Ancient Syracuse: private guided tour of the Neapolis archaeological park
Recommended by 92% of travelers
Sicily, Italy
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get up close and personal with some of Sicily’s best-preserved ancient ruins—and learn all about Syracuse and its history from your guide—when you embark on this private walking tour of the Neapolis Archaeological Park (entrance own expense). Choose from morning or afternoon departure times, and enjoy several hours to explore. You’ll see the ruins of the Greek Theatre, the Altar of Hieron, the Ear of Dionysus cave, and more.
- A private tour lets you get up close and personal with the sights
- See several of Syracuse’s most important ancient ruins
- Learn all about the history of the city from your guide
- Choose from morning or afternoon departure times for your convenience
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Private walking tour
- Entrance fee (except "Tour + Ticket option")
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Largo Anfiteatro, 2, 96100 Siracusa SR, Italy
Departure Point: Neapolis archaeological park main entrance gate Via Ettore Romagnoli / Viale Augusto Directions: The tour departs at the Syracuse map in front of the entrance gate to the souvenir area / ticket office. The guide will have a "Hermes Sicily Tours" sign and/or a red id-badge with her/his name.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Parco Archeologico della Neapolis
2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Teatro Greco
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Ear of Dionysius
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Latomia del Paradiso (Pass By)
4
Anfiteatro Romano di Siracusa
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Admission tickets to the park are not included
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Please note: during the performance season (usually spring and summer), the Greek theater is covered and only partially visible.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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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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Reviews
4.7
based on 88 reviews
Janet_B, Oct 2025
Very informative walking tour of the park. Our guide Eva was so knowledgeable and willing to answer any questions. She was a delight and gave us plenty of time to enjoy the amazing park.
Colleen_M, Jul 2025
It was a very interesting story throughout the park, and my family was very engaged with the historical details that the guide added.
Agata_B, Apr 2025
Great tour! Eva was a fantastic tour guide, very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and engaging with our 10-year old who is interested in history. Highly recommended.
Paul_F, Nov 2024
Eva was great. Full of interesting facts and details that made the Neapolis Park come to life. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
David_H, Oct 2024
The caves were the most interesting part and the acoustics were particularly good especially when people would sing together
Robert_D, Sep 2024
Worst part was your tour not sating TICKET EXCLUDED so we had to waste an hour in the hot sun buying a ticket we could have bought online ahead of time. You blew this one.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Dear customer, we are sorry to hear that you were not completely satisfied with the guided tour you booked. However, we would like to clarify several incorrect points in your review:
1) In the tour description, before booking, and then again on the confirmation voucher, it is clearly stated that the entrance ticket is not included. This is because several categories of people (e.g., minors, teachers, etc.) are entitled to free or reduced tickets, which can only be obtained by presenting an ID at the ticket office.
2) The wait time at the ticket office was not 1 hour but approximately 15 minutes, during which you were already accompanied by our guide. In the time slots we recommend for the tour, there is usually less crowding, but you contacted the guide by phone at 10:30 PM the day before, requesting to change the schedule. This resulted in the tour taking place during a peak time.
3) The main loss of time was not due to the line at the ticket office but rather because our guide had to contact you multiple times by phone, as you were not at the meeting point described on the confirmation voucher. The guide had to come to a different location in the park, far from the ticket office.
Anne_K, Apr 2024
I would recommend this tour. Without a guide it would be difficult to appreciate and understand the site. We learnt a lot.
Chris_C, Dec 2023
Fantastic - We had a super knowledgeable guide. I’d highly recommend taking the tour. I wouldn’t miss it.
Risa_G, Oct 2023
Eva was an Excellent guide
Very knowledgeable, accommodating
friendly and patient
Most pleased with our experience
Alan_H, Jul 2023
Hearing about the history of the site from a very knowledgeable guide brought the structures to life. Otherwise, for me, it would have been just a pile of rocks.
Jeff_R, Jul 2023
Our guide Martina was superb and was a slam dunk 5 stars - very well educated, local, and well spoken. A real pleasure.
BUT - the central attraction, the Greek amphitheater, is covered with temporary wooden bleachers during the summer because they stage Greek plays there every night. That in itself is cool and the bleachers necessary, but the image advertising the tour shows the uncovered amphitheater, which is what we came to see. The tour description does not include this salient fact. There are some interesting secondary sites to view, and our guide did her best to bring those to life, but Caveat Emptor.
Victor_L, Sep 2017
Great tour, even in the summer heat. Knowledgeable tour guide who answered all of our questions. If you do take the tour in the summer, bring an umbrella. You'll thank me later.
guilhermegoncalves60, Sep 2017
Very good tour! Great Guide and wonderful interesting sites to visit.
Robert B, Jun 2017
We enjoyed a 2 hour private tour 6 adults of the archaeological park in the morning, followed by lunch arranged by our excellent guide, Eva, and then a 2 hour tour of the nearby archaeological museum. The entire experience was pleasant, efficient and very informative. Eva was exactly where she said she would be at the exact appointed time. She had a deep knowledge of the archaeology and the area of Siracusa in general. I woulds strongly recommend these tours to provide a much richer understanding of the history of this fascinating area of Sicilia.
Eric R, Oct 2016
An gracious Austrian lady, Eva Maier, living in Italy was my guide. Every one of my questions was quickly answered, items on the side were pointed out to me as well, even to my surprise the living Acanthus plant leaves at my feet, often carved in marble for column tops and decorations. Historical aspects and architectural details were given which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Jared B, Jul 2016
Eva guided our tour of both the archaeological park and downtown Ortigia. She was outstanding. We absolutely and whole-heartedly recommend her! It was a wonderful experience for us. Eva is so knowledgeable, very kind, easy to talk to. She had an answer for every question. Thank you!!
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