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Tours · Pompeii guided tours · Tour in the ruins of Pompeii with an archaeologist

· Private, 2.5 hours without entry

Tour in the ruins of Pompeii with an archaeologist

Choose a private archaeologist walk with a route shaped around your party, paid for by the group. Entry costs extra, and you need to agree the meeting gate and wait for booking acceptance.

By Chiara Vitale · Operator: Svelaria guided tours · Updated September 19, 2026 · I haven't taken this trip

From €300per group
5.0 · 156 reviews, Viator and Tripadvisor

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 09:30, 10:00 or 14:00. Meeting point: The guide will wait for the clients at the entrance of the ruins with the panel of Svelaria. Full refund up to 24 hours before departure; nothing back after that.

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Photos from the operator's listing.

Viator listing. Updated September 19, 2026.

Is this tour right for you?

Choose this private walk if you want to shape the route around your party. You pay for the group, with up to 12 people in a booking. The visit lasts 2.5 hours.

Your archaeologist can adapt the visit for children or your appetite for walking. Houses and shops share the route with baths and the Forum. Guiding is included; buy park entry separately.

Agree the exact entrance before booking and look for the Svelaria sign. Wait for booking acceptance before fixing other plans. English and Italian are offered, so arrange the language with the guide.

What I'd do: choose this for a private family route and agree the meeting gate before paying for the group.

How does the day work?

  1. 2 h 30 minstarts 09:30
    Pompeii. spend 2.5 hours on a private guided route shaped around your party.
Where you meet: The guide will wait for the clients at the entrance of the ruins with the panel of Svelaria.

What's included?

  • Private tour
  • Official guide

What's not included?

  • Entrance Tickets

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 healthWheelchair accessible Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
CancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before departure; nothing back after that. The trip can be canceled if too few people book.
Booking cutoffBookable until 1 day before departure. Confirmation from the operator; mobile or paper ticket accepted.
ChildrenOne price for all ages.
From the listing, in short:
  • The price covers your group, with up to 12 people per booking.
  • Buy park entry separately.
  • Agree the exact meeting gate before you travel.
  • Wait for the guide to accept your booking.
  • Wheelchairs and strollers are accepted, but moderate fitness is required.
  • 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?

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Combined rating: 5.0 out of 5 from 156 reviews, Viator and Tripadvisor. We have the marketplace's figures, not the review texts. Updated September 19, 2026.

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.