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3.5 (58 reviews)
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8 total stops
Sherri S.

One day in Rome and wanted to see as much as possible. The hop on hop off bus was perfect for our needs. We didn't have a reservation...just walked up to one of the many kiosks in the area and purchased a ticket. We paid $20 each (said it was $22 however). Stopped at 8 locations. ( see my attached picture for the stops). You can get off at any of the stops and get back on a different bus. There is a hop on representative at every stop, it is managed extremely well. Waiting for a bus is not bad at all as one stops every 15 minutes. Not a long wait. Headphones are provided and you plug in right at your seat. A friendly voice recording informs you of the sights. The recording has volume control and channels for different languages. For example, English was #2. It is very easy to spot the pink bus. If you stayed on the bus without stopping I believe it is an hour and a half long. Never thought I would ever do a hop on hop off bus and surprisingly I was quite pleased and impressed.

Us at the Colosseum. Love it

really good tour Emanuele was very informative and interesting he knew loads of facts and was very friendly . the tour of the Colosseum and Ancient Rome was amazing we thoroughly enjoyed it

Outside the entrance to Vatican City.
Matthew M.

We did the Vatican City, Sistine Chapel, St Peter's Bascilica skip the line tour - and let me tell you "ROBERTA" was one of the most entertaining guides we have ever used! She had so much energy and you can truly see her passion for the arts. It was a warm day in July so make sure you're prepared with water and sunscreen. Also for inside the Vatican make sure you have your shoulders covered, they are pretty strict about this. I would recommend this tour for anyone visiting Rome, I'm not a big on religion but seeing all of the ancient architecture and art was really incredible!

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Lillian L.

We did the Pompeii and Naples 1-day tour through Gate One with this tour agency. The day before I called to confirm pick up time and they said 730AM pick up but our paper from gate one said to come an hour earlier than assigned time 730AM for pick up. Later that night, luckily, we were in the room and received a call to be picked up at 630AM. Next day 630AM: the minivan driver was nice enough to allow all of us five minutes to grab a quick breakfast at our hotel. He dropped us off at the main tour bus at 7AM for take off. The bus then departed at 720AM. Our bus guide was Steffano and driver Luigi. The official tour guide was a lady. They were very wonderful. One hour into the ride, we stopped at a visitor resting point for coffee & toilets. 90 minutes later we arrived at Naples and this was disappointing. 45 minutes walking through the city center, looking at buildings, and back into the bus. I was expecting to be at the coastal side for a close up picture of the shore/piers! Such a waste of valuable time. Then bus ride an hour later, we arrived at a restaurant for the included lunch. It was so mediocre. But I don't expect much when anyone says lunch with guided tour is included. We stayed for an hour. Then when I thought we were going into the excavation site finally, we stopped at a seashell/ jewelry shop for 30 minutes. Honestly this can be edited out of the itinerary. POMPEII entrance site was right next to it and I wished they mentioned that so we can just start ahead on our own instead of waiting around. Suggestion: They can briefly mention this place for those who want to visit/buy and the rest can go ahead. Finally the tour started and it was quick, about 1.5 hour total at the site. Our lady guide was great - very entertaining but I wished we had more time to freely roam INSIDE the site!!! Seriously, POMPEII site is SO BIG. I felt rushed. We didn't get to enjoy everything, just briefly the main stuff. I saw skeletal bones tucked away in the corner catching nobody's attention bc it was so incognito from the ancient vases showcasing, hence, throwing people off that the rest of the room wasn't interesting. Our tour guide didn't even walked to the bones to show the group but she probably didn't know? They all briskly left that room. We didn't venture beyond the center square at the end of the three mummies. After 1.5 hrs inside, I noticed she took us to the exit for a free 20 minutes time to roam, I turned back but we were already past the no entry sign and was stopped by the security guy... luckily I had proof that I was already here and didn't mean to exit. I rushed back in and tried to take the majestic of it all in. Later I found out from the divided group, the Spanish group who came with us, saw more things we didn't see. Then after 90 minutes on the return bus, we stopped at the same resting point for 30 minutes. Then another hour into Rome. I felt this rest was unnecessary because the lady guide already gave the group that half hour post exit of Pompeii to rest/ toileting. I was okay at this point, the group were of older people and I guess they needed more rest. Here is the worst part: at the drop off from the main bus, we were personally directed to the wrong minivan driver although I asked our guide twice and he pointed to the driver who doesn't speak English. I tried to show the driver my hotel name from my phone to confirm but he just gestured for me to get on the minivan. I already felt iffy when the first passenger was dropped off bc it was not on my side of town where my hotel is. After the driver dropped off most of the people, he asked us our hotel, we replied, and he said that our hotel was not on his list! After it was just us on the minivan, he said he can't do anything about us. We reasoned that this was not on us. GREY LINE is still liable but with a language barrier it was frustrating. He offered to take us to the agency or we pay him personally to take us to the hotel. I was vexed at this point. We refused to pay more for transportation so he took us to the agency. I called their local GL phone enroute (kudos here to google voice for 1 cent/ minute or my phone bill would be outrageous) about the situation and they spoke to each other. I was feeling so sketchy because we were at the very back of the minivan and climbing over seats to try to give my phone to the driver so he can talk with GREY LINE rep. First they said we ourselves asked to be dropped off with this group on that side of town, no we did not. Then at the agency, they said we went to the wrong driver, no we did not because we were pointed to him witnessed by other tourists. GL did step up and provided us a taxi to our hotel. Communication with the rep on the phone helped but the people at the agency didn't initiate to talk to us so I had to be cautious and asked everything twice for insurance.

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LivTours - St. Peter's Basilica

LivTours

4.4(65 reviews)
1.5 km•Centro Storico

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

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Rome Free Walking Tour - Us at the Trevi Fountain

Rome Free Walking Tour

5.0(2 reviews)
0.9 km•Centro Storico

Want a guided tour for low cost? This one is technically Free. This is a great way to be educated…read moreabout the sites rather than just showing up for a picture without any reference. Our tour guide, Laura, was informative and a trooper on a rainy day that included many who defected from our group once the wind kicked in. You get to stop at Rome's top sites. When it's over, you donate whatever is on your heart. The guides work on donations only. My only complaint is that after two hours, the tour stops, and you're pretty far from where you started. So we got lost trying to get back, eventually giving up and hailing a taxi. Book your ticket online, and be directed to the meeting point. Highly recommended.

After being denied by another tour company for not having reservations, I contacted this one to…read moremake sure we didn't need one for their 4:30PM evening Colosseum tour and luckily we didn't. The meeting point is NEAR the spanish steps in front of the statue by the Versace building. Our tour guide was Fredricka (sp?) and she is a TRUE local Italian! She took us all around the city, stopped at the Trevi Fountain, Victor Emmanuel Monument, the Forum of Cesar and towards the Coloseum. We ended the tour right around sunset at the Colosseum which made for AMAZING photo ops! Fredricka is SUPER knowledgeable about the city and its history that everyone in our group was extremely impressed by her tour! She even recommended a small cute little local restaurant to us nearby that we would have NEVER found because it was so hidden from the main busy street. Definitely do the city tour with this company and if you get Fredricka, that's a bonus!

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What a Life Tours - Being guided through the crowds.  Thank goodness for tour guides!

What a Life Tours

4.7(42 reviews)
3.4 km•Prati

Took two tours from them. One afternoon, I took the Colosseum tour with Paola, the second…read moreafternoon, I took the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica with Michele (Italian for Michael). I started off several months ago researching several tour companies for my Rome trip. Some companies subcontract to other companies and you have to read between the lines or find where they tell you which company will actually be doing the tour and then research them. Kind of exhausting. Somehow I stumbled on What a Life Tours and am super happy I did. I read the reviews and liked what I read so I took a chance and booked with them. They weren't the cheapest but the prices were comparable to the other companies including the bigger companies that subcontracted anyways. I also booked the smaller group tours which included 12 people max. As I learned, What a Life was the company you booked through and also the company you did the tour with. Let's start off with the Colosseum. We met near the metro exit near the Colosseum. The meet spot was well explained and they send you a text through Whatsapp with an actual picture showing you the meet spot the day before. That was nice considering that's an added stressor on your vacation since you don't want to miss the meet-up time and place due to the cost. As far as the tour itself, As Paola said, you have to use "your imagination" because you are touring a historical site that is only a little over 30% intact. She gave us an in-depth tour that later also included the area around the Colosseum such as Palatine Hill where Rome originated. I have a newfound respect for tour guides who are in essence educators. They have to keep teaching even though most of us don't appear engaged when in actuality, we're just awestruck and overstimulated with the sights. Paola did not skip a beat and spoke almost the whole 3 hours. We only had 1 bathroom break halfway through the tour but likely because I saw zero public restrooms at the Colosseum. I loved the tour! Paola took a lot of time explaining things and knew her way around. The second tour was the Vatican. On this occasion, we met at the What a Life Tours company office that was less than a block from one of the Vatican entrances. Took a cab there and that part was easy. Michele was there at the office blending in as a tourist on the couch while we checked in at the office. He has a super great personality and is very personable. You can tell he genuinely loved the art at the Vatican and it shined through when he explained things. This tour was also three hours. I appreciated when he told us about the Vatican etiquette at certain parts of the tour to include where we could take pictures and where we could not (Sistine Chapel). Both Paola and Michele were awesome! Each had different personalities but both were personable, effective, professional and spoke great English. I would definitely take a tour with this company again as long as they continue to use tour guides like Paola and Michele. If you can afford it, I suggest booking the mid-tier tour that includes a smaller tour group.

What a fascinating experience with a very knowledgeable guide. This tour offered "skip the line"…read moreaccess to the Vatican, which is definitely recommended. Our guide, Emma, was wonderful and definitely knew her history of the Vatican. We met our group at the designated meeting space and after several minutes, began our walking trip to the Vatican. There were hundreds of people waiting in line to purchase tickets, but were able to bypass the line and entered the entryway after a quick, but efficient, security screening. Some areas allow pictures, while inside the Sistine Chapel, photos are forbidden. Emma led our group, expertly providing a wonderful and informative history of the art and sculptures within the vast set of buildings that make up the Vatican complex. Beautiful does not begin to describe the Vatican exhibits. Bathrooms are very limited, so pace your coffees, etc. to ensure you do not need to hurry through the halls. As our tour started, we were each handed a picture map of the Sistine Chapel which really helped once we entered. Simply beautiful. No photos, but also, no talking/speaking while inside, which some failed to adhere to. Emma provided an explanation of the beautiful painting by Michaelangelo prior to and after visiting the Sistine Chapel. There is so much to see and then to hear how it was completed is simply fascinating. Emma's knowledge and patient explanations were extremely helpful. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone wishing to visit the Vatican and receive an excellent historical presentation of many of the wonderful sights within. Emma, well done and thank you so much!

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