The 15 Best Naples Archaeological Museum Tours

1.National Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio App

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 617 reviews · from $29Our pick

Visit Naples National Archaeological Museum with a one-day admission ticket and digital audio app. See Pompeii and Herculaneum frescoes, Farnese sculptures, Egyptian artifacts, coins, Roman erotica, and the Secret Cabinet. Plan three to five hours, and exchange your smartphone voucher for the official ticket at the museum.

“Very large but awesome museum. Got to see what we wanted to see.”

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2.National Archaeological Museum of Naples Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 498 reviews · 2 hours · from $52

Spend two hours with an English- or Italian-speaking archaeologist at Naples’ National Archaeological Museum. Askos Tours focuses on the Farnese sculptures and Pompeii and Herculaneum treasures, with guides such as Nicoletta, Silvia, Salvatore, and Carmine bringing the displays into focus.

“Exceptional tour guide with lots of knowledge and extremely proficient in English.”

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3.National Archaeological Museum Tour & Digital Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 177 reviews · 1 day · from $40

Visit Naples’ National Archaeological Museum, or MANN, with a priority-entry ticket and smartphone audio guide. Explore Farnese sculptures, Pompeii and Herculaneum frescoes, mosaics, Egyptian objects, and the Secret Cabinet at your own pace. Download the guide before arrival.

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4.National Archaeological Museum audio guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 155 reviews · 3 hours · from $4Best value

Use the ITGUIDES app to explore Naples’ National Archaeological Museum at your own pace. In English, Italian, French, German, or Spanish, you’ll find 85 audio stops covering Hercules, Venus Callipigia, Pompeii mosaics, Egyptian artifacts, Magna Grecia, and the Gabinetto Segreto. Download everything before you arrive.

“I was skeptical before buying this guide for smartphones, but the experience was excellent. I also took the audio guide of the Archaeological Museum of Naples. Make sure your mobile phone battery is charged and download the content locally.”

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5.Skip the Line: National Archaeological Museum of Naples Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 82 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $38

Reserve a timed entry to Naples’ National Archaeological Museum and explore Roman art from Pompeii, Herculaneum, Isis temples, and Vesuvius-area sites at your own pace. This is an independent museum visit, not a guided tour. Bring the official Weekend in Italy voucher, not just your order confirmation.

“Turning vouchers into tickets was a confusing process, instructions not accurate and frustrating. If you follow the Viator instruction, the .pdf loops you back to the voucher not the actual ticket… to find the ticket barcodes, you have to click on “contact tour operator” and only then will the barcodes (the tickets) appear.”

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6.National Archaeological Museum of Naples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $60

Meet in Naples for a private English-language tour of the National Archaeological Museum. Michele Arpa guides you through Pompeii and Herculaneum mosaics, frescoes, daily objects, and the Villa dei Papiri collection. The tour lasts about two hours, with museum admission and pickup priced separately.

“Don’t miss out on this museum. If you visit Pompeii and enjoyed, this is a must. This is a world class museum and our guide Michele brought all the artefacts alive for us. Superb.”

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7.Naples Archaeological Museum 2-Hour Guided Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $156Top rated

Spend two hours with a private guide at Naples Archaeological Museum, seeing the Farnese Hercules, Toro Farnese, Pompeii mosaics, Roman frescoes, and Menandro silver. Tours run in English, Italian, Spanish, French, or German, with guides such as Giulia, Nicoletta, and Raffael named by past guests.

“Raffael was on time. He was very informative. We loved the experience and the museum. We will tell our friends about it.”

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8.3-Day Pass, Pompeii, & Archeological Museum Included

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 36 reviews · 3 days · from $64

Use one digital pass for three consecutive days of access to Pompeii, Herculaneum, MANN, Capodimonte, royal palaces, castles, and more. Activate in the Naples Pass app, show the QR code at entrances, and use Pompeii’s dedicated Piazza Esedra entry to avoid the main line.

“Pompéi, dommage qu’il ait fallu batailler pour récupérer le voucher”

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9.Private Tour of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $108

Spend two focused hours with an English-speaking licensed guide at Naples’ Archaeological Museum. Francesca, Martina, Ernesto, and Carmine have led tours here, highlighting Pompeii and Herculaneum finds, the Farnese Bull, Farnese Hercules, and Tazza Farnese. Admission costs €20 extra.

“We learned so much about the history of Pompeii and Herculean before our visits to those places. The museum is large, and Francesca was able to show us the highlights. She is very knowledgeable.”

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10.MANN, National Archeological Museum of Naples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $202

Spend two hours at Naples’ National Archaeological Museum with a professional English-speaking guide, in a private group capped at nine. See Pompeii mosaics, the Farnese Bull, Roman sculpture, ancient jewelry, and the Secret Cabinet’s erotic art collection. Anna, a lifelong Neapolitan guide, may lead the visit.

“Anna was a superb guide. A lifelong Napolitan, she was highly knowledgeable about the many treasures in the museum. We were shocked to discover so many fabulous pieces beyond the mosiacs--sculpture, ceramics, ancient pottery, jewelry, etc. It is an incredible place. Their new cafe was fine, too, for a quick bite. (If you are on a cruise, it is TOO FAR to walk to meet at the museum. We walked back, which is fine/downhill. ) Anna and Viator, once again, did a great job significantly enhancing our visit.”

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11.Private Tour of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Meet archaeologist Eliana Sandretti at Naples’ National Archaeological Museum for a private, English-language tour of the Farnese collection, Pompeii and Herculaneum finds, and Egyptian displays. The two-hour visit is for up to 10 people. Museum admission costs extra.

“One of the best experience I have done in my life. I was also last year with Eliana and she was amazing. I recommend this tour”

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12.National Archaeological Museum of Naples Private Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 15 reviews

Meet your licensed archaeologist at Naples’ MANN for a two-hour private tour in English, French, Spanish, or Italian. See Pompeii and Herculaneum frescoes, Alexander the Great’s mosaic, the Farnese sculptures, and Roman objects, with Roberta among the named guides.

“A very informative guided tour with our guide Roberta, in French. She was able to adapt the tour to a 14 year old teenager to make it even more interesting. Thank you.”

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13.Tour in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples with an archaeologist

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Spend about two hours with archaeologist Ilaria Fiore inside Naples’ National Archaeological Museum. She guides you through the Farnese Collection, Pompeii and Herculaneum frescoes and mosaics, and the Pornographic Cabinet if open. Your guide and private tour are included, but museum admission is extra.

“We booked the tour and our guide was Ilaria, she was super, very communicative, contacted us day before via whatsup and on perfect time. The 3 hours tour was super interesting and honestly worth it. I highly recommend. Spartaco ©”

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14.Archaeological Museum of Naples Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $195

Spend two focused hours inside Naples’ Archaeological Museum with a private English-speaking guide. Guides such as Gennaro, Nicolette, Laura, and Salvatore have led visitors through Pompeii mosaics, Roman medical tools, Farnese sculptures, and other major displays. Admission is included.

“A wonderful tour with a super knowledgeable, informative and engaging guide, Gennaro, who was very thorough in his descriptions of the exhibits. The museum was so big that there was no way we could have known where to start and what to see on our own especially considering the short time we had. Gennaro guided us through the highlights efficiently and made sure we saw some of the most interesting and important exhibits of the museum including the Farnese Bull and the Farnese Hercules plus the many interesting artifacts collected from Pompeii. We really enjoyed the tour.”

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15.Tour of the Archaeological Museum of Naples

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $223

Spend about two hours at Naples’ Archaeological Museum with an English-speaking guide such as Anna, Fiorenza, or Maria. See Pompeii and Herculaneum finds, Farnese sculptures, and the reopened Egyptian section in a group of up to eight, with entry included.

“This was a wonderful tour. Our guide Anna is an expert in the archeological museum’s works of art. She brought everything to life for us. Additionally, she is highly organized and structured our tour so that it fit perfectly with the previous day’s visit to Pompeii. You could never have the experience we had with the head set. Take this tour!”

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