Pompeii Small Group Excursion from Naples
About this activity
Highlights
- Explore ancient Pompeii ruins
- Skip-the-line entry
- Expert archaeologist guide
- Round-trip from Naples
- Uncover Pompeii's history
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Skip-the-line entry to Pompeii Archaeological Site
- Guided tour with an expert archaeologist
- Round-trip transportation from Naples
- Meals and beverages
Meeting point
Start Location
Unknown location
Important information
Know before you book
- Tour operates rain or shine; dress appropriately for the weather.
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Photography is allowed; please be respectful of the site.
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable walking shoes suitable for uneven terrain.
- Bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated during the tour.
- Check the weather forecast and dress accordingly.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Accessibility
- Service Animals Allowed
- Easy Public Transport
- Infant Seats Available
Good to know
- Tour time is 2 hours and travel time is 1 hour approximately
- No dogs permitted in the vehicle, only service animals permitted
- If you are traveling with suitcases, we recommend storing them in a luggage deposit (for example at the station or any facility of your choice) during the excursion. It may not always be possible to accommodate luggage on the minibus, as not all vehicles are equipped with a luggage compartment.
Traveler reviews
RUDE tour guide
During summer all the sights are busy. Everyone wants to see what they came to see….but a little patience goes a long way. Our tour guide got in an altercation over whose group gets in the door first, and got access cut off completely to another group just so she could be right. Don’t book with this company!
Want to come back soon!
Chio was our tour guide. Super kind and informative. Then we had a wonderful lunch with wine tasting. Fabulous. Manny our waiter was awesome. Praying I get a chance to do this again.
Herculaneum and Pompeii in a day!
We were upgraded to the full day tour which included Herculaneum and Pompeii with an archaeologist (Michael). It was great to do both in one day and to be guided by someone with so much knowledge. Safely driven between sites in the crazy Naples traffic too, by Antonio, with a lunch stop at a shopping mall. Fab day out! We learnt so much and saw all the main attractions at each site. We would probably go to Pompeii again sometime as you could easily spend all day there. Would recommend this tour though. Had a fab time!
Pompeii, an Italian treasure buried and returned to the light to amaze and marvel.
Wonderful experience, made even more precious by the competence, seriousness and kindness of our guide Camillo Sorrentino, who made us discover and appreciate the uses and customs of an ancient civilization but in many ways surprisingly similar to ours.
Not so good
This is a long review: We purchased a Small Group Pompeii Tour (with bus transfers) departing from Napoli Centrale for 4 people, starting at 9:45 am, for a total of €299.98 (including fees). I received a call while touring the Colosseum, saying that my tour had changed to 10 am without bus transfers. It happened less than 24 hours before the tour. So, I cannot cancel it because I won't get any refund from them. They refunded me €60. Then after we came back from Italy, I emailed them requesting another €40 because the Tour with an Archaeologist is only €49.50/person. They did refund me €36.20 only, saying fees were not included in the refund. We had planned everything accordingly. We bought fast train tickets from Rome arriving in Napoli Centrale at 9 am. So lucky that the Circumvesuviana is available at 9:20 am. That day was like an Amazing Race to us, trying to get to Circumvesuviana! What if we arrived after 9:20 am? Of course, we'll miss the tour & get zero refund! Askos have no consideration for the trouble they gave us. Our guide, Jolanda is nice but I doubt she's an archaeologist. She didn't give us the story like what an archaeologist would give. I hate the earphone. It distracted me. We were about 25 people (not a small group). This is what happened when purchasing a tour with an unreliable agent. They will put you into other tours when the number of people doesn't meet their targets. The tour was not engaging & moved quickly from one place to another. We covered a bit of Regio I, but mostly at VII & VIII. The tour ended after 2 hours at the Grand Theatre Regio VIII. We get to explore Pompeii on our own after that. But we didn't. We have to go back to Napoli Centrale to explore Napoli, then ride the train back to Rome. I regretted doing this tour with Askos. We should have done it by ourselves & just picked a guide outside Porta Marina.