Hello!
We are hoping to do a Pompeii tour beginning of January. For those who've been, can you tell me the situation when you arrive to the site? I'm wondering if there are any guides to choose from (if you can do that) when you get there, and what the deals are like.
Thank you!
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Hi Janeaton,
I was most recently in Pompei just this past september.
I am slightly unclear on what do you mean by "situation when you arrive to the site"
If you meant whether it was extremely crowded?
In mid sept - there were quite a number of tour groups but Pompei is huge...so all the tour groups were spaced out quite nicely.
When i was there in September - i got a guide from yellowsudmarine. The guide's name was Andrea - and he was amazing.
You can email Valentina (owner i think) at [email protected] to arrange for a guide.
Enjoy!
LSD
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Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
12489 posts
We used the RS free audio guide. Did not seem like we really missed anything.
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Edinburgh
2722 posts
been a while since I was in Pompeii but usually there are several freeance guides about that gather groups together usually around 10-12 and charge a set fee per person and take them on a 2 hour tour.
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Truro, NS, Canada
3943 posts
We just hooked up with a group when we arrived - luckily, we just caught one that was heading in, as I think the next one started in 30min. They were selling tour tickets right at the train station (hubby inadvertently got tickets for the Vesuvius ride...until I pointed out to him we seemed to be standing in the wrong spot). The tour was 2 hrs, and this was 2014, so I can't recall the price. She talked to us before going in about Pompeii and the history, then hit some of the highlights...then you could peruse on your own after the tour was over. Prob 12-15 in the group.
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Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23788 posts
When we were there a couple of years ago. There was a number of private guides available at the entrance. We talked with a couple to judge their English and to judge our ability to understand their accent, discussed what we want to see, length of time, and finally the cost. There were four of us and we agreed on a two hour tour. Unfortunately I don't remember the price but it must have been reasonable because I generally remember high priced tours. It went very well.