Pompeii Small Group Tour with an Archaeologist
Recommended by 96% of travelers
Pompeii, Italy
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- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Many tours visit the ancient ruins of Pompeii but only a few include the first-hand expertise of an archaeologist guide. Explore the ancient Roman city and discover what life was like before the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the company of a guide who brings history to life while leading you to important buildings and structures such as the Basilica, the Forum, and the thermal baths.
- Get a richer experience of Pompeii with an archaeologist guide
- See key buildings like the Basilica, the Forum, and the thermal baths
- Explore the archaeological site with ease in your guide's company
- Hear stories about the people who lived in Pompeii and their fates
What's Included
- Guidance and assistance for the entire duration of the tour
- 'Pompeii Express' entrance ticket
- Small Group (maximum 20 people per guide)
- Licensed guide with archaeological background
- Headsets (for groups of 16 or more)
- Food and drinks
- Transportation
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Via Villa dei Misteri, 2, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
The meeting point is the main entrance of Pompeii ruins called "Porta Marina Superiore" opposite to a restaurant called 'Hortus'. Please put this one, for easier navigation. Meet our staff at the entrance gates holding ‘ASKOS TOURS’ sign to be recognized.
End point
- Pompei scavi80045 Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
The tour will finish inside the ruins.
Itinerary
Meet your archaeologist guide and small group at the Porta Marina Superiore entrance and head directly inside the ruins of Pompeii with skip-the-line tickets. Explore the ancient city to learn about its history and architecture, beginning with the Basilica and Forum. Next, pause to ponder the plaster casts of victims of the famous eruption that destroyed the city inside the Granai del Foro.
Afterwards, stroll along the original paved roads, stopping to admire frescoes and mosaics inside the House of Menander and Stabian Baths before peeking into the most famous brothel ruins in the city. After a walk through the House of the Faun and a brief stop at the Odeon, end with a visit inside the city’s largest theater.
Afterwards, stroll along the original paved roads, stopping to admire frescoes and mosaics inside the House of Menander and Stabian Baths before peeking into the most famous brothel ruins in the city. After a walk through the House of the Faun and a brief stop at the Odeon, end with a visit inside the city’s largest theater.
1
Archaeological Park of Pompeii
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Basilica
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Foro de Pompeya
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Granaries of the Forum
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Via dell’Abbondanza (Pass By)
5
House of Menander
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Lupanar
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
House of the Faun
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Odeon - Teatro Piccolo (Pass By)
9
Teatro Grande
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Tour will be available all year around with rain or shine
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Wear comfortable shoes, sunglasses and sunscreen in the summer.
- Bring a small bottle of water
- For under 18 y.o. travelers, please bring your ID card/passport with you
- Mobility scooters are not allowed
- Only dogs that do not exceed 10 kg in weight and a maximum height of 40 cm are permitted to enter; admitted animals must be on a leash and held in the arms inside the buildings and it is mandatory to collect their excrement;
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility issue or impairments, because of steps and ramps, little steep climb, please contact us and ask for a suitable private tour for your needs
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Raphaella took us on a fascinating tour of Pompeii covering about 30-40% of the site. She showed us some amazing houses in Pompeii and explained the history of them. The pace was just right allowing us to explore, learn and ask questions. Raphaella was very knowledgeable and made the tour both interesting and fun.
Anna was awesome! She was extremely knowledgeable and made the tour interesting. We saw all the highlights.
Our guide was very animated, friendly, easy to hear and understand. Also was very careful to keep our group together.
Vincenzo was great! He was so informative and we really enjoyed our tour with him. Pompeii is so beautiful and there’s so much to learn and see. Highly recommend booking a tour and seeing the ruins with someone who knows the history and can help you understand what all the buildings were.
Rafaella was great and was very informative. The tour site was incredibly crowded. 2 hours is plenty as it is information overload and becomes repetitive. Glad we did it but won’t do it again.
It’s a 2-hour tour ……..full of fun facts & info. Paolo was our tour guide and he kept everyone involved and answered group members questions with professionalism.
Giulia was an amazing and informative tour guide!! She was very knowledgable and funny too:). We learned so much ! Highly recommend the tour especially if you are lucky enough to have Giulia!
Our tour guide Sylvia was extremely knowledgable, engaging and friendly. The site is huge, so it would be impossible to cover it all over two hours we thought we saw a good range of things. The number in the group being capped at 20 was great as it meant you could see and hear everything. If you did lag behind the headset meant you could still hear what she was saying.
There’s plenty more to see after the tour so would recommend factoring that in to your travel plans.
Would definitely recommend.
Yolanda was a great tour guide! She was engaging and knowledgeable and allowed for equal time of education and exploration. She also managed the differing abilities of those on our tour very well. Would highly recommend!
Raffaella was a fantastic guide! We saw quite a few ruins over the course of two hours and her expertise was very important. Thanks to her, it was much easier to understand and appreciate the buildings, ruins, and art that we saw
Paolo was very knowledgeable and navigated the group around all the various sites. He was polite and entertained questions.
Teresa our guide was fab, interesting, passionate about her subject and funny. Thoroughly enjoyedxxx
very informative and knowledgeable guide who obviously cares a lot about Pompeii. The tour was easy to book via the app.
Lot of walking & information; fascinating & entertaining. Can be very hot & hard to navigate terrain; take into consideration when booking. Yolanda was great.
Very knowledgeable guide. We arrived early and they allowed us to join the earlier tour which was greatly appreciated.
A must do while in Italy. It is incredible what they have uncovered from days gone by.
Francisco was a great tour guide.
Pompeii is amazing. I would strongly recommend a visit here and choosing to have a guided tour is a better way to learn about what happened.
Our guide, Sarah, was very informative, her English was very clearly spoken and always happy to answer questions.
Such an interesting and beautiful experience. It’s also helped that we had a great host called Tonia.
Highly recommend this visit and definitely with a guided tour
Our guide Yolanda was very professional and friendly. We paid for the smaller group with an archeological expert. Other groups were much larger. We perhaps had 15 people total. Everyone wore an ear piece in order to hear Yolanda’s narration. She very knowledgeable and knew every answer to any question. It was very hot and there’s a fair bit of walking to do on uneven stones. Senior folks struggled a bit. Fascinating ‘bucket list’ place.
The tour guide was very knowledgeable and kept the group engaged. It was very hot when we were there but the guide kept us moving into shade.
Our guide, Serena, brought Pompeii to life with her engaging stories, descriptions and explanations of Pompeii’s highlights! She is so passionate about history/culture/archaeology that she made us excited too! Even my husband, who came along grudgingly, loved the tour thanks to Serena’s compelling enthusiasm and lovely Italian accent. Highly recommend, especially if you can get Serena as your guide!!
Alex our guide was amazing 🤩
& Very informative 👍 would of loved to spend more time exploring Pompeii but the heat got the better of us ☀️
Very hot. bring water and good footwear as cobbles uneven. Also sunglasses and a hat to avoid the direct sun
Sergio was a brilliant guide. The tour was at a good pace and he gave us lots of interesting information so we learned a lot about the life in Pompeii. This was so much better than exploring the site on our own. It was a very hot day and there is little shade so bring sun cream and plenty of water.
There are 2 entrances to Pompeii. We showed our hotel the reservation and were told to go to the wrong meeting point. Upon realizing that, we quickly walked to the correct meeting point, but were unable to find our guide. Calling the guide was not an option, as when I tried to do so multiple times through the app, it did not work. Make sure you are 100% confident of the meeting point, or you won’t be able to contact your guide.
Our guide, Ariietta (?) lived in Pompeii city and was very knowledgeable, took us to see as much as possible in the 2 hour time limit, we went on for another hour on our own before leaving site
Francesca was the perfect tour guide. The group was pretty quiet, but it did not stop her from making jokes that made the group laugh. All while remaining extremely informative the whole time.
A+++ We had an amazing tour, even in the 107° heat. Our guide would take us from place to place and park us in the shade. Amadeus was extremely knowledgeable and seemed so happy to be able to share his knowledge of Pompeii. 2 hrs went by so quickly-there is soo much to see. Even my 15 yr old daughter absolutely loved it. I highly recommend this tour group.
Paulo was an excellent guide. We had a great time. We learned a lot and were not too hot. We found shade where we could.
My wife and I found the guided tour was a great idea, having someone so knowledgeable of the site is exactly what was needed. Diego from Askos Tours was so good, we cannot recommend him and Askos enough. Some advice if you wish to tour Pompeii: take a refillable water bottle, an electronic handheld fan and a small umbrella because the heat is insane, other than that, Askos Tours should be the one for you.
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