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Are you curious to know what treasures you can find in Ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum? Let a local show you around! On this private day trip, experience Ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum from a local perspective and get to know the interesting stories and unique details that make this place a must-visit while in Naples.

Destination

Naples, Italy

Category

Day Trips

Duration

5 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Lietuvių, Italiano, Русский, 中文, Español, Português, Latviešu

Included

• Private Guide
• Entrance tickets Pompeii & Herculaneum: to guarantee entrance
• please send all participant's names as they appear in your passports to the host in writing at the time of booking
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 12 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Outside of the main entrance/exit of Pompeii - Naples to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. From Naples to Ruins of Pompeï & Herculaneum

   Meet your host and get ready to hit the road. Whether it is by car or public transportation, your host will be there by your side to make the journey a more pleasant and enjoyable experience

4. Ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum Exploring

   Let your local host show you around the ruins of Pompeï & Herculaneum. Here you can find must-sees, hidden gems, history, cultural treasures, and more! Your host will make sure to provide you with all the answers and insights you might have along the way

5. Ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum Off the Beaten Path

   The best part about this private day trip is that you get to experience the ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum from a different perspective - away from the big tourist groups, audio guides, and through the knowledge of a local!

6. Ask Away!

   Your day trip is 100% private, meaning that it’s only you and your local host exploring the ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum. Take advantage of this opportunity and get all the answers and insights to your questions about the ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

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Reviews from guests

Traci

(About local dario)

5 March 2025

We had an incredible time with Dario visiting Pompei and Herculaneum. We had an engaging history lesson while hearing some relatable stories tying past to present. We could not think of a better guide for this experience. Dario is the best!

Peter

(About local Raffaele)

5 February 2025

We had a great time exploiring Pompeii and Herculaneum with Raffaele. He was able to shed information on many intersting areas in both spots and really helped us understand what life and the ultimate demise of these cities was like in anchinet times. Thanks Raff, it was a great day, despite the rain!

Alison

(About local Barbara )

20 January 2025

Ever since we got home our teenage kids have been answering "what was the best part of your three weeks in Italy?" by talking about our day in Pompeii and Herculaneum with Barbara. After comparing the cost options and logistics of two separate tours, we combined both sites with one guide. Barbara was expert, informative and passionate, connecting the two sites so we could focus on what each shows best. We particularly appreciated her adjustments to follow up the kids' interests, and how she let us explore at our own pace while also keeping things moving so we got to see as much as possible. Highly recommended.Patient and flexible expert guide

Daniel🇺🇸 United States

(About local Raffaele)

20 December 2024

The three of us had a phenomenal day with Raffaele. He is deeply knowledgeable in the history of both Pompei and Herculaneum and easily answered our many questions with ease. He truly brings his subject matter to life with his enthusiasm. This was one of the best historical tours I’ve ever done. Don’t miss it.Fantastic Day with Raffaele

Kate🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Raffaele)

17 December 2024

Our family had the privilege of learning from Raffaele about Pompeii and Herculaneum. It was like being transported into a Time Machine! Our 17 year old is studying these two places early next year and our tour has really given her a great appreciation for the life and times of people living there. We give Raffaele at 10/10A step into a time machine

nmgzc2ckkt

(About local dario)

22 October 2024

Darío is a great story-teller who keeps you engaged throughout the day. Everything ran very smoothly as he organised lunch & a car for us. Excellent experience highly recommended!Excellent day at Pompeii & Ercolano

Samuel🇺🇸 United States

(About local Barbara )

19 October 2024

Very experienced, knowledgeable, communicates, crowd managing, respectful of antiquity! Will recommend and rebook on our next returnBarbara brings it all

Susan🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

3 October 2024

Dario was our tour guide to Pompeii and Herculaneum on September 20th and we could not have had a better tour guide. From the preplanning of helping us find a driver to drive us from our hotel in Naples to the ruins to getting us to use our imagination to help us understand what these communities were like before the eruption set us up for a day of relaxed and fun filled learning. There were 4 adults on our tour--my husband, myself and our 2 adult sons. Dario had us all engaged. He asked questions to get us thinking. He had us role play various scenarios to make what he was teaching us stick and would be remembered. I could not imagine going through the ruins without Dario by our side. A bonus Dario takes great photographs and the ones that make me smile the most are the selfies he took with us after taking ones of my family with the ruins and Mount Vesuvius behind us. Thank you for making our last day in Italy so enjoyable and memorable.Fun, knowledgeable and engaging

Fred🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Vitalija)

25 September 2024

We truly enjoyed our time with guide Vitalija. She helped us get around with ease and navigate some of the crowds. Vitalija was well studied and easily able to explain the various sites and give us interesting historical information that intrigued our interests. Thank you for such a good time. Wonderful Tour

Ailsa🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local dario)

13 September 2024

Dario extremely knowledgeable, humorous, engaging and friendly. A great day in Pompei and Herculaneum, Dario carefully selecting the highlights of both sites as it could have been overwhelming. Will contact him again if we are able to return in the future.

lisa🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

27 August 2024

Our tour with Dario was fascinating. His passion for the history of Pompeii is obvious. He was able to answer a wide variety of historical questions we had that weren't specific to the tour--his knowledge is thorough and deep. For us, most importantly, he knew how to involve our kids (10 and 6) in the tour in a way that kept them engaged and curious. My son, 10 years old, said of all the things we did on our 2 week trip to Italy, the tour with Dario was the highlight. Dario Made Our Son's Trip

Stacy🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

13 June 2024

My family and I had the pleasure of having Dario as our tour guide for Pompeii and Herculean. Dario not only taught us a great deal about the two settings, he also made it fun to help us “visualize” various situations pertaining to these sites. He was extremely helpful in other ways as well. He gave us many suggestions to make our stay in Naples a very memorable one. You simply cannot go wrong by signing up Dario as your guide!Wonderful tour with Dario!

Annette🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Raffaele)

27 May 2024

Raffaele was our private tour guide for Pompeii and Herculaneum. He shows passion and enthusiasm for the history of the sites, taking the time to explain the significance of sites and artefacts as well as sharing his own stories of excavating. Given we were at sites where such devastation and human tragedy occurred, Raffaele did this with the respect and solemnity that such a site deserves. Highly recommend Raffaele as your tour guide.Raffaele is passionate…

Narelle🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Raffaele)

25 May 2024

Raffaele was fantastic. He was informative and showed us all the best places in Pompeii and Herculaneum. His depth of knowledge was amazing. He was able to answer all our questions with relevant and interesting detail. He made sure we were able to get from one site to the other easily and checked when we were delayed slightly. All in all, a brilliant experience. Brilliant day

beemje

(About local Raffaele)

11 May 2024

Raffaele was very knowledgeable, interesting and enthusiastic. It was a pleasure spending the day with him and learning about these ancient ruins and the lives of the people who had lived there. Excellent tour with Raffaele

annatrigell🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Veronica)

6 May 2024

Unfortunately Veronica was unwell but organised Francesca to be our guide. She was excellent and kept us interested for the whole tour. Very interesting

Dietmar

(About local Veronica)

1 May 2024

Veronica war sehr ausführlich, kompetent und wusste uns zu begeistern. Ihre Tipps für unsere weitere Reise sind/waren sehr gut. Wir können sie nur weiterempfehlen. Herrvorragend

Nathan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Raffaele)

2 April 2024

We toured Pompeii and Herculaneum with Raffaele. He was clearly very expert but also quite broad, able to talk about trade patterns, social practices, artistic motifs, and even some technical matters (building usages, plumbing) with great clarity. He also seemed a true archeologist, able to give alternative explanations where scholarly debate was not yet settled. This may make him sound nerdy but he was lively, cheerful, and witty. The price is steep, but it's a real opportunity to get in-depth knowledge delivered in a charming way.Expert, nuanced, and fun

Julie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Vitalija)

6 January 2024

We loved our tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum with Vitalija. We were traveling as a family of six with a toddler in a stroller, which we knew would be a little tricky to manage, so we were hoping a small private tour would give us greater flexibility. Vitalija was absolutely fantastic as our guide. She adjusted the tour to our interests and needs, including whatever would be most helpful for the little one. Her English skills are superb, and she is very knowledgeable about the subject matter. I don't recall any question she couldn't answer. Talking to her was like talking to a friend. She helped us navigate the unfamiliar metro system around Naples and gave good suggestions for places to eat after our tour. Pompeii is super crowded, with large tour groups trying to follow their guides, and it was clear that we were at an advantage by having our own personal tour guide to navigate the sites. I would recommend withlocals.com and particularly Vitalija, for a great tour experience. Once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Carmen🇦🇺 Australia

(About local dario)

3 January 2024

We were fortunate enough to have Dario as our local guide for our tour in Pompei and Herculaneum. Dario was very proactive in giving us advice on how to travel from Rome to meet him for our day tour starting in Naples. He also arranged a car to pick us up from Naples and we travelled between destinations in the same car which was very handy. Dario was very knowledgeable and gave us very detailed descriptions on points of interest - without him we wouldn’t have had a clue what we were looking at. He was also very patient and managed to keep my 2 teenage children engaged throughout the tour too. My husband was unable to join the tour that day but in the future if we come back again to do this tour with my husband, I will definitely get Dario as our guide again. Fantastic guide for Pompei and Herculaneum

Pam P

(About local Veronica)

5 November 2023

We thoroughly enjoyed our several hours in Pompeii with Veronica. She was recommended to us by a family member and she did not disappoint! Veronica is a lovely person to chat with and very knowledgeable about Pompeii -- plus EVERYONE knows her! She created a wonderful route for us through Pompeii that we would never have been able to do on our own. We avoided the sightseeing and crowds, so off the beaten path sites and learned so much! Thank you so much Veronica! What a pleasure to meet you! Delicious and Talented Veronica

Alison🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

2 November 2023

Dario was a wonderful guide, friendly, professional and kind to our family of six. Dario managed to make our day fun for all of us from my youngest, aged 9 to the teenagers and the parents! He was able to make the ruins come to life, telling stories of how the cities worked, how the people lived and explaining the notable parts of the ruins. We could never have seen as much nor understood so well the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum without Dario. An ambitious day out, but so enjoyable with our wonderful guide - thank you Dario!!Wonderful day with Dario

Andrea🇺🇸 United States

(About local Kristina)

5 October 2023

Words are hard to describe our time with Kristina. From the moment we met she made us feel welcome. Her depth of knowledge of Pompeii and enthusiasm was amazing. She was so eager to share many details. Having her personal attention made us feel like VIPs. She was able to guide us efficiently through the larger groups and crowds. Having her expertise saved us so much time, as we needed to take a commuter train to the Herculaneum. Her love of Naples and surrounding areas was true. Grazie dear Kristina. Wonderful experience!!!

Mary🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

3 October 2023

Dario made our ambitious combined trip to Pompeii and Herculaneum feasible, enlightening, amazing, and fun. He knew exactly what to focus on and how to get around the crowds to accomplish the highlights efficiently, all the while engaging us with vivid descriptions of life in ancient times. In addition to the sheer volume of knowledge Dario shared, without him our day seeing these amazing treasures would have been tainted with frustration, exhaustion, and discomfort. Now, we remember only the beauty and wonder.Stunning full day of ancient life

jane🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

27 September 2023

Dario was an exceptional guide on multiple levels. He knows Italian history including not only Pompeii and Herculaneum but Naples’ rich cultural significance and contributions to the greater world. He was professional, punctual, responsive and accommodating about our interests and concerns. Beyond his expert guiding at Pompeii and Heraculaneum he also took us on a short but fantastic tour of the Naples subway- an unexpected delight. He arranged and expert driver and one evening got us a table at an incredible authentic Naples pizza restaurant. We devoured pizza while locals ( including a huge gaggle of pre-teens) watched soccer on the big screen. Dario gave us more than a tour- he gave us a big slice of Naples. Professional, knowledgeable, skillful.

Ruth🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

26 September 2023

We went for a full day tour with Dario to Pompeii and Heraculanem, and he was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable about the history and culture, considerate of our special interests, friendly and supportive of our energy levels. He arranged a comfortable taxi ride for us to Pompeii, then Heraculanem then home, which made a long day more workable. Our tour of Pompeii was moving and amazing, and Dario pointed out many small details about life at the time of the eruption that we never would have known about otherwise. The tour plus transportation was expensive, but was worth the cost for a once in a lifetime experience. Dario is an excellent guide who loves his work and loves his city of Naples and clearly enjoys sharing his knowledge with interested people.Gratitude for a wonderful experience

Catherine🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local dario)

21 September 2023

Highly recommend Dario for the Pompeii and Herculaneum tour. His knowledge is fantastic and his creative storytelling really shed light into how advanced the Romans were 😊 This was a tick off my wish list, Dario encouraged our questions, his enthusiasm for the history of his country infectious! Thanks again Dario for such an amazing day. Excellent tour

PJ🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Kristina)

6 September 2023

We highly recommend Kristina! She is passionate about her country, history, and Pompeii. We learned far more from her than any guidebook could provide or large tour. Professional, friendly and a natural teacher and guide. It was a wonderful experience for us all. Passionate guide

Ashley F

(About local Veronica)

31 August 2023

Veronica is incredibly knowledgeable and taught us so much during our Pompeii tour! She shared so many little details that we wouldn't have gotten from an audio guide or a larger tour. Her English is fantastic and we were lucky to go on tour with her. Highly recommended! Amazing Pompeii Guide

Ian🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Raffaele)

14 August 2023

Thinking of all the amazing things we have spent money on this holiday this was by far and away the best investment. Pompeii and Herculaneum are mind-blowing, but it would have been a much lesser experience without Raffaele’s expert insight into what we were looking at, and his judicious selection of venues. My teenage children and I were gripped from start to finish. Bravo!Amazing knowledge!

Lauren🇺🇸 United States

(About local Noemi)

17 July 2023

My family consists of my husband, myself, and our three daughters ( ages 9, 11, and 13 ). We booked a private tour with Noemi to see Pompeii and Herculaneum. I cannot convey in this short review what a wonderful tour guide and overall wonderful person Noemi is. Prior to even arriving to Italy, Noemi took the time to communicate with us through the withlocals app and ensure everything we needed was set up in advance. We traveled from Rome to Naples via train and Noemi met us at the train station and had a large taxi waiting for us to use as our transportation throughout the day. Noemi was incredibly knowledgeable and informative about the sites. She was funny and brought candy for the kids to snack on and bracelets for souvenirs. My youngest was very hot as we were visiting in summer and Noemi was so attentive and loving with her. We had a great time and that is 100% thanks to Noemi. You can't go wrong with any tour provided by Noemi and I can't thank her enough for the memories my family will always have.Best tour guide ever

Salvatore🇺🇸 United States

(About local Raffaele)

4 July 2023

A once in a lifetime tour with the ultimate expert on Pompei and Herculaneum. Raffaele’s generosity and expertise began months before the tour when he helped with organizing the tour and assisted in providing a driver to provide transport. The tour was interesting, educational, and entertaining. Raffaele takes you on an efficient tour of the highlights and lesser known important findings (lesser trafficked ) and sites. He uses his knowledge to make the ancient world alive and relatable. I had been to Pompei before with out a guide and came away learning very little. With Raffaele we had an experience to remember for a lifetime. The ultimate tour of Pompei/Ercolano

Andrea🇮🇹 Italy

(About local dario)

13 June 2023

Thank you Dario, we spent a very nice and interesting day with you. You are not only qualified and professional but your way to explain is really interesting and funny. Thanks!How to real enjoy Pompei and Ercolano

Jon🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

5 June 2023

Our family really enjoyed our day at Pompeii & Herculaneum with Dario. He helped us arrange private transportation from Naples, which was expensive, but probably worth it since it saved us a lot of time. Exploring the ruins was great, and having Dario there to explain what we were seeing was the difference between just taking some great pictures and really understanding how the Pompeiians really lived. Great family day out with Dario

Paul🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

21 May 2023

What a fantastic and memorable trip to Pompeii and Herculaneum! Dario is an extremely knowledgeable guide who makes ancient life come alive through his storytelling. If you enjoy interacting with your tour guide, if you find humor delightful, if you want to add depth and understanding to your visit to the Naples area, Dario is your man! We recommend him highly and would definitely choose to hire him again for any future trips to the area. Thank you, Dario!WONDERFUL TOUR OF POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM

Thomas🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

20 April 2023

We booked a personalized tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum with Dario after our plans changed to allow for a visit to Naples. Dario is warm, friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about sharing his knowledge of history and his love for the region. He was also patient and an easy conversationalist. He welcomed our questions and made sure to point out details that we would have easily missed had we explored the ruins on our own. We had the opportunity to witness the experience of others in larger tours and have no regrets about splurging on a personalized tour with a local guide genuinely invested in his work.Personable and Invested

Lori🇺🇸 United States

(About local Vitalija)

26 March 2023

We had a great tour (4 adults and 1 20 yr old). She was very knowledgeable, spoke good English, and is a very good storyteller. She made the day very interesting. Pompeii is a tremendous site to see as it's so huge but Herculaneum is also amazing because multiple stories of houses are preserved. Excellent Pompeii & Herculaneum tour

Chuck🇺🇸 United States

(About local Raffaele)

19 February 2023

Our tour of Pompei and Herculaneum with Raffaele was outstanding and absolutely mind-boggling. Raffaele made these sites come alive with his insightful stories and expert knowledge. Without him, our tour would not have been the rich and throughly enjoyable experience it was. Everyone should visit these amazing historic sites and have Raffaele along to give you the experience of a lifetime. Fantastic tour of Pompei and Herculaneum

kimberlyharless🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Raffaele)

6 February 2023

Weather was super cold but tour was great!Great tour

Pat🇺🇸 United States

(About local Vitalija)

15 November 2022

Vitalija was a wonderful guide who showed us the best highlights of Pompeii and Herculaneum. We learned a lot and had a great day! Great Day in Pompeii and Herculaneum!

Kim🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local dario)

16 October 2022

Dario provided us with a fun and educational tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum. He showed us many things we would not have noticed on our own and took the time to play with the kids and keep them involved and interested. Dario was a wonderful guide. Fabulous

Janice🇺🇸 United States

(About local Kristina)

9 October 2022

Kristina was a very knowledgeable and helpful guide. We enjoyed our tour with her greatly. She was well informed on both Pompeii and Herculaneum. We asked as many questions as we liked. I highly recommend her & using Withlocals. You don’t want to tour these sites without a guide!Our guide Kristina was great!!

Unknown

(About local dario)

23 September 2022

We had a brilliant tour with Dario. He brought Pompeii and Herculaneum to life. He was fun and knowledgeable. A great day. Amazing day with Dario

Angela🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local dario)

23 September 2022

We had a very enjoyable tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum with Dario. He was an informative and entertaining guide who brought the sights and streets of Pompeii to life for us. We saw so much and the insight and understanding he gave us at Pompeii made us appreciate the marvellous sights of Herculaneum all the more. Dario made the tours of both sites interesting and fun and gave us a memorable day. We would highly recommend Dario.Pompeii and Herculaneum

tammy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Kristina)

23 September 2022

Wonderful day! Kristina is a fantastic guide. We couldn’t have enjoyed are tour any better. Pompeii and Herculaneum

Cathie🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Raffaele)

21 September 2022

Raffaele was a fantastic guide to Pompeii and Herculaneum. He ensured we saw the ruins as living buildings and helped us imagine life in them. His knowledgeable enthusiasm and personal approach were infectious, and he showed us things and aspects we would otherwise have missed. And a considerate host, giving us time for a needed lunch break. Excellent English too. We also took his advice and followed up with a visit to the archeological museum in NaplesA day to remember

qrqsjypwq8🇺🇸 United States

(About local dario)

17 September 2022

Dario was in good contact before the tour with clear meeting instructions. The tour was informative and Dario is fun while sharing history. He was so good at taking us to the right spots for learning and understanding Pompei and avoiding the tour bus/headset groups. Dario gave funny stories and clever jokes but not just tons of random historical facts. He didn’t overload our brains but we felt like we learned something! Dario was very helpful to assist us with transportation during a train strike. Fun and informative

Andrew🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Kristina)

4 September 2022

I learnt so much on my Ultimate Ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum Day Trip with Keistina. Her knowledge is simply phenomenal and I really appreciated how she wove the origins of common words and phrases we use today into the tour. I’d highly recommend this tour for anyone with even the slightest interest in history.What an amazing day with Keistina

Jonathan 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Kristina)

15 August 2022

Kristina is an outstanding guide for Pompei and Herculaneum, who really brought those places to life and placed everything we saw in historical and cultural context. My two teenagers were enthralled, as were my wife and myself. Expensive, but worth it. Highly recommended.Top notch tour guide

Meg🇺🇸 United States

(About local Raffaele)

10 August 2022

We learned so much on this tour with Raffaele. We were also able to avoid the crowds and find the shade. So glad that we chose this tour. A highlight of our trip to Italy