When traveling with your family, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. From deciding what’s the best children-friendly neighborhood to what to do to avoid having your little ones feel bored, picking engaging Rome tours for kids is pivotal for the success of your holiday.
While we don’t want to stop traveling until our children turn twelve, it’s undeniable that keeping them entertained inside a museum or an archaeological park for the whole duration of the visit is often quite an endeavor. Let’s face it: children between six and ten, even if they have started school, don’t hold their focus for too long.
This is why, whenever I can, with my five-year-old, I join specific Rome tours for kids crafted by experts of both Rome and children’s education. My son, even if very young, loves history and even at home, he asks me to read Roman, Greek, and Egyptian history and mythology. When we go out, however, I notice he gets bored quickly, even if we are visiting those sights the same stories I read for him took place in.
This changes every time we take a tour specifically designed for children, be it a lab with an archaeologist or an Egyptian-themed tour of Rome’s city center. Sadly, not many companies offer kid-friendly tours and often families have to organize everything by themselves. But fret not, I have done the research for you and found eight incredible tours.
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Great Rome tours for kids your children will love
Private Family Experiences: Colosseum Tour for Kids
This is a tour run by LivTours where children will enjoy learning about the Colosseum and Roman history through dedicated activities. They will be handed an interactive booklet and will actively participate in the visit without being bored.
An expert guide will lead your family through the arena floor and the gladiator gates, where your kids will re-live history through engaging storytelling in a fun and educational experience.
This tour is also offered in Russian, Swedish, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Private Family Experience: Vatican Tour for Kids
The Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica are among the most popular sights in Rome, so if it’s your first trip, chances are you will want to visit them. However, large museums packed with art are not always a favorite activity among children.
Thankfully, LivTours runs a kid-friendly tour of the main highlights of Vatican City to keep the little ones of the family engaged and entertained. From Egyptian history to Renaissance art, the whole family will discover the most important parts of the Vatican’s history in a fun way.
This is a great private tour of the Vatican and is also offered in Russian, Swedish, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Private Early Morning Vatican Family Tour | Interactive Experience
This Vatican tour for families is also operated by LivTours and also includes all the highlights of the Vatican City, from the museums to the Renaissance Basilica, but it runs early morning, so before opening time.
This makes it a crowd-free experience because a few groups will be visiting the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel along with yours. The experience will inevitably be richer because you will be more able to hear and follow your guide, and you won’t be dragged by the crowds.
Family Experiences | Rome Catacombs for Kids
If you want to show your kids another side of Rome beyond the beaten path, LivTours runs this fantastic experience in the Catacombs, where the whole family will learn and have fun at the same time.
Your children will take part in the exploration with a booklet and your private guide will make them feel like little archaeologists, leading them through secret passages and giving them clues to solve the booklet quizzes.
Borghese Gallery Tour for Kids with Skip-the-Line Tickets
Context Travel runs this tour. An art historian leads an interactive experience that will spark your children’s curiosity and imagination and make even the little ones understand and love the masterpieces of artists such as Bernini, Caravaggio, Titian, and Raphael.
An art historian will guide you through the themes and historical facts and anecdotes behind famous masterpieces, highlighting the details and hidden symbols. This way, the whole family will discover iconic Italian artists and their works while keeping entertained and engaged.
Game for Kids around Trastevere & Tiberine Island
This is a very active tour around the quaint and historical neighborhood of Trastevere, where your kids will have to find the clues, answer quizzes, and look for the hidden details in an exciting treasure hunt led by a local expert who, for the occasion, will become the Hunt Master.
Of course, along with having fun, the whole family will learn the fascinating history of Trastevere and the mysteries behind Tiber Island, also indulging in a local deli for some sweet treats.
Family Fun Private Highlights Walking Tour with Pizza
This is one of the Rome tours for kids that, instead of hitting a specific landmark, will take you around the local streets and your children will be entertained by searching for treasures, exploring the city, and playing fun games.
All along, the whole family will also be delighted with local bites such as pizza, gelato, and supplì street food.
Private Caracalla Baths & Circus Maximus Tour for Kids
The Caracalla Baths and the Circus Maximus were two important places in imperial times. In this exciting tour by Kids Raphael Tour And Events, your children will learn about Roman spa and chariot races with a local guide while having fun using multimedia tools.
Through games and fun activities, the whole family will discover how the Caracalla Baths were built, how mosaics were made, how the water was heated and how ancient Romans spent their time in this magnificent wellness center.
After the baths, you will move to the Circus Maximus to learn what Romans did during their leisure time and what types of shows were held in this huge arena.
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