Pompeii with an archaeologist, new excavations included

The experience

Call your Guide promises three things: a professional archaeologist guide, the entry ticket and access to the new excavations, the most recent discoveries of the Park. The tour lasts two hours and starts with a welcome in Piazza Esedra, one of the three entrances of the Park. The languages indicated are Italian, English, French and Spanish.

The price on GetYourGuide starts from $48 per person (October 2026), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. For comparison, the official ticket costs €20 for Pompei Express and €25 for Pompei+ with the villas, on Vivaticket or at the ticket offices inside the Park: it is named and non-refundable, with no name or date changes. The listing does not specify which of the two tickets is included, so do not assume the suburban villas are included.

There are multiple options with different durations, from 2 to 3.5 hours: the visit with a ticket, an «All-Inclusive» formula with lunch, a private guide with entry, and a variant with round-trip transfer from Naples. In the basic option, food, drinks, tips, and transport to the meeting point remain at your expense. A practical detail: first and last names of each participant must be sent the day before, because the Park ticket bears the visitor's name.

• A professional archaeologist as a guide, for two hours
• Access to the new excavations included, according to the listing
• Forum, temples, public buildings, and domus with frescoes and mosaics
• Baths and taverns of the Roman city
• Tour in Italian, English, French, or Spanish

How it works

1. StartWelcome at Piazza Esedra

   Meet the staff at the entrance of Piazza Esedra. Bring a document: the ticket is named and staff may ask for it at the entrance.

2. First partSouthern quarters

   The tour starts from the southern quarters and public buildings of the city.

3. Mid-visitForum and temples

   You arrive at the Forum, the civic center, with the temples surrounding it.

4. ThenDomus, baths and taverns

   Houses with frescoes and mosaics, then the baths and taverns: what daily life was like.

5. End, after 2 hoursCasts of the victims

   The tour ends in front of the plaster casts of the victims of the eruption of AD 79, presented as part of the site's history.

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Tips before booking

• Send the first and last names of all participants the day before: without them, the named ticket cannot be issued.
• Bring a document for everyone, including children: Park staff may ask for it at the entrance.
• Hat and sunscreen are on the listing's list; for water, there are drinking fountains in the excavations.
• Backpacks and bags larger than 30x30x15 cm are not allowed: leave them at the hotel or at the paid left-luggage.
• Check which option you book: duration, lunch, and transfer vary from one to another.

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