We scheduled a private walking tour of Ancient Rome with Through Eternity tours for September of 2006. We booked this tour with them online at . Our guide was Andrew, a young , fun and knowledgeable fellow from Ireland. He met us at our hotel in the morning and we took a cab together over to Palatine Hill. We got our tickets at the Palatine Hill entrance, which is key because the line is so much shorter there than at the Colosseum. Andrew then quickly immersed us into the Ancient Roman world with an accurate and entertaining history lesson that continued throughout the entire tour. Our tour included the Palatine Hill, the Colosseum and the Forum.
At first I thought that we could tour the ruins on our own, but about a week before the trip we decided that we wanted a guide to help us make the best use of our time. I am so glad that we decided to hire a private tour guide. As we traveled I saw large groups struggling to keep together and listening to their leader with headsets. It was nice to be able to chat with Andrew and ask him questions at any time. He allowed us to linger where we wanted to and I am sure he was able to tailor our tour to us based on our reactions and interests.
I would definitely recommend Through Eternity Tours-and ask for Andrew!