We booked this tour through Get Your Guide. If you want history this is the best way to do it. We…read morewere in a large group amongst other tour groups so it can be a bit overwhelming getting through shoulder to shoulder throughout the museums. So much history and information. Our tour was 3 hours long but I felt like it should be longer to really take it all in. The sculptures and paintings are so beautifully detailed, especially Michelangelo's ceiling frescoes, The creation of Adam and the Last Judgement. If you stare closely, some images stand out and looks to appear as third dimensional. Just FYI, the rules here are strict to help preserve these intricate artworks. With that being said, you will be asked to cover your shoulders and to not take photos in certain areas.

We were severely disappointed after spending close to US$250 for two tickets for a 2.5-3 Hour…read moreguided tour of the Vatican Museum and entrance to the Sistine Chapel. The tour lasted maybe at most 1 hour and 20 minutes with at least 20 of those minutes standing in front of an outdoor sign explaining the ins and outs of the Sistine Chapel. They never said that 1/2 hour of the tour or more would be spent walking to the Museum, standing in line, going through security. Talk about surprise value. The tour guide spent more time telling us what we were NOT going to see in the museum than allowing us to spend time looking at the things she did show us. "This the map room, lots of maps, keep it moving." She then dumped us of for the Sistine Chapel which was a huge disappointment because there were just way too many people in their to be able to enjoy it. They ask for respectful silence in there by blaring the request over loudspeakers. (This part is on Vatican management and not the company. Nonetheless I will not be booking anything from this company again. If you do choose to, do it in the morning so you have time to go back through and see things the guide did not show you. And dear guides, don't have the gall to ask for tips when you did a horrible job!

A visit here was scheduled for our 25-person study abroad class and it couldn't have a more perfect…read moreexperience for the entire group. Chef Andrea and his wife, Erica, were delightful hosts. The students split up with some making pasta and the others preparing the ingredients for the fried pizza dough with fresh tomatoes, the meat sauce for the pasta and the tiramisu. The quality was first rate. The small restaurant was maxed out with our 25, but we never felt crowded. If you need an evening event with your group you should definitely have it here. The walls were filled with artwork provided by all the different collegiate groups that come here. Our students loved it!

Such a fun experience. This was my first cooking class ever. Chef Andrea made the class…read moreunforgettable. We went with friends and had a blast cooking. After cooking we had a dinner with what we cooked. Awesome wine served at dinner too. I've already told my wife that we are getting a class every time we go to Rome. But only with Chef Andrea!!

AMAZING tour experience!…read more We had a private 4-hour golf cart tour (highlights of all major attractions) which allowed us to see so many special places all over the city and from vantage points we would never have found on our own. Plus the golf cart was just fun whipping down random cobblestone streets and through crowds of people. It was a really special experience for us, and our tour guide was superb; very jocular and down to earth. As part of the tour our guide also got us into the pantheon for free and showed us around one of the local churches which had unique graphic illusions (as well as some creepy skulls/skeletons incorporated into the religious artwork). One of my favorite parts of the tour was stopping to check out Giardino degli Aranci (orange grove public square overlooking the city at night). Highly recommended.

We did a Golf cart tour today with 10 People. We had one large golf cart and a smaller golf cart…read more Alessia Biancucci was our guide. Daniel was our second driver. We all had ear pieces so we could all hear her while we were driving no matter which cart we were sitting in. They Both were Fabulous! We were able to request our tour to fit our wants. She showed us outstanding places we didn't even know we needed to see. She had the greatest photo shots for the city. She was funny. They allowed for a stop for Ice coffee, so yummy and gelato. It was very hot out today and the golf cart allowed us to beat the heat and cover more ground than we ever would have otherwise. Would do this again in a heartbeat and would Highly recommend them. All 10 of our family members were very happy!

The Mr. and I recently had the privilege of touring the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St…read more Peter's Basilica with Massimo and two other couples, in an early morning semi private tour. Massimo is exactly the kind of guide you want when taking on a site of such immense history and significance. There is simply no way to see and fully absorb everything the Vatican Museums have to offer, which makes having an experienced guide invaluable. With more than 30 years of experience, Massimo brought the history, art, and stories to life in a way we never could have experienced on our own - and he did it all with wit and charm. He seemed to know every guard and all the other guides, which seem to give us an edge at times, especially in crowded spaces. Thanks to Massimo, our visit to the Vatican was one of the highlights of our trip to Rome! His knowledge and guidance made the experience even more special. HIGHLY recommended!

I booked a Colosseum guided tour through LivTours for my family during a long planned trip to Rome,…read moremeant to celebrate my son's graduation from Lehigh University and my daughter's high school graduation. Instead of a memory to celebrate, we left with one none of us will forget for the wrong reasons. LivTours guides do not give guests individual paper tickets. The guide holds all admission on an electronic ticket and hands each guest a small sticker as the only proof of entry. On an extremely hot day, my sticker came loose. Our guide walked ahead with two other guests to the bookshop and, by her own account, only glanced back and saw our group heading toward the exit. She never confirmed we actually made it out and never checked that each of us still had proof of admission. When I reached the exit checkpoint, staff asked for my ticket. I had none, because LivTours never gave me one. I was told it was illegal to be in that area without a valid ticket, pulled aside, and questioned. The police were called. I stood there while my wife and children watched and had to step in to try to help me. My wife eventually pulled up our purchase receipt on her phone, and that is the only reason I was allowed to leave. LivTours admitted in writing that the guide saw our group heading toward the exit and left without confirming we made it out. She did not secure our exit. She did not check that everyone in the group actually cleared the checkpoint before she walked off with two other guests to the bookshop. Making sure a group actually exits a controlled site, not just watching them walk in that general direction, is a basic responsibility of a tour guide, especially one holding the only ticket that gives that group the right to be there in the first place. As an African American man in a foreign country, being publicly stopped, questioned, and detained by police in front of my family was humiliating in a way that is hard to put into words. This was supposed to be a trip celebrating my children's accomplishments. Instead they watched their father get pulled aside like a criminal because a tour guide walked away without making sure we had what we needed to leave. A LivTours representative called me shortly after and told me directly that a refund would be issued. Weeks later, after I put the complaint in writing, LivTours reversed course completely. They now claim the tour was "completed as planned" and that the incident was outside their control. Their own emails contradict that. They admit their guide saw us walking toward the exit and left without confirming we got out safely. They admit they do not provide physical tickets to guests. Those two facts together are exactly why this happened, and it happened because of how LivTours operates, not because of anything my family did. I would not recommend LivTours for any tour requiring facility exit past a checkpoint. Ask directly whether you will receive an individual physical ticket before you book, and get it in writing. Reggie

We just finished Chef In a day's market visit and cooking class. What an amazing experience. We…read moremade beautiful Italian food from scratch. Chef Federico and his staff made it fun, entertaining, and left us confident that we could make these recipes at home. Chef Federico is the real deal. he is professionally trained, he went to culinary school, and he is a real working Chef. Warning, don't be fooled by imposters. Make sure you choose a school taught by real culinary professionals like Chef Federico. We had the best time, Enjoy. Your new friends Tom & Sandy Ps, our adult Culinary School joined us for the class and loved it.

Amazing and unique experience! Strongly recommending this to anyone visiting Italy. My husband and…read moreI thoroughly enjoyed it - from the market tour to cooking and eating all the meals we helped prepare. Chef Alessandri is very professional and entertaining. We learned a lot from ingredients selection to cooking techniques plus making pasta and mother sauce from scratch. Kudos to his sous chefs as well who were efficiently working alongside us all. Don't miss this experience. You won't regret it. Definitely one of the highlights of our trip. Thank you, Chef!

Alessandro is a fantastic guide! So knowledgeable and fun. I can't recommend him and and this tour…read morecompany enough for a hypogeum tour of the Colosseum.

I wish I could give a lower score than 1. I am. Not sure why the gave such positive reviews. The…read moreliteral only thing we wanted to do in Rome was a tour we booked with this company. I booked it 8 months ago and they changed it to a non acceptable excursion one week before. They claimed that they had no control but not sure why they couldn't have figured it out months ago that they overbooked, maybe I could have figured out another excursion to do but now with one week to find something, of course it is impossible.

We went last night! It was so much fun!! It was a great way to see the city. I've been on this…read moretour before but this time I hosted my best friend's daughter. She loved it!! Ricardo and Marco were wonderful guides... super informative, nice and funny. We not only had a good time but felt like we made new friends.

Great way to see Rome. It was a lot of fun and the guide was very knowledgeable. Safe driver and…read morelearned a lot of new things. Thank you!

Federica Dal Palu is a former art history professor and native Roman. The four hours we spent…read morewalking around Rome with her were not only a blast, but really set the tone and opened our eyes for the 8 days we spent in Italy. She is knowledgeable, funny, and easy going. I was particularly impressed by her ability to impart detailed historical facts, fun trivia and global insights so effortlessly. My daughter and I have reflected that we are surprised by how much we remember that we learned that day. We are not particularly tour loving travelers (I am easily annoyed when I listen to other tour guides droning their spiels!) but this was a wonderful treat. Federica will make suggestions (see her website) but is also able to really switch it up in the moment to make it the most meaningful tour FOR YOU. She clearly enjoys sharing her city and I could not recommend booking a tour with her more enthusiastically!

Management suggested we take photos of the scooters before we left on our tour so we wouldn't have…read morethe problem being charged for damage that was not our doing. We did that and so far, everything is fine. Our tour guide was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable and took us to see many vistas around Rome. We had lunch at Trapizzino and Gelato at the end of our tour. It was a great way to start our time in Rome. Management was also very friendly and spoke clear English.

Susan was extremely friendly and helpful for our scooter rental. We got a new and clean bike and…read moreshe was very friendly even when we returned it a little late. Also, Susan was always available by phone or WhatsApp to help with questions (like using Roman gas stations) and coordination. Highly recommend!

I'm Liam, and I'm 13. My sister is Sonya and she is 8…read more This was our first time making pizza (and gelato) ourselves, not just helping someone else. This was a great experience. The chef was very nice and helped us make some amazing pizzas. Hats off to this place - it tops everything else we've done in Rome so far. We would absolutely recommend this to anyone who asked and we would definitely do it again.

Marco was a wonderful chef! He was clear in instructions and very helpful! This class was so fun…read moreand informational!