Rome
Kickstart your trip to Rome
City Essentials: First Day • 3 hours
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Kickstart your trip to Rome
Trams, a labyrinth of cobbled streets and the perfect imperfection of historical ruins.
What makes this experience special
Key highlights
- Find your feet and learn to navigate your way through the vibrant streets of Rome
- Kickstart your trip by going to the heart of the city and discover what makes Rome such an amazing place
- Explore Rome's rich history by visiting a few of its iconic sights and landmarks - although it’s not hard to spot the Colosseum!
- Walk the streets with a local - you’ll be surprised at how much faster you feel at home
- Ditch the tourist traps and get right into the good stuff that locals also love
- Grab a coffee, slice of authentic pizza or gelato if you’re feeling peckish
What to know before you go
Here’s everything you need to know before your day unfolds.
3 hours
Fully tailored to your preferences
English Other languages may be requested
What’s included
A totally private and personalised experience
3 hours with a Host
Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
Walking experience
What’s not included
Food and drink
Transport costs
Tickets to attractions
Gratuity (optional)
Meeting point
Your hotel/apartment or any other central locationCancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experienceWhat to bring
- We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and carrying a light bag for your essentials.
- Public transport may be used during the experience - please bring a travel card or small amount of cash for fares.
How your day could unfold
A flexible, unscripted experience designed entirely around your interests. Your host will adapt the day based on what excites you mostWhat you’ll do
If it's been a while since you were in this ancient city or this is your first visit, joining one of our local Rome hosts to help you find your feet is the perfect way to get your trip off to a good start!
Orientate yourself among the tiny cobbled streets as you wander through character-packed piazzas and past the perfect imperfection of historical ruins - there's no telling what you might find.
Discover how to navigate the city's network of trams, buses, and trains, get oriented in the city streets (no getting lost on our watch!), discover the briefest of histories, and get tips for how to enjoy Rome like a local.
Along the way, you'll see some iconic sights - think crumbling ruins and ancient churches - and you can stop for an espresso (the locals don't have milky coffees after lunch), a slice of pizza Romana, or gelato along the way.
It's always easier to find your feet with a friend by your side, and that is exactly how it will feel with our host, who will have you feeling right at home once they've shared their tips for where to eat, how to get around, and spilled a local secret or two.
1. Select a date
2. Select start time
3. Tailor your experience
Answer a few quick questions to help your host craft the perfect day tailored to you.
1. What’s your preferred hosting style?
2. How would you like the pace of your day?
3. What’s your walking comfort level?
4. Are you celebrating something special?
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What travelers think of this experience
Judith
May 2025
Luca Modesti is a superb guide. Not only incredibly knowledgeable but so personable as well. Luca was our guide for 3 hours in Rome. He asked us what we were interested in and proceeded to fulfill all our requests and then some! He even gave us a list of places to visit and favorite restaurants for the next couple of days while in Rome. I can’t say enough about our time with Luca. It was a highlight of our visit to Rome.
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Kimberly
May 2025
Wonderful experience working with a local private guide. Truly customizable and paced at your desire. Our lovely hostess, Bea, was a delight to be around and shared her personal life experiences with us. So warm and friendly and made herself available for questions even after our tour!!
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Tracy
May 2025
Claudio is an amazing historian. He took the time to point out specific sites of historical importance and architecture. Claudio took us down beautiful floral lined streets and alley ways that we would otherwise of not seen. I would recommend him to anyone for a private tour of Rome.
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Kimberly
May 2025
We loved Bea’s openness and down to earth personality. She was easy to talk to and was thoughtful about our experience. It was fun to end the tour in a market, sampling local food. She made herself available for questions even after our tour. I recommend having suggestions about what you want to see. She’s open to showing you anything you customize! Next time I would choose to have her do a neighborhood tour.
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Troy
May 2025
Our tour guide Indira did a wonderful job of showing us many unique views on our tour. The rose garden was great, history throughout the tour was very helpful.
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Robert
May 2025
Alex was a wonderful guide, very informative, very knowledgeable, very interesting
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