Prices checked on Sep 12, 2026Things to do in Pompeii
Take an immersive time-travel tour experience through the ruins of Pompeii on this 2.5-hour tour using 3D Virtual Reality headsets. Walk through the excavations with a tour assistant (not a licensed tour guide) while using special headsets that allow you to see Pompeii as it was 2,000 years ago before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. You will be surrounded in 360-degrees as you watch 2- to 6-minute historical re-creations in your headset of the main points of interest. Audio commentary in the headset enhances the experience, and is available in 6 languages. A new adventure in sightseeing awaits you. For a tour with a licensed tour guide see our other tour options that say "with licensed tour guide".
Time travel through ancient Pompeii on a unique tour. At the beginning of the tour, a member of the staff will give you a 5 minute training on how to use the virtual reality headsets. Then, you will be ready to go inside the ruins accompanied by a tour assistant. The tour assistant will lead you through the ancient ruins, providing you special 3D headsets re-creating Pompeii in a stunning virtual reality as it was 2,000 years ago before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Temples, homes, shops, theaters, streets and markets will come to life right before your eyes. You will be able to watch up to 15 3D virtual reality videos. The tour assistant is not a licensed guide, so he/she is not allowed to answer your questions about the archeological site. You can listen to the commentary included in the headsets. Tour assistants speak only Italian and English, however the commentary in the headsets is available in 6 languages: English, Italian, German, French, Spanish and Russian.
Private Pompeii Tour with 3D Virtual Reality Headset - Tour Assistant Only lasts about 2h 30min. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $122 per person for this Pompeii experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Meet at the entrance of the Hotel Vittoria, located in Piazza Porta Marina Inferiore next to the gate of the archaeological site. Your guide will have a sign with your name on it. . Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in DE, RU, EN, EN, IT, IT, FR, ES.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 10 travellers can book together.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Children must be accompanied by an adult The use of 3D virtual reality headsets is not recommended for children under 13. Children under the age of 9 cannot use the headset
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Our guide was extremely helpful and a delight - she carefully guided us to each site while the VR told us about the prior use and history and showed us how life was.
Thank you for your five star review Kelli! We are happy you enjoyed your experience.
I highly recommend this structure for the extreme availability of the assistants, especially ANAS who, with his greeting, his smile and his translations from Spanish into Italian, made our holiday unforgettable. Thank you Anas for your kindness. See you soon, the family of three with the "glutenfree" girl. Laura
Using the VR really helped bring the Pompeii experience to life. I travelled with 8 year old and 6 year old boys and they generally struggled to pay attention with traditional audio tours but the VR videos really kept them engaged throughout the 2 hours and couldn’t stop talking about it after we finished. Highly recommend this!
Hi Anish! Thank you for the wonderful review. I'm glad the kids were happy and engaged throughout the tour. Was there anything we could've done better? We'd love to have your feedback. Jason
This was just about the most incredible tour experience I've had in my life. And everyone in our party agreed. Pompeii is so magical and this tour with the virtual reality really brought to life the ancient Pompeii as it once was. The VR is a brilliant addition. Our guide, Imma, was so sweet and knowledgeable. We got to see the all the main sites plus some off-the-beaten-path spots. Flashback Journey to Pompeii, you made our trip! Thank you so much!
Our tour guide, Nina, was very good, but if you plan on going as a big group I would definitely suggest doing the VR tour as we did or get a tour which includes a headset. The city is super crowded and it was very difficult to hear at times.
<p>My husband and I did this tour with our sons ages 11 and 14. We thought the tour was very informative about the Pompeii ruins and we thoroughly enjoyed the virtual reality aspect. My husband is a computer scientist and my older son plays a lot of video games. While they both wished the graphics could be better, we all agreed that historical recreations were an excellent use of virtual reality. It added a new dimension to what we got out of our time at Pompeii. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the tour in its current form and I look forward to what virtual reality will provide in the future. Our tour assistant was extremely helpful. She made sure we enjoyed our tour and helped us budget our time with both the virtual reality stops and our picture taking opportunities.</p>
<p>This tour is the BEST!<br/> Absolutely loved it, stepping back to virtual 745AD with the headsets</p>
<p>the tour assistant was outstanding..the virtual reality video was outstanding. We really enjoyed this tour. Jim Miles</p>
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