The voucher issued to us by Through Eternity Tours listed the wrong start time (a “glitch,” they said), so we missed the tour. The company, apparently based in Connecticut according to our payment receipt months earlier, cited “international transaction processes” for the delay in issuing a credit card refund. Because of the voucher error and refund delay, we don’t have enough confidence in this company to use them again.

Our tour guide, Eugenia, did an excellent job! She is extremely knowledgeable and explained things very clearly. The group was small, which made it easy to hear the guide and see what she was explaining. Overall, we had a great experience and learned so much more than if we had gone on our own!

Guia was just lovely. She was so informative, trying to make history come alive for us, showing us what palatine hill would have looked like in its day. It was a pleasure to stroll along with her and absorbed all of the history of this wonderful place. She kept a perfect pace while letting us take many many pictures of all that surrounded us. She told us things that interested and pertained to all in our group. Thank you for the highlight of our time in Rome.

Amazing place. Tour guide was a nice guy who was very knowledgeable but his English was heavily accented and he searched for words frequently, making his explanations quite hard to follow. My 16 and 20 year-old children tuned out completely. We also would have benefited from a more robust description up front of the overall complex and how everything related to one another. If that was included I totally missed it. The beginning of the tour was especially hard to understand because we were standing where there was a lot of traffic noise. The listening device was an over-the-ear type vs an earbud, which I think would have been better. We had a group of 8 people, which was a good size.

We loved our tour on the Palatine Hill, Villa Augustus, and Villa Livia with our guide Claudia Giustizieri. She has great knowledge of Roman history and architecture. What stood out the most was her ability to answer all of our in-depth questions with clarity and expertise. Since we visited the Forum and Palatine hill before, she adapted the tour to our interests, ensuring that every moment felt personal and engaging. We highly recommand this tour.

I was visiting Rome solo and booked this tour to better understand the history of the city's most famous sites. Gracelyn was a fantastic guide– super knowledgeable and fun. Couldn't recommend her tours more.

First want to mention that we booked 2 private tours with Through Eternity during an 8-day stay in Rome, and found them extremely professional and responsive. We had originally booked this tour for a Tuesday, but the company reached out to let us know that two of the sites we wanted to see would be closed that Tuesday, and offered to change the date. We were so appreciative that they brought this to our attention and glad we changed the date to a Friday, when all the sites we wanted would be open. So the tour itself was simply a jaw-dropping experience. I had visited the Roman forum previously but never with a private guide, and never with access to some of the newly-designated S.U.P.E.R. sites. I booked this private torch because I was with my 75-year-old mother, who loves learning as she travels but has some mobility issues and wound have had a hard time keeping up with a large group, It was a different experience entirely than trying to navigate the basic-entry sites among the crowds. The highlights without a doubt were the sites we never could have seen without the special access tickets: the houses of Augustus and Livia and the church of Santa Maria in Antiqua. The three of us were literally the only people in the House of Augustus- the actual residence of Rome’s first emperor, with astonishingly well-preserved wall frescos and mosaic floors, and with the overall house layout still evident. There was a small group in the House of Livia (his wife) because entries are timed to allow for a narrated light show highlighting specific elements in the wall frescos - but still, there were maybe a dozen people in there, and we could easily walk around and take photos and get as close as we liked without being jostled by crowds. Santa Maria Antiqua was also fascinating and sparsely visited- all a complete contrast to the general forum area, which was full of umbrella-led tour groups and selfie sticks. Nevertheless, our guide Lorenzo pointed out hidden treasures within the forum that we never would have noticed or understood, such as small groups of holes on the marble steps that were used for some type of game or gambling, and the underground area where gladiators armed themselves before the Colosseum was built. Our guide Lorenzo was excellent - highly knowledgeable, professional, and very flexible and accommodating with our pace and interests. He has a degree in art history and helped us appreciate some of the incredible artistic techniques in the wall frescos. He also took extra time to point out sites we were curious about that were not on the tour and was very kind in helping my mother navigate some of the steeper and more uneven stairs. It was truly an exclusive and fascinating experience and well worth the extra cost. Gracie Mille Lorenzo!

We had a brilliant afternoon with Through eternity. The experience was amazing. Enrica, our guide was so knowledgeable and funny, meaning we gained some valuable insight into the history while also having a laugh, which made the day even better. We absolutely loved it would thoroughly recommend.

Maria Letizia, our tour guide, was very kind and knowledgeable. Spending money om a tour is always hard, but I'm glad that I paid for this one and got an expert to guide us through so much history.

We very much appreciated the fact that we were guided by a very knowledgeable and friendly person who group up and still live a stones throw from Castel Sant'Angelo. What a wonderful tour. Thank you TE Tours.

Brandon was fabulous! Incredibly knowledgeable and very fun to tour with. His passion for the topics was contagious! I’m so glad we set this up, we were able to skip lines and enjoy a stress free & information packed morning.

Guide was terrific but the ending was horrible. Not being able to access the shortcut into St Peter’s was the reason. I have difficulty walking long distances and specifically chose this trip to shorten the walking. There were certainly others in our small group who were upset by the change. I know that is out of your control but you could offer a refund to those of us who felt shortchanged.

My husband and I really enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Claudia, was soooo knowledgeable about basically everything Rome. It was very helpful to understand the stories behind the ruins so you understood what you were looking at. I think you miss a lot without a guide. And of course the colosseum is just spectacular. Again, Claudia shared so many stories with us about the construction, the events at the Colosseum, how the underground worked with the lifts and pulleys and gladiators of course! The time flew by. I think we could have listened to Claudia’s for hours more!

Excellent! Ms D’Andrea was personable, knowledgeable & reverent throughout all aspects of the tour. This was by far my favorite tour in Rome and I would do it again if available. Highly recommended !

Monica was a fantastic guide! This was our favorite experience while in Italy. Monica took time to share her knowledge of every question my husband asked (and he asked alot!) She also made several recommendations of documentaries for my husband to learn more. We initially asked for 1030am start but Monica suggested earlier and it made a huge difference as we were the only ones around for the first 1.5 hrs!