Tour met kleine groep naar Pompeï met archeoloog en zonder wachtrij

Gradevolissimo giro, il tempo è volato! Complimenti a Camillo, eccellente guida, con le sue grandi competenze ha saputo rendere semplici ed interessanti tutte le spiegazioni. Consigliatissimo

Sergio is a Very knowledgeable guide who has a passion for the subject material! We learned a lot and are very happy with the experience.

I have done dozens of Viator tours, and this is the first time I can recall giving less than a five star review. The tour company struggled operationally. The morning we were leaving my navigation app warned us that this was in a ZTL zone, and that parking in the incorrect location could result in fines. I feel like there should have been advice in the meeting notes or that the company should have written us back when we asked for suggestions. They eventually wrote us back but more than halfway through our tour when it was too late. We ended up parking a mile and a half away in a record heat wave. I noticed another tour group met their people outside the ZTL zone and walked in with them. When we went to check in, the team spoke no english, could answer no questions and, at one point, just handed the clipboard to somebody and asked them to find their own name. The tour started over half an hour late. Typically this wouldn’t have bothered me, but, as I mentioned, it was an extremely hot day and I wanted to be done before noon. The company blamed the ticket office for the late start, but none of the other groups seemed to have issues. We also had to wait as they fixed the headsets because they were set to the wrong frequency. The headsets were barely audible. It was a Bluetooth style that fit in one ear, and we couldn’t adjust the volume. It was so crowded and chaotic inside Pompeii, and our tour guide spoke so softly, that several people commented they couldn’t hear him. Finally, the tour guide was very nice and very knowledgeable, but his facts were repetitive and focused on architecture, imports and exports versus the eruption and the impact of the people. We left the tour early based on struggling to hear, and we noticed, as we walked around on our own, the other tour guides seem to be providing many more facts about the day of the eruption versus details that I found to be dull. In short, it is well worth getting a tour guide, but I would pay more for a smaller tour where you’re sure to hear your guide and hopefully they provide more interesting details.