The USO Rome Center offers you the following daily tours at these very special discounted prices. Please contact the USO Rome Center to make your reservations.
Advanced booking is strongly recommended.
Refund Policy: In case of cancellation, 72 hour notice is required before any tour. We will refund your credit card for the total amount minus a 3% credit card surcharge. NO REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU CANCEL WITHIN 72 HOURS OF TOUR DEPARTURE. We will gladly help you to rearrange tour dates to accomodate your changed travel plans. NO REFUNDS ARE OFFERED FOR NO-SHOWS AND CANCELLATIONS MADE THE DAY OF THE TRIP.
SEMI-PRIVATE TOURS (No more than 15 people)
Borghese Gallery: Myths, emotions, ideas about art and artists
(seasonal tour; ask at desk)
Cost: € 45 per person (5-17 years / students 18-24: € 35 - ID required)Length: ~ 3 hours Departure: Daily @0930 Meet:
A great journey into art history to discover and to appreciate the absolute masterpieces of various epochs, as well as the opportunity to know the artists and the powerful patrons that contributed to their fame. In the splendid setting of Villa Borghese - an architectural masterpiece in itself - we will acquaint you with the life of of notable artists and their work.
Love and Death in Rome: 2700 years of scandals
(seasonal tour; ask at desk)
Cost: € 40 per person (5-17 years / students 18-24: € 33 - ID required)
Length: ~ 3.5 hours Departure: Daily @1500 Meet:
One of our expert guides with a passion for the history of the city will accompany you on a journey of discovery of infinite stories, horrors, and wonders. Whether it has been the grand ideals and loves or the wars and the thirst for power that have had greater weight on the course of history, we cannot say.
Red Caravaggio: The art and blood of a genius in turbulent Baroque Rome (seasonal tour; ask at desk)
Cost: € 37 per person (5-17 years / students 18-24: € 30 - ID required)
Length: ~ 3.5 hours Departure: Daily @1430 Meet:
We offer you a journey into the life and art of one of the most creative, passionate and ill-fated painters in the history of Italian art. A journey into the life of the city and the papal court of the time, which under the influence of the Baroque acquires a new splendor. Not to mention the scandals created by his art work: paintings commissioned by and then rejected by the Church only to be snapped up by cardinals and private art collectors.
Vatican Museums and St. Peter's
Length: ~ 5 hours Departure: Daily @1000 Meet: USO at 9:45
Cost: € 65 per person (5-17 years / students 18-24: € 46 - ID required)
Length: ~ 3.5 hours Departure Daily @1300 Meet: USO at 12:45
Cost: € 55 per person (5-17 years / students 18-24: € 40 - ID required)
These two tours allow you to fully explore all of the grandeur, tradition and radiance inside the walls of the Vatican. You will encounter the most important artists of the Renaissance and discover details, inspiration and secret meaning of their masterpieces. Through the genial ideas and frescos of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel and the Raphael rooms, we will make sense of this fantastic period of history in which not only in art but also in science and in many other fields were traced the directions of our modern society. Inside the Vatican Museums we will also take you through a meaningful selection of many paintings from the late middle age - in The Pinacoteca - and many other masterpieces such as Greek and Roman statues, papal maps and tapestries. Then in the Basilica we will follow the story of St. Peter and the crucial steps of development of the Basilica, exploring the most important religious and artistic work present in it. (Sholuders and knees covered; bagpacks forbidden).
*What is the difference between your Vatican 3.5 hour Essential Experience and your 5 hour tour? *
Our 3.5 hour Essential Experience tour was created for clients that simply don't have time for our 5 hour tour due to travel constraints and for families with young children. Our 3.5 hour tour does not include the Pinacoteca (Picture Gallery housing the only Da Vinci and Caravaggio in the Museums as well as Raphael's famous Transfiguration.) We also do not take a lunch break on this shorter tour.
Ancient City in depth (Coliseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill)
Cost: € 60 per person (5-17 years / students 18-24: € 45 - ID required)
Length: ~ 5 hours Departure: Daily @930 Meet: Pickup from USO Office at 8:45
The history of gladiators, senators and emperors awaits you in these places. You can skip over this history or you can enjoy an authentic and enthusiastic exploration of it. We care about your journey of discovery. With us, you won't find yourselves in one of the countless old-fashioned groups of tourists (20-25 people, but self-described "small groups") that drift around the various levels of the Colosseum and follow only the main street of the archaeological parks of the Forum and Palatine in 3-hour tours, claiming to cover these areas. (30-minute break not included in the touring time)
(Main sites covered: Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, Temple of Julius Caesar, Senate, Temple and House of The Vestal Virgins, Temple of Castor and Pollux, Temple of Saturn, Basilica Emilia, Basilica of Maxentius, Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Arch of Titus, Arch of Septimius Severus, Domus Flavia, Domus Augustana, Stadium, Triclinium, Huts of Romulus, House of Augustus, Fresco of Apollo the Citharist, Statue of the Magna Mater, Farnese Gardens).
Ancient City Essential (Coliseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill)
Cost: € 52 per person (5-17 years / students 18-24: € 39 - ID required)
Length: ~ 3.5 hours Departure: Daily @930 or 1500 Meet: Pickup from USO Office at 8:45 or 14:30
The Colosseum and the great archaeological parks of the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill are places filled with attractions, history, and beauty, displayed in a giant puzzle. The Colosseum holds incredible secrets about the organization and the political significance of the games; in the Roman Forum and on the Palatine Hill house dozens of temples, palaces and imposing buildings that were the stage for momentous changes, cutting time in two, creating a before and after. It is only possible to explore and enjoy a small part of these three areas in a tour of 3.5 hours, and even less so in the typical 3-hour tour. This is why, having the visitor’s experience and a sense of history at heart, we propose the alternative of our in-depth tour, a new way of touring, which we have pioneered successfully for more than 13 years. (Main sites covered: Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, Temple of Julius Caesar, Temple of The Vestal Virgins, Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Arch of Titus, Stadium, Triclinium, Huts of Romulus).
Rome at Twilight among the Piazzas and Fountains
Cost: € 29 per person (5-17 years / students 18-24: € 23)
Length: ~ 3 hours Departure: Daily @1900 Meet: Between the fountain (at the bottom) and the Spanish Steps at 18:30 (19:30 in summertime)
During this 3-hour group walking tour we will explore the quaint, cobble-stone streets of the historic center, along which lie some of the world's most beautiful fountains, architecturally fascinating buildings, and picturesque piazzas. All of these are even lovelier we will explore the quaint, cobble-stone streets of the historic center, along which lie some of the world's most beautiful fountains, architecturally fascinating buildings, and picturesque piazzas, as the setting sun casts an amber light on them, slowly giving way to the twinkling lights of the city. Sights include the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and, time permitting, the Campidoglio.
Underground Rome: Ancient and Medieval
Cost: € 46 per person (5-17 years / students 18-24: € 38 - ID required)
Length: ~ 4 hours Departure: Daily @1445 Meet: In Front of San Clemente by the Coliseum at 14:30
There is another Rome underneath the known and loved Rome. There is another silent and humble city under the grandiose Renaissance and Baroque architecture. There are centuries of history buried in the subterranean layers beneath the five churches that we invite you to visit with us in a fascinating voyage into the bowels of the earth. Our Underground Rome tour is designed to discover extremely beautiful sites that are unfortunately overlooked by many of our visitors to Rome. It is also a way to rediscover certain periods of the history of the city that determined the change from the time of Imperial Rome to Christian Rome.
Capitoline Museums (* seasonal tour ask at desk)
Cost: € 30 per person (5-17 years / students 18-24: € 27 - ID required)
Length: ~ 2 hours
A perfect complement to our tour of the Roman Forum and the Coliseum, this tour will help give face, form and expression to the gods and to the key personalities who inhabited the squares, temples and houses of the ancient city. You can see the splendid gilded bronze statue of Hercules, the formidable statue of Mars in full military dress, the pensive Group of Polyphemus, the Drunken Faun carved from ancient red marble, the equally splendid Centaur, and dozens of other extraordinary sculptures. Above all, you can admire the perfection of the original bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, with its minute attention to detail apparent in the emperor's beard, veins and rather incredible sandals. The copy of this statue stands in Piazza Campidoglio. You'll come across the very famous remains of the colossal statue of the Emperor Constantine, his head, hand and foot all etched with their long history. The Dying Gaul will touch you with his pained expression and show of courage. The mosaics of the Doves and the Theatrical Masks are immortal symbols that all of us have seen in our school books. As no doubt is the case with the legendary statue of the She-wolf, the product of Etruscan workshops from the fifth century BC, which has since become a symbol of the city. The museum also houses the busts of Cicero, Julius Caesar, Nero, Homer, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
GROUP TOURS
ART AND HISTORY ELITE WALKING TOUR
INCLUDING: Headsets
PRICE: €35 per person, €28 per child (2-8) DURATION: about 3 hours
DEPARTURE: Mon-Wed-Fri at 14.00 from Piazza Bocca della Verita'
END: Piazza St Pietro in Vincoli
The itinerary starts in front of the Church of S. Maria in Cosmedin, famous for the Portico with the Bocca della Verita'. Crossing the area of the Forum Boario we will walk along via San Teodoro to have a large view of the Roman Forum. Then we will reach Piazza del Campidoglio and Piazza Venezia. After that we will cross the Imperial Avenue and reach the Basilica of St Peter in Chain to admire the famous statue of Moses by Michelangelo.
JEWISH GHETTO, TIBERINA ISLAND AND TRASTEVERE DISTRICTINCLUDING: Headsets
PRICE: €35 per person, €28 per child (2-8) DURATION: about 3 hours
DEPARTURE: Tue-Thu-Sun at 9.30 from C.so Vittorio Emanuele II, 22
END: Trastevere
This tour starts in ther Jewish Ghetto with its Sinagogue. Behind runs via del Portico d'Ottavia which owes its name to the ruins of the ancient portico built in the I century A.D. We will also admire the Church of St Angelo in Pescheria. After touring the Ghetto we will reach the Tiberina Island and then the famous Trastevere district where we will visit the Basilica of St Maria.
FLORENCE Semi-private tours (Running from Mid December)
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SPECIAL MONDAY FLORENCE OF THE MEDICI
INCLUDING: guide, entrance fee (transportation is not included)
PRICE: €52 per person, (€39 per children 5-17 / students 18-24 - ID required)
DURATION: ~3 hours
In order to give visitors the option of touring on a Monday, when many of the Florence Museums, including the Accademia, are closed, we run a shortened version of our Florence of the Medici tour. This 3-hour group tour exploring the city center will take you to some of the most defining sites of the Renaissance in Florence. As you experience the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Palazzo Davanzati, and Ponte Vecchio, your guide will recount to you the stories of the extraordinary role Florence played in the political and economic climate of the Renaissance. The architecture of the city will be brought to life with the stories of the great personalities that shaped the time period, and you'll see Florence through the lens of their ideas and achievements. You'll also experience one of Florence's most moving works of art – Michelangelo's last work, the Florentine Pietà located in the Museum of the Opera del Duomo, a site too often overlooked by visitors to Florence.
UFFIZI GALLERYINCLUDING: guide, entrance fee (transportation is not included)
PRICE: €57 per person, (€42 per children 5-17 / students 18-24 - ID required)
DURATION: ~3 hours
Our 3-hour group tour through the Uffizi Gallery is a journey through the Renaissance, and an opportunity to learn about the political and social changes that inspired some of the greatest artists of all time. Florence's position as the heart and soul of the Italian Renaissance makes its collections of art some of the richest in the world. As your guide recreates the context in which the artists lived, you will see the intense emotions that characterize their works. From the innovations of Giotto to the beauty depicted by Botticelli, to the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo, we will accompany you to an understanding of Renaissance art and the cultural changes that moved the minds and hearts of the artists of the time.
FLORENCE OF THE MEDICI AND ACCADEMIA INCLUDING: guide, entrance fee (transportation is not included)
PRICE: €67 per person, (€49 per children 5-17 / students 18-24 - ID required)
DURATION: ~4 hours
This 4-hour group tour exploring the city center will take you to some of the most defining sites of the Renaissance in Florence. As you experience Michelangelo's David, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Palazzo Davanzati, and Ponte Vecchio, your guide will recount to you the stories of the extraordinary role Florence played in the political and economic climate of the Renaissance. The architecture of the city will be brought to life with the stories of the great personalities that shaped the time period, and you'll see Florence through the lens of their ideas and achievements. You'll also experience one of Florence's most moving works of art – Michelangelo's last work, the Florentine Pietà located in the Museum of the Opera del Duomo, a site too often overlooked by visitors to Florence. The tour will include one of the most beloved works of art in the world: Michelangelo's David housed in the Gallery of the Academia.