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Herculaneum Small Group Tour and Ticket With an Archaeologist

4.8 Excellent 1244 reviews
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2h
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German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Free cancellation · up to 24 hours before Instant confirmation Live guide

Ratings & Reviews

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Guidekin's take

Ticket in the price? in our Herculaneum Tours comparison. Herculaneum at €35 per person for 2h: archaeologist, ticket and headsets, max twenty per guide; meet at the site. 4.85, 1,244 reviews.

Trade-off: Transport only as a paid tier; meals extra.

Last checked: September 22, 2026. Commissions never affect our verdicts.

Overview

Guidekin summary

Herculaneum with a licensed archaeologist, the entry ticket and headsets, in groups capped at twenty per guide, from the waterfront where the fleeing townspeople were found to the baths and the frescoed houses. Transport from Naples or Rome is a separate option and meals are not included. 4.85 from 1,244 reviews for 2h.

From the guide

Get the chance to visit the site of Herculaneum being guided by an Archaeologist.

Get to know more about this ancient Roman city, inhabited by merchants and nobility, whose life ended dramatically fast in 79 AD. The guide will show you the waterfront where more than 300 remains of people trying to escape by sea were found, but also the Samnite house, the thermal baths, the Temple of the Augustales, the forum, the house of Neptune and Amphitrite, the Gymnasium, the house of the wooden partition and much more.

You will get an intense experience: you can see not only stone, marble and ceramics left, but also carbonized wood and even more exquisite paintings and mosaics than in Pompei.
Herculaneum was destroyed by a much more powerful force which instantly burnt all wood and buried the city under a thick layer which didn’t let the air go through and cause decay.

Tour options

The operator sells this tour in 7 versions. Prices are the operator's current list for two travellers; the calendar shows the exact figure for your date and party.

Italian Tour

from €35 / person
Guide: Italian

French Tour

from €35 / person
Guide: French

English Tour

from €35 / person
Guide: English

Spanish Tour

from €35 / person
Guide: Spanish

German Tour

from €35 / person
Guide: German

transportation from Naples

from €75 / person
Guide: English

Minibus: Day trip from Naples by minibus with a 2h archaeologist-led Herculaneum tour. Tickets included.

with transportation from Rome

from €155 / person
Guide: English

Train + Minibus : Day trip from Rome by high-speed train with a 2h archaeologist-led Herculaneum tour. Tickets included.

Compared with other Day Trips from Naples

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Full Day Private Amalfi Coast Tour from Sorrento/Naples/Salerno€2857h4.96 (883)private

Ranked #31 of 65 in Day Trips from Naples by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €35 to €557, median €100; typical length 8h. 15 of 65 are private. Figures are live from the tour cards; the rubric is our handpicked set, not the whole market. Compare all 65 Day Trips from Naples

Schedule & Availability

Runs daily
Departures: 13 start times between 07:40 and 15:30
Available year-round

This tour runs daily, with 13 start times between 07:40 and 15:30 depending on the date. It runs year-round. These are the operator’s scheduled departures, not a live seat count: availability is confirmed at checkout. Schedule last checked September 25, 2026.

What's Included

Licensed guide with archaeological background
Entrance fees: Herculaneum entry tickets
Small Group (maximum 20 people per guide)
Headsets
Guidance and assistance

What's Not Included

Meals/drinks
Private transportation

Itinerary

Archeological Park of Herculaneum Stop 1
Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins. You can get there as follows: - By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place) - By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)
Pass by
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the pe... Stop 2
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
10 min
La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo Stop 3
M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.
10 min
College of the Augustales Stop 4
It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).
10 min
The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus ... Stop 5
The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.
10 min
Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno Stop 6
It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
10 min
House of the Skeleton Stop 7
The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.
10 min
Central Thermae Stop 8
The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.
10 min
The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions Stop 9
The house has a monumental entrance which still retains the carbonised remains of the doorposts and lintel.
10 min
Casa Sannitica Stop 10
The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.
10 min
Casa del Bel Cortile Stop 11
This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.
10 min
House of the Grand Portal Stop 12
Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.
10 min

Departure & Return

Start point

Meeting place Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins. You can get there as follows: - By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place) - By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)

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End point

The tour ends inside Herculaneum Ruins

Additional Information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Dogs are allowed at the Herculaneum Archaeological Park without breed or size restrictions, however they must be kept on a leash or muzzle and it is mandatory to have bags to collect any droppings. For reasons of logistics and conservation, within the Antiquarium premises, the Boat Pavilion, and the domus featuring mosaic floors, access is permitted only to dogs that are carried in arms or transported in an appropriate carrier.
  • Herculaneum ruins' entry tickets: 16 euros (adult) 2 euros (EU citizens 18-25 y.o.)

Cancellation Policy

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

1+ daysFull refund
0-1 daysNo refund
From € 35 / person