What to do in Rome

Guided tours with Rome’s best guides (and so much more…)

Private tours: the price of the tickets and the transfers is not included, but your guide can organise everything for you, guides who speak the main languages; the rates will have to be agreed upon with our Experience Team.

Classic Tours – Rome’s true “Must-do”:

  • 1. Antica Roma Tour – About 3 hours, suggested starting time at 09:30 or 13:30 (winter)/08:30 or 15:30 (summer) – A roundup of 3-4 hours in the places where the world’s destiny was decided: Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum – A tour that must be done with a guide so as not to lose the sense of what happened in the most important place on Earth, 2.000 years ago;
  • 2. Vatican Tour – About 3 hours, suggested starting time at 09:30 or 14:00 – The triumph of Christian Rome, with the magnificence of the Vatican Museums, the splendour of the Sistine Chapel and the holiness of St. Peter – more than one can imagine;
  • 3. UMWT (Unusual Maurizio’s Walking Tour) – At least 4 hours, starting time… any time – The unsual Maurizio’s tour: from the Foro Boario to the Chigi Chapel of “Angels & Demons” – A journey throughout 2.000 years of history, without any view of the Colosseum or St. Peter, with anecdotes and millennial truths told by a true enthusiast of Rome, a guide for a selected few;
  • 4. Catacombs Tour – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 09:00 or 14:00 – Discover the mysterious atmosphere of St Clement’s Basilica and of Rome’s Catacombs, a labirynth that protected the first Christians during the persecution made by the Romans: you will admire frescos and important archaeological discoveries;
  • 5. GAWT (Great Appian Way Tour) – From 4 to 8 hours, excluding holidays and, possibly, Mondays – The Appian Way, a journey through time where history, art, nature and food fuse themselves, from Rome to Bisantium – An original Hop on-Hop off tour with a special guide, who was raised nearby, who will show you every secret of the Queen of the Roads;
  • 6. Underground Rome Tour – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 or 15:00– Starting from the Roman Houses on the Celium Hill, recently open to the public, you will discover how life was 2.000 years ago in one of Rome’s richest neighbourhoods, visiting also St Clement’s Basilica and discovering the different layers of Rome;

Special Vatican Tours – An exclusive way to learn about St Peter and its surroundings:

  • 7. Vatican Tour: Vatican “Early Morning” – About 3 hours, starting time fixed at 07:30 – One of the best reasons for an early start of your day, to see, without the crowds, the wonders of the Vatican in the splendour of the silence;
  • 8. Vatican Tour: Vatican under the stars – About 3 hours, starting time fixed at 19:30 – The perfect way to avoid queues! Take advantage of Friday nights to discover all that the most beautiful Museums in the world have to offer in this exclusive tour that will take you through Raphael’s Rooms and the Borgia Apartments till the Sistine Chapel, to admire the masterpieces of the best artists of the Renaissance;
  • 9. Vatican Tour: Vatican Relax – About 5 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 – A completely unique tour of the Vatican Museums: to the “hot spots” of the most famous Museums of the world, you guide will add a passage through the Pinacoteca, the Egyptian Museum and Raphael’s Rooms, in a unforgettable day;;
  • 10. Vatican Tour: Art & Breakfast – About 5 hours, starting time fixed at 06:30 – It really is worth getting up early to enjoy a luxurious breakfast in the yard of the Vatican Museums and then enter in the marvellous rooms before the arrival of the crowds, discovering, in addition to the “hot spots”, also the Gallery of the Maps where are preserved Renaissance’s frescos of maps of Italy;

Special Rome Tours – Ancient Palaces and more:

  • 11. Rome Tour: Colonna Palace and Doria Pamphilj Palace Tour – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 – Discover the Baroque Rome and the jewels of Colonna Palace, started in the XVI century and finished 5 centuries later. On request, in addition to the different styles that compose the beauty of the palace, you can also visit the beauties of Doria Pamphilj Palace, famous for its inside courtyard and the Renaissance style;
  • 12. Rome Tour: Borghese Gallery Tour – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 08:30 or 14:30 – The most beautiful statues in the world, like “Apollo and Daphne” by Bernini or “Paolina Bonaparte” by Canova, in addition to Caravaggio – one of the most ancient art collections of the world in Rome’s most beautiful park;
  • 13. Rome Tour: Villa Medici Tour – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 – Find the time to discover this jewel of Rome, Villa Medici, bought in 1576 by Cardinal Ferdinando De Medici, who turned it into a palace worth of the powerful Florentine family. The gardens, decorated with reliefs and ancient statues, not only are a great example of the Renaissance but also offer an amazing view of St Peter’s Basilica;
  • 14. Rome Tour: Contemporary Art – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 or 14:00 – For the lovers of Contemporary art, no worries, there isn’t only ancient art in Rome! In this tour, an expert guide will take you to the GNAM (National Gallery of Modern Art), to the MAXXI, a museum dedicated to the art of the 21st century, ending at the Macro, which boasts a collection of over 1.200 masterpieces from the Sixties to today;
  • 15. Rome Tour: Spada Palace and Villa Farnesina – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 or 14:00 – To discover the Rome of aristocracy, you can see Spada Palace with a vast collection of masterpieces carefully picked by Cardinal Spada and the surprising perspective gallery by Borromini, and also Villa Farnesina, a Roman jewel with magnificent frescos by Raphael;

Outside Rome Tours – To discover beauties of Latium and Italy:

  • 16. Castelli Romani Tour – About 7 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 – Leave the chaos of Rome behind you and dive into the peace of the Castelli Romani, touring Frascati, where triumph the Villas of the families Orsini and Colonna, eating at the famous “Fraschette” of Ariccia after having explored Chigi Palace, designed by Bernini and discovering Castel Gandolfo, where you can find the summer residence of the Pope – rental of a car and driver not included;
  • 17. Tivoli Tour – About 6 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 – There are many beautiful places in Rome but nothing like UNESCO heritage that you can find in Tivoli. Your guide will take you to Villa Adriana, the summer residence of Emperor Hadrian, esotic and adorned with statues and decorations inspired by Asia Minor and Africa, and Villa d’Este, built on the ruins of a Roman temple – rental of a car and driver not included;
  • 18. Amalfi Coast and Pompeii Tour – About 9 hours, starting time fixed at 07:30 – take a day to explore the sites where time stopped at A.D. 79 thanks to the eruption of the Vesuvius: a driver will take you to from Rome to Pompeii’s archaeological site, telling you stories and unusual anecdotes. In Pompeii, you will meet the guide, who will take you through the ruins of this ancient city, moving on to the Amalfi Coast and you will stop in Positano, where you will be able to walk through the colourful streets and the shops – of course, there will be time for a lovely lunch;
  • 19. Florence Orientation Tour – About 4 hours, suggested starting time 10:00 – Dive into the beauty of Florence, letting your guide take you in the most majestic places of the city. Starting in Piazza San Marco, you will move to St Lawrence’s Market, where you can find local products, to admire the Medici Palace. You will see the Duomo and the Battistero, passing through Piazza della Signoria and ending the tour with a beautiful view of the city from Ponte Vecchio.

Tour in motion – Rome on wheels or in front of a steaming plate of food:

  • 20. Rome Tour: Vespa Vintage – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 – The “hot spots” of Rome and many other surprises on this guided tour, led by a fun expert driver, you will discover a different face of Rome and you will do so…by Vespa, like real Italians or like Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in “Vacanze Romane”;
  • 21. Rome Tour by Golf Cart – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 – With a private guide and driver, you will discover the famous treasures of Rome from the silent comfort of a Golf Cart. Your guide will tell you stories and anecdotes of the major fountains and squares of Rome on a “green” tour;
  • 22. Rome Tour by Segway – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 09:30 – Do you like riding segways? This tour is for you: along with your expert guide, you will tour the most meaningful monuments of Rome, like Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Navona and the Pantheon, and some secret places that await only to be discovered, like Piazza Mattei with the Turtle Fountain and Piazza del Campidoglio;
  • 23. Rome Tour: Morning Food – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 10:00 – Do you want to eat like a Roman? Your guide will take you through beautiful squares, fountains and palaces, towards the best “food artisans”, where you can taste local products and walk through Campo de’ Fiori, the Ghetto and Trastevere neighbourhood;
  • 24. Rome Tour: Evening Food & Wine Tasting – About 3 hours, suggested starting time 18:00 – A wine and food tour of the Rome “to eat” – Walking through wineries and trattorias, with snacks, glasses and shots, an experience different from the usual tours…;

Semi-private tours: tours of 12 people maximum with a English-speaking guide, tickets included; a very nice summary of economy and pleasure of touring, advised till 3 people

  • 1. Antica Roma Tour – see above – 3h tour, meeting at h. 8.45 – Adults € 60 / Children 4 > 17 years old € 40 / Children < 4 free / hotel pick-up € 15/person;
  • 2. Vatican Tour – see above – 3h tour, meeting at h.9.45 o h.1.45 – Adults € 75 / Children 6 > 17 years old € 54 / Children < 6 free / hotel pick-up € 15/person;
  • 3. Vatican “Early Bird” Tour –3,5h tour, meeting at h. 7.45 – Monday / Thursday / Saturday – Adults € 95 / Children 6 > 17 years old € 69 / Children < 6 free / hotel pick-up € 15/person;
  • 4. Walking Tour – 3h tour through Squares and Fountains with ice-cream tasting, meeting at h. 2.45 – Adults € 55 / Children 6 > 17 years old € 35 / Children < 6 free / hotel pick-up € 15/person;
  • 5. Food & Wine Tour – 3h tour, meeting at h. 5.45 – Monday / Thursday / Saturday – Adults € 70 / Children 6 > 17 years old € 50 / Children < 6 free / hotel pick-up € 15/person;
  • 6. Underground Rome Tour – 3h through secrets and mysteries, meeting at 2.45 – Monday and Friday – Adults € 65 / Children 6 > 17 years old € 55 / Children < 6 free / hotel pick-up € 15/persons;
  • 7. Gallery Borghese Tour – 3h tour, meeting at h. 2.30 – Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday – Adults € 65 / Children 6 > 17 years old € 55 / Children < 6 free / hotel pick-up €15 / person;
  • 8. Pompeii and Amalfi Coast Tour – 11h tour, meeting at h. 7.00 / Tuesday and Friday / Adults € 275 / Children 6 > 17 years old € 120 / Children < 6 free / free hotel pick-up.

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