Private Tour
Pompeii private tour with an Official Guide
Overview
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Visiting Pompeii with one of our Official Guides is the best way to appreciate this incredible site.
Visit Pompeii with us, and you will have travel back in time!
Our Official Guides are all fully licensed, and they have several years of working experience.
They know every single detail about Pompeii, they will satisfy all your requestes, and they will keep you away from crowded places.
You will save your time, and ... you won't get lost! (Pompeii is a huge site!)
Book your tour with us, and you will get a lot of good tips: when is the best time for a tour, where to purchase your tickets, what's the best train line, where to park your car.
Our Official Guides will always welcome you with a great smile, and a sign with your name on.
We like taking care of our young guests, and gentle walkers: telling nice stories, walking at your own pace.. we will do the best for you!
Thousands of people have visited Pompeii with us: 99% of positive feedback is our best proud.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Official Tour Guide
Private transportation
Gratuities
Entrance ticket
What To Expect
Pompeii Archaeological Park
With our Official Guides, you will visit the most interesting places of the ancient Pompei. Please notice that the site is constantly under mantainance. For this reason, some areas might not be available.
Options
POMPEI OFF THE BEATEN PATHS - 3 HOURS
Duration: 3 hours: This tour is focused on "Pompeii repeaters", in order to show the new openings, and skip the most crowded places.
POMPEI OFF THE BEATEN PATHS: Here are some of the new openings: Imperial Villa, Houses of the Vettii, Silver Anniversary, Chaste Lovers. New Thermopolium
POMPEI PRIVATE TOUR - 3 HOURS
Duration: 3 hours
POMPEI PRIVATE TOUR - 2 HOURS
Duration: 2 hours
POMPEI PRIVATE TOUR - 1 HOUR
Duration: 1 hour
Reviews
602 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Wonderful visit
10herveg,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We visited the Pompeii site for 3 hours with Claudia. A wonderful visit, pleasant and very interesting. We didn’t see time pass. A real happiness. Thank you Claudia
Carmine exceedingly knowledgeable
Deborah L,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Carmine is exceedingly knowledgeable with both a history background and an archeology background, making him an excellent guide. He also walked us through the site at a pace that my husband could manage (after an unfortunate fall the day before our tour).
Best private tour
Christopher S,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This is the only tour of Pompeii you should book. Our guide Carmine was extremely knowledgeable and friendly, made the experience so memorable. We highly recommend booking the private tour vs the group tour as you get so much more information and detail about the ruins as well as the history. The communication was excellent the entire way from start to finish. Would highly recommend for anyone looking to do a private tour at a reasonable price.
Daniela was wonderful!
Katie W,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Daniela was an amazing guide, friendly and very knowledgeable about the ruins, and the history of Pompeii. She catered the tour to what we wanted to see and gave great tips for viewing the rest of the ruins on our own. I absolutely loved it. She answered all my questions and is clearly very familiar with all aspects of Pompeii. I can’t wait to come back again and book her again.
Guided tour with Claudia +++
Elodie P,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Guide Claudia made the tour in perfect French. His choice of sites was very judicious and his anecdotes top. Adults and teens loved, learned and we would all have stayed longer to know even more!
And the walls came tumbling down in the city that we love~
Sharyl S,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Giusi was very knowledgeable and accommodating ! We had a great time learning about Pompeii and its history with her! Highly recommended 😁😁
Pompous with Claudia 😀
961brigittel,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very nice discovery of Pompei with Claudia who made us discover with emotion this wonderful site. She shares her passion for the site with a very good selection of the best places avoiding the crowds. His French is perfect and his good humor delighted us. Thank you Claudia Ciao (from Nathalie T. Group of 8 this morning)
Visit to the excavations of...
Paola A,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Visit the ruins of Pompeii. Experience highly recommended. Thanks to our guide Sebastiano, Super!!!
Great guide to an amazing place
Raj Y,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Carmine was an excellent guide. He was great with our two children, 7 and 11, and kept their attention for almost the whole 3 hours. He is charming, funny and relaxed, knows the Pompeii intimately and is friendly with every other tour guide. Thoroughly recommend.
Claudia was excellent and...
Rhonda N,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Claudia was excellent and we learned so much. She accommodated our family of 3 generations which was appreciated very much. Would definitely recommend this tour and Claudia!
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