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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) 14,935 Reviews

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Liz was faultlessly fantastic. Our tour was more like a delightfully relaxed and fact-packed conversation with a font of knowledge and subject matter expert. A great tour guide and just as importantly a great companion, too.
Jeanette was great! The tour was very informative and she really took into account our interests. Also gave us great pointers for seeing more of the Vatican Museums. Highly recommend.
This was an outstanding experience for me and my family (wife and two college-aged kids). It was pretty crowded, but our small group moved easily and swiftly through the crowd, to the best vantage points. Meanwhile, Elisa shared her vast knowledge of Roman history with us, bringing the sites to life. Her background as an archaeologist and egyptologist enabled her to provide next-level insights. The small private tour led by Context is well-worth the investment.
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