Vincenzo our guide was amazing. He explained very well and he had a good sense of humour. Highly recommend





Embark on an unforgettable journey back in time with our exclusive Pompeii and Herculaneum tour, departing from either Sorrento or Naples. Unlike other tours, we offer a personalized, small-group experience, ensuring you get the most out of your visit to these iconic archaeological sites. Our expert guides bring the history of Pompeii and Herculaneum to life, sharing fascinating insights about the daily lives of the Romans before the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. With comfortable, air-conditioned transportation, you’ll enjoy stunning views of the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius as you travel. Skip the long lines and dive straight into exploration, with time to fully immerse yourself in the ruins. Visit both Pompeii and Herculaneum, two cities preserved in different ways by the eruption, and gain a unique perspective on ancient Roman life. Book today for an enriching, seamless, and exciting historical adventure!
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Pompeii is an extraordinary archaeological site, an ancient Roman city preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. During your visit to Pompeii with the guide in two and a half hours, you will discover its most famous areas frescoes.
Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.
Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.
These occupy a vast area between the Brothel lane, the Holconius crossroads and the Via Stabiana. They represent the oldest thermal complex in the city.
Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.
Via dell’Abbondanza
The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
A quick lunch break is available before the transfer (own expense). After the visit of Pompeii, continue to Herculaneum. Here you will enjoy a two-hour guided visit of this remarkably well-preserved ancient town, where wooden structures, mosaics, and everyday objects survived the eruption, offering an intimate and vivid glimpse into Roman life.
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.
It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).
The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.
It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.
The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.
The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.
This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.
Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Pompeii and Herculaneum Small-Group with an Expert Archaeologist lasts about 6–11 hours. The itinerary has 21 stops.
Prices start at $72 per person for this Pompeii experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 6 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 8:00 AM, 8:01 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:01 AM, 10:30 AM, and 11:00 AM.
Children aged 4–11 pay from $69, adults from $72.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Your driver or guide will be waiting for you as you disembark your ship, holding a sign reading: "MondoGuide". You will be returned to the port at the end of the excursion. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 21 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Specialized infant seats are available At Pompeii and Herculaneum Children under 18 y.o. enter for free, showing a valid form of ID.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 95 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Mondo Guide Srl.
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Vincenzo our guide was amazing. He explained very well and he had a good sense of humour. Highly recommend
Herculaneum was worth the lines & crowds we had to deal with at Pompeii. It was good to see the contrast between the two places and helped us better appreciate the volcano's power.
Great day touring Pompeii and Herculaneum. Ciro was great and made it very interesting..
Truly exceptional experience… so informative and fascinating. Vincenzo our guide made this experience so worthwhile.
It’s a long day but certainly worth it! Enzo was a fabulous guide sharing funny stories and great historical insights. Pompeii is a breathtaking ruin that should be in everyone’s bucket list and Enzo did a wonderful job bringing the city back to life. Herculaneum was also a spectacular ruin but we didn’t spend as much time as I would have liked. That said it was already several hours into the tour so I probably wouldn’t have had the energy for much more anyway. I might suggest to visitors that they visit each ruin separately on different days to avoid fatigue and give yourself the time truly take in these incredible places.
The guide was excellent. It is a lot of walking in the hot sun. I would have been happy just to do Herculaneum
Wonderful tour of Pompei and Herculeneum. Andrea, our guide, was fantastic! Well informed, made our small group trip a breeze, booking was easy, air conditioned transportation was welcoming, and very aware of the need for shade during the hot day we were there. Highly Recommend!
A great way to see Pompeii with a very knowledgeable guide - we had a great time but wear a cap and sun cream - very hot.
From pick up to drop, excellent. Our tour guide Andrea was fantastico. Very knowledgeable and so friendly. He even provided us recommendations for other places. The tour included all we needed to see and know. I wouldn’t recommend Pompeii without it.
Vincenzo was an amazing guide; knowledgeable, passionate and charismatic. Highly recommend
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pompeii and Herculaneum Small-Group with an Expert Archaeologist | 6–11 hours | 4.8 (95) | $72 | |
Pompeii and Herculaneum Small Group Tour with an Archaeologist | 6–11 hours | 4.8 (1,824) | $73 | View |
Pompeii 2h Small-Group Tour with Expert Archaeologist | 2 hours | 4.9 (600) | $34 | View |
Pompeii & Herculaneum Exclusive Private Tour with Archaeologist | 4 hours | 5.0 (72) | $441 | View |
Pompeii Small Group Tour with an Archaeologist | 2 hours | 4.8 (7,679) | $34 | View |
Pompeii Private Tour with an Archaeologist and Skip The Line - 3 hours | 3 hours | 5.0 (749) | $286 | View |
Skip the Line Guided Tour of Pompeii Led by an Archaeologist | 2 hours | 4.9 (735) | $90 | View |