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Pompeii and Herculaneum Small-Group with an Expert Archaeologist

4.7(38)Pompeii1 hour
VIATOR4.2(11)TRIPADVISOR5.0(27)

Description

Discover two of the world’s most extraordinary Roman archaeological sites—Pompeii and Herculaneum—on a guided experience led by a professional archaeologist. These ancient cities, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, come to life as your expert guide explains their history, architecture, and daily life in remarkable detail. Skip the stress of navigating maps or planning logistics: this tour includes assistance during the transfer between Pompeii and Herculaneum and provides priority access to both sites. Walk through villas, temples, baths, and beautifully preserved homes as your archaeologist unveils stories hidden in the ruins. Designed to offer depth, clarity, and an unforgettable cultural experience, this tour lets you explore the highlights of both archaeological sites comfortably and efficiently.

Tour Options

Tour from Rome
  • What's included: Train tickets from/ to Rome Round-trip transportation from Naples Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum Entry tickets : Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets What's not included: Meals and drinks Personal expenses Duration: 9 hours Maximum group size: 21 travelers Starting point: Rome Termini station, Via Giovanni Giolitti, 40, 00185 Roma RM, Italy
Tour from Sorrento
  • What's included: Round-trip transportation from Sorrento Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum English-Speaking Assistant Entry tickets : Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets What's not included: Meals and drinks Personal expenses Duration: 8 hours Maximum group size: 21 travelers Starting point: Tourist Bus Parking Sorrento in Via Correale 25 Starting point: Tourist Bus Parking, Via Correale, 80067 Sorrento NA, Italy
Tour from Naples Train Station
  • What's included: Round-trip transportation from Naples Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum English-Speaking Assistant Entry tickets : Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets What's not included: Meals and drinks Personal expenses Duration: 6 hours Maximum group size: 21 travelers Starting point: Ramada by Wyndham Naples in Via Galileo Ferraris, 40 Starting point: Ramada by Wyndham Naples, Via Galileo Ferraris, 40, 80146 Napoli NA, Italy
Tour from Naples port
  • What's included: Round-trip transportation from Naples Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum English-Speaking Assistant Entry tickets : Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets What's not included: Meals and drinks Personal expenses Duration: 8 hours Starting point: Stazione Marittima, 80133 Napoli NA, Italy
Tour from Pompeii
  • What's included: One way transportation from Pompeii to Herculaneum Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum Entry tickets : Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets What's not included: Meals and drinks Personal expenses Duration: 5 hours Maximum group size: 21 travelers Starting point: In front of "Porta Marina Inferiore" entrance to the Pompeii archaeological site, at Suisse Restaurant on Piazza Esedra Starting point: Ristorante Suisse, Piazza Esedra, 10/13, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
Tour from Salerno
  • What's included: Round-trip transportation from Naples Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum English-Speaking Assistant Entry tickets : Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets What's not included: Meals and drinks Personal expenses Duration: 8 hours Starting point: Stazione Marittima di Salerno, 84121 Salerno SA, Italy

Itinerary

Admission included120 min

Pompeii is an extraordinary archaeological site, an ancient Roman city preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. During your visit to Pompeii with the guide in two and a half hours, you will discover its most famous areas frescoes.

Admission included15 min

Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.

Admission included15 min

Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii

Admission included15 min

The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.

Admission included15 min

These occupy a vast area between the Brothel lane, the Holconius crossroads and the Via Stabiana. They represent the oldest thermal complex in the city.

Admission included15 min

Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.

Pass by

Via dell’Abbondanza

Admission included15 min

The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.

Admission included10 min

Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.

Admission included10 min

Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.

Admission included120 min

A quick lunch break is available before the transfer (own expense). After the visit of Pompeii, continue to Herculaneum. Here you will enjoy a two-hour guided visit of this remarkably well-preserved ancient town, where wooden structures, mosaics, and everyday objects survived the eruption, offering an intimate and vivid glimpse into Roman life.

Admission included10 min

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.

Admission included10 min

M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.

Admission included10 min

It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).

Admission included10 min

The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.

Admission included10 min

It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.

Admission included10 min

The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.

Admission included10 min

The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.

Admission included10 min

The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.

Admission included10 min

This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.

Admission included10 min

Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.

Highlights

One way transportation from Pompeii to Herculaneum ( Option from Pompeii)
Round-trip transportation to/from Naples( Option from Naples)
Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum
Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets
Train tickets to/from Rome to Naples + transportation from Naples ( Option from Rome)
Round-trip transportation to/from Sorrento ( Option from Sorrento)

What's included

Included
One way transportation from Pompeii to Herculaneum ( Option from Pompeii)
Round-trip transportation to/from Naples( Option from Naples)
Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum
Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets
Train tickets to/from Rome to Naples + transportation from Naples ( Option from Rome)
Round-trip transportation to/from Sorrento ( Option from Sorrento)
Not included
Meals and drinks
Gratuities
Personal expenses

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum numbers of 6 people per Shared tour apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
  • At Pompeii and Herculaneum Children under 18 y.o. enter for free, showing a valid form of ID.
  • Please note that the drop-off point depends on the tour option you selected.

Reviews(38)

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bbqchips
June 22, 2026
Great way to see the ruins!

Great experience! Learned a lot more than if I had just gone alone. And our tour guide was very fun and nice.

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joannehY1TJ
June 20, 2026
Pompeii and Herculaneum with Vincenzo

Really excellent tour with Vincenzo. His knowledge, sense of humour and ability to bring what we were seeing to life ,was exceptional. We were very late due to poor train services, to the Pompeii part of the tour, but the communication via the main tour office was great, and we still managed to see some of Pompeii. Herculaneum was fabulous- lot less busy, and much smaller, but beautifully preserved. Well worth the trip!

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1clairemarie
June 18, 2026
Highly Recommended

We learned a ton and never would have managed to navigate the massive Pompeii on our own. Highly recommend Vincenzo’s tour!

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Jim D
June 17, 2026
Take this Terrific Tour!

We had an amazing tour with our guide Vincenzo. We toured the ruins and Vincenzo gave thorough explanations of life in Pompeii and how it was different from life in Herculaneum. He also gave us time to take photos, and he answered all of our questions! This was an excellent tour!

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Michael_B
June 14, 2026
Be prepared for a lot of...

Be prepared for a lot of walking on uneven old cobblestone streets in both venues. Very informative and knowledgeable guide Andrea

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Jim_L
June 11, 2026
Great tour with lots of history

A great tour with our guide Andre. 6 1/2 hours of walking and information regarding Pompeii & Herculaneum. Andre gave ample water breaks and washroom breaks in the 27 degree heat. Wear good walking shoes on this tour, the cobble stones of Pompeii and Herculaneum are unforgiving with approximately 15,000 footsteps according to an Apple Watch.

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Kalynn_W
June 7, 2026
Amazing Experience!

The tours to Herculaneum and Pompeii were amazing! More than I expected, and our guide was fantastic! She was patient and thorough! Loved her! My kids truly enjoyed the tours as they are very into history. Folks should definitely do this!

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floydf614
June 4, 2026
Wonderful tour with great guide and driver. Andrea and Domenico took us safely to Pompei and Herculaneum

Andrea and Domenica were super guide and driver. Pick up was on time and we safely got to parks. Andrea lead the group to many fascinating sites in both parks. Was considerate for those with some difficulties. Highly recommend this tour

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Elnidofan
June 4, 2026
Pompeii and Herculaneum history tour

Vincenso was very passionate and knowledgeable about the history of Pompeii and Herculaneum and wanted to make sure that we had learned new information about this amazing place. It was just the right length of time to see both locations and I can recommend this tour tonothers.

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Venture31202275213
June 4, 2026
Witty archaeology!

Andrea was an amazing guide. He is an archeologist with a great and witty sense of humor. We enjoyed the tour immensely.

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