Skip-the-line Exclusive Private Full-Day Complete Ancient Pompeii Guided Tour

Definitely get the guide- we learned so much! Perfectly preserved ancient life. It is remarkable! Take a sun hat as it gets very hot!

Pompeii is a wonder that would be difficult to fully appreciate on one's own, but Rossana (our passionate, engaging and warm tour guide) made our visit absolutely unforgettable. Rossana seemed to know everyone and warmly greeted at least 15 tour guides and park employees. It was obvious that she is well respected and well liked- a veritable rock star. Rosanna has been working at Pompeii for 33 years, but that has not diminshed her enthusiasm or keen interest in keeping up to date on the latest theories and discoveries. Rossana does not share her vast knowledge dryly, however. Instead, she makes the information relatable. In fact, over the 5 hours of our tour she continuously addressed each one of us by name to point out details that she knew would be of particular interest to each person. She had an amazing ability to help us visualize what life in ancient Pompeii was like and to show us that though times have changed, many aspects of life have not. As Rossana liked to say "People are people" and "There is nothing new under the sun." Rossana was also fantastic at steering us away from crowds as much as possible to make our visit more enjoyable. This was our second time having Rossana as our guide. The first time was 5 years ago, but she made such an impression that I searched high and low to find her again and specifically requested her. This visit was almost completely different from our first trip, but no less fascinating. As our tour ended, Rossana shared an Italian saying that roughly translates to "There are no two times without a third." We will definitely try to make that a reality and spend another incredible day with Rossana in Pompeii.

This was awesome! We went the full 5 hours (with a couple of short breaks). Guide was awesome and answered all of our questions. The site was pretty busy but he was good about navigating to avoid lines as much as possible. Highly recommended - definitely feels like we got our money’s worth.