Private Tour
Pompeii and Villa of the Mysteries Private Tour
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Meet the Guide close by the train station of Pompeii or nearby the archeological site entrance and begin an incredible journey back into the past !
Your private local licensed Pompeii guide will take you on a fascinating tour through this once thriving empire of nearly 20,000 inhabitants that was completely covered in 30 feet of volcanic ash.
You will be guided in the baths, villas, theatres and wrestling ground for about three hours.
This private tour includes the visit to the Villa of the Mysteries.
This wonderful Villa is one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the past century named for the paintings in one room of the residence. This space may have been a triclinium, and is decorated with very fine frescoes. Although the actual subject of the frescoes is hotly debated, the most common interpretation of the images is scenes of the initiation of a woman into a special cult of Dionysus, a mystery cult that required specific rites and rituals to become a member.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Pompeii Archaeological Park
Your private local licensed Pompeii guide will take you on a fascinating tour through this once thriving empire of nearly 20,000 inhabitants that was completely covered in 30 feet of volcanic ash. You will be guided in the baths, villas, theatres and wrestling ground for about three hours.
Villa dei Misteri
This wonderful Villa is one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the past century named for the paintings in one room of the residence.
What‘s Included
Licensed tour guide
Pompeii Plus entrance fee (22,00 Euros per person)
Options
Pompeii and Villa of the Mysteries Private Tour
Reviews
22 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing experience!
244aleynar,,Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Gennaro was an incredible tour guide! Having him provide context for everything we saw made our visit to Pompeii so much richer. I also loved getting to see the Villa of Mysteries—definitely one of the highlights of my trip to Italy!
Pompeii & the Villa of the Mysteries with Ornella: Excellent
louisemZ4571CS,,Sep 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful time exploring Pompeii and the Villa of the Mysteries with Ornella today. She was incredibly knowledgeable and brought the ancient city to life with her engaging stories and detailed insights into daily life back then. The tour was both informative and enjoyable. I’d definitely recommend both the experience and Ornella as a guide. :)
Pompeii and Villa of the Mysteries - Magnificent experience
M7252UUanneb,,Jul 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ornella was a fantastic tour guide today showing us highlights of Pompeii and the Villa of Mysteries - the sights and explanations of what life was like in Pompeii was exceptional - We loved it. I would recommend this tour and Ornella !!
Pompeii in its essence
Wanderer13142006201,,Jun 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Interesting experience. Ornella our guide was helpful, nice and prepared and stayed well over schedule. Pompeii is a wonderful city.
Wow! What a wonderful tour. If you're going to Pompeii I would definitely recommend the tour and Roberta our guide
billingtonlinda1,,Jun 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Roberta, the archaeologist who met us there, was absolutely fantastic. Her knowledge and enthusiasm really brought history to life. Roberta pointed out details on our tour that a normal tourist would have overlooked and not realised the significance. The tour was conducted at a relaxed pace, and she answered all questions that we asked and explained things thoroughly. It was a superb day, one which will stay with me forever, and I really can't recommend Roberta and the tour highly enough.
Pompeii and Villa of the Sublime Mysteries Guided Tour
Avitali91,,May 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Guided tour of Pompeii and Villa of Mysteries. Possibility to stay in the archaeological site even after the tour so as to fully enjoy these historical wonders! Guide prepared, kind, helpful, welcoming, ready to meet needs and curiosities! Absolutely recommended.
Hugo was a brilliant...
Alex D,,Apr 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Hugo was a brilliant guide. He knows Pompeii intimately and helped us understand the city and all its amazing mysteries. We walked at our own pace and Hugo was really engaging with our 2 children, keeping everyone interested in the wonders around us. I would highly recommend using Hugo as a guide - make sure you book a ticket that includes the Villa if the Mysteries
Great experience!!!
GeoMaranello Italia,,Apr 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience! Ornella, our guide, really prepared and empathetic. Having come to Pompeii for the third time we could be less enthusiastic and instead Ornella was able to transmit new emotions and also show us things never seen before. Congratulations! Soon I would like to visit Herculaneum for the first time and I already know that it will be our guide... Bravo!... Marco...
Carmela was so amazing...
Kara C,,Apr 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Carmela was so amazing and knowledgeable! We had an incredible day visiting Pompeii with fabulous weather and learning about the lives of the doomed people of Pompeii, who were clearly more advanced than any of us had thought! It was a bucket list item today and we thank Carmela for making it possible!
Amazing Tour, very moving experience
Melissa K,,Mar 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had an amazing tour of Pompeii! Hugo was our private tour guide and he was incredibly knowledgeable about the history and culture of Pompeii. He was able to give us a complete personalized tour with full details of everything he showed us. The city is incredible and so surreal to stand where the people of Pompeii were living and socializing daily over 2000 years ago! It was moving to see how the city was frozen in time when mount Vesuvius erupted with little to no warning or at least the Pompeiian people were not privy to. You could see and feel the pain of their last moments. It was incredibly moving. The villa of the mysteries was really something! The life they lived was very interesting. Overall the civilization of Pompeii was not very different from modern day civilizations. They were incredibly well established and were very innovative despite not having “modern technology”. We were able to see the newly excavated area that is being uncovered by archaeologists since the pandemic shutdown. It is amazing how well things were preserved under the ash of the volcano.
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