- Category
- History, Excursions and Day Trips
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Location
- Rome
- Explores ancient roads, private homes, shops and other structures that illustrate what everyday life was like in Pompeii
- Includes a private car service during the duration of the tour
- Pompeii Archaeological Site and Naples Archaeological Museum
Sites Visited
- Pompeii Archaeological Park
- Naples
- Naples Archaeological Museum
Included
- 8 hours with a PhD or MA-level archaeologist or classical historian
- Car service during the duration of the tour
- Tickets into Pompeii Archaeological Park
Itinerary Details
Traveling with kids? Check out our Pompeii for Kids Tour that includes games and fun activities. For those visiting Naples, we offer both a half-day Pompeii Tour and a full-day private Mount Vesuvius Tour, a private-only tour that can be designed around your interests.
FAQ
No. You'll be responsible to cover for the cost of lunch for you and the guide.
Are the tickets to the Naples Archaeological Museum included?
Yes, we also pre-purchase tickets for the museum.
How long is this excursion?
With travel time to Naples and back to Rome included, your entire day will be close to 10.5 hours, while the actual time with the expert guide for the tour is 8 hours. Your day will start by train around 8am and end around 6:30pm in Rome when your train returns.
No. First class train tickets to and from Naples are not included in the price of this excursion and must be added on separately during checkout. Clients have three options for purchasing train tickets:
- Purchase tickets from an outside vendor (travel agency, directly at any Italian train station, etc.). If pursuing this option please remove the tickets during booking.
- Leave in your cart the appropriate train tickets to your order with us.
- Add a note to this tour request (in the "Special Interests" box) that you want train tickets (and class type) and we'll add them to your order for you.
Fiorella Squillante holds a degree in modern languages and art history, a post-graduate course in education and didactics and a master-course in exhibition design. She is a specialist in art history and Neapolitan culture and art. She works with the main museums of Naples as a member of the education department. She also works closely with Friends of Museums from abroad. Fiorella is the president of the cultural association “Fine Arts”, which organizes private viewings and themed routes in Naples and Campania, and visits to stately homes and private collections. She writes about Naples and Campania for a popular guide book and is the author of “Naples in 3 Days”, a guide to Neapolitan art and architecture and a book for children and teenagers called “Pompeii is Cool!“.
Roberta is based in Naples and has a degree in History of Art from the University of Naples. She specialised in Cultural Heritage Conservation at postgraduate level at the Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa. With the aim of raising awareness of cultural heritage, especially among students and children, she professionally trained as a licensed tour guide for her hometown of Naples, for the archaeological sites around Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields and for all the sites and museums in the region where she lives. She has also specialised as a tour guide for the blind. Roberta looks forward to sharing her passion for art, culture, and the Neapolitan lifestyle with visitors on Context tours. She loves food and is always ready to smile!
Riccardo holds a Ph.D. in Art History, his specialty is Art of the Middle Ages. He became a licensed guide in Italy in 2008 and has been guiding ever since. He is a musician who travels around Europe for concerts with his band.
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