Pompeii New Excavations & Reopened Villas Guided Walking Tour
Description
Begin your journey at Pompeii’s original Roman gateway and relive the 79 AD eruption with an expert guide. See the famous plaster casts, explore the Forum and restored Forum Baths, and enjoy views from the Mercury Tower. Visit the recently reopened House of the Vettii, stroll along Via Stabiana past iconic homes, and witness ongoing excavations at the “Insula of the Chaste Lovers.” The tour ends with a relaxing break at a nearby café. The recent or ongoing excavation openings are: 1. House of the Vettii and House of Leda and the Swan 2.Thermopolium of Regio V 3. Insula of the “Chaste Lovers” (Insula dei Casti Amanti) 4. New casts and everyday life objects in the Antiquarium NOTE: New casts and everyday life objects in the Antiquarium
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Itinerary
Follow your guide through the most famous monuments and those recently uncovered. Watch the archaeologists at work.Move beyond the standard tourist tracks to experience newly reopened treasures authorized by the Park Ministry. You will admire the breathtaking, vivid frescoes inside the world-famous House of the Vettii and the House of Leda and the Swan. Walk along Via Stabiana to witness ongoing excavations at the Insula of the Chaste Lovers (Insula dei Casti Amanti) and marvel at the incredible Thermopolium of Regio V—an ancient Roman street-food counter discovered perfectly intact. Your guided walk includes a specialized visit to the Antiquarium, where newly uncovered plaster casts and everyday objects offer a deeply moving glimpse into daily life frozen in 79 AD.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This is a 2-hour walking tour entirely inside an open-air archaeological site. Participants will walk on ancient Roman stone paving, gravel, and uneven surfaces. It is not wheelchair accessible and is recommended for travelers with a moderate level of physical fitness. Comfortable walking/hiking shoes, water, and sun protection (hat/sunscreen) are highly recommended.
- To ensure a smooth experience for all participants, please arrive at the designated meeting point (Fortuna Village Pompei) strictly 15 minutes before the official tour start time. Late arrivals or no-shows cannot be refunded or rescheduled.
- The guided tour is conducted directly by a live guide in your chosen language selected at checkout (English, Spanish, Italian)
- Please note that a live official guide inside the Pompeii ruins is guaranteed for language groups with a minimum of 6 participants. For groups of less than 6 passengers, the live guide will be replaced by a high-quality interactive audioguide, and the total tour price remains the same.
Reviews(15)
Luca is very professional and spoke very good English. He made the experience very enjoyable and we will recommend him anytime! Thank you!!!!!
Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback! We are absolutely thrilled to hear that you had such an enjoyable experience with Luca. He is a true professional, and we are so glad that his excellent English and great energy helped make your day special. There is no better compliment for us than knowing you would recommend him anytime! We will be sure to pass along your kind words and all those exclamation points to Luca—it will definitely make his day. Thank you for choosing WorldTours, and we hope to welcome you back for another fantastic journey in the future!
A heartfelt visit, our driver was Rafael and our guide was Ines. Both were wonderful! Highly recommended.
¡Muchas gracias! Nos alegra mucho que hayan tenido una experiencia entrañable. Le transmitiremos sus amables palabras a Rafael y a Inés. ¡Esperamos verles de nuevo!
Booked a small group Pompeii tour more than a month in advance. Confirmed with them at 1:30pm the day before, with positive response and confirmation of meeting location. Notified by them less than 12 hours prior to tour that it was cancelled because not enough people had signed up and that they waited until the last minute hoping for more booking but did not get them. Waiting until the last minute benefits them, not me and left me scrambling to find a tour. They offered to book me on another tour, but then told me that tour was full.
Thank you for contacting us and for sharing your experience. First and foremost, please accept our sincere apologies for the stress and frustration this situation caused you. We completely understand how upsetting it is to have your plans disrupted at the last minute, especially when you had carefully booked more than a month in advance and proactively confirmed your tour the afternoon before. We take your feedback very seriously. We are currently reviewing our booking and cancellation policies with our operations team to establish a much stricter and fairer cutoff time for low-occupancy tours. Our goal is to ensure that guests are given ample notice so their travel plans are never compromised in this manner again.
It has been a wonderful experience, both the guide Alexandra and the guide who explained the entire city to us. Darío is wonderful. We have enjoyed the view very much; it deserves more than a 10.
¡Muchas gracias por esta puntuación de más de 10! Nos alegra muchísimo saber que pasaron una experiencia tan maravillosa. Le transmitiremos sus felicitaciones a Alexandra y a Darío, quienes estarán encantados de saber que su gran trabajo y las increíbles vistas hicieron que disfrutaran tanto del día. ¡Esperamos volver a verles pronto!
Pompeii is the highlight of our vacation, Josephina, Enzo and the rest of their team are so amazing! Highly recommended!
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re truly happy to hear that Pompeii was the highlight of your vacation and that Josephina, Enzo, and the rest of the team made such a positive impression on you. They will be delighted to know their effort helped create a memorable experience for you. We really appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again soon for another unforgettable tour!
Allesandra was a great guide and very enthusiastic. The driver Ramigio was good
Thank you for your review!
Pompeii and Vesuvius tour Wonderful day with our driver Vittorio and our guide Salvatore! Kind, friendly, and great company! It was a pleasure. Alessia and Massimo
Grazie mille per la fantastica recensione! Felici che vi sia piaciuto. A presto!
Amazing experience, five stars would do this again
Thank you for your review. We are delighted that our services met your expectations, and we hope to welcome you back in the future.
Thought Nadia and Juliane were fantastic! The tour was actually Pompeii and Herculean
Thank you for your feedback. We are delighted to hear that Nadia and Juliane were fantastic and that you found our team friendly and helpful. It is great to know the bus provided a comfortable and clean environment for your visit to Pompeii and Herculaneum. We appreciate your kind words and hope to see you again.
Our guide Thomas was superb - which was a blessing ….several weeks before our trip we had booked a small group tour with an archaeologist (cost for two £168.70 ) but were informed the day before that our tour that it was cancelled😒! Viator gave us option of going on this new tour with partial refund or just have a full refund for cancelled trip As we were due to go home a day later , and our trip was based around an in-depth Pompei tour while we still have reasonable mobility ie 31 years after our previous visit - we felt we had no option so agreed and took risk … (Worth mentioning no information as yet re refund amount or payment) Fortunately the group were are with was small ie 12 with a great guide ( Thomas) who was a real expert and gave us a superb tour with real insights to developments since our last visit in 1991. Thoroughly enjoyed tour and agreed with Viator that we would stay on in Pompeii for rest of day - So we ended up with what we planned for after 24 hours of thinking we were going to miss out If Thomas runs future tours for you then Pompeii enthusiasts will get a great experience - as good as an archaeologist Thank you Thomas - you saved our trip 👍😊
