Private guides in Rome

Private guides in Rome can be surprisingly affordable. (Photo by geekgirl24)
How to hire a private tour guide in Rome
A private guide in Rome costs from $90 per person for a few hours on a set itinerary,
€120 per group for 2-3 hours on an itinerary of your choice, or around €540 per group for a full, eight-hour day of your choice with a professor or PhD candidate.That last fee is actually not too expensive if you think about it—it works out to just €67.50 per hour. Or to put it another way, a family of four would be paying €135 per person for a full day with a guide.
(The other option, of course, it to sign up for a group tour with an established itinerary.)
Here are some companies through which you can book a licensed guide in Rome:
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- Rome tours
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- Guided tours to Italy (if you want the whole trip to be guided)
- Guidebooks to Rome (if you want to be your own guide)
- Planning your days in Rome
- The top sights in Rome
- Getting around in Rome (for when you go it alone)
This material was last updated May 2012. All information was accurate at the time.
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