My Wife And I Had A Tour Of Pompeii With Ciro This Afternoon And He Was Fantastic! He Was Very Informative, Fun To Be With And We Felt Like We Have A Great Understanding Of What Pompeii Was Like At The Time Of The Explosion. I Would Highly Encourage Anyone Who Is Thinking About A Tour Of Pompeii To Schedule It With Ciro You Will Not Be Disappointed.

First, Pompeii Is An Absolute Must See, I Am Embarrassed To Say That While I Have Visited Most Of Italy, Never Been To Pompeii. I Assumed It Was All About Finding Casts Of People That Were Frozen In Time Due To The Eruption. Not Even Close. This Ruin Is The Most Amazing Of Any I Have Visited Worldwide. An Entire City From The Roman Empire Preserved For Us To Walk Through And Envision What Life Was Like. Spa, Pizza Ovens, Wine Shops, Homes… It Is All There And Art Frescos Still Radiate With Color. You Could Envision Life And People From 70 A.D. Second, If You Do This On Your Own Or With An Abbreviated, Check The Box Cruise Shore Excursion, You Miss 90%. We Hired A Private Guide, Ciro, And For Two Hours My Family (Including 3 Easily Bored Teenage Sons) Were Totally Enraptured With The Facts And Storytelling. We Spent Nearly 3 Weeks In Europe, Including A Cruise To Greece, And This Was One Of The Top Experiences Without A Doubt. Ciro And His Father Are Partners, Sharing The Duties For Tours. I Highly Recommend. We Learned About This Through Rick Steves’ Italy Book, And It Is Just One More Reason We Are Loyal Followers Of All Things Steves.

My Daughter And I Had A Private Tour Of Pompeii Yesterday. Our Tour Guide Was Ciro Manfredi. I Had The Pleasure Of Meeting His Father Gaetano 12 Years Ago While On A Rick Steves Tour. When I Tried To Set Up A Private Tour With Gaetano, He Was Already Committed To A Rick Steves Tour. He Then Recommended His Son Ciro. I Immediately Took His Suggestion. Ciro Is An EXCELLENT Guide. He Is So Engaging And Truly Loves The History And Wonder Of Pompeii. Being The Third Generation Of Pompeii EXPERTS, He Understands Exactly How To Bring This Ancient Jewel Of A City, Frozen In Time, To Life. If You Are Looking For A Private Tour Of This Magnificent Place, Ciro Is Exceptional. Hire Him, Enjoy Him And See This Wonder Of This Place Through His Eyes.

We Did Our Tour Of Pompeii With Ciro Manfredi This Week And I Had To Pop On Here To Say How Great It Was. We Requested A Tour Of Pompeii Along With A Hike Up Mount Vesuvius, And The Whole Day Was Well Planned And Utterly Enjoyable. A Driver Was Arranged To Pick Us Up At The Hotel And Take Us To Pompeii. There, We Were Met With The Charming Ciro. I Highly Recommend Ciro As A Guide – He Is Energetic And Very Engaged, But More Importantly Extremely Knowledgeable About Pompeii And Brings The Town Alive For You With His Tour. He Ensured We Had A Complete Picture Of What Life Was Like Just Before The Eruption. In Addition, He Skillfully Navigates Around The Other Tour Groups And Makes You Feel Like You Are The Only Ones In The Town, With Some Views Of The Lesser Travelled Areas. Another Bonus: His Ability To Point Out All The Best Photo Opportunities (Where He Also Takes On The Role Of Photographer) Ensured We Have Memories To Take Home!