Private Archaeological Tour: Exclusive Herculaneum Exploration with Expert Guide

An exclusive glimpse into Herculaneum through a tour of its archaeological site. With me as the sole guide, you’ll have the assured insight from an archaeologist. Following our tour, you’ll have the freedom to continue wandering the site until closing time, utilizing the knowledge I’ll impart on you.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Parco Acheologico di Ercolano - Meeting point: ticket office of the archaeological site of Herculaneum, it will be possible to buy the entrance tickets (if you haven’t bought in advanced or if you haven’t purchased online).
    The entrance ticket to the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum will give you the opportunity to see all the attractions and houses present during the tour.
    The guide will be waiting for you with a sign to be recognized: “Eliana Sandretti”.
What's Included
  • Specialized archaeological guide
  • Private Tour
  • Guided exploration of Herculaneum’s main attractions
  • Archaeological assistance throughout the tour
  • All taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Entrance tickets (13 euros per person + 2 euros in commissions if purchased in advance or online)
  • Food and drinks
Location
Archaeological Park of Herculaneum
Corso Resina
Meeting point is near to the ticket office located inside the excavations of Herculaneum. After passing through the entrance arch, walk to the only official ticket office in the excavations. I will wear a red badge and a sign "Eliana Sandretti"
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.9
(48 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Brian_m
Jun 27, 2024
Great experience - This was a great experience. Our archeologist, Francesco, was extremely knowledgable and answered every question we had. He kept a great pace even with the heat and my father who was difficulty with stairs. We would recommend this to anyone. We enjoyed this more than our trip to Pompei.
Review provided by Viator
Saranb7067al
Jun 25, 2024
Private tour at Herculaneum - Our tour of Herculaneum was wonderful. Mariagrazia was an incredible guide and my whole family was very happy. She was so knowledgable and enthusiastic, and really brought Herculanuem alive for us. Thank you!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Carol_f
May 14, 2024
Awesome guide. Only way to see Herculaneum! - Seeing Herculaneum with my family meant we could share this unique site guided by Dr. Eliana Sandretti. Her expertise was invaluable in getting the most out of our exploration of this site. Kudos Viator.
Review provided by Viator
Kent_j
Nov 22, 2023
Fantastic tour - We enjoyed every moment of this tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. She made the entire tour very interesting. Could not have been better.
Review provided by Viator
Debra_c
Oct 30, 2023
Herculaneum - Our guide was patient, knowledgeable and very professional. We’ll worth it. I recommend it for any trip to Herculaneum.
Review provided by Viator
Ann_m
Oct 17, 2023
Bringing Roman culture to life. - Our guide, an archeologist himself, was knowledgeable an personable. .Francesc was interesting and made the 2 hours of visit fly by. Herculaneum is such an interesting site and our group learned a lot about The Roman culture around the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. I highly recommend his tour.
Review provided by Viator
Bisonrav
Aug 27, 2023
Tremendously preserved buildings, and a wonderful guide - We took this as a pair with a private tour of Pompeii, also from Eliana's business. We spread the tours over two days, which I recommend, and were greeted by our guide from Pompeii, Luciana, as we breakfasted in a cafe just outside the gates of the archeological site. It's much smaller than Pompeii, but better preserved, so you can see the carbonised remains of wooden items, upper storeys of the buildings, and beautiful mosaics and decorations. Luciana was once again a great guide, patient with my 8 yo son who absolutely loved her and grabbed her hand. She was able to bring the history absolutely to life, and it was if anything a better tour than the superb Pompeii one the previous day. The private tour allowed us to move at our own pace, and we never felt rushed or that we were listening to a prepared script. So very highly recommended. It's not the cheapest tour, but it's the best way of seeing the site.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Susan_z
Aug 13, 2023
Professional and knowledgeable - Our tour guide Pia and she was wondering. So informative and helped me with places to step since I have a bad knee. Her knowledge of the historical site was beyond belief! Herculaneum was a perfect choice for our family to go and see❤️
Review provided by Viator
Sheelagh_c
Jun 27, 2023
Herculaneum brought to life - The guide tailored our tour to our areas of interest and brought the archaeological details to life. Highly knowledgeable guide - did a great job making the history accessible. Clear and easy to understand
Review provided by Viator
Jonahmh
May 21, 2023
Herculaneum through the eyes of someone who helps in bringing it back to life! - We visited Herculaneum with Eliana after a fantastic morning spent with her in Pompei. This site is very different but her passion and expert knowledge brought it to life and then some! To understand how an archaeologist works and how dangerous some of the work is to enable the world to discover life as it was nearly 2000 years ago is incredible…….and Eliana still works at these sites to this day, exposing more of this ancient world for us. This personal insight made it all the more special and my wife and I will never forget our day in Herculaneum and Pompei and we’re honoured to have spent it with Eliana. She even gave us tips and recommendations for our visit a couple of days later to Naples which were invaluable for navigating this chaotic and vibrant city, making our Pompei and Herculaneum trip even more meaningful! Invest in booking Eliana - absolutely 100% recommend!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Select Date and Tickets
up to 10 guests
1
Traveler
September 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today