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Private Pompeii and Herculaneum Day Tour with Pickup

Choose Pompei/Herculaneum with guide for a private car or minivan and guided visits at both sites. Hotel pickup is included, while entry tickets and meals cost extra.

By Chiara Vitale · Operator: Excursions and Transfers · Viator data from October 19, 2026 · prices, options and terms rechecked November 8, 2026 · no change · Sources checked

From €105 per adult · Pompei/Herculaneum with guide option
4.8 out of 5 · 35 reviews, Viator and Tripadvisor

Every day. Meeting point for this option: the point on the booking page. Full refund up to 24 hours before departure; nothing back after that. Instant confirmation. Other options start lower, from €75; they are compared below.

Photos from the operator's listing.

Our check of this tour

What we verified in the listing for the Pompei/Herculaneum with guide option.
Time inside Pompeii 2 h in Pompeii
Whole day 8 h
Park entry Not included
Exact Pompeii ticket Not stated in the listing
Villa of the Mysteries Not included: you buy the park ticket yourself; the €25 ticket adds the villas
Group Private; up to 8 travelers per booking
Meeting point the point on the booking page
Price From €105 per adult, Pompei/Herculaneum with guide option
Main trade-off Check your hotel's pickup coverage and time before you pay. The available rate requires at least 2 travelers. Your guide may use more than one language.

Read from the operator's listing on Viator for the named option; park rules from the park ticket table. Viator record data from October 19, 2026.

Is this tour right for you?

Choose Pompei/Herculaneum with guide if you want your own vehicle and a licensed site guide. The cheaper Pompei/Herculaneum tour option provides the driver. Allow 8 hours for the whole day.

You'll spend 2 hours at Pompeii and 90 minutes at Herculaneum. The car or minivan takes you between sites and back to your hotel. Both entry tickets and meals cost extra.

Check your hotel's pickup coverage and time before you pay. The available rate requires at least 2 travelers. Your guide may use more than one language.

What I'd do: choose Pompei/Herculaneum with guide and budget for both entry tickets.

Which option?

Pompei/Herculaneum tour
€75 per adult

Private tour with car/minivan and driver to the ruins of Pompei and Herculaneum Pickup included.

Pompei/Herculaneum with guide
€105 per adult

Private tour with car/minivan and driver to the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum with a professional and authorized guide Pickup included.

Prices are the lowest listed price per option, per adult; the booking page shows the price for your date. Viator records data from October 19, 2026.

How does the day work?

  1. 2 h
    Visit Pompeii with your guide, 2 hours; entry costs extra.
  2. 90 min
    Continue to Herculaneum for 90 minutes with your guide; entry costs extra.
Where you meet: Confirm the meeting instructions for this option on your booking.

What's included?

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Driver/guide
  • Transport by private vehicle

What's not included?

  • Food and drinks
  • Tickets to Pompeii & Herculaneum admission/entry

Itinerary, inclusions and exclusions: the operator's listing on Viator. Times are the listing's. Viator data from October 19, 2026.

What should I know before booking?

Names on tickets The park's tickets carry each traveler's name. Bring ID or a passport for everyone, children too.
No re-entry One 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 health Suitable for all physical fitness levels.
Cancellation Full refund up to 24 hours before departure; nothing back after that.
Booking cutoff Book at least 1 day before departure. Instant confirmation. Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
Children Bookable for ages 0 to 99; no child rate.
From the listing:
  • Book Pompei/Herculaneum with guide for guiding inside both sites.
  • The available rate takes 2 to 8 travelers per booking.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off are included. Agree on the pickup place and time.
  • Infant seats are available.
  • The guide may use more than one language.
  • Cancel at least 24 hours before departure for a full refund.

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

How is it rated?

4.7 out of 5 on Viator · 15 reviews
5 stars: 13 reviews.
4 stars: 1 review.
3 stars: 0 reviews.
2 stars: 1 review.
1 star: 0 reviews.
4.9 out of 5 on Tripadvisor · 20 reviews
5 stars: 18 reviews.
4 stars: 2 reviews.
3 stars: 0 reviews.
2 stars: 0 reviews.
1 star: 0 reviews.

Combined rating: 4.8 out of 5 from 35 reviews, Viator and Tripadvisor. We have the marketplace's figures, not the review texts. Viator data from October 19, 2026.

Chiara Vitale Writes 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. Report a correction.