Ancient Rome Half-Day Walking Tour

Rome, Italy

Take a walk through Rome's 2,000 years of history with an expert guide who'll bring the past alive. You'll have a hands-on history lesson at key ancient sites including the Colosseum, Forum and Pantheon on this fascinating half-day tour. The entertaining and informative three-hour walking tours are often led by skilled archaeologists, who can help unlock Rome's many secrets.

Perfect for first-time visitors, this guided walking tour is the ideal introduction to Rome's famous sights, leaving you with time in the day free to explore the city at your leisure. The afternoon walking tour (held in the morning on Sundays) visits Rome's best known ancient sights, including the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and Piazza Navona. Several major sites are covered in a short period of time, and you'll receive enlightening insights into the city's millennia of history as you stroll.

While your local guide is trained to educate you in history, politics and architecture, they will also make the daily life and times of ancient Rome come to life with enthusiasm and humor. In three hours you'll relive life in ancient Rome as a gladiator, emperor, slave, Vestal Virgin, senator, merchant and goddess!

The tour includes inside visits of the Colosseum and Roman Forum. However, the entrance fee is NOT included in the tour price, so a supplement of approximately 15 euros per person will be payable direct on the day of travel.

USD $38.30

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Rabbidal	April 2012
This tour was interesting but it was a lot of walking. Since we did the tour in the afternoon, and many in our group did, it was an exhausting walk from the Coluseum to the Piazza Navona. Our guide was interesting although he tended to walk a bit too fast and our group was spread out.

Review by: Vanessa J H	April 2012
Well organised, prompt departure, extremely informative guide. Most intersting! Would certainly use Viator again.

Review by: Mindy Z	April 2012
This was a great tour of the city. This tour took you everything you want to see in Rome. It could have been longer, but you always have time to go by yourself.

Review by: David W	April 2012
This tour is a must when visiting Rome. Our guide was very knowledgeable, energetic, and friendly.

Review by: drock1347	April 2012
This is a great tour. Easy meeting place exactly as it states in the print our receipt from the internet. Great to skip the lines. The knowledge of the guide was very good. She knew the history, the dimensions, and how the rest of Rome tied in. This tour was surprising in that after the Collisseum we went to the Forum which I knew but then to Trevi Fountain and then to the Pantheon and then finished in a beautiful Piazza. This is a bit long and a lot of walking but well worth it!!

Review by: micvii	March 2012
We did this tour in March 2012 with our infant daughter (1.5 years) and pram. This is a long walking tour, took just over 3 hours to complete the whole tour. However, the tour ended in Piazza Novona and it took us a good 30-45 minutes to walk from there back to where it started (Colosseum), so be prepared to walk! It was great to see and hear about these historic places. The guide spoke reasonable English although as there were a lot of people around it could sometimes be hard to hear what she was saying through your earphone. I would say only about 50% of the people who started made it through the whole tour (we did), slowly people dropped off as it was a hot day and there aren't really any breaks. I wouldn't really recommend having a pram for this tour like we did, as the Colosseum and Roman Forum were difficult to get around with it. I would still recommend this tour overall, simply because it's nice to hear about these important places instead of just look at them! However maybe they could consider shortening the tour a bit.

Review by: Peter John D	March 2012
Excellent! Would recommend! Very informative, small group was superb.

Review by: Iresh K	March 2012
Amazing monuments and very good guide. Would have preferred a little more time at the colosseum but worth the expense.

Review by: bsauro	March 2012
Great way to see the highlights of ancient rome. Great guide.

Review by: MD	March 2012
Beautiful day. Only myself and my daughter on the tour. Guide was incredible; very, very knowledgeable and very patient with questions. Could not have asked for better!

Review by: Marialina D	March 2012
Excellent tour guide.

Review by: Cliff	March 2012
Our guide was super. She told us things we would not have gotten otherwise. There was a lot of walking but in Rome one doesn't mind since everywhere you turn there is something interesting to see and the streets are so short. _br/_ We actually walked I believe almost all of the ancient part which made it more meaningful. I strongly recommend this tour to anyone who doesn't have trouble walking.

Review by: DonnaSJohnson	March 2012
We really enjoyed the tour and our guide, Elizabeth was very knowledgable! We booked a walking tour with the same company Enjoy Rome for the Vatican because we enjoyed it so much.

Review by: Roman A	March 2012
We've booked a trip with max. 25 people but in fact there were about 10 of us.The guide was super, information was just enough to be interesting but not get bored. We are Russian speakers and guide's English was good to understand, no problems at all. We had a few breaks at each interesting point (10-15 min) to explore the place. The earphones were working fine and were quite useful and easy to use. Strongly recommend this tour for those who would like to explore the old Romans part of Rome in a short time and without lines at the entrance to Colosseum and Forum Romano.

Review by: Glenys T	March 2012
Even in the 'off' season there are queues and crowds. We were fortunate to have Fabrizzio, a native Roman and archeologist. The perfect combination for this tour. A group of only 9, it was very comfortable. Very informative and great to walk past the ticket queues.

Review by: Derek G	March 2012
We saw so much! Great!

Review by: Stephen M	March 2012
Excellent guide in Alfredo and a warm February day made this a great afternoon. Lots to take in and this is definitely a walking tour. Quite tiring, make sure you wear good comfortable shoes.

Review by: mlvnsenoj	March 2012
very impressive_br/_ a must for all_br/_ very informative from a guy who knows what hes talking about

Review by: Jennifer H	March 2012
The walking tour was a good introduction to Rome, but was WAY too rushed. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly, but we didn't have enough time at any of the sites and had to go back on our own. You are better off to bring a Rome guide book with you to the sites and take your time.

Review by: Ketsu	February 2012
A great day and our guide really knew her stuff. This was extremely interesting and not a difficult or strenuous walk at all. I was a little apprehensive about the amount of walking my wife and I would have to do. There is only one complaint I would like to voice. At the end of the tour we were left to find our own way back to our hotels etc. We weren't taken nor pointed in the right direction to a transport hub or, which would have been better perhaps taken back to where we started. Directions were given only when asked. Being dumped in the middle of a square which is nothing more than a place of historical interest is not the way to end a tour with people who don't know the city they're visiting. Apart from the way it ended the tour is defiantly a must when you visit Rome.

Review by: savannah b	February 2012
This tour was excellent. Our guide was very informative and fun! It was great being guided around by a try Italian who knew a lot about the city of Rome. This tour was a perfect introduction to Rome. I would recommend it to anyone going to Rome!

Review by: Ange	February 2012
It was a very good tour. The tour guide was very knowlegdeable. The price was excellent.

Review by: TRLennon	February 2012
No fault of the tour company, but because of a rare Rome snow fall the Coliseum was closed. I would have preferred a refund to taking what was now a disappointing tour.

Review by: Amanda B	February 2012
Excellent tour. If deciding between the small group or the 25 person max tour, I'd recommend the latter simply because you'll save some money and get the same information. The tour guide has a small microphone and everyone is given an earpiece so you don't miss a thing if you're in the back of the group. The tour guide will ensure you don't get lost; she had a small flag to follow and was regularly counting to make sure everyone was together before moving on.

Review by: Kylie R	January 2012
This trip is A must see. Our tour guide was great, very informative and was more than happy to answer all our question related or not. Because of the time of year we ended up with private tour with no extra change. Would definitely recommend this tour.

Review by: Erik D	January 2012
This was awesome, we had the luck that there were only 3 of us next to our guide Alfredo.

Review by: Sean C	January 2012
Fantastic tour. Tour was at a great pace, we weren't rushed along and the guide was really knowledgable.

Review by: Claire S	January 2012
Excellent, Rosa our guide told us lots of things we wouldnt have known without booking the tour.

Review by: AP	January 2012
Alfredo our guide lived up to his reputation. Luckily for us there were only three on the tour and Alfredo's descriptions and knowledge gave us a wonderful overview of Ancient Rome. He answered all our questions and more and I would highly recommend this tour to all.

Review by: Aslan	January 2012
The tour was great. Michela was our tour guide and she was very knowledgeable. I had my grandmother with us who did not move too fast but our guide was very understanding. There is a lot of walking, if you are not up to 3 hours on your feet this is not the tour for you.

Review by: charlodoll	January 2012
Amazing even in the rain

Review by: Francisco F	January 2012
Amazing tour, very knowledgeable guide.

Review by: REJANE C	January 2012
Excellent!

Review by: JT Kenny	December 2011
Brilliant Tour. Our guide was Alfredo (I think was his name) . He was very informative and you could tell he enjoyed his work and had a genuine interest in all that he spoke about. Some people may miss the extra charge for your entrance into the Colosseum and Roman Forum. It is on the page so be aware. Well worth the money though and a bonus if Alfredo is your guide.

Review by: Sow Fung L	December 2011
We loved the walking tour. We were led by an archeologist (sorry, I have forgotten her name) who had facts and information at her fingertips, as well as a dry sense of humor. She was very organised and made sure the tour group stayed together and on schedule despite it being a very crowded day with Rome swarmed with tourists. We would recommend this tour to any first time tourists to Rome.

Review by: Linda M	December 2011
A great overview of ancient Romewith an interestig and knowledgeable guide. The exercise was lovely at this time of the year.

Review by: Steven A, United States of America	July 2010
Very good and knowledgable.

Review by: Kevin B, Australia	July 2010
This was the first tour we did after our arrival in Rome. Piazza Navona was a good meeeting point and our guide was easy to find. Fabrizio was an excellent guide - his knowledge was extensive and he was able to paint a picture in our minds of what Rome would have been like 2000 years ago. There was a lot of walking as you would expect - wear good shoes but most of it was on flat ground cobblestoned streets - the Roman Forum being the hilliest part. We visited the Pantheon what a place that was, the Trevi Fountain, Piazzo Venicia, Roman Forum, Caesar's Tomb and the Colosseum. Fabrizio kept us informed the whole time so that we felt we knew about life in those times. Would definitely recommend to others.

Review by: Barbara W, United States of America	July 2010
Our guide was informative and also entertaining. She kept us going despite the heat, giving us breaks for restrooms and water. The places we visited were essential to the understanding of Rome and its origins. It must be very difficult to keep the tour fresh, from the guide's point of view but she did a great job.

Review by: Robert P, United Kingdom	July 2010
The guide was excellent and very knowledgable.

Review by: HANNE BEATE J, Norway	July 2010
Excellent guiding by Agnes - even though the temperature reached 36C!

Review by: Walter B, New Zealand	July 2010
A must do in Rome. Our guide kept us well informed and organised us well. This was the highlight of the trip to Rome for me and the guided tour gave me all I could ask for.

Review by: Jeffrey W, United States of America	July 2010
This is a most excellent tour. We saw so many of the main attractions in Rome. If you only have time for one tour on your visit take this one! Our guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. It is a strenuous walk so wear comfortable shoes - bring water if it is hot - and sunscreen or an umbrella is a good idea. Thank you Viator!

Review by: Darin A H, Australia	July 2010
Although a very hot day this tour was excellent especially if your are into archaelogy and Roman history.

Review by: Tom S, United States of America	July 2010
The guide was very knowledgeable.

Review by: Scott J, United States of America	July 2010
I took a walking tour of ancient Rome on Monday, June 14th with Steve and I have to say it was fantastic. I was expecting a group of 6 but to my surprise it was a one on one tour. Steve’s knowledge of Rome was excellent and it was terrific seeing Rome from his point of view. He knew all the best locations for incredible photographs. Best of all, Steve was an excellent teacher. This tour was much better than I had anticipated. Thanks Steve and Viator!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	July 2010
Great walking tour! Very informative! Very nice guide.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	July 2010
Very knowledgable tour guide who spoke excellent English. Really made the experience come alive for our children ages 9 and 12. Gave us plenty of time to explore a little on our own and to take photographs without feeling rushed.

Review by: William P, United States of America	June 2010
A lot of stuff covered in 3 hours. Good way to see the highlights. They should have the guide holding up a Viator sign at the initial meeting place.

Review by: Julianne C, United States of America	June 2010
Our guide was so very enjoyable and knowledable. I would recommend this tour to everyone and anyone.