Experience the Vatican like never before. Bundle all three Vatican audio guides, save $15
Roman Forum aerial view at dusk, crowds in Rome

Rome Private Tours and Experiences Hosted by Local Experts

Context tours are for travelers who love to learn. Since 2003, we have offered a wide range of Rome guided tours, including visits to museums, archaeological sites, and food tours—all led by local scholars and specialists. In addition to the main attractions like the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums, our Rome private guides can also show you the sites less traveled.

One of our most popular Rome private tours is our Ostia Antica tour, an excursion to the ancient port of Rome buried by centuries of mud, one of Italy's most compelling archaeological sites. Also popular is our Underground Rome Tour, in which we dig under the surface (literally and figuratively) with a trained Archaeologist or Speleologist to explore sewers, crypts, and buried temples—featured in National Geographic and on the History Channel.

Traveling to Rome with kids? Try our Ancient Rome for Kids Tour and our Vatican for Kids Tour, both of which use interactive activities, scavenger hunts, and games and feature private guides trained in inquiry-based learning to make Rome come alive.

Or are you more eager to take a day trip from Rome? Our team has taken care of planning all the logistics for a perfect Pompeii Full Day Tour from Rome.
What Context Rome Travelers Say
(4.76) 14,911 Reviews

Reviews can only be left by Context customers after they have completed a tour. For more information about our reviews, please see our FAQ.

Olivia’s tour was inspirational. One of us had been to the Vatican twice before. The other had never been to Rome. Both of us were spellbound for 4 hours. She is a gifted teacher, and a fun person too.
Our group highly recommends Context Travel Tours and Brenda! Our Early Entry Vatican Tour was first rate and well worth the investment! Brenda was an excellent guide: personable, knowledgeable, engaging and with a definitive plan and experience to make our tour one of the highlights of our trip to Rome. Brenda shared wonderful historical facts and stories that brought our tour to life! It was clear she had planned ahead as the guide each aspect of our tour including inviting us to pose for photos throughout ensuring we had additional memories of this very special experience! Ask for Brenda when you book your Vatican tour! A very special experience awaits you!
Dony was terrific. Full of insight and history and context. Great energy and sense of humor.
Back to Top ↑