Skip the long lines to Pompeii for a 2-hour guided tour of the most important archaeological site in Italy. Walk down ancient roads of the Greco-Roman city to experience life in an everyday Roman town before it was covered in volcanic ash.

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Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
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Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: German, Spanish, French, Italian, English
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Highlights

Explore one of the most important archaeological sites in Italy with a private guide
Skip the long lines to tour the ruins of Pompeii
Walk down ancient Greco-Roman streets to experience an everyday city of the Roman Empire

Full description

Explore the ruins of Pompeii on a 2-hour tour of the Greco-Roman city. Discover the city covered for 1,700 years by layers of ash and pumice from the devastating eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Skip the line, and meet your guide, who will describe a flourishing civilization, brought to life by the excavations of the 1800s and 1900s. Follow in the footsteps of the Romans, and see how they lived, loved, worked and played. Among the highlights of the site are the Porta Marina (Sea Gate), one of the city’s original entrances, as well as the Forum, Main Square, and surrounding temples, porticoes and law courts. 20,000 people lived in the provincial town, of which 2,000 perished. Twenty feet of volcanic ash and pumice stone covered the city, freezing everyday artifacts for later prosperity. Among the most poignant sights are the plaster cast models taken from Pompeii citizens, and their pets.

Includes

Guided tour of Pompeii
Access to Porta Marina
Visit to Forum
Visit to Main Square and surrounding buildings
Skip-the-line access
Entrance fee
Free parking

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
All participants who are 12 years and older must present a Reinforced Green Pass that is valid in the EU and has a verifiable QR code. Reinforced Green Passes can only be obtained by uploading either proof of full vaccination or proof of a Covid-19 infection within the last 6 months to either the Green Pass or Covid Certificate app
All participants must also bring a valid government-issued photo ID (e.g. passport, driver's license, etc)

Meeting point

Tempio Travel Agency, inside Pompeii Ruins Circumvesuviana train station, Via Villa dei Misteri 1. There is a big parking area called "Zeus" near the office.

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What to bring

Passport or ID card

Not allowed

Luggage or large bags

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.9 /5

based on 555 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.7/5
Value for money
4.3/5
Service
4.8/5
Organization
4.7/5

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Not our first time here, best way to visit Pompeii imo. Skip the line tickets aren’t really skip the line tickets. There is a line for the skip the line tickets, even at 09:00 when the gates open, but just around a 5 minutes wait. We booked the privat tour at opening of the gates to avoid the crowds. Around 10:00 it gets very busy and from 11:00 really crowded, so a 2 hour tour was precisely ok, also regarding the heat and the amount of information to take in. Take a picture of the central square when it’s still empty early morning! The tour guide was knowledgeable, professional and was good in taking us to the right highlights at the right time. One point of attention would be a more precise description of the meeting point: it’s upstairs in the trainstation further it was an overall nice experience for the entire family.

August 20, 2019

Great feel for The key sites and history of Pompeii

Our guide Alexandra really went out of her way to bring the history of Pompeii alive for our family which includes three teenagers. Very knowledgeable, she kept information at a manageable level and thanks to the tour e managed to see and appreciated so much more than we would have done on our own.

July 23, 2019

Fascinating tour that made history come to life.

We enjoyed our afternoon with our guide so very much. She was extremely knowledgeable about all things Pompeii and told the story of what happened at Pompeii in a fascinating and interesting way. She answered all our questions and moved the tour along at a good pace. I would highly recommend this tour. Without it, Pompeii would still have been amazing but we would not hve understood what we were seeing nearly as much.

June 6, 2019

Pompeii: Ruins Private Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry

Pompeii: Ruins Private Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry

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Great feel for The key sites and history of Pompeii

Fascinating tour that made history come to life.

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