PompeiI Exclusive Tour with your Archaeologist in a Small Group

About this experience

Step into the past and discover Pompeii through its hidden corners and timeless stories. This immersive walking tour takes you beyond the crowded paths, revealing the soul of an ancient Roman city frozen in time. Your Archaeological Guided Tour starts from Porta Marina with the imposing Mount Vesuvius watching over us, we’ll explore Pompeii’s political and social heart: the Basilica, the Forum and its bustling market, and the city’s most important temples. Strolling along the Decumanus Maximus, you’ll follow the footsteps of ancient citizens as daily life unfolds before your eyes. We’ll enter elegant private houses, wander through shops and Roman taverns, and pause before the haunting plaster casts of the victims. The journey continues through the Theatre and the Gladiators’ Barracks, where echoes of spectacle and power still linger. PLEASE NOTE: This tour is led for years by professional guides expert in archaeology and ancient architecture/art.

What to expect

1. Stop 1 · 10min

   Porta Marina Superiore: the guide will be waiting for you outside the archaeological park with the sign “Pompeii Vip”. It forms the western entrance to the city and the name "Marina" comes from the fact that the outgoing road led to the sea.

2. Stop 2 · 10min

   Temple of Venus: temple dedicated to Venus, patron goddess of Pompeii

3. Stop 3 · 10min

   Basilica: was the most lavish building in the Forum, and served as a space for the management of business and the administration of justice

4. Stop 4 · 10min

   The Sanctuary of Apollo: it is among the oldest of Pompeii's places of worship, built at a strategic point along the street that led up from Porta Marina to the public heart of the city

5. Stop 5 · 10min

   Forum - Main Square: it represents the center of the city's daily life

6. Stop 6 · 10min

   The Temple of Jupiter: it dominates the northern side of the Forum, and behind it rises scenically Vesuvius

7. Stop 7 · 10min

   Macellum: it was a monumental building used for the sale of food and daily consumer products. Here is possible to see some Plaster Casts - BODIES (the archaeological method to find the ancient bodies as they were at the moment of the eruption)

8. Stop 8 · 10min

   Forum Baths: they are one of the best-preserved elements of the city. Female and male parts had separate entrances.

9. Stop 9 · 10min

   Thermopolium: it was an old diner, a place of refreshment for the inhabitants

10. Stop 10 · 10min

    House of the Faun: This is one of the largest houses in Pompeii; the sidewalk bears the welcome inscription (HAVE) in Latin; House of the Vettii:The house, among the richest and most famous in Pompeii, is placed under the protection of Priapus god of prosperity, Both are subject to seasonal openings and closings

11. Stop 11 · 10min

    Via Dell'Abbondanza: it was the ancient main street (decumanus maximus) of ancient Pompeii

12. Stop 12 · 10min

    Theater: Comedies and tragedies in the Greco-Roman tradition were performed in the theater

Tour & ticket options

Options may have different inclusions and meeting points. Choose your option when booking on Viator.

Meeting & pickup

• The guide will be waiting for guests at Porta Marina Superiore Pompeii Gates in front of "HORTUS BAR" with a sign "POMPEI VIP". The meeting point is 50mt from the train station "Pompei Scavi - Villa dei Misteri

End point

• The guide will be waiting for guests at Porta Marina Superiore Pompeii Gates in front of "HORTUS BAR" with a sign "POMPEI VIP". The meeting point is 50mt from the train station "Pompei Scavi - Villa dei Misteri

VIATOR TICKET means the slot to join the guided tour. Once you are at the meeting point, you need to buy separately the ENTRANCE TICKET for the archaeological park of Pompeii. According to the new rules applied from November 15th to the ticketing system, each customer must add her\his name to the Pompeii admission tickets. Please don’t forget to bring with you your ID card or Passport: it’s mandatory to show your names (complete names, not nicknames) and your picture on your documents, both for adults and kids. Read carefully the instructions you’ll receive when reserving the guided tour and take your time to add the proper names and surnames to the admission tickets: we can’t amend, modify or reschedule them. We’re not responsible for any typing error.
The informations you’ll provide won’t be forwarded to third parts, we’ll respect your privacy. If you have issues about that, please contact the Archaeological Park of Pompeii ticket office.

Before you go

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Tickets for Pompei Archaeological Park are not included in this price. Once on the spot you can buy them with our help.
• The Viator ticket it's not the entry ticket for Pompeii archaeological site but the ticket to join the tour. Entry ticket needs to be bought on the site.
• We provide a link where you can purchase a skip the line ticket safety and fast

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.