Naples · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Good self-guided tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Pompeii skip-the-line ticket with audio guide or live tour, covering Roman homes, temples, theaters, plaster casts, and Vesuvius views.
“Very easy to get the tickets on the day and it’s a plus to skip the line! We enjoyed visiting on a sunny winter day as it was very quiet!”
Explore Herculaneum with skip-the-line entry, an audio guide, and map. See frescoes, mosaics, villas, markets, and the haunting boathouses.
“My family really loved it! The staff were all really helpful and the audio was easy to use, although sometimes a bit confusing when describing where to look but you soon get the hang of it. The actual attraction was amazing we wandered around for about 4 hours, we took our time as there is more to see than you think. the terrain is all cobble stones and some steep steps to get in and around but also lots of olaces just to sit down and enjoy the vistas. Glad we went earlier as the crowds are less and it slowly got busier. Some nice places to eat a packed…”
Review of Naples’ National Archaeological Museum ticket, Pompeii and Herculaneum treasures, Farnese art, audio app, price, and practical tips.
“The museum collection is incredible. If you love ancient art you must not miss it.”
Explore Pompeii with a low-cost, reusable audio guide featuring 60-plus sites, an offline map, frescoes, mosaics, and Roman daily life.
“It was OK, there were most of the important locations included, and it wasn’t too hard to get around, although it would be very helpful if there was a little dot marking your location, without that it was similar to old-school paper maps. I liked the narrators, and marks that let you know which points you had listened to ✅ All in all, a fair guide for the value of money. It allows you to explore Pompei at your own pace.”
Explore Naples’ National Archaeological Museum with 85 audio stops covering Hercules, Pompeii mosaics, Egypt, and the Secret Cabinet.
“It was good for the value. We got the audio tour separately and I think it would’ve been better getting it together, but over all it was good and worth it”
Review the Royal Palace of Naples ticket, audio guide, Time Gallery, Caruso Museum, views, price, access, and practical booking tips.
“Good activity for a couple of hours. Breathtaking state rooms. Audio guide is on your mobile phone via QR code”
Review of Vesuvius National Park’s skip-the-line ticket and audio guide, with practical advice on tickets, hiking, views, transfers, and value.
“Climb and views were amazing. The ticket process is beyond complicated and chaotic.”
Explore Naples at your own pace with 40-plus audio stops, Saint Gennaro Cathedral, historic churches, and Piazza del Plebiscito for $4.70.
“it is a good and convenient list, but not much better than simply creating a Google maps list, the audio descriptions are ok”
Explore Naples’ historic center by audio guide, from San Gennaro to the Veiled Christ, with free cancellation and optional museum visits.
“L’uscita dal cunicolo è molto suggestiva! Merita l’intera visita. La guida è stata eccellente nei cenni storici insieme alle credenze popolari.”
Solve historical puzzles across Naples, from Piazza del Gesù Nuovo to Sansevero Chapel, using real maps, locks, and a prize.
“Schöne Möglichkeit einen Teil der Altstadt spielerisch kennen zu lernen. Rätsel auch für kleine Kinder unter Anleitung gut lösbar. Für ausschliesslich Erwachsene-Gruppen etwas zu simpel”
Review Mount Vesuvius skip-the-line tickets with multilingual audio guide, hiking advice, extra costs, timing concerns, and honest value tips.
“Vesuvius was just grand! We couldn’t climb the up hill trails, too steep! But we have some photos and it was a life long memory”
Review of Herculaneum skip-the-line entry with audio guide, including ticket pickup, site highlights, price, timing, transport, and drawbacks.
“The audio guide counter did not provide a map. The guide descriptions were in English but the guude signs on the houses etc were only in Italian”
Solve Naples’ immortality mystery on a self-guided 3-kilometer treasure hunt through the city’s historic center.
“It was a really interesting walk, the guys were all looking up looking for solutions to the puzzles. Good choice of route, well structured puzzles, complex but ultimately solvable with a little 'attention and collaboration of all. In the end they were tired but happy!Auto-translated”
Explore Herculaneum with skip-the-line entry and a digital audio guide, seeing preserved villas, frescoes, mosaics, and Roman homes near Vesuvius.
“recalés pour 5mn.....très loin de la gare....déçu”
Explore Naples from Castel Sant’Elmo with an audio guide, Museum of the 900 entry, panoramic views, and self-guided city walks.
Pick an excavation, a coastline or a kitchen.
