Private Tour of Ostia Antica Rome's Ancient Harbor City
Description
Our private tour explores one of the most well preserved ancient Roman cities in the world in the company of your private guide. Started as a military posting, Ostia Antica became a thriving metropolis and blossomed into a very important trading city feeding into and out of Rome. This 2.5 hr. tour is ideal for visitors interested in seeing intact archaeological sites, giving them an insight into ancient life. This private tour gives you the luxury of exploring what interests you the most. Your private tour guide will base the tour of Ostia Antica around your curiosities and interests.
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This private tour will take you on an adventure back in time into a once flourishing cosmopolitan harbor city on the outskirts of Rome. Thanks to the amazing preservation of this city, it is often referred to as ‘the better Pompeii’. This intimate tour will allow you to delve deeper into the famous Roman Empire and learn how trade and neighboring communities assisted in achieving its growth and wealth. This 2.5 hour tour will have you back to the city center in the afternoon with plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the day! Rome's Ancient Harbor City will give you a deeper understanding into the network that helped foster the success of the Roman Empire. With such accelerating growth, this major trade site allowed Rome to feed its ever increasing population and supply goods to its citizens. Ostia Antica is an archaeological wonder that will leave you educated and impressed, and is surely a site that cannot be missed!
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(37)
Sandro was engaging and shared the right amount of details to keep our interest. It was really hot and he did a great job making sure we stayed in the shade and kept our water bottles filled. Ostia was fascinating, impressive, and totally without crowds. Absolutely recommend!
This is our first time in Rome, and we booked a private first-entry tour. Selenia met us outside and gave everyone a good description of the tour and history behind what we’d see. It was great to be one of the first into the Vatican and have space to wander while she filled us in on the history of the art, paintings, rooms and gardens of the Vatican. We had someone in our group who was not feeling well, and she adjusted the tour so they could rest while hitting all of the highlights. There was also time to sit in the Sistine Chapel and a walkthrough of St. Peter’s and the crypt below. Overall a great experience and history lesson!
Amazing tour. Very knowledgeable.
Laura Sensi was wonderful! We had an amazing time.
Emanuel and Ceria were an absolute pleasure and very informative. We are a family of eight so had two golf carts, three children and they enjoyed it all. The tour was very personalized. They brought us to an amazing pizza place and we ate pizza on the golf cart as well as gelato and beer. They showed us all the top sites that we hadn’t yet seen and told us the history of each of them. It was a highlight of our trip to Rome and we would absolutely recommend to anyone with families as it is much easier to get around in a golf cart than it is on foot in the heat and the crowds the kids loved it as did my husband and I!
Tetyana was excellent as she guided us through the Vatican museum, Sistine chapel, and St Peter’s Basilica. She is a wealth of historical information!
Matteo spoke good English and was easy to understand. Best of all, he was willing to modify the trip to exactly what we wanted. It was a hot day and he was excellent at keeping us in the shade, finding water, a seat, and keeping the whole tour comfortable for us. This was well worth the expense because it was not only more enjoyable but much more efficient use of our short time in Rome. Additionally, Matteo not only helped us find the metro but got us lunch reservations when we asked for a restaurant recommendation. We would highly recommend!
This was an amazing tour with a knowledge and friendly guide! Recommended a must for the Vatican.
What a magnificent tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and made the city come alive with her history. She was very personable and caring. We loved our tour. Thank you. Gracie Mille.
Fantastic experience! This is an amazing space to see and learn about. Our guide, Francesca, was incredible- she was engaging, she tailored the experience to our family, and made sure we were able to see the highlights in the time we had. The time flew by. Our family (including kids age 9 and 14 and 17) enjoyed the entire experience.
