Explore Pompeii with an Archaeologist

Jolanta was excellent. Calm, easy, knowledgeable. We all got headsets which were super clear and we were lucky to be part of a good group where there was no shoving and people took turns to see things.

Dr. Grazia accompanied us on the tour with great competence and a sense of humor skillfully calibrated to the very heterogeneous group. Professional, competent, and attentive to people. Very talented!!!!!

An excellent, tour. Our guide Sergio was so kind and knowledgeable and I really learnt so much from him. I highly recommend the Sergio and the tour.

Ciro is the best excellent guide we have had!!

I want to start by giving the absolute highest compliments to Grazia: she was truly excellent! Not only did she entertain us with her explanations about daily life at the time, but she also gave us a lot of in-depth information about the history of the disaster. She was so generous and passionate that she even dedicated an extra half hour to us beyond the two hours scheduled for the tour. I would have listened to her for hours more! The only negative point unfortunately goes to the management of Askos Tours. At the last moment they changed both the tour time and the entrance to the archaeological park. They tried to contact us by phone, but at that moment we were busy climbing Mount Vesuvius and could not answer. In any case, finding our entrance moved to Porta Marina Superiore instead of the Amphitheater (which was only a 15-minute walk from our hotel) forced us to take a means of transport to reach it. Changing everything at the last minute, without offering a real alternative or a solution to the inconvenience, we found it unprofessional.

Great trip and a great guide. Ciro has a vast knowledge, other than the great guidance he gave, also was able to answer my questions. So recommended

Our 2 hr Pompeii tour was superb. Our tour guide was so very knowledgeable and she enthusiastically shared her vast knowledge with our group. The pace was perfect, too. Once the tour ended, we were able to continue to one the site, including seeing an active excavation where 2 bodies were recently discovered. We had pizza and wine at a nearby cafe (called Suisse Café) which I thought would be a tourist trap but it's actually an older family outdoor restaurant with delicious pizza and inexpensive house wine. A perfect way to end a perfect tour day!

Ciro has been an excellent guide. He accompanied us for almost 3 hours, showing us the most important parts of Pompeii with great enthusiasm. Very kind and friendly, he made the trip much more enjoyable.

We booked a private tour with Askos because we have done group tours and have found we were not able to keep up due to mobility issues. Askos were wonderful - they are reachable via WhatsApp via message or calls. We had very specific demands of what we wanted to see and where we wanted to go, so we needed to meet them at a different gate to their normal tours. This was not a problem. They tailored the tour to suit us. A couple of hours prior to the tour, Gennaro messaged us introducing himself, and confirmed our requests. We arrived an hour early, so messaged Gennaro, who then agreed to meet us earlier. He arrived promptly and was instantly very friendly, chatty and was very funny. We felt instantly at ease with him. He asked us to confirm exactly what we would like to see, and even made some, what turned out to be, amazing recommendations of a couple of places that only had only opened in the past month, which we were unaware of. Gennaro was unbelievably knowledgeable on every area we had asked to see, going into great detail, in a very understandable way. His English was excellent. Our kids asked lots of questions and he enjoyed talking to them and answering anything they asked. It felt like walking around and seeing Pompeii with a friend, as he was personable and told us about his previous work, we talked about his best food recommendations, and living in Italy in general as we walked around. There was not one single minute where he wasn't talking and showing us eveything. Even though it was a 2hr tour, the time flew by and we were gutted it had come to an end. He even joined us for some authentic Italian Gellato at the end from his favourite gellateria! Thank you so much Gennaro and Askos Tours for one incredible experience. This is the best tour we have ever done; and a childhood dream was fulfilled!

Excellent guide, knowledgeable, friendly, and sociable. Thank you Grazia.