Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Small-Group Tour

Guide was not good. Started late then ran through everything. She basically was reciting a memorized script. She was not aware or checking on her small group. She rushed through each attraction very fast. It was hard to keep up with her very fast walking on rhe cobble stones - and I walk fast- she was way faster. No time to take photos. Info was disconnected and at times did not make sense - maybe she was off in reciting her script with what we were seeing. Very disappointing. Got to briefly see everything but it was not good due to a very bad guide. Meet-up location was also unclear. We got there 20 minutes early and had to keep looking for the small sign

Rushed, basic tour. Questions weren’t welcome. Guide Igor was disengaged the whole time and rude to the women in the group. The first time he even looked back to see if anyone was still with him, he snapped that we had to keep up because of a “strict timeline,” despite the tour leaving exactly on it's start time. He then addressed my partner as “hey lady” while angrily addressing his reason for leaving everyone behind. Two brief stops: 7 minutes after the first checkpoint, then another before the Colosseum where he just read looping text off of a TV. He flashed a small before-and-after photo book and said we could buy it in the gift shop “but not right now.” He pointed at the bathroom as we entered the last Colosseum checkpoint, then ended the tour, grabbed his devices, and left us with no way to get to the bathrooms other than completely exit the colosseum where security told us we would not be allowed re-entry. The whole experience was awful and I NEVER recommend this to anyone ever

The tour was nice, but the guide was too dramatic and to be honest I did not feel he actually knew the history. He was talking to all of us like we were kids, and reading from some book. it was really hot, and just wanted to know about the places we signed up for. but the guide was showing us strange broken buildings and all. it was not like any other guides I met on other tours.

The Colosseum is magnificent itself but it was nice to have a guide who passionately told us about its history. The experience was extra pleasant because a guide, Igor, explained to my parents in our language some history , even though he didn’t have to (the excursion had to be only in English). Thank you for making our experience of Rome even better 😉