Private Pompeii Tour with 3D Virtual Reality Headset

4.71

(7 reviews)

What’s the experience like?

The first thing that hit me was the crunch of gravel under my shoes—Pompeii’s old stones still warm from the sun. Our guide, Lucia, handed out the VR headsets right at the entrance. She had this knack for making history sound like gossip you’d overhear at a local café. I slipped on the headset and suddenly, the broken walls around me turned into busy streets. You could almost hear vendors shouting over each other and catch a whiff of something baking nearby (though maybe that was just my imagination).

We wandered through what used to be a bustling market square. Lucia pointed out faded frescoes and explained how Romans would haggle for olives or bread here. With the headset on, I saw kids chasing each other between stalls and women carrying baskets—like time travel, but without any sci-fi nonsense. The air felt heavy with stories; even the stray cats seemed to know their way around these ruins.

There were moments when I’d lift off the headset just to compare—real columns next to their virtual twins, shadows falling in different places depending on the hour. Lucia answered every odd question we threw her way (yes, even about ancient toilets). We finished near the old baths, where she let us linger a bit longer so everyone could take it all in before heading back toward modern life.