Afternoon Tour of Ancient Pompeii: Enjoy Fewer Crowds and Better Lighting for Pictures

After the crowd has ultimately departed from the area, that’s the moment! The lighting for your photos will be splendid, and the park will be nearly deserted — not to mention cooler temperatures.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - Gymnasium, Amphitheater, Abundance road, Tavern, Thermopolium, Public Spa, Forum
What's Included
  • Guided tours with expert guides
What's Not Included
  • Tickets
Location
Piazza Immacolata
I will be at the ticket office of the Amphitheater gate (Pompei has 3 different gates)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Nicoletta
Jun 26, 2025
Visit of Herculaneum and Pompeii - Excellent knowledge and historical and cultural competence. I appreciated the simplicity of the explanations with the historical references that made the illustration of the sites very complete. It has also captured the attention of the 3 teenagers with great appreciation of the same. They said they were very satisfied. Thank you.
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F1157bvsaraa
Jun 26, 2025
Great experience - Glauco 'was a very professional guide and at the same time nice, engaging and helpful. It was really special to see Herculaneum and Pompeii through his eyes and words a real pleasure to spend time in his company. Sara
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C9821pdsamk
Jun 18, 2025
Amazing experience - A visit to Pompei is very unique and well worth it. Late afternoon is the best time for a tour. Glauco was simply a phenomenal guide. Highly knowledgeable and informative, pleasant, passionate, and engaging. He went above and beyond what was expected. Highly recommended.
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Emmaz_london
Jun 3, 2025
Unforgettable Pompeii Tour with an Exceptional Guide - We had an incredible experience exploring Pompeii with Glauco as our guide. He was not only incredibly knowledgeable but also brought the history to life with fascinating stories, insights, and context that we would have completely missed on our own. His passion for the site and deep understanding of its history made the tour both engaging and memorable. Glauco also took the time to tailor the experience to our interests and answer all our questions with genuine enthusiasm. If you're visiting Pompeii, I couldn’t recommend Glauco more highly—he truly made our visit unforgettable!
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Wdp2012
Jun 3, 2025
OUTSTANDING TOUR GUIDE FOR AN INCREDIBLE SITE! - So glad Glauco took us on a two hour guided tour of Pompeii. We liked his style A LOT! He knows how to maneuver around the crowds, shares great stories, imparted a lot of knowledge and definitely hit ALL the highlights. We had no idea how big Pompeii was! We would have missed so much without a guide because their is a lot to digest and the history is incredible. We took our two grown children (early twenties) and we all joked that Glauco saved us from any family fights navigating the ruins! :) Pompeii was a bucket list item for me and I can happily say that Glauco made the visit 5 stars!
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Robert
Jun 1, 2025
Great Tour of Archaeological Museum & Pompeii - We spent two great days with Glauco Messina We Toured Naples and in particular the Naples National Archaeological Museum. Our second day was spent exploring Pompeii, including the area currently undergoing excavation. Our visit to both places would have been a fraction of the pleasure, enjoyment and education without Glauco. We will not hesitate to hire him again when we return.
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Destination583014
May 12, 2025
Top trips! - Fabulous trips around Pompeii and Herculaneum with Glauco. An excellent, informative and engaging guide who brought everything to life. We got so much more out of our time at these sites than we would otherwise have done. Great stuff and thanks again!
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Mrsunshine777
Apr 17, 2025
Without a guide it is just ruins - There are many guides in Pompeii, but few who are as personable and informed as Glauco Messina. He will illuminate the imagination as he guides you through one of the most amazing places on earth. Glauco helps you to understand the snapshot of the history of the people at the specific point in time where they met the end of their time on earth in ordinary and spectacular fashion.
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I8469vhcinziab
Apr 10, 2025
Spectacular - Visit to Pompeii spectacular thanks to our guide Glauco. Guide prepared and exhaustive. Thank you so much
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Gr8gator95
Dec 3, 2024
Tour was too short for the amount of information Glauco knows - Glauco was highly recommended by my cousin. He was very thorough and took the time to explain about the ruins. He kept our attention throughout the tour. He was very detailed and really provided information that other tour guides would probably just glance over. He had so much information to give that the tour was over before we knew it. If we go back, we will reach out to him. In sure he’ll have more information that he didn’t cover the first go around. He’s that good!!
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From $246 (Per Group)
up to 8 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).