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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
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Simona was an amazing guide! Very knowledgeable and kind. Our mother is handicapped and Simona was very considerate and patient and ensured that she was well taken care of the whole way through. Would definitely recommend this tour.
Great tour Giulia was so informative and expertly guided us through the crowds to see the amazing treasures of the Vatican. Her knowledge of the history of Rome as well as the Vatican gave context and brought to life the many treasures. She educated us on the Sistine Chapel so we had a better idea of what we were looking at. It was a highly informative and enjoyable tour and would highly recommend her.
Elisa provided a highly educational tour. She was very clear in her presentation and shared many details that enlivened the tour and gave us insight into many of the leaders of the church that we would not have gotten otherwise. We highly recommend her!
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