We recently completed a three day stay in Rome prior to leaving on a 7 day cruise. We have been to Europe previously but never with our 10 year old son. Wanting to get the most out of the short stay and relying on past experience with small private tours we booked two days of tours in Rome through Nancy Aiello private day tours and we were so happy we made the reservation. The service was excellent. Listening to the details of what we wanted to see, the strength of the walkers, times, distances etc. Just the ability to be whisked through the gates and turnstiles at the Vatican Museum, Forum, and Colosseum was worth the price of the tour. Summer is very, very crowded at these popular international tourist sites in Rome!
Mostly we were blown away by the depth of knowledge & expertise of our guide Vincenzo (sorry did not get the last name). He was extremey personable, and demonstrated an amazing knowledge of all of the sites, history, and how they all intertwined. He was able to handle all questions adeptly and did an excellent job of honing in on things that were interesting to us. In addition on the afternoon portion of the second day of our tour we had our mother join us. She is a weak walker and needs extra time and attention. Vincenzo listened to us in the morning when we explained to him how that afternoon would be different and he modified the difficulty appropriately, being careful to avoid steep inclines and large steep staircases, but still getting the most out of the area we were in at the time. I highly recommend this tour company if you are traveling in Rome and want in-depth tours of historic areas. Truly excellent!