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Elena was fantastic! As an experienced archaeologist, she was extremely knowledgeable and interesting. We highly recommend this tour.

Terrific customer service and terrific tours. I corresponded with WIR for several months ahead of a March 2024 trip to Rome, discussing options for various tours, and they were always responsive, polite, informative, flexible, and helpful. Ultimately we booked two tours: a private early morning tour for 8 persons for the Vatican museums and St. Peter's (3 hours, kid-friendly) and a private 4 person Caravaggio painting workshop. Both were excellent. The tour guide for the Vatican museums and St. Peters spoke excellent English and was magnificent with the kids, helping to guide us through an incredibly crowded, hectic museum environment while also introducing, explaining, and contextualizing the museum and key pieces. She had just the right touch in knowing how much information the kids could absorb, and she was terrific in St. Peter's, as well. Later, our tour guide for the Caravaggio workshop was so lovely, connecting wonderfully with the whole family. It was one of the highlights of our trip. I would 100% recommend WIR to anyone else visiting Rome, either for the first time or for a repeat visit.

We had the fabulous chef Marco who gave us an introduction to the neighborhood, including traditional food. He was also awesome in accommodating two vegetarians in our group. Once we arrived in the cooking school, we all had the best time deciding and implementing a favorite meal. We chose pasta carbonara (1/2 vegetarian and the other 1/2 with the traditional pork cheeks). Marco was fun, easy to be with and extremely patient. We ended the cooking with a lovely sit down in an intimate dining area with two kinds of wine. Marco even went the extra mile, giving special attention to a budding chef in our group. What a perfect experience! It was our favorite activity while in Rome.

Our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate and her Catholic faith and history. She really made the tour very special.

Our chef was excellent, friendly, and taught us so much. Since we had previously done a pasta class in Florence, it was fun that he educated us on some of the differences in the food for Florence, Rome, and Naples. Pizza and Gelato were delicious!