • Private transportation
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

You are assured of having an experienced Archaeologist and Authorized Tourist Guide exclusively for your tour. No other guests will join your group. The entire experience spans 5 hours, divided as follows:
FIRST PART: POMPEII:
Enjoy a 2-hour guided tour of Pompeii. Explore the wonders of Pompeii without the need to revisit other attractions. Benefit…

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Location
Piazza Esedra
Appointment at the entrance of the Suisse restaurant in Piazza Esedra in Pompeii
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Superpickle2017
Mar 13, 2026
Amazing Pompei and Herculaneum Tour! - Our guide was Amedeo who was super knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the history of these amazing sites. We were a family of 4 with 16 and 12 year old boys and Amedeo kept our attention the entire time with his tales of the history and beauty of these sites. Would highly recommend this tour! Amedeo is a wealth of knowledge and a great tour guide!
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Griedfam
Jul 16, 2025
Eliana is THE expert! - We highly recommend her tour. Eliana is a PhD archaeologist who specializes in ancient Roman history and works on-site in Pompeii, so she gave us a wonderful view of all the work that is being done and its historical context—they have projects planned out for decades! Note that we were a tough crowd, a family group comprised of hard-core ancient history nerds + a kid with special needs who was as interested in petting the many cats of Pompeii & Herculaneum as in checking out the history! Eliana handled us all with poise & aplomb, pivoting from the minutiae most of us were interested in, to other, more kid-friendly, topics as they came up. Pompeii + Herculaneum is a LOT to take in in one day, particularly in the blazing summer heat, but the climate is dry, so a hat and umbrella make it work and it is worth the effort, with Herculaneum a much smaller site and very different setting from Pompeii. Highly recommended!
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Voyager818498
Jun 4, 2025
Awesome Tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum. - Amazing guided Tour for our group. Great Tour guide with excellent knowledge of sites. Thank you Maria Grazia for your expertise. You have provided us an amazing Tour. Sandretti Tours should be proud to have you as part of their team.
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Kw00d77
May 18, 2025
Eliana is the best! - We had a fantastic time with Eliana. She's very knowledgeable about Pompeii and Herculaneum, and also kind and fun. In addition to leading private tours for four of us, she helped us arrange a private driver for the day, and the same driver to our Airbnb in Positano from Naples, and then back again. She also gave us a tour of the Naples archeological museum, taking us around to the most interesting exhibits for two hours. And then she recommended her favorite restaurant for pasta right near the museum (Bechamel). We learned so much more about the history of the people and the area than we would have on our own.
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814anthonyy
Mar 9, 2025
Fantastic tours of Pompei and Herculaneum with Archeologist - We went on tours with Eliana for both Pompei and Herculaneum and could not recommend her more. She is an absolute delight to have as a guide. She is deeply knowledgeable, friendly and dynamic. She works on one of the biggest excavations in Pompeii and has an absolute passion for her job and explaining the context of the sites to visitors. All questions were welcomed and she always had deep knowledgeable answers. Because of her work she was also able to share insights into upcomming annoucements of new finds and discoveries. Not only that but her restaurant recommendations are awesome as well! We could not more strongly recommend her.
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106catef
Jun 27, 2023
Great insight - Eliana was a font of information and gave us a great insight into the lives lived by the Romans in Pompei and Herculaneum. It was fascinating having a professional archaeologist explain how the sites were discovered and excavated. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.
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