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PompeiI Exclusive Tour with your Archaeologist in a Small Group

Choose Tour in English for a 2 hours walk with a licensed guide who specializes in archaeology. Entry is extra; the tour voucher and the ticket-purchase link are separate from your park ticket.

By Chiara Vitale · Operator: Grand Tour Experience · Updated September 19, 2026 · I haven't taken this trip

From €25per adult · Tour in English option
4.7 · 436 reviews, Viator and Tripadvisor

Every day at 09:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:30, 14:00 or 16:30. Meeting point: The meeting point is 50mt from the train station "Pompei Scavi - Villa dei Misteri. Full refund up to 24 hours before departure; nothing back after that. Instant confirmation.

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Photos from the operator's listing.

Viator listing. Updated September 19, 2026.

Is this tour right for you?

Book Tour in English if you want to arrange park entry separately. The licensed guide specializes in archaeology, with up to 15 people sharing the walk. The Italian option needs a language check before booking.

The route starts at Porta Marina and covers the Forum's public buildings before baths and houses. Your payment covers the guide. Park entry and hotel transfers aren't included.

A ticket-purchase link is sent the afternoon before the tour. You can also arrange the purchase with help onsite. Bring the park ticket as well as your tour voucher.

What I'd do: choose Tour in English and arrange your park entry before arriving at Porta Marina.

Which option?

Tour in EnglishCompared in our selection
€25per adult

Tour in Italiano
€26per adult

Prices: the lowest adult price per option on Viator; the booking page shows the price for your date. Updated September 19, 2026.

How does the day work?

  1. 10 minstarts 09:00
    Porta Marina. meet the guide outside the park, 10 minutes.
  2. 10 min
    Sanctuary of Venus. stop at the temple area, 10 minutes.
  3. 10 min
    Basilica. visit the public building, 10 minutes.
  4. 10 min
    Sanctuary of Apollo. visit the temple area, 10 minutes.
  5. 10 min
    Forum. stop in the city's public square, 10 minutes.
  6. 10 min
    Temple of Jupiter. look at the temple, 10 minutes.
  7. 10 min
    Macellum. visit the market, 10 minutes.
  8. 10 min
    Forum Baths. explore the bathing rooms, 10 minutes.
  9. 10 min
    Thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus. 10 minutes from outside only, as checked September 18, 2026.
  10. 10 min
    House of the Faun. 10 minutes planned; house visits depend on seasonal access.
  11. 10 min
    Via dell'Abbondanza. walk along the ancient street, 10 minutes.
  12. 10 min
    Large Theater. 10 minutes planned; viewing is from the upper ring through October 8, 2026.
Where you meet: The guide will be waiting for guests at Porta Marina Superiore Pompeii Gates in front of "HORTUS BAR" with a sign "POMPEI VIP". The meeting point is 50mt from the train station "Pompei Scavi - Villa dei Misteri

What's included?

  • Authorized Tour Guide experts in Archaeology
  • the afternoon before the tour, we will send a link to buy entrance tickets online
  • Tickets are NOT included, but we provide a link for the skip the line tickets

What's not included?

  • Admission tickets to Pompeii Park (20 euro per adult; free under 18 years old)
  • Hotel pick up and drop off

Itinerary, inclusions and exclusions: the operator's listing on Viator. Times are the listing's. Updated September 19, 2026.

What should I know before booking?

Names on ticketsThe park's tickets carry each traveler's name. Bring ID or a passport for everyone, children too.
No re-entryOne entry to the site. Bring lunch if you want to eat during the visit. Your bag must fit within 30 × 30 × 15 cm.
Mobility and healthInfants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Suitable for all physical fitness levels
CancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before departure; nothing back after that. The trip can be canceled if too few people book. Bad weather can cancel it, with a refund or another date.
Booking cutoffThe listing sets no booking cutoff; late bookings depend on availability. Instant confirmation; mobile or paper ticket accepted.
ChildrenAges 5 to 11 as children, under 5 as infants; the booking page shows their prices.
From the listing, in short:
  • Select Tour in English for the option covered here.
  • Meet opposite Hortus at Porta Marina and look for the POMPEI VIP sign.
  • Buy entry separately; the tour voucher doesn't admit you to Pompeii.
  • The adult tour rate starts at age 12.
  • Strollers are accepted on this walk.
  • Bad weather or too few bookings can cancel the departure.

Operator's conditions on Viator; park rules on names, bags and re-entry from its visitor regulations. Updated September 19, 2026.

How is it rated?

4.8Viator · 267 reviews
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4.7Tripadvisor · 169 reviews
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Combined rating: 4.7 out of 5 from 436 reviews, Viator and Tripadvisor. We have the marketplace's figures, not the review texts. Updated September 19, 2026.

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Chiara VitaleWrites pompeii.day

I grew up in Castellammare di Stabia, under the volcano, and spent six seasons on hotel front desks in Sorrento. Which ticket, which train, which gate, how many hours: I've answered these more times than I can count.

Now I live in Pompei, ten minutes on foot from the Amphitheatre gate, and I go into the site most weeks on a MyPompeii card. For this page I compared the options and booking terms with the park's rules. I haven't taken this trip. Report a correction.