Pompeii Tickets & Tours

You won't be able to get a broad understanding or the storytelling aspect as you walk through Pompeii. Since it's so big, much bigger than a museum let's say, and so physical, it was worth the guided tour.

Yes. I have not done an audio tour so I cannot compare to that. But it was great to have the stories and info and questions answered easily

The guide gives more detailed insight into life at Pompeii than the self guide tour does. If you really want to feel the experience then a guide is worth it.

You are brought to the sites that have significance, and save much time and walking. The ability to interact with/ask questions of someone who is knowledgeable is much better than an audio guide.

Our guide, Julia, was fantastic. She was extremely knowledgable and enthusiastic and added a light humorous touch so that we learnt loads without realising it.

Definitely the guided tour we did tours of other places in Rome etc and the guided tours are always better

Excellent knowledgable guide rather than trying to find information ourselves was ideal. Earpiece listening to guide much better than trying to be close to hear all information.

Much better to have a guide. The site is very big and you need to have someone who can be concise and bring all the important elements of the site together. And you can ask questions!!!

You get a lot of details, a lot of history that you dont get otherwise. There are not a lot of signs inside so you have to have some sort of guide.

Yes, we felt that entry to the site was prompt and the information we were given form the guide gave a great idea of what life was like in Pompeii, also the explination of the frescos and different buildings gave us a great insight to how the town worked.

You get the story associated with the location without having to read through it real time (and tidbits that are not in the books) & your group access some of the sites easier than individuals.

There is so much to see, you really need an expert to take you around to the highlights and to answer questions.

If we had just bought entry tickets to the site, we would have missed so much and been wandering around blind. Plus an audioguide isn't able to answer questions or direct you to other areas of interest once the tour has finished!!

I would definitely recommend a guided tour! It's too large of a site with too much info to do on your own.

Because if you get a guide like Ms Sorrento, you will learn so much! From day to day running of Pompeii, to teeth whitening to Sailors - she knows a lot!

The information given to us and the important oarts of the site would not gave been as easy to come by without a guide

Yes - a guided tour takes in some of the highlights- Pompeii is so big that otherwise it would be hard to know what to look at in one day

It was the left hand side of Pompei that we saw. We visited the other side on our own but with guide is much better to get all the information and to be able to ask questions

A guide can tailor the experience to your knowledge level, and they know some brilliant stories which, for me, made the experience far more relevant and engaging.

Guided tour is much better as you can ask questions of the archaeologist during your tour. and they give you lots of tidbits of information you would not otherwise get

I would only recomend a tour guide because having some to explain what you are seeeing is important in the value of your visit.

It is much better to have a guide point out and explain what you are looking at rather than an audio guide. You can also ask a guide clarification questions and get more of a story rather than just facts.

Roxanne provided up to date info that I am not sure I would have gotten from an audio guide and it was so much more personable

See previous comments. Pompeii is a vast site and could be overwhelming to walk round. Having a guide gave us such a lot of information and insights we were able to carry on after the tour with a much better perspective on everything around us. The tour brought so much to life and enabled us to have a real emotional connection with the citizens of the town at the time of the eruption.

Very helpful to have a guide point out interesting sites and have background info, including why they had dancing penis decor! ��

We wanted to make sure we learned about Pompei as we were seeing it in order to really appreciate the history.

Having someone explain the city and how it operated and how houses were laid gave an insight that could be missed just walking about. I loved the new elevated area were you could see where the current excavations were being carried out.

We wanted to make sure we understood what we were looking at and that we had a timed entry into Pompeii. Our guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. We had a great experience.

We only had a limited time and wanted to ensure we saw as much as possible and with as much information as possible.

The guide was able to explain clearly how and when these incidents occurred and answered any questions we had.

We wanted a tour with a guide so we could have more of an insite to the history and experiences of pompeii

A guided tour give a more personal experience and on a large site it´s valuable that the guide can pick points of special intrest

I really liked the idea of the option to have a tour with an archaeologist. I believe the guides name was Sara, but I cannot remember for sure unfortunately. But the guide was absolutely amazing. She was so knowledgeable, answered any questions people had, and spoke so well and at a perfect speed so everyone could understand and follow what was being explained.

We read the reviews and wanted to get the knowledge from our time spent there. Hillary was a great guide, very informative and funny and spoke very well.

We had very little knowledge of the history of Pompei and others said a tour was definitely yhe way to go.

To get some local knowledge versus just wandering around the property ourselves. Our guide was very good, got us around the property efficiently, and showed us a lot of good stuff on our 2-hour tour.

I wanted to see the highlights and be told information, the site would have been to big for me to venture on my own in the time I had

Only had two hours on the way to Rome. The tour was perfect to gain local knowledge and see the more significant areas of the excavation.

To get a better understanding of the site (Pompeii) and to use the time spent in the most efficient way.

We knew the site was very large, and we wanted a professional to guide us through so we could learn.

Through a google search and positive reviews. We had limited time and a guide seemed like the best way to learn while we explored.

We thought it best to hear about the history of the site to gain better knowledge of what we were looking at.

To get the most out of the experience and to learn about the history. The guide was really good at explaining what everything was and so on.

On leaving the train station we instantly saw a guide from the company who showed us were to go for the tickets we bought online. Excellent guide, who told us everything we needed to know. He had an excellent sense of humour and we thoroughly enjoyed our guided tour. Would definitely recommend!

Not very up on history/archeology. Reckoned it would be better to have a knowledgable guide so we knew what we were looking at!

I traveled over 6000 miles to experience this. So I wanted the best experience I could get and you gave it to me!!!

On suggestion from a friend, we were told a guide would be best. Our Archeologist guide was amazing and so knowledgeable. Would not have done it any other way.

This was our first time visiting Pompeii and we wanted to have the chance to fully experience as much as we could.

Get some information and get more out of the visit. Skip the line But I ended up loving the tour guide. She was really excellent, informative, knowledgeable and funny. I really enjoyed the tour.

We were looking for a guided tour so we could get as much history and info in a short period of time.

I wanted to make the most of my time there. While I would have loved to take 4-6 hours to experience it all at a leisurely pace, I knew it would be hot and wanted to learn more from an archeologist.

Our friends that visited before us Pompei told us to definitely book a guided tour in order not to miss the important information of the site.

We had visited Pompeii before with a guide, and wanted our children to benefit from the knowledge of a guided tour.

It was simply to avoid the queues and most importantly to get a guided tour so that we could achieve a perfect understanding into the history of Pompeii.

To take advantage of the tour guides knowledge in navigating and getting good information regarding the site for the time of the tour.

It's a popular and busy site. With a guide - best parts can be seen in a few hours. Self guided and queue for entry would likely need the best part of a day. There's a lovely picnic area - you can bring your own snacks in. Very little protection from the elements- be prepared for the weather conditions.

Ensure you get there in good time. A lot easier by train and there is a connecting bus from the station to the site. Make sure you have some strong walk shoes/boots

1. Get there early! 2. park at a nearby restaurant and eat lunch there then parking is free. 3. be prepared for all types of weather - it rained and we had umbrellas and the tour continued without the crowds!

We entered Pompei at noon. Maybe in the morning there are fewer visitors and the atmosphere is even more authentic.