• Rates and commission to agencies - on request
• Tours and workshops are held in English
• Possibility of russian-speaking guide - on request
• Interpreter for workshops - on request
• Supplement for transfer from hotel to meeting point and back

1. EXPLORING THE COLOSSEUM OF ROME
2. MAKE YOUR OWN PIZZA
3. BECOME A GLADIATOR
4. THE COLOSSEUM AND ANCIENT ROME
5. DESIGN YOUR MOSAIC MASTERPIECE
6. THE SISTINE CHAPEL AND THE VATICAN
7. MAKE YOUR OWN HOMEMADE PASTA
8. ROME FOOD TOUR
9. A WALK THROUGH ROME
10. ESCAPE FROM CASTEL SANT'ANGELO
11. THE TREASURES OF VILLA BORGHESE
12. FRESCO PAINTING LIKE MICHELANGELO
13. REAL ITALIAN GELATO MAKING CLASS
14. CYCLING THROUGH THE CATACOMBS
15. SCAVENGER HUNT IN OSTIA ANTICA
16. THE SPLENDORS OF VILLA D'ESTE

1. EXPLORING THE COLOSSEUM OF ROME

• Duration: 2 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • Private guided tour of the Colosseum
  • Skip the line tickets, game booklets and gifts

2. Make your own pizza

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 3 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • Expert Italian Chef at your disposal
  • Private cooking school
  • Meal with your pizza on the menu

Overview:
Learn how to make your own pizza with the help of your own private chef and in the comfort of a very charming private cooking school in the heart of Rome.

Description:
How about becoming an Italian pizzaiolo for a couple of hours and learn the secrets of making great tasting Italian pizza?
Make Your Own Pizza hands-on workshop is your chance to become an expert in making and baking pizza. In the comfort of a private cooking school located in the charming Trastevere neighborhood, learn the tips, tricks and secrets to traditional Italian pizza.
To make sure you get the best instructions, you will be accompanied by a professional and expert pizza chef.
It all starts with the dough, and everyone will get their hands deliciously dirty! Learn how to master the art of tossing and turning the pizza dough to make it nice and round, and add your favorite toppings, including tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. Will you try to create the perfect Margherita pizza, or will you prefer to invent a new, delicious recipe of your own?
Of course, the best comes last: eating your very own pizza. This workshop ends by enjoying the result of your had work: a delicious meal, and guess what? Your own pizza is on the menu!
Thanks to these tips and fun, family-bonding moments together, you will easily be able to impress your friends back home by making your own traditional Italian pizza!

3. Become A Gladiator

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 2 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • Private trainer for your family
  • Gladiator equipment and clothes
  • A private training camp (indoor and outdoor)
• Visited places: A gladiator school (outdoor and indoor facility) outside of Rome (30min drive)

Overview:
Learn the secrets of the gladiators, their fighting skills and weapons during a private 2 hour hands-on gladiator training workshop animated by a passionate historian.

Description:
Do you think you know everything about gladiators?
Gladiators are a fascinating aspect of the ancient Roman empire and have inspired countless books and movies. Going to Rome without immersing yourselves in the world of these fearless warriors would be a pity.
Become A Gladiator is a fun filled gladiator training workshop and your chance to become a heroic fighter for a couple of hours. During this highly entertaining activity, let your family discover the true world of the ancient roman gladiators and what these public, entertainment combats were all about.
First, listen to your private instructor as he tells you all about gladiators: their lives, their art, and of course, their equipment and weapons. You will be able to hold the swords, lets, helmets and tridents that these courageous fighters would carry into the arena.
The most entertaining part for each member of your family, parents and children, boys and girls, is the engaging training session with your private teacher. You will learn all the moves, and understand the winning techniques that would have saved your lives if you would have been fighting in the arena. With fake swords and shields, just pretend to be in the Colosseum yourself.
Another part of the training is to master the art of archery, since this was also something that the Gladiators would do. Needless to say that all the necessary safety measures are followed, and there are not one to one combats.
Become A Gladiator takes place in a magnificent place just outside of Rome and is the perfect place for an unforgettable family-bonding experience!

4. The Colosseum And Ancient Rome

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 3 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Supplement: privately guided visit to the Roman Forum & Palatine Hill (1 hour / 6 people): on request
• Included:
  • Priority access to the Colosseum
  • Fun-packed game booklet
  • An experienced private guide

Overview:
Take a step back in time and learn about the great ancient Roman civilization through a fun-filled and educative privately-guided visit of the Colosseum of Rome.

Description:
Have you ever dreamed of taking a step back in time some 2,000 years ago and become a spectator in the impressive Colosseum of Rome?
Colosseum and Ancient Rome cultural tour is a great way to visit this iconic Roman landmark with your children and relive the entertainment that was held here in the past.
Sskip-the-line tickets will give you an easy access to the Colosseum of Rome, and once you have met your fully licensed and engaging guide, the magic can begin!
Of course, the history of the Colosseum is closely linked to the gladiators, these fearless warriors that used to fight each other or wild animal for entertainment purposes. Your guide will make you relive the most famous combats, but will also explain how the Colosseum was set up for these public entertainment events. You will be surprised to see how modern it was. Just imagine a crowd of 80,000 people cheering their hero in the arena!
This kind of entertainment was also a way for senators and emperors of Ancient Rome to please the masses and therefore weave political strategies. These stories will also fascinate the children…
Not only will the guide keep your children highly engaged with all the stories about the Colosseum and Ancient Rome, but each child will be offered an entertaining game booklet at the beginning of the visit, full of questions and riddles. And if everything has been completed, your little Ancient Rome specialists will each receive a gift.
Colosseum and Ancient Rome private tour is truly the best and most kid-friendly way to discover this roman landmark and the history behind it.
You can combine with with an extra 1 hour privately guided visit to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (including guide and skip-the-line tickets to the site located right next to the Colosseum).

5. Design Your Mosaic Masterpiece

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 2 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • Private workshop for your family
  • An experienced mosaic design teacher

Overview:
Design your own individual mosaic masterpiece based on the old Roman tradition of mosaics with the help of a professional mosaic teacher in the heart of Rome.

Description:
How about turning an already fun-filled hands-on artistic activity into an experience your whole family will never forget?
Beauty, precision and fun are three words that best describe Design Your Mosaic Masterpiece hands-on activity.
In a genuine mosaic workshop in downtown Rome, just two minutes away from the Roman Forum and the Colosseum, come experience this wonderful Italian art. After meeting your private, experienced teacher, learn everything about the ancient art of mosaic-making.
It all starts with choosing the design that you prefer. You and your children can either choose patterns based on ancient roman designs or your own black and white portrait (picture is taken at the studio)!
And once you are ready, just follow the clear instructions of your private teacher, and you’ll have your own mosaic creation in 2 hours.
After cutting the tiles, just carefully place them on the frame. Watch as the motif starts coming to life as you slowly place the colored tiles… And once everything is in place, add the finishing touches before walking out with your own beautiful mosaic creation!
If you and your children love being manually creative, than this Design Your Own Mosaic Masterpiece is, without a shadow of a doubt, an activity you and your children won’t want to miss in Rome!

6. The Sistine Chapel And The Vatican

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 3 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • Priority access to the Vatican
  • Tour of the highlights including the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Tickets to the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Fun-filled game booklets and gifts
  • An experienced private guide

Overview:
Discover the highlights of the smallest country in the world, the Vatican, including a part of the museum, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica.

Description:
Have you ever wondered what the smallest country in the world looks like?
Welcome to the Vatican, a country located in Rome. This country is most famous for being the historical country of residence of the Pope, but it holds a lot of fascinating and priceless treasures, including the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Meet your professional, family-friendly guide who will turn this visit into a fun-packed and unforgettable experience for the whole family. After getting into the Vatican Museum with skip-the-line tickets, follow your guide as he/she takes you through part of the museum to reach the famous Sistine Chapel. There, you will learn all about Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the chapel and how he painting his masterpiece in only 4 years!
The final stop of the tour is the massive and impressive Saint Peter’s Basilica, which is the biggest basilica in the world. The size and dimensions of the building itself, as well as the sculptures and objects on display will make you feel very small! You will even be able to take the elevator and climb up in the dome (there are still 320 steps to climb up and down, even if you take the elevator).
Not only will the experienced guide keep your children entertained with great fun facts and interesting stories, but each child will get a game booklet on the Vatican that will make this cultural visit both enjoyable and interesting.

7. Make Your Own Homemade Pasta

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 3 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • An experienced private chef
  • A private cooking class in the heart of Rome

Overview:
Make your own homemade pasta just like a real Italian family with the help of a family-friendly chef in a private cooking school located in the heart of Rome.

Description:
Are you and your children big fans of Italian pasta? Because if you love to eat them, you will love to make them!
This private Make Your Own Homemade Pasta is a fun, creative and educative hands-on workshop which is perfect for families in Rome with kids. It will turn you into a real Italian pasta expert!
Under the supervision of Italian chef, learn all there is to know about how to make fresh pasta. Knead, roll and cut the dough into the shapes that you like (spaghetti, fusilli, macaroni…) or make square shaped raviolis and fill them with the special tomato sauce.
Experienced Italian chef will give you and your children some guidelines to make sure that your pasta will taste just like a real Italian “mama” would make it. And by listening to the instructions and using fresh and high quality ingredients, you’ll have great fun making great pasta. But pasta isn’t just about the pasta: it’s also about the sauce! Let expert chef give you the secrets to making 2 excellent sauces.
If you listen carefully, you will be able to impress everyone back home with some delicious traditional Italian homemade pasta!
This highly entertaining and hands-on activity ends with a meal, and your pasta is, of course, on the menu. So when the pasta will be cooked “al dente” and seasoned to perfection, that is when you will be able to taste what you have made!
There is no better pasta that your very own homemade Italian pasta. Delicious!

8. Rome Food Tour

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration:: 2 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • A walking tour
  • A local food connoisseur
  • A highly entertaining hands-on activity
• Visited places: stops in shops, markets and local restaurants

Overview:
Discover the magic of Rome and its fine culinary heritage through this highly engaging food tour where you will taste the best seasonal delicacies and Italian specialties.

Description:
How about visiting Rome though your taste buds?
Rome Food Tour is a perfect way to discover famous Italian delicatessen, from pizza bianca to mortadella, from suppli to gelato as well as seasonal Roman specialties (depending on the season).
Experience a nice stroll through Rome’s enchanting squares and cobblestone streets while tasting the finest food found in shops, restaurants or market places.
Just follow local food connoisseur and step inside places that only the locals go to for the quality of their products. A mouthwatering Italian specialty will be waiting for you at each stop.
But this experience is not only about tasting the food. It’s also about learning about the different specialties and the Rome’s culinary traditions. And depending on the season, you will be able to taste some seasonal specialties such as fried artichoke.
The selection of stops and food has also been adapted to your children’s taste buds. When it comes to pizza or gelato, the young ones are always very enthusiastic. This food tour will turn into a moment the young ones will cherish for the years to come!
So why don’t you let your stomach lead the way on this delicious gastronomic journey and enjoy Rome Food Tour.

9. A Walk Through Rome

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 2 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • An experienced private guide
  • Fun-filled game booklet
  • A walking tour through the center of Rome
• Visited placfes: The historical city center

Overview:
Discover the beauty of the highlights and off-the-beaten path curiosities of Rome through this 2 hour fun-filled and family-friendly walking tour in the city center.

Description:
Have you ever dreamed of walking in the small streets of Rome with your children and passing by the magnificent fountains and piazzas (squares) of the city?
This 2 hour walking tour in the historical center of Rome is your dream come true, and a highly entertaining activity for your children.
In a city as hot as Rome in summer, water is an essential element to cool the city down. The people of ancient Rome already had wonderful features, but it is the works of Borromini and Bernini that now make some of the most iconic piazzas and fountains of Rome.
Let professional and child-friendly guide take you on a stroll through the historical center of Rome so you can enjoy the city from a different perspective. From the Spanish Steps to Piazza Navona, you will admire iconic places such as the Trevi Fountain as well as hidden gems found along the way.
The sheer beauty of these areas, as well as the fascinating fun-facts and historical details will get everyone engaged. The children will have a map and an orientation game to make the discovery of the city even more exciting!
There is no better way for your family to discover the fascinating life and architecture of Rome than through this exciting walking tour.

10. Escape From Castel Sant’Angelo

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 2 hours
• Minimum age: 10 years
• Included:
  • Skip-the-line tickets to Castel Sant’Angelo
  • A fully licensed guide
  • A fun-filled real life escape game

Overview:
Find your way out of the iconic and massive Castel Sant’ Angelo using all the clues and puzzles during this highly engaging visit of one of Rome’s landmark.

Description:
The Castel Sant’Angelo (Castle of the Holy Angel) is one of the most iconic monuments of Rome, and truly a great place to visit when in Rome with children. This massive round building was originally the Mausoleum of Hadrian, one of the 5 most respected Emperor of Ancient Rome and built between 134 and 139 AD. The fortress has thus almost 2,000 years of fascinating history that will keep you and your children engaged.
Once the tallest building in Rome, the mausoleum was turned into a fortress, which was later used by the Popes, and into a prison as well. Today, it houses a small museum describing its rich history.
Follow your private, fully licensed guide as he/she takes you on a fascinating tour in and around the Castel Sant’ Angelo. You will discover the Ponte Sant’Angelo (the Sant’Angelo Bridge) as well as the small inner courtyard where executions were once held. You will also hear about the Passetto di Borgo, a small elevated passageway linking the Castel to the Vatican, which played a key role in Dan Brown’s novel Angels & Demons (not accessible though). And when you arrive at the top, enjoy the beautiful panoramic view of Rome.
But to make this as engaging and interesting as can be for your children, they will participate in a real life escape game. By listening to the guide’s comments and advice, the children will have 2 hours to escape from Castel Sant’Angelo.
Because it is not as crowded as other monuments of Rome, a visit to Castel Sant’Angelo is an experience you and your children will love.

11. The Treasures Of Villa Borghese

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 3 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • Priority access to the Borghese Gallery
  • A fun-packed game booklet
  • An experienced guide
  • A virtual treasure hunt by bicycle
• Visited places: The Galleria Borghese and Villa Borghese gardens

Overview:
Admire the works of Italy’s finest artists (Bernini, Raphael, Caravaggio) at the Galleria Borghese, followed by a virtual treasure hunt by bicycle in the Villa Borghese gardens.

Description:
The Galleria Borghese (or Borghese Gallery) is surely one of the most impressive museums of Rome, be it for its collection of masterpieces or for the sheer beauty of the museum itself.
After meeting a highly engaging private guide and getting into the museum easily with skip-the-line tickets, follow him/her as she takes you on an artistic voyage like no other.
The works of art on display at the Galleria Borghese all have great stories and techniques behind it. In a very entertaining way, you and your children will learn all about these stories, which are mostly linked to the Greek and Roman mythology.
All the highlights of the museum will be covered, especially the world famous sculptures by Bernini. Other names of world famous artists include Titian, Raphael, Caravaggio, Correggio and many more. And they are all to be seen during this 1 hour tour.
Once outside, it is time to hop on a bicycle and hunt for a treasure, all this with the same private guide! Thanks to a special app, navigate through the gardens of Villa Borghese in search of a special treasure. A great and fun way to visit the gardens. And here too, the stories and history of this place are just captivating.
Treasures Of Villa Borghese tour is a great combination of indoor culture and outdoor adventure, all perfectly combining both fun and education.

12. Fresco Painting Like Michelangelo

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 2 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • Private teacher for your family
  • Private charming venue
• Visited places: The historical city center

Overview:
This introduction to the art of fresco is a fun-filled hands-on workshop that will let you create your own fresco painting, with techniques used by Michelangelo himself.

Description:
How about experiencing a truly unique hands-on workshop with your children in Rome?
This Fresco Painting Like Michelangelo hands-on workshop is the perfect way to learn all about this form of art, and share a wonderful and entertaining family moment.
Let your private art teacher explain all there is to know about this for of art used by so many painters of the past, in a small charming workshop in central Rome, just a stone’s throw away from the impressive Castel Sant’ Angelo.
After a brief introduction on the art of making frescoes, you will start with your own personal creation. Each member of the family chooses the design he/she wants to reproduce on the stone. Once your choice is made, just follow the 4 main steps:
– Create the coat by adding a mixture of wet limestone and sand on a ceramic tile (the term fresco comes from the Italian word fresh or wet: painting on fresh coating).
– Create the outlines, to prepare the transfer of the drawing on the wet coat, by pricking holes on a paper following the outlines of the design you have chosen to reproduce.
– Transfer the drawing by applying a special black pigment on the paper, which will go through the holes and mark the wet stone.
– Color the fresco, choosing your colors. You’ll have to be quick as everything needs to be done before the coat gets dry!
After 2 hours, the coat will have dried up and both the pigment and the colors will have penetrated the plaster. You will leave this private workshop, each with your own frescoes à la Michelangelo and a great big smile on your face.

13. Real Italian Gelato Making Class

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 2 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Included:
  • Expert Italian Chef at your disposal
  • Privatized cooking class
  • Gelato tasting

Overview:
Learn how to make the best tasting real Italian gelato during this private, fun-filled cooking class located in the heart of Rome.

Description:
Nothing beats a great tasting Italian gelato in Rome, especially when you are visiting the Eternal City with your children on a warm sunny summer day. And what better ice cream is there than real, good old homemade ice cream?
After meeting your private chef in cooking class located in the charming Trastevere neighborhood, learn all the secrets to making the best real Italian gelato.
The steps are simple: just select the flavor you will want to create and then follow the instructions of your chef! From breaking the eggs to adding the perfect amount of sugar and cream, you’ll be eating your own homemade ice cream in no time! But make sure you do it right because the art of whipping the cream is a tough one to master!
This 2 hour real Italian gelato making class is something you will easily be able to reproduce at home. Treating your friends back home with some delicious ice cream is always a delight for everyone.
The class ends with a tasting of your homemade gelato. You’ll get to bring the recipe with you!

14. Cycling Through The Catacombs

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 4 hours
• Minimum age: 8 years (the tour is 20km long)
• Included:
  • A private guide
  • Electric assisted mountain bikes
  • Visit of the Catacombs
  • Wine & cheese snack
Visited places: Caffarella Park, Appian Way, a local farm

Overview:
Follow guide on this fun-filled adventure as you cycle on the Appian Way to visit of the famous Catacombs and stop for a drinks and cheese aperitif along the way.

Description:
Going deep underground to visit the famous Catacombs is already a fascinating adventure, but reaching them by bicycle along the Ancient Appian Way makes it even better!
Meet expert guide and hop on your electric-assisted mountain bikes to reach the Catacombs of Rome, located in the Caffarella Park in the outskirts of Rome. With safety instructions in mind, and protections worn (helmet), the tour will lead you to the Catacombs and along the Ancient Appian Way (a road build during the Roman Empire).
Taking only cycling paths for a safer and more comfortable cycling tour, you will be able to enjoy being outside of the city and away from the dense traffic of Rome.
In the Caffarella Park, get ready to go underground and visit the Catacombs. This is where thousands of people were buried some 2,000 years ago! All bones have been removed, but the guide will tell you countless amazing and creepy stories about this sacred burial place. Visits here cannot be private, so you will have to join other people for the visit.
Then, you will cycle along the Appian Way and stop for a cheese and wine snack (soft drinks for children) in the Caffarella park. This break is a great way to finish this fun-filled and interesting cycling adventure.
Visiting the Catacombs have never been as much fun with children!

15. Scavenger Hunt In Ostia Antica

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 2 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Transfer supplement will be applied
• Included:
  • Priority access to Ostia Antica archaeological site
  • Private fully licensed guide
  • A fun-filled game booklet and scavenger hunt

Overview:
Discover one of the most beautiful archaeological sites of Italy, Ostia Antica, and walk through the Roman ruins with a highly engaging scavenger hunt for the children.

Description:
Ostia Antica is one of the largest and most famous archaeological sites in Italy, often compared to Pompeii for its beauty, size and historical interest. Yet it is not (yet) overrun by tourists, making it a wonderful opportunity to quietly relive the glorious past of Ancient Rome.
Scavenger Hunt In Ostia Antica starts where the entrance of the city once was. After meeting up with professional and highly engaging guide, follow him/her (and the clues in the game booklets for the children) as he / she takes you through the magnificent and well preserved ruins of what was once the port of Rome.
During 2 hours, from houses to temples, from public baths to theaters, from public toilets to ancient bars and restaurants, you will understand and relive the live of the Ancient Romans. It is always very surprising to see that even though 2000 years separate us from the inhabitants of Ostia Antica, some traditions and ways of life have not changed!
To make it highly engaging and entertaining for the children, they cna take part in a scavenger hunt. Each child will be given a game booklet, and by solving all the clues, they will be able to find the treasure. Needless to say that the successful treasure hunters will each get a surprise at the end!
Scavenger Hunt In Ostia Antica is the best way to visit this archaeological highlight in the outskirts of Rome.

16. The Splendors Of Villa D’Este

• Price per family (6 people max)
• Duration: 2 hours
• Minimum age: 6 years
• Transfer supplement: will be applied
• Included:
  • A private guide
  • Skip-the-line tickets to Villa d'Este mansion and gardens
  • A game booklet and gifts for the kids

Overview:
Discover Villa d’Este, a UNESCO World Heritage Site perched in the mountains outside Rome, and its magnificent gardens and fountains in a very family-friendly way.

Description:
What better way to escape the crushing heat of Rome in summer than to spend a few hours in Tivoli, a small town perched in the mountains in the outskirts of Rome. Even in the 16th century, people felt the same way. And that is why the Cardinal d’Este decided to have his summer residence built here.
The Villa d’Este is a beautiful 16th century villa famed for its magnificent gardens and profusion of fountains that have lead to its enlisting among the UNESCO World Heritage sites.
After meeting fully licensed and family-friendly private guide, follow him/her as he/she takes you on a journey beyond your wildest dreams inside the Villa. With fascinating stories about its history, architecture, decoration and furniture, you and your children will be able to relive the grand period of this Villa and how it influenced many other villas around the world.
But the most amazing part of this fun-filled cultural visit is the gardens and the countless fountains you will find along the way, all with different shapes and sizes. There is even a musical fountain!
For a cultural visit combining both education and fun, don’t miss Splendors of Villa d’Este tour. Knowing that it comes with an interesting game booklet for the children, they will love this discovery as much as you!