Pompeii Private Tour with an Archaeologist Guide
Overview
Experience Pompeii like never before on a private tour with a professional archaeologist. This top-tier tour offers a personalized route, allowing you to set the pace and focus on what interests your group most.
During the 2-hour visit, your expert guide will lead you through the intricate maze of streets and buildings destroyed overnight by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and preserved under layers of ash until modern excavations. Discover the Forum, iconic houses, and remarkable plaster casts of Pompeii’s ancient inhabitants.
• More time for questions and in-depth explanations
• Avoid the crowds and enjoy a more relaxed experience
• Tailored attention
• Available in multiple languages
• Excellent reviews from past travelers
If you are in the Naples area and have some time before leaving, this private tour is the ultimate way to explore Pompeii in depth, combining history, discovery, and comfort.
What's Included
- Guidance and assistance by an Archaeologist
- Private Tour
- Meals Food and drinks are not included during the tour
- Pompeii entrance ticket
- Guests are responsible for their own travel to the meeting point and return to the hotel.
Meeting Location
Via Villa dei Misteri
1, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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Pompeii Archaeological Park
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Casa e Thermopolium di Vetutius Placidus
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Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility issues
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour could be suitable for wheelchair users as well. If you have mobility issues, please, we ask you to promptly notify our office, in order to arrange the best itinerary for you.
- It is best to use closed shoes and not flip flops, since it can be difficult to walk through the ruins of Pompeii with opened shoes.
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-23258P2
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Average 4.96 out of 5 stars based on 156 traveler reviews collected by City Balloon Tours and partner sites such as Cool Destinations and TripAdvisor
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Guidance and assistance by an Archaeologist.
- Private Tour.
- Meals. Food and drinks are not included during the tour.
- Pompeii entrance ticket.
- Guests are responsible for their own travel to the meeting point and return to the hotel.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Pompeii Private Tour with an Archaeologist Guide is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility issues
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Pompeii Private Tour with an Archaeologist Guide will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Guidance and assistance by an Archaeologist
- Private Tour
- MealsFood and drinks are not included during the tour
- Pompeii entrance ticket
- Guests are responsible for their own travel to the meeting point and return to the hotel.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility issues
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour could be suitable for wheelchair users as well. If you have mobility issues, please, we ask you to promptly notify our office, in order to arrange the best itinerary for you.
- It is best to use closed shoes and not flip flops, since it can be difficult to walk through the ruins of Pompeii with opened shoes.
