We had a fantastic time on the Rome on a Golf Cart Semi-Private Tour with LivTours, guided by…read moreChris. He was personable, clear in his explanations, and attentive to our needs throughout the tour. What made it especially memorable was how he connected with our kids--getting them excited about gelato was a fun touch that they still talk about! The golf cart was a lifesaver, making it easy to visit several sites that would have been impossible to reach with a 5-year-old and 2-year-old in tow. We even opted for the cart to pick us up from the hotel so it was seamless from beginning to end. The car seat for our youngest was clutch. Actually the ride was so soothing that our 2 year old fell asleep for part of the trip. Chris also introduced us to the Roman Orange Garden, a peaceful spot we'd never have found on our own. While many sites in Rome are walkable, this tour gave us the freedom to explore comfortably as a family, and we truly appreciated the balance of convenience and insight. If you are someone who love to do all the research ahead of time, then maybe this tour is too surface level for you. I would recommend a more targeted tour for the Coliseum or Vatican City. Otherwise, I'd highly recommend LivTours--and especially Chris--for families looking for an stress-free way to experience Rome.

(Night Time Vatican Tour)…read more We really enjoyed the Vatican, but felt like our guide was rushing us while we were walking through. But the Vatican is big, so we assumed she wanted to show us other portions of the grounds. Our tour was supposed to go until 8 PM, but she ended things at 7 PM. She said we could walk back into the last wing of the museum to see things on our own but security would not allow us to walk back in. We spent seconds / maybe minutes, looking at whole sections of art. She left almost no time to stand and look at things, everything was "ok let's keep going". Although we still enjoyed things, we definitely left extremely disappointed given the cost of the experience. (We paid 318€ for two people to tour - 60€ was the cost of the tickets, so 258€ was the cost of the tour guide.

We had a wonderful day in Rome with Rolando as our driver and guide. He took us to popular spots as…read morewell as some less visited. He knew how to get timed tickets for the Colosseum with out waiting in a long line. He also helped us find a restaurant that could accommodate gluten free for a member of our party. He picked us up at the port at the agreed upon time and got us back to the ship with plenty of time to spare before the all aboard. His van was very clean and comfortable. Nice way to relax and see a big city such as Rome.

We used Rolando for three separate days in our stay in Rome. On day one he unfortunately had to…read morestay home with a sick daughter but he sent us a very professional driver by the name of Domenico. We used Domenico for a day trip to Florence. We were picked up in a clean huge Mercedes passenger van. Domenico was pleasant to talk to but I had a sense he was more of a reserved person. He did answer questions and make suggestions though when asked. This was charged at a flat rate. Our second scheduled day Rolando was able to make it. This was a day in Rome where we wanted him to essentially chauffeur us through various religious sites. We gave him a list and depending on time he figured out the best way to see what we could. He would literally drop us off in front of any site and wait for us. This was pretty helpful as some of the churches were a bit far from where we were staying in Rome and we would have been zigzagging on public transportation in sweltering June heat. The comfortable air conditioned MBZ minivan was so much easier. Rolando suggested an awesome lunch at La Carbonara (see review). This day was charged at an hourly rate. Our third day was a last minute addition. He had a cancellation so we decided to have Rolando bring us to the Umbria region where there were medieval towns. This included stopping at Assisi, Civita, and Orvieto. These were magnificent to visit. Again Rolando suggested an awesome place to eat in Assisi. This was charged at a flat rate. Rolando takes pride in his vehicles keeping them clean. He stocks them with water for you and the vehicle is WIFI equipped. Rolando is very personable. He gave unsolicited information about places we were passing by so we had not just a driver but a tour guide. I totally recommend him!

Years ago I used Once in Rome to get a tour guide for Vatican City. It was early December so we…read morewere fortunate that it was not too busy, but pretty chilly out. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, but much of our time was wasted (45+ minutes) outdoors, standing in one spot, looking at a book at what's to come. It was brutal and when we actually walked through, it went quickly and before we knew it, we were done. I would have preferred the traditional method where the tour guide shows as well as teaches, instead of teaching you up front about what's to come and then you having to remember as you walk around.

The tour guide was on time, friendly, thorough and knowledgeable. He made sure we had breaks for…read morewater and shade and kept track of us. I took a misturn and he quickly found me and brought me back to the group.

Incredible service. On time, kind and professional. Great communication and attention to detail…read more Will use again and highly recommend to all. The price for private transportation is close to what you would pay for a taxi or uber service which was impressive. Truly priceless at the end of the day for security and peace of mind. Thank you to Fabio for his great driving!

This was my first trip to Europe and I traveled with my adult daughter. I booked my tour far in…read moreadvance, and Irene was very accommodating and helpful. She answered all of my questions quickly and completely, and tailored our experience to what we wanted to see and do. My daughter and I booked a pick up from the cruise port of Civitavecchia and tour of Rome. Andrea was there to pick us up promptly and it felt like we had just reconnected with an old friend. He was very knowedgeable and personable. We were able to see all of the main attractions we wanted to see, and he utilized our time well, avoiding traffic. Andrea made reservations for us to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant where we sampled local food and wine. We were also able to go shopping for souvenirs and learn about the history of the area. We ot back to our cruise exhausted but happy from all we had seen and experienced. The following day, Andrea met us at the Naples port and we headed to Pompeii. He had arranged a private guided tour of Pompeii for us, which we thouroughly enjoyed. We then headed to Sorrento for lunch and shopping. It was a wonderful experience and I would definitely utilize their services again when we are able to return to Italy!

My husband and I were fortunate enough to be on the first tour out of Lisbon. What a wonderful…read moreexperience. We travel a lot, and this was one of the best tours we have ever experienced. We loved our guide, Marta who was knowledgeable, charming, and very attentive. We visited multiple sites including Sintra and Cascais. We were allowed free time in.Cascais to explore and have lunch on our own at a restaurant of our choice. While we love tours, having free time to explore on our own is very important and this tour allowed this. . We loved our bus and our bus driver. The bus was clean and comfortable. We highly recommend this tour to others A great value as well.

Francesco was our guide for the semi private Colosseum Arena Floor, Forum and Palatine Hill. He…read morewas very knowledgeable and interactive so it made the tour so enjoyable! Well worth the extra money from a larger group.

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.

We loved scooteroma. The planning was so easy and the tour guides were all extremely fantastic!!…read more Four of us did a 3 hour tour and we saw what felt like the whole of Rome. We thought we may want to drive but it's actually so fun to ride behind a local and hear them talk about a city they love so so so much. This was my absolute favorite thing to do in Rome and a memory I will treasure forever. The fellas were all so lovely and kind! I could not recommend this business more!

We took the VIP tour of Rome from Civitavecchia. Our driver, Gabriele, was there waiting for us as…read morewe got off the ship and he was delightful!!! This tour was a great way to really see the highlights of Rome in a day. We met our guide in Rome and toured the Vatican, Basilica, Trevi Fountain, Colosseum and everything else promised, skipping the lines everywhere. All of this in addition to Gabriele taking us to a gem of a restaurant where we had the opportunity to eat the most delicious food and relax. We saw so many cool things in Rome, but we have to say our driver really made our day special. Gabriele was a gem-- kind, witty, so knowledgeable! He taught us some Italian and taught us so much! We made a friend in Italy! Thank you Gabriele, Antonella, and limousine Tours of Italy for this unforgettable experience!!!

What an amazing experience with our driver, Sergio, and our tour guide, Alessandra. Both were…read moreincredibly nice and provided us with Roman hospitality. They took us to all the places we wanted to see and provided us insight that only true Roman's could provide. We travelled with our elderly mother, who required a wheelchair. Both Sergio and Alessandra were very patient and conscientious with her, and us. Alessandra cleared paths for the wheelchair and took us to the easiest paths, avoiding all of the lines. She was so knowledgeable and provided us with the best Roman history lesson possible. We wish we could do it again tomorrow. Highly recommend this team for all.

From the I-meant-to-leave-this-review-before file:…read more I certainly understand the appeal of riding Rome by Vespa, but it seems like a smarter way to roam -- pun intended -- the countryside. Given the herky-jerky way of Roman transit it would not be a consideration made unless I was under a helmet. Even then, it would probably be a hard pass. But I'll still keep it under consideration. Five stars for the perceived enjoyment one might derive from this mode of transportation.

Thought I was renting a hike for just one day... but it was so fun and they were so nice and…read moretrusting that I kept the bike for 5 days. Best way to travel Rome. Way cheaper than a taxi and less complicated and more convenient than buses and trains... and I was with my family so didn't want to rent scooters either (safety reasons). The staff is very nice and accommodating. I was running late to pick up my bike so I called to inform them and they stayed open 10 mins to wait for me. One day I had my seat (saddle) stolen and they replaced it with a smile. I will rent here again.

Do not book this tour! The tour guide was Andrea and she was rude, they separated our group and she…read morewas not willing to answer. She told me to stop talking as I was talking about the rest of our group. They told us tour was at 9:45 and it didn't start until 10:45 am. The tour guide also wasn't explaining much and wasn't tech savvy. Took forever to even get our tickets on her phone. She got mad I was trying o take a photo and told me I could come back later but she stopped to answer a personal phone call. Book through someone else!

Only tour in my life where we had to look up Wikipedia DURING the tour…read more My Italian friend recommended this agency because we are Catholic, coming for the Jubilee and wanted a religion-centered tour - Jubilee/Early Christianity. The other people on our tour were also devout Catholic. I believe the tour was done by Maria Lazara. We do not know her name because she did not bother to introduce herself, nor did she ask our names (aside from checking our family name off). We met at the statue and then without any introduction to our tour, nor introduction to the St John of Laterna Church, she marched off in front of us to the Church's portico. It was a bad start. That's the main complaint: she gave no introduction to the tour or any site, she gave no church or historic context on how things came to be or how they evolved. She gave no Catholic perspective. A tour guide needs to be a storyteller! And I expected a guide well-versed in church history, both religious and urban! Instead, it was a bunch of random historic facts. She primarily spent her time pointing out symbolism in the paintings and mosaics. Clearly, she majored in art history, and the history of Christianity was a boring sideline to her. She liked pointing out that Laterna was populated early, while most of Rome was countryside - but why? How did that change? Where did Catholics live and why did they move? Why were these churches chosen for their Holy Doors? Why only 4 doors? She told us the Laterna Holy Door was an original bronze and a couple more facts and then we marched through as it were nothing. Nothing about why it is special that they are open, how Catholics view this moment, etc. IT IS SPECIAL. In speaking about the Jubilee, the only thing she said was that the Pope first started it once every 100 years, and since the Roman townspeople made money on tourism from the incoming pilgrims, they moved it to every 33 years or when they wanted. That's it - Jubilees were about making tourism dollars. End of her story. None of our group of 3 heard that the Sacred Steps were brought from Jerusalem and why, and where they were placed originally. All she did was say "it is not a hard job to move stairs." THEY ARE SPECIAL. She just said: you can up if you want, I'll wait here on my phone. Again, her specialty seemed to be art history not Catholic traditions or history, and 75% of the time, she spoke about symbolism. The blue and yellow of Mary, the keys of St. Peter. That's fine but there was no narrative, no church history. The tour ended exactly at 12 p.m. Clearly, she was glad to be out of there. Another note - yes, her English vocabulary was good, but she spoke sing-song Italian style and it was hard to follow her. She does not have the cadence of an English speaker. Very disappointed in Eternity Tours' guide. Aside: I really enjoyed Eternity Tours newsletter mailings.

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.

AWESOME in every way! Our driver Matteo was absolutely…read morefantastic. Personable and knowledgeable, he was like an extension of our family, not just a tour guide. Do you want to see a lot of Rome in a short time? This is the way to do it!