Herculaneum Small Group Tour and Ticket With an Archaeologist
Overview
Available languages
2 hours
Mobile ticket
Get the chance to visit the site of Herculaneum being guided by an Archaeologist.
Get to know more about this ancient Roman city, inhabited by merchants and nobility, whose life ended dramatically fast in 79 AD. The guide will show you the waterfront where more than 300 remains of people trying to escape by sea were found, but also the Samnite house, the thermal baths, the Temple of the Augustales, the forum, the house of Neptune and Amphitrite, the Gymnasium, the house of the wooden partition and much more.
You will get an intense experience: you can see not only stone, marble and ceramics left, but also carbonized wood and even more exquisite paintings and mosaics than in Pompei.
Herculaneum was destroyed by a much more powerful force which instantly burnt all wood and buried the city under a thick layer which didn’t let the air go through and cause decay.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Dogs are allowed at the Herculaneum Archaeological Park without breed or size restrictions, however they must be kept on a leash or muzzle and it is mandatory to have bags to collect any droppings. For reasons of logistics and conservation, within the Antiquarium premises, the Boat Pavilion, and the domus featuring mosaic floors, access is permitted only to dogs that are carried in arms or transported in an appropriate carrier.
Herculaneum ruins' entry tickets: 16 euros (adult) 2 euros (EU citizens 18-25 y.o.)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Parco Acheologico Di Ercolano
Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins. You can get there as follows: - By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place) - By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
What‘s Included
Licensed guide with archaeological background
Herculaneum entry tickets
Small Group (maximum 20 people per guide)
Headsets
Guidance and assistance
Meals/drinks
Private transportation
Options
English Tour
Italian Tour
French Tour
Spanish Tour
German Tour
Reviews
1,073 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Review of herculeum
Craig S,May 5, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The archeologist was very known and informative and informed us of hiddden knowledge. Well received and recommended.
Enjoyable and educational
222debj,May 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An extremely enjoyable and educational experience, with our interesting guide Luciano Leone, who brought ancient Herculaneum to life with facts, illustrations and humour. Definitely recommended
A fascinating tour
Brian S,May 5, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a very good small tour (there were about 12 of us on this occasion) each provided with a radio earpiece so we could hear Michael (Michele?), our guide, easily. It was really interesting how he conveyed an historical, cataclysmic event into a modern-day context. His interpretation of life as lived by the wealthy residents (with their impluvia, mosaics and frescoes) and the everyday citizens (with their public fountains and (many!) bars) was fascinating, as was his discussion of how ultra-modern technology is being used to help interpret antiquity. We cannot recommend Michael and this tour hghly enough. (On a side note, we were glad that, the previous day, we had visited the archaeological museum in Naples, where a lot of artefacts from Herculaneum are displayed. This enhanced our understanding and visualisation.)
Excellent tour by a working archeologist, Luciano Leone
Karen R,May 5, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Luciano Leone was an excellent and entertaining guide. Very knowledgeable. An actual working archeologist who gave great insight into the excavation, which was discovered as recently as 1984!
Great tour. A must!
markyp584,May 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Luciano was our guide on a superb tour over 2 hours. There’s so much to see - but he takes you on a tour of the site covering the history of the site and the comparisons with Pompeii - picking up some of the best bits. Best way to see Herculaneum.
Pretty good tour
Brian S,May 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00The tour was good, but not great. The tour guide did not seem very motivated, so was a bit lackluster
Great tour!!
Irene Z,May 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Luciano was a phenomenal tour guide, so passionate and a wealth of knowledge. We cannot recommend him enough. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour!
Herculaneum 2 hour tour
EdinburghGirl,May 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I would definitely recommend this guided tour. There is a lot to see, and it was brilliant to have someone taking us around. Our guide, Luciano Leone, was extremely knowledgeable and very entertaining, and his enthusiasm was infectious. The pace of the tour was just right - he gave us time to look at things but also kept us moving along!
Just two comments for improvement
Margaret A,May 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00The guide was excellent and easy to find. The tour moved quickly and covered the highlights. The price seemed right for both the tickets and the tour content. Two things to note: There is no time during the tour to study the sites closely or take pictures. If you want to view things at a leisurely pace, plan to stay after the tour to go back and study specific areas more closely. Second, the guide didn’t wait for everyone to catch up coming out of tunnels and covered spaces. This meant that sometimes the guide would be speaking and the folks at the back of the group had no reception and missed what the guide was saying.
Herculaneum in French
Nicolas D,May 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great visit with Anna our Francophone guide. Filled with knowledge, kindness, many anecdotes and very kind. I recommend
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