fatpug Posted July 22, 2019 #1 Share Posted July 22, 2019 We will be staying in Rome in November for 4 days. Do you have any recommended tour guide websites that you have used? We are starting with the Coliseum and Vatican on our list of must see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisyloo Posted July 23, 2019 #2 Share Posted July 23, 2019 We have used a company called "City Wonders" for several tours in Rome and also for day trips outside of Rome. We would recommend them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted July 23, 2019 #3 Share Posted July 23, 2019 What kind of tour are you interested in? Do you want one that is more entertaining or more academic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpug Posted July 24, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) Do you have recommended tour companies for each category: Entertaining and Academic I am expecting to learn some on most tours in Rome since there are some many historical sites. Thanks Edited July 24, 2019 by fatpug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted July 24, 2019 #5 Share Posted July 24, 2019 For more in-depth (perhaps academic?) tours with small groups, I have used Context Travel (for Rome) several times. Some like more entertaining stories with their tours. I unfortunately know enough to be dangerous -- at least in Rome -- and don't like being told things that are half-truths or even flat-out wrong. Whenever possible, I usually prefer to book tours with the actual institution (e.g., a tour offered through the Vatican). In November you won't have the huge crowds of summer. But you can still expect plenty of people at the Vatican museums and at the Colosseum. Most other places do not require a tour, very easy to do things on your own with the help of a guidebook or a little advance research. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voelfgar Posted July 29, 2019 #6 Share Posted July 29, 2019 We also booked through "Dark Rome" aka City Wonders for the Colosseum. It was a great tour and the guide was extremely knowledgeable and was able to answer all our questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMADAMS91 Posted August 16, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 16, 2019 We just spent a day and a half in Rome pre-cruise and used "Tours by Locals" for three different tours. We booked with the same guide for all three tours and were very happy (7 people in our group-3 young adults and two upper 50s/early 60s couples. ) We did a Catacombs/Crypts tour, Rome by Night tour and a Colosseum/Forum Tour with Dino. He's become our gold standard for tour guides. He provided not only the historical facts but stories to help flesh out the places we visited. He had great reviews on the site which was why we contacted him. He was very personable and could relate to both age groups. Plus, he had a driver for the first two tours, which was a bonus for our group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2inDC Posted August 18, 2019 #8 Share Posted August 18, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 12:17 AM, LMADAMS91 said: We just spent a day and a half in Rome pre-cruise and used "Tours by Locals" for three different tours. We booked with the same guide for all three tours and were very happy (7 people in our group-3 young adults and two upper 50s/early 60s couples. ) We did a Catacombs/Crypts tour, Rome by Night tour and a Colosseum/Forum Tour with Dino. He's become our gold standard for tour guides. He provided not only the historical facts but stories to help flesh out the places we visited. He had great reviews on the site which was why we contacted him. He was very personable and could relate to both age groups. Plus, he had a driver for the first two tours, which was a bonus for our group. Does Tours by Locals also purchase your entrance tickets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMADAMS91 Posted August 18, 2019 #9 Share Posted August 18, 2019 13 minutes ago, T2inDC said: Does Tours by Locals also purchase your entrance tickets? They can. Our guides went to the windows designated for guides to get the tickets faster and get us in quicker. In most cases, we did it that day. The exception was the Colosseum tour. Our guide got those in advance for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2inDC Posted August 18, 2019 #10 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Thank you. We will be in Rome early October and can't get tickets for the Colosseum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMADAMS91 Posted August 18, 2019 #11 Share Posted August 18, 2019 3 hours ago, T2inDC said: Thank you. We will be in Rome early October and can't get tickets for the Colosseum. Check with a tour provider. I personally wouldn't wait and hope to get whatever they release that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorbanda Posted August 20, 2019 #12 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 6:08 PM, fatpug said: We will be staying in Rome in November for 4 days. Do you have any recommended tour guide websites that you have used? We are starting with the Coliseum and Vatican on our list of must see. We too have used Dark Rome/City Wonders that was mentioned above and they did not disappoint. I would also suggest that you look into Walks of Italy, another wonderful tour company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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