Tours in Pompeii

We did the show up and hired the guide at the gate. Worked very well for the four of us. We settled on a price for three hours and they a short discussion of what we wanted to see. His English was excellent. We were there in the AM and wanted a highlight overview so we could return in the PM to further explore some of his highlights.

We hired a guide and joined her small group two hour tour arranged by Mondo Guides. She was just barely ok. We stayed two more hours on our own.

How much does the guide charge? is it per person or per family/group?

We just purchased the ticket with tour option offered by the Pompeii ticket stand. It was a small group and excellent, no need for an earpiece or anything like that. He took us to all the highlights, I think it was 2-3 hours, and a nice pace, then we just wondered around.

We just returned from our trip and want to recommend our wonderful guide Gaetano Manfredi. My husband and I had a private tour with him. Picked up by a driver at our hotel in Sorrento and met at Pompeii by Gaetano. He's tremendously knowledgeable, enthusiastic and personable. Because Pompeii is so large, he was able to use our time efficiently. Without him we would have been wandering around not really knowing what we were looking at. Just looking at my pictures, I'm reminded of the many details he shared with us which gave us such a memorable experience. After lunch, our driver brought us to Herculaneum where we enjoyed another couple of hours with another guide, Teresa, who was also great. Our driver brought us back to hotel at the end of a very full and memorable day. Gaetano was very responsive to my emails in arranging the day and provided efficient communication on all aspects. He's listed in Rick's book. pompeiitourguide.com I also recommend the driver he sent us, Anthony, in case you need transport around the Amalfi Coast area amalficarexperience.com He's a professional and pleasant fellow and we were so glad to have worked with him.