Rome: Catacombs for Kids Private Family Tour with Capuchins Crypt
Description
This kid-centric Catacombs Treasure Hunt Tour is the perfect way to keep your entire family entertained while uncovering underground Rome! Your guide will meet you at your central hotel and escort you with your driver to the start of the tour. Your private child-friendly guide will then take you on a journey through centuries of burial rituals and archaeological wonders. Your kids will feel like archeologists with a treasure map in their hands as your guide takes you on an exploration through some of the most fascinating sites in Rome! They will answer questions and discover hidden secrets throughout the tour keeping them engaged and having fun. Listen carefully to your private guide's clues to solve the treasure hunt questions from above and below ground. Your expert family-friendly guide will bring the past to present as you explore two different Christian burial grounds. This is an excellent way to learn about ancient Roman history that the whole family can enjoy together!
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Itinerary
With your expert family friendly guide and your treasure hunt maps, wander through the dark tunnels and passageways and learn about ancient Christian traditions as the kids listen carefully for riddles and clues.
You will be escorted by your guide and driver to your next stop - the Capuchin Crypts. This fascinating museum houses nearly 8,000 human bones! The children will listen for more clues on their treasure hunt, and receive their prize as the tour comes to an end.
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Please provide us with the address of your hotel or B&B. Places of worship have strict dress code requirements for entry. All participants are required to have shoulders and knees covered (no tank tops or short dresses) to enter. There is no photography allowed inside either of the two sites visited during this tour.
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(48)
AJ was an amazing guide!! My daughter adored her - AJ made sure to focus on engaging with her and explaining things in a kid-friendly way. We received an interactive kids workbook, which was great. Having the private tour was also fantastic as we could go at our own pace, and being picked up directly from our hotel was a huge plus. Thank you, AJ and LivTours! 🫶
Brando was incredible…highly recommended!
Brando was so patient and wonderful with the children!
Tiffany was, by an immense country mile, the best guide we had during our family trip to Italy. For context, we are a family of five, which includes three boys ages 21, 17, and 14. My boys have different interest levels in terms of Roman / Vatican history; two are curious-adjacent. One is interested. Our other three tour guides brought an immense amount of knowledge to the experience. What they did not bring, in my personal view (and I apologize if this seems unfair) is an expert, next-level ability to connect with their clients and to meet them where they are at in terms of knowledge and interest. And lacking this super power, they certainly did not have the additional super power ability to alter content and references and conversational dynamic to meet those individually-specific needs. Tiffany did all of these exceptionally (pile on other superlatives) well. Perhaps a few parents might appreciate this: This was the only tour that my 14-year-old son asked questions. And he asked a lot of them. This was the only tour where he offered his thoughts. Tiffany created and gave him the space and dynamic to do that. Less abstractly: Tiffany is a superb communicator. She reads her audience exceedingly well. I saw her process a question and, for a span of about 3 seconds, reformulate the answer she started giving so that it was more in sync with the actual question (this is obviously my interpretation of what she did). She has an informal, wry, humorous, and disarming style that she uses to communicate an immense amount of information; or to shorten or align the information so that it becomes interesting to her clients. She is very, very good at her job. P.S. She gave us a recommendation for a restaurant close to our drop-off spot; even calling them to make sure they had room. When we arrived, it was a tiny traditional trattoria down a narrow flight of stairs. The place was, as noted, tiny—so much so that we were back to back with other patrons. When we first arrived, the table wasn’t ready, so we had to stand on the sidewalk waiting. They brought us out bread, wine and Aperol spritzs (plural) while we waited. Why do I mention this? It was the best pasta we’ve had on our entire trip. And being a larger group with young adults in tow, I would not have tried this place—probably not even with a recommendation from a normal guide. But after our experience with Tiffany, we were all fully willing to trust her recommendation. And it was so, so good. Thank you, Tiffany!!!
Loved our tour with Brando!!!
Andy was our tour guide and did an excellent job of engaging with my 10 year old nephew as we went through the catacombs and the Capuchin Crypt. Fascinating tour and Andy made it extra special.
My children and I enjoyed this tour immensely!! We probably never would have done these 2 tours on our own.
The tour with Francesca was exceptional. Hard to make better. We learned a lot, she was very knowledgeable, and kept kids and parents engaged throughout. We have had many private tours, this was among the best we have had.
AJ gave us a comprehensive tour. She had fun facts for the kids, and answered all their questions (can’t be said for other tours on our trip). Her background in art history delivered an insightful tour, not just reciting dates and names.
Brando was excellent! Very family friendly and informative.
