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12 Best Pompeii Tours

The standouts, worldwide.

The 12 standout pompeii tours, gathered from across the world. What each one shows you, how long it runs and who leads it, so you can pick the tour that fits the trip.

12 Best Pompeii Tours

Discover the Ancient Ruins of Pompeii: Day Trip from Rome - The morning start: meeting point, timing, and how to be ready
1-Day Tours, Pompeii, Pompeii & the Buried Cities, Tour Reviews

Discover the Ancient Ruins of Pompeii: Day Trip from Rome

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1.Discover the Ancient Ruins of Pompeii: Day Trip from Rome

Archaeologist-guided Pompeii day trip from Rome with UNESCO ruins, included lunch, coach transport, and a long run through Campania.

Most Popular★ 3.5

“Fantastic place to visit (pompeii), great guide. Showed us the ruins and had a high level of knowledge about the place. Due to bad weather we couldnt see to much of Naples. The lunch restarount was a dissaster, try to avoid it. No charm and not much taste in the food.”

2,247 reviews13 hours (approx.)by Greenline Tours

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Ancient Pompeii Private Tour: Skip the Line & Kid-Friendly Option - Your 2-Hour Walk Through Pompeii’s Most Important Stops
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Ancient Pompeii Private Tour: Skip the Line & Kid-Friendly Option

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2.Ancient Pompeii Private Tour: Skip the Line & Kid-Friendly Option

Skip-the-line private Pompeii tour with a kid-friendly kit. Hit the Forum, baths, Vettii house, theatre, and cast victims in 2 hours.

★ 5.0

“Booking the family option tour of Pompeii with Francesca was the one of best decisions we made in Italy! She was absolutely amazing and truly brought the ancient city to life for our family. Our three children, ages 9, 7, and 3, were completely captivated by her engaging storytelling and incredible preparation. My wife and…”

167 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $165.05by Leisure Italy

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Skip-the-Line Half-Day Private Tour Ancient Pompeii Highlights with Native Guide - Your Guide: How Pompeii Actually Comes to Life
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Skip-the-Line Half-Day Private Tour Ancient Pompeii Highlights with Native Guide

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3.Skip-the-Line Half-Day Private Tour Ancient Pompeii Highlights with Native Guide

Skip-the-line private Pompeii tour with an art historian guide. See Stabian Baths, Forum, and more in about two hours.

★ 5.0

“Our guide was so knowledgeable we loved the entire experience. Make sure to bring water bottles if you go in summer. The underground section is fantastic to see you can really appreciate the entire space from this level. The excavations of the Forum are not to be missed. We loved all aspects of the tour…”

146 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $83.48by Tours of Pompeii with Lello & Co.

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Ancient Pompei in the afternoon - Meet Glauco Messina and get your Pompeii story straight
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Ancient Pompei in the afternoon

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4.Ancient Pompei in the afternoon

Afternoon Pompeii with a small group guide, fewer crowds, and a focused route through major ruins like the Forum and Forum-area sights.

★ 5.0

“This was a fantastic tour- Pompeii is much, much less crowded in the afternoon and the temperature more pleasant. Out guide Glauco kept the teenagers engaged and very much tailored the facts and descriptions to their interests. Great tour, great guide. Highly recommended”

140 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $254.07by Glauco Messina

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Fast Access Exclusive Private Ancient Pompeii Half Day Tour with Local Guide - A 2-hour Pompeii route that actually works on a half day
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Fast Access Exclusive Private Ancient Pompeii Half Day Tour with Local Guide

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5.Fast Access Exclusive Private Ancient Pompeii Half Day Tour with Local Guide

A private, fast-access Pompeii half-day with skip-the-line entry, an expert guide, and a smart route through theaters, baths, shops, and the Lupanar.

★ 5.0

“Anna met us on time and we went through Pompeii avoiding crowds and getting priority into the various areas, avoiding lines.”

54 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $203.95by Private Tours of Pompeii

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Skip-the-line Exclusive Private Full-Day Complete Ancient Pompeii Guided Tour - Anfiteatro Romano: the Roman stage where Pompeii makes sense
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Skip-the-line Exclusive Private Full-Day Complete Ancient Pompeii Guided Tour

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6.Skip-the-line Exclusive Private Full-Day Complete Ancient Pompeii Guided Tour

Skip-the-line private Pompeii tour with an expert art historian, UNESCO ruins, and a 4-hour highlights route designed for your pace.

★ 5.0

“Our guide Italian was amazing!! He was incredibly knowledgeable about the sites and explained everything very clearly. It was just the two of us on the tour so we were able to avoid the very busy areas and sneak in and out of buildings quickly. One could spend hours if not days in the town…”

30 reviews4 hours (approx.)From $347.21by Private Tours of Pompeii

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Small Group Guided Walking Tour of Ancient Pompeii Highlights - Where you meet (and why 10 minutes early is not optional)
Guided, Pompeii, Pompeii & the Buried Cities, Tour Reviews, Tours, Walking Tours

Small Group Guided Walking Tour of Ancient Pompeii Highlights

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7.Small Group Guided Walking Tour of Ancient Pompeii Highlights

Skip-the-line small group Pompeii walk with a guide. UNESCO stop, theatres, baths, and Lupanar frescoes, in English for about 2 hours.

★ 5.0

“This was an absolute amazing experience. We paid for much more expensive tours at the Coliseum in Rome and at the Acropolis in Athens on the same trip and this one topped them all. Our guide’s archeology background made the tour so much more informative. Our 13 and 15 year old said this was the…”

27 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $107.23by Private Tours of Pompeii

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Skip-the-Line Pompeii Archaeological Site with Private Guide - Pompeii Archaeological Park: UNESCO ruins with the AD 79 story
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Skip-the-Line Pompeii Archaeological Site with Private Guide

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8.Skip-the-Line Pompeii Archaeological Site with Private Guide

Small-group Pompeii with priority admission and a friendly English-speaking guide, focused on the AD 79 eruption and well-preserved ruins.

★ 5.0

“Lello was friendly and engaging and brought the ruins to life. His obvious knowledge and passion for the site made the tour super enjoyable.”

12 reviews2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $275.74by Loretta's Pompeii and Amalfi Coast

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Pompeii Ancient City Walking Tour – Italian & English Guide - Day 1: Pompeii’s core sights, from temples to the big arena
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Pompeii Ancient City Walking Tour – Italian & English Guide

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9.Pompeii Ancient City Walking Tour – Italian & English Guide

Walk Pompeii with an English Italian guide over two days, see major ruins fast, and get help at the entrance. Entrance ticket extra.

★ 4.5

“Piacevole giornata all'insegna della storia. La nostra guida Simone e' stato davvero coinvolgente ed esaustivo nelle spiegazioni. Per un problema dovuto all'agenzia si è trovato a dover svolgere tutta la visita inglese (il gruppo era misto) ma non abbiamo avuto nessuna difficoltà a capire. In ogni caso era disponibile a ripetere in italiano qualora ci…”

10 reviews2 days (approx.)From $36.12by Sesto Continente Tours

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Fast Access Exclusive Private Ancient Pompeii Herculaneum & Oplontis Guided Tour - Meeting Point, Timing, and How the Day Flows
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Fast Access Exclusive Private Ancient Pompeii Herculaneum & Oplontis Guided Tour

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10.Fast Access Exclusive Private Ancient Pompeii Herculaneum & Oplontis Guided Tour

Private day tour with priority admission to Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Oplontis, plus a guide and included tickets for a calmer, smarter visit.

★ 5.0

“Loretta, nuestra guía, fue excepcional! Nos encantó la visita con ella. Excelente! Demostró tener amplísimos conocimientos y nos realizó un tour muy interesante y entretenido.”

8 reviewsFrom $411.55by Private Tours of Pompeii

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Skip-the-line Ancient Pompeii Highlights Exclusive Tour with Local Private Guide - Pompeii Without The Line: What You Really Gain
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Skip-the-line Ancient Pompeii Highlights Exclusive Tour with Local Private Guide

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11.Skip-the-line Ancient Pompeii Highlights Exclusive Tour with Local Private Guide

Skip-the-line private Pompeii highlights tour in English. See Villa dei Misteri, the Forum, and Stabian Baths in about 2.5 hours.

★ 5.0

“The tour guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and entertaining. This was my second trip to Pompeii and this experience was even better than the first.”

7 reviews2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $227.10by Herculaneum Tours

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Sipping History: Discover Ancient Roman Wines - Four Wines and One Sparkling: What the Tasting Actually Gives You
Historical Tours, Pompeii, Roman Ruins Beyond Rome, Tour Reviews, Wine Tours

Sipping History: Discover Ancient Roman Wines

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12.Sipping History: Discover Ancient Roman Wines

Roman wines in Pompeii: a private 2-hour four-wine tasting plus a 3-course Ancient Pompeii lunch at Bosco de Medici.

★ 5.0

“My friend and I absolutely loved the tour of the property given by Christian. He was super sweet and friendly and started our entire experience there off on a good note. Overall the entire experience was wonderful and the whole staff was exceptionally kind and accommodating.”

7 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $78.10by Bosco de Medici Winery

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