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Tours and Classes for Tourists in Rome, Italy

Rome is a fascinating city and offers many opportunities for unique tours. Here you will find information on tours of Rome, including specialty tours such as cooking, mosaics, segways, and museums. Except as noted, I have not had personal experience with these tours or classes myself.

Unique Guided Tours in Rome
Find unique guided tours in Rome including a visit to the Vatican after hours, underground Colosseum, family tours, or tours on a vintage Vespa, in a Fiat 500, or by Segway.

Rome Guided Day Trips
Here's a selection of guided day trips with tours departing from Rome that can be pre-booked and paid in US dollars.

Eddie's Fun Rome
Eddie's Fun offers visitors unique experiences in Rome and places nearby.

Select Italy Guided Walking Tours in Rome
Select Italy has a number of Rome walking tours with English-speaking guides that can be booked ahead and paid in US dollars.

Vatican Museums Guided Tours
A visit to the Vatican Museums is one of the highlights of a visit to Rome. But a guided tour of the Vatican Museums can give you the opportunity...

Miles and Miles Private Tours of Rome Tour Review
Miles&Miles takes you on a personalized tour of Rome in an air-conditioned van. Miles&Miles has very knowledgable tour guides who show you the best of Rome in comfort. Read my review of the Rome and Vatican City Tour.

Context Travel Walking Tours
Context Travel offers walking tours in Rome on a variety of themes, led by scholars. I highly recommend Context Travel tours.

Eddie's Fun Rome
Eddie's Fun offers a unique way to see Rome. Eddie's Fun is a travel agency that provides buddies to accompany travelers while in Rome. Clients choose from amongst several buddies, all locals of Rome, matched by interests. Activities could include a meal in a home, exploring a neighborhood, or experiencing the nightlife. They can also set up tour guides if requested for touring a particular site.

Eye Opener Tours: professional tour guide of Rome and Vatican City
Eye Opener Tours has tours of Rome and Vatican - private or group, customized or scheduled. Of note are the Vatican Gardens and Sistine Chapel combined tours and the Sunday afternoons Borghese Gallery tours.

Flavor of Italy Cooking Classes and Culinary Vacations
Flavor of Italy offers cooking classes at their Rome B&B, cooking vacations in other parts of Italy, and eno-gastronomical outings.

Flavors of Rome Travel Consulting
Flavors of Rome offers customized itineraries and travel consulting with services ranging from restaurant recommendations and cooking classes to guided tours and exclusive events.

iJourneys Self-guided Audio Tours Review
Review of the iJourneys self-guided audio walking tours of Rome. Download the audio tour and walk independently around Rome, touring at your own pace.

Italian Geographic - Guided Hiking Holidays and Visits to Rome
Italian Geographic offers unique guided hiking holidays around Rome combined with visits to Rome.

Mosaics of Rome Tour
Tour Rome's mosaic art and workshops or tour Rome and the Vatican City with an authorised guide.

Segway Tours of Rome
Tour Rome on a Segway personal transportation device.

3 Millennia Tours - Native English Walking Tours of Rome and Vatican
Recommended walking tours of Rome; custom tours available.

Vespa and Scooter Tours with Scooteroma
Tour Rome in style atop a scooter, Vespa, or vintage Vespa with Scooteroma's half-day and full-day tour options. They also offer a motorized bike, or bici, tour.

Walks Inside Rome
Walks Inside Rome offers small group customized Rome walks and private Vatican tours led by English-speaking licensed tour guides who are natives of Rome.

When in Rome Tours
When in Rome offers tours of Rome and Vatican City, walking tours, excursions, car hire, and lodging suggestions. They also have a special tour for people arriving by cruise ship with a day in port.

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