Gaetano quoted my wife and I 660 with transportation from Naples, or 440 if we meet him there. I know he's wonderful and the price would likely be the same if there were more of us to spread it out to soften the blow. Have any of you had luck with other guides, and if so could you recommend?
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Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23921 posts
We just used a guide we found by the entrance. We have done it many times at other sites and have always had good result. We will engage in a few minutes of discussion about what we will see as a test for understanding their English. If it is good, we arrange at a price and a scope of the tour. We have never had a bad one. What are you getting for 440?
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Summerville, SC
30 posts
We use Walks of Italy and love them, they are incredibly knowledgeable. The small group Pompeii tour is 3 hours and approx. $146 total for two adults, depending on your date. Walks of Italy small group tours are 12-16 people. They also offer private toursl We have taken their tours in Rome/Colosseum, Florence, Venice and soon Pompeii. Enjoy your time!
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3706 posts
We were very happy with Askos Tours in April 2022. We hired them for a full day tour of Pompeii, and another full day for Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae.
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Fenton, MO
2 posts
We have booked with Gaetano 4 times and he is great! Ciro his son did our tour a few weeks ago and awesome as well. They both made Pompeii come alive! Well worth the money!
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This is Gaetano’s Pompeii tours office
Note that the cost includes more than what you'd get from other guides. It includes also all the admission fees tickets skip the line to the archeological site of Pompeii. The tour lasts 2.5 hours (longer than the usual tours) and it includes the visit of all the highlights and some of the new openings.
Thank you
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Edmonds, WA, USA
1126 posts
I accept navigator's post above as a customer-service response that can be permitted per guideline #10 given that the OP's premise is effectively comparing the price of Gaetano's service vs that of others. I edited the post to better fit our guidelines.
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It really depends on your budget. Gaetano is a very famous and well-reviewed guide so obviously he can charge more. We used the Rick's steves recommended Mondo shared tour guide and paid €20. I may not have known what I was missing so it depends on your knowledge and desire!
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I have taken two tours with Gaetano a few years apart. Although we all have to budget this is very much worth spending your money for what you get. pompeii is a huge place and tours tend to bunch up in all the same places. Whole we certainly got the highlights, he also took us to quieter areas with amazing things to see. More than that he tells stories of the place that help you really understand and appreciate it. When i brought my family this fall his tour was the forst thing we booked months ago.
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SoCal
2114 posts
We used Askos Tours and were extremely pleased. Their guides are all degreed archeologists, and we spent just the right amount of time at Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pricing was much less than a private guide; the lack of one-on-one contact with our guide was not significant for us, but obviously could be for others. The guide our group had was exceptional.
Pricing was on the order of 100 euros apiece, including entry to the parks and Circumvesuviana train transport from Pompei to Herculaneum. Total time at the two parks was about 5 hours, and none of the time was wasted.