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Through Eternity Cultural Association: Traveler Reviews


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 548 attractions in Rome
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Attraction type: Tour
Address: Via Astura 2, 00183 Rome, Italy
Tel: 06 700 9336

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5 of 5 stars
DDowler   11 contributions
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jun 30, 2009

We booked three tours with Through Eternity and had great experiences. If the group was too big, they broke us up in to a max of 12 per guide so it was never a problem to hear what the guide was saying. Our guides Justin (Twighlight tour), Gabriel (Vatican tour) and Ann (Forum and Colliseum) were all great. All were very knowledgeable and were all originally from America so there were no language issues. The Vatican Tour was definitely a great experience, especially since we had heard of others being rushed through. We would heartily recommend Through Eternity Cultural Association.

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the most knowledgable, fun and interesting tours are with Through Eternity

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kohler5   4 contributions
california
Jun 28, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

I booked 5 separate tours with Through Eternity after reading reviews on Trip Advisor and I was not disappointed. I was traveling with a group of 5 aged 18 to 71 and everyone loved the tours. We did the Rome at Twilight with Justin. He was fabulous. He was funny and seemed genuinely interested and passionate about the places and history that he shared. This was a group tour but we only had 10 people total and he always made sure that everyone could hear what he was talking about and that no one missed out on anything that he pointed out along the way. This was a nice tour to start our trip with since it gave us a lot of great info and acclimated us to several areas, plus it was much cooler to do this walk in the evening.
Our second tour was a group tour of the Colosseum and Forum. We had the pleasure of enjoying this tour as well as our private tour the next day of the Vatican with Gracelyn. She was amazing. She had a lot of information to impart and she did so in a way that made everything come alive, which is a huge challenge given the sheer volume of info.
We also enjoyed a private tour of Hadrian's Villa and Villa d'Este in Tivoli with Marle. It was nice to get out of the city for a day and although it was extremely hot and humid we all enjoyed our tour immensely. I don't know how these guides keep so much information stored in their head's and Marle was no exception. She gave us such a thorough history of Hadrian's Villa that we could really imagine what it must've been like in it's heyday...truly awesome.
Our last tour was the Underground Rome group tour with Brandon. It was obvious that he is quite passionate about this tour and his archeology background was the perfect complement to the history of the places we visited. Though the rooms can be a little stuffy it was still totally worth getting a glimpse of such ancient places.
I know this is a long review and most people will not be able to enjoy 5 tours, but please please do yourselves a favor and book at least 1 tour with this fabulous group. You will NOT be disappointed! Their email responses were always prompt, the guides are superb and the prices are highly competitive.
Thank you all for making our trip so memorable!

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Through Eternity Tours is an amazing way to see Rome!

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5 of 5 stars
rugbyUSA   1 contribution
USA
Jun 26, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

My mother, two children (ages 11 and 8) and I recently spent 5 days in Rome, and our tours with Through Eternity Tours were the highlight of our visit. We took the group Ancient Rome tour with Thomas, and he vividly brought Ancient Rome to life for all of us, inspiring wonderful dinner-table conversation on the incredible lasting impact of the Roman Empire. We took a private tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basillica with Gracelyn, and she did an amazing job keeping two children entertained and engaged in the artwork for over 5 hours. My 8 years old has repeatedly told us how much she enjoyed our afternoon in the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. It was truly the highlight of our trip!

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EnglandMum50   19 contributions
Herts, England
Jun 26, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

We took two tours with "Through Eternity" after seeing the glowing reviews on Trip Advisor and were not disappointed. The 6 hour tour (including a break for lunch) of the Vatican was wonderful. Our tour guide, Brandon, was great - friendly, personable, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and with a great sense of humour - and our tour of some of the greatest art treasures in the world was greatly enhanced by having him as a guide. The second tour was a two hour twilight one aound some of the romantic parts of Rome. Again, our tour guide, Ian, was spot on - engaging, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and with a great sense of humour. The perfect way to end the holiday. Not only would I have no hesitation in recommending this tour company to anyone but have been doing ever since we got back.

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Best decision we made in Rome

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americaneagles   1 contribution
Virginia, USA
Jun 25, 2009
3/3 found this review helpful

My husband and I planned an anniversary trip to Italy, part land tour, part cruise tour of the Mediterranean. Through Eternity was the BEST decision we made while we were in Rome. Having never been to this region, we knew we needed instruction at the sights we would see, but didn't want to do the bus tour with 50 people. Through Eternity was greater than we could have ever anticipated and absolutely blew out of the water the tours we took on our cruise. They were incredibly impressive - informative, professional, and entertaining. We got the bang for our buck (or rather, euro).

We took 3 tours - the Roman Forum/Coliseum, the Vatican, and Rome by Twilight. They did more than just explain what this monument was or that ruin was; through the famous landmarks, they actually told the story of the Romans and the Catholic church and the Renaissance. My husband and I had a fabulous time since the groups were relatively small (6 to 16 ppl), especially compared to all the other tour groups we saw walking around us of 40-50 people.

Our tour guides - Anne, Janet, and Ian (listed with respect to the aforementioned tours) were highly knowledgeable and could answer several questions we asked them, in addition to being personable and welcoming questions. What we were most impressed with was the base of knowledge these guides possessed. Native English speakers, they spoke perfect English - quite a respite in the sea of Italian voices. There was no "um-ing" or stumbling; their understanding of Rome did not come from a script, but from their academic study in fine arts or archeology. They were enthusiastic and very passionate about explaining the history to us - which helped keep us focused on some hot days and made us loose track of time. We couldn't believe we had been with them for hours!

After taking these tours, we felt like we could really "appreciate" Rome and that we knew it much "deeper" than if we had just taken a guide book and walked around ourselves, for the walking had just as much historical narrating as the actually stopping and picture taking. Additionally, the guides gave great recommendations on restaurants, gelaterias, etc.

When I return to Italy, I will look them up again to do another one (or two!) of their tours!

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Via Astura 2, 00183 Rome, Italy Tel: 06 700 9336