Pompeii Private Tour with Expert Archaeology Guide: Gladiator School, Baths and Forum

The guide on this private tour specialises in both archaeology and Pompeii, and the commentary leans on daily life: what the Romans ate, how they spent their free time and how they looked after their bodies. A city buried for 2,000 years under metres of volcanic material gives plenty to work with.

The walk runs through the gladiators' school, the theatre, streets lined with ancient taverns and shops, the 2,000-year-old baths, the red-light district with its erotic frescoes and a patrician house with frescoes and mosaics. It finishes at the Forum, with its temples, public buildings and main market. From there guests can carry on alone or head back to the exits with the guide.

Being private, the route can be tuned to the group's interests and steered toward quieter corners of the site. The park entrance is not included in the price.