Pompeii and Herculaneum Small Group Tour with an Archaeologist
Overview
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This experience combines the two archaeological sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, famous for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius happened in 79 AD.
Join the guide at the entrance of Pompeii ruins called Porta Marina Inferiore, where the tour starts.
Discover the site and its best highlights with the assistance of an expert Archaeologist.
You will see the Forum – the main square – the most important houses and buildings and the famous plaster casts.
After the tour take a quick break, then reach the site of Herculaneum by the local metro line called Circumvesuviana at a few steps from Pompeii entrance.
End your tour with the site of Herculaneum, smaller than Pompeii but better preserved: visit the beach where more than 300 skeletons were found.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Herculaneum ruins' entry tickets: 16 euros (adult) 2 euros (EU citizens 18-25 y.o.); Pompeii ruins' entry tickets: 20 euros (adult)
Not recommended for visitors in wheelchairs
Not recommended for visually impaired guests unless accompanied by a dedicated personal assistant
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Basilica
Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
Foro de Pompeya
Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
What‘s Included
Headsets for all participants
Round-trip transportation to/from Naples, outside Starhotels Terminus (Tour from Naples)
Train tickets to/from Rome to Naples + Full Day transportation service (Tour from Rome)
Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum
Round-trip transportation to/from Sorrento, P.za Angelina Lauro (Tour from Sorrento)
Circumvesuviana one-way train ticket from Pompeii to Herculaneum (Tour from Pompeii)
Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets
Meals and drinks
Personal expenses
Options
Tour from Naples
Duration: 7 hours
TRANSPORTATION FROM NAPLES : TRANSPORTATION FROM NAPLES is included for the whole day
no animals allowed
Modern Minibus: Enjoy shared minibus transportation from Naples
Look for the Askos Tours sign : The meeting for this option from Naples is outside STARHOTEL TERMINUS, in Piazza Garibaldi, 91, Naples.
Starting point:
P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 91, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
Tour from Sorrento
Duration: 8 hours
TRANSPORTATION FROM SORRENTO: TRANSPORTATION FROM SORRENTO is included for the whole day.
No animals allowed
Modern minibus or minivan
Look for the Askos Tours sign: Pick up is next to the fountain in Piazza Angelina Lauro, Sorrento. An Askos Tours representative will greet you.
Starting point:
Piazza Angelina Lauro, 80067 Sorrento NA, Italy
Tour from Rome
Duration: 11 hours
TRANSPORTATION FROM ROME: Train tickets from Rome to Naples are included.
Transportation is included to/from Naples.
Minibus or minivan
Look for the Askos Tours sign: You will meet the guide outside Starhotels Terminus, across the street from the Naples central station.
Starting point:
Rome Termini station, Via Giovanni Giolitti, 40, 00185 Roma RM, Italy
Tour from Pompeii
Duration: 6 hours
ENGLISH TOUR : TRANSPORTATION IS INCLUDED BETWEEN POMPEII & HERCULANEUM ONLY
Meeting place: This option is a walking tour, the meeting point is the entrance of Pompeii ruins Porta Marina INFERIORE, Piazza Esedra.
Starting point:
Piazza Esedra, 1, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
Italian Tour from Pompeii
Duration: 6 hours
ITALIAN TOUR : TRANSPORTATION IS INCLUDED BETWEEN POMPEII & HERCULANEUM ONLY
Meeting place: This option is a walking tour, the meeting point is the entrance of Pompeii ruins Porta Marina INFERIORE, Piazza Esedra
Starting point:
Piazza Esedra, 1, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
Reviews
1,461 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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Patricia Y,Apr 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00was a great experience. Our guide was amazing, sites were interesting and lunch stop great. thank you.
This was a fantastic...
Jennifer L,Apr 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a fantastic tour. I was in awe the entire time. Our tour guide was awesome. So knowledgeable and really funny. He made the experience so fun. There was so much to take in! I highly suggest booking this tour! You will NOT regret it
Excellent tour guide; tricky logistics
Andrew C,Apr 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Paulo was a great tour guide, very knowledgeable about Pompei and Herculaneum. He was entertaining and knowledgeable. Easy to connect with Askos Tours in the morning. However , it was a tricky bit of train connection with the other guide getting from Pompeii to Herculaneum (trains canceled, took a long time waiting on platform and needed to switch trains, lost at least an hour on platforms). To be honest, a bit problematic starting tour in Pompeii and ending it in Herculaneum (we had stored our bags in Pompeii and had to then train back to get to them, and the Circumvesuviana Train is cheap but a scheduling nightmare) but it would have been much easier without bags if we had just been training back to Naples after this tour. So … don’t do this tour if bringing luggage with you to Pompeii; too difficult to coordinate bag leaving and picking up. Do it (and you’ll be glad you did) if you don’t have your luggage with you and you’re doing it as a day trip from Naples or Sorrento. And, of course, this was all good since the weather south of Naples is lovely in late April. Much harder to enjoy this in the summer.
Great tours of Herculaneum and Pompeii
markpT7485DN,Apr 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The tour was great. Unfortunately the train from Rome to Naples was an hour late. But the tour waited for us and we made up some time during the tour. At the first stop there was only 1 men and 1 ladies rest room which made for long lines. The place should have more bathrooms! The tour guide was excellent and described the history and artifacts at both Herculaneum and Pompeii in great detail.
Fascinating Pompeii
Teresa B,Apr 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We throughly enjoyed this tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Our guide, Mario, had great knowledge and enthusiasm and had an interesting way of bringing to life how things would have been in these fascinating places. A highlight was seeing the wall paintings and, in Herculaneum, some preserved wooden furniture, which was amazing to see. We highly recommend this tour - wear comfortable shoes!
Our guide Gennaro was...
Janet A,Apr 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Gennaro was excellent! He was easy to understand and very informative about the two sites we visited. The tour spent a good two hours in each one, which was enough to cover both sites adequately. Our lunch stop was at a nice shopping mall, so we didn't have to battle tourist crowds and found good choices at the Food Court. We would highly recommend this tour!
This is a fantastic trip...
Ally R,Apr 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This is a fantastic trip - small number and so informative. Our host (Frederica ?) was perfect and so knowledgeable
Less than promised
Jeanette L,Apr 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00I booked this tour as a small group tour, maximum 12 ppl. There were 23 people on this tour! I could have booked a similar size tour for 1/2 the money. The tour guide was supposed to be an archaeologist, not sure that she was. She rushed the tour along. Moving to next area without waiting for the entire group to catch up. This made us miss a lot of info. I wouldn’t recommend this tour.
Great history and archeology tour
Cindy H,Apr 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Vincent was very knowledgeable of all of this archeology.,a very interesting history tour. Unbelievable remnants of history left from that long ago and available for viewing. Sad but very interesting about what the volcanoes did to each area. If looking for a great history and archeology tour this is the one. Unbelievable. But it happened to those poor souls.
Interesting, informative, exhausting
Heyward M,Apr 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It’s a great tour however doing both sites on one day requires a lot of walking, much on uneven surfaces.
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