VESUVIUS
The trips worth booking.
Our pick of the 10 best-rated private tours around Vesuvius. What each one actually includes, who operates it, and what you pay before the inevitable upsell at the gate.
Private day tour with pickup to Pompeii, Herculaneum, and a crater climb on Mount Vesuvius, plus optional on-site guiding.
“This private tour with Antonio was a fantastic way to learn some amazing history about Napoli. He was so knowledgeable, friendly and engaging. Even had my daughter's engaged the whole day.”
A private 2-hour guided look at Herculaneum’s better-preserved streets, homes, and murals, with your eruption story told clearly.
“This was great, we have never heard of it until now and the guide was excellent. She spent a lot of time with our children answering all their questions and being extremely pleasant.”
Private Herculaneum tour with an archaeologist guide. Personalized 2-hour walk through top preserved Roman houses, terraces, baths.
“A wonderful tour of the most preserved ruins of a seaside Roman resort town of the first century that was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The archeologists have provided the excavated ruins and our guide, Mena, provided an interesting, knowledgeable, and entertaining tour that put a human face on the impressively preserved houses,…”
Private full-day trip from Naples to Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Vesuvius with live guides, skip-the-line tickets, and a crater walk.
“Gino was a fantastic driver. Very proud of his city. Our guide Sharon was amazing. Made the visits comfortable and very interesting.”
Private day trip from Naples to Herculaneum, Vesuvius, and Pompeii, with onboard commentary, free time at ruins, and a coral workshop.
“Cesare is a fantastic guide and driver. He is knowledgeable, friendly, and very accommodating. You won’t be disappointed spending the day with him.”
Private archaeologist-led walk through Herculaneum and Pompeii, seeing ash-buried homes, baths, and the Forum for one full half-day.
“Mena was an absolutely AMAZING tour guide and an archaeological expert. I highly recommend booking this tour. You will not regret it. I went on this tour with my family and we had the best time. Definitely a highlight of our trip.”
Semi-private Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius day from Positano with hotel pickup, local-guided Pompeii, crater hike, and tickets included.
“Hopefully you are lucky enough to have Frankie as your guide in Pompeii. It is helpful that they offer round trip transportation directly to and from your hotel and between Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii Ruins. They handle all ticketing making it seamless for you. The only drawback is that we did not expect our shuttle…”
Private walking tour from Naples to Herculaneum and Pompeii with a local guide, skip-ticket help, and Roman details in 5.5 hours.
“Wowza!! I’m so glad that I booked a private guide and toured these two wonderful sites off season. My guide was Michele. He was awesome and made the visit spectacular. We spent around five hours together exploring both sites and I really appreciated Michele’s thoroughness and knowledge of the subject matter. So happy to have…”
A 2-hour private Herculaneum tour with an archaeologist, focusing on key domus, eruption evidence, and vivid fresco rooms in English.
“Our guide, Amedeo, was wonderful. He was extremely knowledgeable and, equally important, very skilled at sharing his knowledge—with such enthusiasm!”
A 2-hour private walk through Herculaneum with an archaeologist guide, seeing preserved homes, mosaics, and the Vesuvius story.
“Antonio was a thoroughly engagig guide. We were four exhausted tourists and yet he informed and amused us as we meandered the highlights of the Herculaneum. The children thought he was very cool indeed!”
