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Ancient ruins with people walking around. 1
Ancient ruins with columns and a central building. 2
Ancient ruins with columns and a temple-like structure. 3
A camel lying on a glass enclosure with people observing it. 4
People walking on a paved path in an ancient ruin site. 5

Pompeii Small Group Tour with an Archaeologist

By Askos Tours
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €50 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Experience a 2-hour tour of the ancient ruins of Pompeii led by a professional archaeologist guide and skip the line tickets included in a small group of maximum 20 people.
Walk through the ruins and explore this ancient city, buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD. Learn about the history of the town and how the Romans lived and see all the most important public buildings and private houses.

Visit the Western part of the town. You will see the Marina Gate, the Basilica, the Forum, the baths, the Lupanar (brothel), the bakery, the house of Faun, the Termopolium, the high street, the Plaster Casts of the dead's, and the Theatres.

The tour is available in English, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German and starts at the main entrance of Pompeii Ruins, called Porta Marina Superiore.

Activity location

  • Pompeii Archaeological Park
    • Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri)
    • 80045, Pompeii, Italy, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Via Villa dei Misteri, 2
    • 2 Via Villa dei Misteri
    • 80045, Pompei, Campania, Italy

Check availability

English Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€49.50 x 1 Adult€49.50
Total
Price is €49.50

Italian Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Italian
Language options: Italian
Starting time: 15:00
Price details
€49.50 x 1 Adult€49.50
Total
Price is €49.50

German Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • German
Language options: German
Starting time: 15:30
Price details
€49.50 x 1 Adult€49.50
Total
Price is €49.50

Spanish Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 16:00
Price details
€49.50 x 1 Adult€49.50
Total
Price is €49.50

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Licensed guide with archaeological background
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Small Group (maximum 20 people per guide)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Headsets (for groups of 16 or more)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    'Pompeii Express' entrance ticket
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guidance and assistance for the entire duration of the tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Tour will be available all year around with rain or shine
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Wear comfortable shoes, sunglasses and sun cream in the summer.
  • Bring a small bottle of water
  • For under 18 y.o. travellers, please bring your ID card/passport with you
  • Mobility scooters are not allowed
  • Only dogs that do not exceed 10 kg in weight and a maximum height of 40 cm are permitted to enter; admitted animals must be on a leash and held in the arms inside the buildings and it is mandatory to collect their excrement;
  • Not recommended for travellers with mobility issue or impairments, because of steps and ramps, little steep climb, please contact us and ask for a suitable private tour for your needs
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Pompeii Archaeological Park

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Meet the guide at the main entrance of the archaeological site called "Porta Marina Superiore". The guide will be holding a sign with our company's name "Askos Tours" on the top.

Basilica

  • 15m
Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities

Forum

  • 10m
Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii

Granaries of the Forum

  • 15m
In the granary you will see marble tables and baths for fountains that adorned the entrances of houses and some casts of victims of the eruption as well as that of a dog and a tree.

Via dell’Abbondanza (Pass by)

Walk through the high street of Pompeii

House of Menander

  • 15m
The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents

Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)

  • 15m
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

Lupanar

  • 15m
Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii

House of the Faun

  • 15m
The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii

Odeon - Teatro Piccolo (Pass by)

Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii

Teatro Grande

  • 10m
Visit the most important Theatre in Pompeii

Location

Activity location

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    Pompeii Archaeological Park
    • Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri)
    • 80045, Pompeii, Italy, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Via Villa dei Misteri, 2
    • 2 Via Villa dei Misteri
    • 80045, Pompei, Campania, Italy

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