Rome Highlights & Hidden Gems Tour

Discover the best of Rome on a private tour that takes you beyond the touristy spots. Explore hidden gems, hear captivating stories, and indulge in local treats with a knowledgeable local guide.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rome - Want to see the best of Rome? We got you covered. But as you can expect from an experience with a local, the real excitement is its hidden gems. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city’s real vibe on a tour that has it all, so you can say: I experienced the real Rome!

Depending on the booked option, tour by scooter or by foot, you will visit multiple highlights and hidden gems of the city.

  • Santa Maria in Trastevere - Local Neighbourhood: Walk through a characteristic and original neighborhood with a bohemian atmosphere known for its traditional and innovative trattorias, craft breweries and shops. Trastevere is a characteristic and original neighborhood with a bohemian atmosphere that has its secular roots in the working class, a place to discover and feel the real local life.

  • Piazza Navona - Piazza Navona: Wander through one of the most (if not the most) beautiful and lively Roman squares where you can find the famous Bernini river fountains, wonderful churches and monuments, and cool spots to grab a bite. One of the most (if not the most) beautiful and lively roman squares, with the famous Bernini river fountains, wonderful churches and monuments and moreover endless coffee places and restaurants.

  • Pantheon - Stunning Pantheon: Enter the best preserved Roman monument that appears to you as the Romans had to see it back in time. Not much of an introduction is needed for one of the most famous buildings in the world, with groundbreaking archtecture built in 27-25 BC and technology that even modern archtects don’t know how to achieve.

  • Piazza della Rotonda - The Piazza della Rotonda is a piazza (city square) in Rome, Italy, on the south side of which is located the Pantheon. The square gets its name from the Pantheon’s informal title as the church of Santa Maria Rotonda.

  • Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola - The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius is a Latin Catholic titular church, of deaconry rank, dedicated to Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, located in Rome.

  • Palazzo Madama - Palazzo Madama in Rome is the seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic, the upper house of the Italian Parliament.

  • Sant’Apollinare - The Basilica di Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine is a titular church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to St Apollinare, the first bishop of Ravenna.

  • Teatro di Marcello - The Theatre of Marcellus is an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. At the theatre, locals and visitors alike were able to watch performances of drama and song.

  • Isola Tiberina - Tiber Island is the only river island in the part of the Tiber which runs through Rome. Tiber Island is located in the southern bend of the Tiber. The island is boat-shaped, approximately 270 metres long and 67 metres wide, and has been connected with bridges to both sides of the river since antiquity.

  • Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary - Largo di Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary it is the oldest in Rome.Almost 20 centuries have passed since then, but Caesar’s spirit surely lives on in some of our aristocratic cats at rule over their temples with pride.

  • Campo de’ Fiori - Campo de’ Fiori is a rectangular square south of Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, at the border between rione Parione and rione Regola. It is diagonally southeast of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and one block northeast of the Palazzo Farnese. Campo de’ Fiori, translated literally from Italian, means “field of flowers”.

  • Area Sacra di Largo Argentina - Largo di Torre Argentina is a large open space in Rome, Italy, with four Roman Republican temples and the remains of Pompey’s Theatre. It is in the ancient Campus Martius. The name of the square comes from the Torre Argentina, which takes its name from the city of Strasbourg whose Latin name was Argentoratum.

  • Spanish Steps - The Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy, climb a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church, at the top.

  • Colosseum - The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age.

  • Piazza Di Pietra - This is a fairly small square north of Piazza di Sant’Ignazio where you find the ruins of the Temple of Hadrian (2nd-century)

What's Included
  • Private guide/driver, helmet, scooter - if you book ‘Private Vespa Tour - 3H’
  • Private Tour - only you and your local
  • 1 local drink or snack - if you book ‘Private Highlights Tour - 3h’ walking tour
  • Private Local Multilingual Guide
  • Sustainable carbon neutral experience (B-Corp)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Entrance tickets to the landmarks - we will only visit them from the outside
Additional Information

This is not merely another urban exploration; this is Rome at its finest from an exceptional point of view! Experience Rome through a city tour that provides the ideal introduction, complete with city landmarks, undiscovered treasures, narrative, and a local delicacy - this tour includes everything!

Avoid large, overwhelming tourist groups and the masses; it’s time to see Rome in all its glory through the lens of a local. Explore significant landmarks like the Pantheon, the Trastevere district, Piazza Navona and uncover hidden gems and city secrets with the assistance of an informed local guide. And, as a delightful bonus, enjoy a local treat.

Withlocals Highlights & Hidden Gems Private City Tour™ is among Withlocals’ signature tours offered in major cities globally. We engage with ardent local guides who receive a fair compensation. We bolster local economies by exclusively offering local products and prevent overcrowding with only small, unobtrusive groups. Our tours are carbon neutral and diverge from typical tourist routes.

  • Private tour: only you & your local guide
  • A minimum age of children joining Vespa tour option - 8 years old or older
  • IMPORTANT - in-person guide is also the driver only if you book “Private Vespa Tour - 3H”
  • 100 kg weight limit only if you book “Private Vespa Tour - 3H”
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers only if you book “Private Vespa Tour - 3H”
Location
Via in Selci
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Marlily
Oct 6, 2024
Great time with Simone - Simone really enjoys guiding you through the city and story telling. Makes interesting and fun to learn about Rome and its culture. Thank you, Simone we had a great time meeting you and learning about Rome!
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Roryd164
Oct 4, 2024
Interesting history you'd only get being a local - Hello fellow travelers. We had Arianna show us all the Dark and interesting parts of Rome. This was a very fun and historical tour! Arianna had a story to tell on every corner, bridge and alley. She told us of the dark past of Rome and how the society came up with inventive ways to mitigate the problems! Overall I highly recommend this toyr and would love to meet back up with her again given the chance!
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O5249exjamesj
Oct 1, 2024
Highly recommend. - Our group of three took a tour with Nico on our first afternoon in Rome. Nico was engaging and interactive. It was a great way to start our visit.
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Gregoryl414
Sep 20, 2024
History and Fun! - Nico was great. We highly recommend him. He gave us just the right balance of history and an understanding of the city. By the end of the tour, we had a great appreciation of the culture, buildings and neighborhoods. Definitely request Nico!
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Damiand416
Sep 19, 2024
A fantastic guide for a fantastic city - We had Nico for a 3 hour tour of Rome and its history. He was fantastic. Great knowledge and took us to some amazing locations. Not your average history tour as he showed us things you would simply walk past but were absolutely fascinating. From the Public water fountains and how to drink like a Roman to his secret gem for food (don’t want to spoil it!). And his hidden location gem in the city plus the reveals of some of the sights just blew us away. I don’t want to say anything more about hem as the surprise we got when we saw these sights was fabulous. If (when) we get to Rome we would be definitely booking Nico again.
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T592dmthomask
Sep 9, 2024
manuela is the best! - great tour with Manuela…very thoughtful and flexible… would tour with her again anytime..adjusted our tour at our request to include sites we had not seen on other tours!
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Mborg178
Aug 27, 2024
Exploring Rome's Hidden Gems with Simone - Our walking tour with Simone was the highlight of our Roman holiday. Despite the city's summer heat, the experience remained enjoyable, thanks to Simone's engaging storytelling and thoughtful pacing. We opted to explore beyond the usual central sites, diving into the history of Piazza Navona, Campo Dei Fiori, and then venturing further to Trastevere, Gianicolo, and the Jewish Ghetto. Simone's deep knowledge and passion for these areas made the history come alive, giving us a unique perspective on Rome that we wouldn't have found on a typical tour. Highly recommended!
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Christopherp85
Aug 17, 2024
Best Hidden Gem Tour - We were fortunate to have Simone as our Tour Guide in Rome in August. Knowledgeable, practical, positive and well spoken-he put so much effort into our three hours together. It makes all the difference to have an expert show you the sights, explain so much, tell you the helpful secrets -all while being friendly and tailoring the tour to our interests and needs. He found us some great spots to rest and recharge and we also visited a restaurant recommendation from Simone - excellent food and service. We will have no hesitation to contact Simone for another tour when we are next in Rome.
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Alesato
Aug 5, 2024
Beautiful walk through key sites in Rome - Simone is such a wonderful guide and a human being. He tailored the trip to my needs and interest, answered all my questions with an obvious depth of knowledge, and was a really fun guy to spend an afternoon with! Can’t reccommend him highly enough - he went above snd beyond all my expectations.
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Max
Aug 11, 2024
Very good. Pleasant private tour. - Very good tour. Private tour with pleasant guide. Went with 15 year old in the heat of August, but still we enjoyed it. Did not view “major” sites except Piazza Nuovona. Would recommend as long as you know what to expect
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