Pompeii Private & Personalized Tour with archeology expert guide
About this activity
Highlights
- Personalized Pompeii archeology experience Naples.
- Discover ancient Roman Forum secrets.
- Visit Pompeii’s historic amphitheatre highlights.
- Exclusive guided tour of Pompeii.
Full description
Start your journey by taking a peek at grand buildings, elite residences and shops that line the most important street in Pompeii, Street of Abundance. This bustling walkway leads to the Forum – an enormous piazza and hub of daily Roman life. Snap pictures of the impressive centaur statue and ancient columns. From here, you’ll see the basilica, marketplace and temples dedicated to Apollo, Jupiter and Venus – ask your guide to focus on any particular interests.
Despite being buried under ash for over 2000 years, you can picture the Romans socialising in the bathing areas or cooking at the Thermopolia. ‘These small shops served hot food for the lower classes whose houses rarely had kitchens’, says local guide Francesca. Pompeii’s amphitheatre is definitely something to shout about. It was built to accommodate over 20,000 people and is even older than the Colosseum in Rome. Francesca adds ‘Discovering Pompeii is like leafing through the pages of a history book.’
Included / Excluded
- Friendly local guide
- 2-hour private tour
- Skip-the-line admission tickets
- Headset provided for groups of more than 6 pax
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Start Location
Piazza Esedra, Piazza Esedra, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
Piazza Esedra, 80045 Pompei, NA, Italy
Important information
Know before you book
- For visitors in wheelchairs, a dedicated route is available, starting from Porta Anfiteatro through via dell'Abbondanza, where the theaters and the forum can be visited
Know before you go
- We recommend that you wear comfortable shoes and bring along a hat and a bottle of water.
- After checkout, you will receive the name and contact information of your guide
Cancellation policy
Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Reviews
Mario was very nice and personable. He told us about the different neighborhoods and some of the history. It was a great ride because it wasn't the "tourist trap" type of ride. And when the ambulance boat passed us, he quickly turned us into the wake, keeping us safe and dry.
Alyssa was wonderful and very accommodating , her English is excellent and the way she explains feels it’s coming form the heart. God bless her and thank you for such a great experience
This was the worst activity I booked. The guide was rude from the beginning. We understood that he wanted to wait to check on the weather but he was rude in the process. Another lady was making light of the situation telling him she understood and he was rude to her. He decided to proceed but then said they would just ride around the stand and not the actual excursion. I asked if we had the choice to be refunded as he was not acting like it was safe to proceed. When I asked about the credit he got all mad and then just said they will do the canal. Well if you’re expecting a nice ride down the canal this isn’t your tour. We entered the canal for a brief moment and then went behind it. If you’re looking for a gondola ride down the canal this isn’t it. And you don’t need to book. There are so many gondolas you can book at any time without paying the premium of a tour. This was definetly not worth the money. He was also talking about us in Italian not realizing I understood some