Herculaneum was buried by volcanic ash spewed by Mt Vesuvius during its eruption during the Roman Empire. The city is buried under 16 meters (52 feet) of ash. Herculaneum is not as well-known as nearby Pompeii, but it is worth exploring the site that is revealed by archaeologists. Herculaneum was popular in ancient times for its location by the coast and its mild and sunny weather. It's not far from Naples; Mt Vesuvius is full of foreboding. This site in southwestern Italy is a favorite destination for visitors.

We took a private tour with the Askos tour company. Daniela was very interesting and knowledgeable. I highly recommend the company and Daniela. Heraculaneum is an amazing site.

Definitely a great tour and the only way to learn about ancient site. Our tour guide Daniela was fantastic and so knowledgeable!!!! I have done these tours before and without the guide we were just looking at ruins. But with guide we did so much more. The private tour allowed us to learn so much about ancient life as well as the structures, purposes and what they looked like. Worth the extra cost. Herculaneum is smaller but better preserved than Pompeii.

Very knowledgeable tour guide with lots of insight. Great tour, Great guide. Would recommend Ivan as a guide to ask for.

Luciano was a great guide for our family visit to Herculaneum. He was great at bringing things alive for our two boys aged 8 and 12 and was hugely knowledgeable and enthusiastic.

Amazing guide. Passionate about what he tells, a true story teller. We at E&E Expeditions have been using Luciano for a number of years as he's the best.

A private tour with Lorenzo turns a visit to Herculaneum into a more meaningful and memorable experience. He adds history from his own research, pictures from a binder that he brings to add to your understanding, and he highlights points of interest with information that is not provided on the printout you are given. He lead us around, so we could look around (instead of at a map) and be sure not to miss anything. He was an excellent teacher! Because he was fun and full of information! I highly recommend him Money well spent.

Wonderful experience, Luciano was very passionate and informative with our tour. We left with a very good insight of Herculaneum. Would highly recommend.

Our guide Luciano is wonderful. He has immense knowledge about the ancient city and the people that once lived there. We all thoroughly enjoyed his stories and information that brought the former Roman culture back to life. We enjoyed Luciano so much that we brought a new group of family members back and did the tour with him again and the other members of the family. The second time around, we even learned new stuff. Great tour and not to be missed.

Daniela was a brilliant guide; with her expert help we saw things we might have missed entirely and her enthusiasm for her subject was inspirational. I had long wanted to visit Herculaneum, and doing so with Daniela made it a very special experience.

Fantastic tour with Alessia! So incredibly knowledgeable answering every question we had. So worth the time and money!

We very much enjoyed Rossella and our tour with her, but felt misled by Viator - our guide was a high school teacher, and not a practicing Archaeologist. (The title of the paid for experience was "Herculaneum Private Tour with an Archaeologist.") We feel the tour should have cost less given this. Our guide was kind and polite and we enjoyed our two hours with her, but I will not book again through Viator without some kind of assurance that the tour guide has the credentials advertised.

Mena was a great host. Well worth hearing the knowledgeable insights into the ruins. 2 hours was about right.

Luciano Leone was our guide for Herculaneum and it was such a special experience. We were on a TUI group excursion and had been to Pompeii that morning and although it was a great tour it wasn't a patch on the attention to detail and stories with visual aids that Luciano brought with him. He brought the tour to life with humour and fun. Cant recommend his tour highly enough, it really made our day!

Luciano was an amazing tour guide. He personalized the experience for my wife and I while we were on our honeymoon. He carries his photos, articles, and samples with him to make the experience come alive. We could see, feel, and hear what it was like to live there 2000 years ago! We highly recommend his tour!!

We had an amazing, enjoyable and unforgettable tour with Antonella. She is such a wonderful, friendly, passionate and knowledgeable tour guide !! It was a dream come true to have been assigned to her. You know from the very first moment of her tour that she is an absolute subject-matter expert in her field. There was not one single question that she couldn’t answer. I wished every tour guide is like her !! We enjoyed every minute of our tour and would highly recommend her !!

I gave a try to the personal tour with a guide in Heculaneum. The tour was great, we had some exclusive information. Overall a good experience, however abit too expensive for 2 persons.

Excellent experience on this private tour with Nicoletta! Very knowledgeable and we learned so much! Recommend this over Pompei!

Maria was a very knowledgeable guide who showed us the best parts of Herculaneum while teaching us their historic significance. Her English was very good and we had a very enjoyable time with her.

Antonella was a wonderful guide. She was very knowledgeable and did a great job of explaining everything to us. She was very friendly and courteous. Most enjoyable visit and tour.