Ghost and Mystery Walking Tour of Rome
- Location:Rome, Italy
- Duration:90 minutes (approx.)
- TOUR Code:3731GHOST
295 reviews of Ghost and Mystery Walking Tour of Rome
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Me and my parter really enjoyed this tour as it was very insightful in the history of Rome in a different way. Tour guide was great and really got into the spirit of the tour. Would definitely recommend this as it is a little different to other tours in Rome.
This was a very fun and informative tour of the darker side of Rome. I think there could have been more stories and history but alas its only a limited time the tour guides have hehe.
the tour was amazing. The tour guide, Pete was very knowledgeable and was a great storyteller.
Cool tour - do the crypts tour the same day - fun, fun, fun! Thanks Viator!
We were a group of 9 'ladies' celebrating a friends 50th birthday. Our guide was excellent with a wealth of knowledge and an articulate and humorous manner to make the tour fun. definitely recommend this to see a different side of Rome not usually mentioned by the run of the mill tour guides.
Pete was great. He provided a little history at every turn. This tour is definitely a can't miss. It's a lot of back story and politics about what happened years ago! It was fascinating!
My husband and I very much enjoyed this tour. It was off the beaten track, so to speak, and our tour guide, Graham was fantastic! The stories behind Rome are amazing and this tour took you through parts of Rome that other tours miss. The guide was knowledgeable and was a great story teller! I highly recommend this tour. He told a story of Bruno is Campo di Fiori that the other tour guides didn't...this tour focuses on the not so fairy tale stories behind Rome.
This was an excellent experience. Graham our guide was a great story teller, he took us round the hidden away piazzas and streets of Rome and shared history of misbehaving popes, murderers, monks in such an enthusiastic way. We loved it!
Fun to do a tour off the beatten track and at night. The guide was really good.
It was a great to experience Rome late in the evening, and hear stories one couldn't probably find in ordinary travel books. The tour took about 2 hours, and our guide Massimo was so enthusiastic and really knew what he was talking about.He took us in alleys and squares where a tourist would rarely find himself. In my opinion the stories are quite scary, so this tour may not be suitable for kids under 12 ys. But for adults it is more than worth the money spent!
It was a great to experience Rome late in the evening, and hear stories one couldn't probably find in ordinary travel books. The tour took about 2 hours, and our guide Massimo was so enthusiastic and really knew what he was talking about.He took us in alleys and squares where a tourist would rarely find himself. In my opinion the stories are quite scary, so this tour may not be suitable for kids under 12 ys. But for adults it is more than worth the money spent!
My partner and I attended the Dark Rome walking tour on our 2nd night in Rome to get our bearings and learn some of the history. First up, I recommend you ignore any negative reviews complaining that this wasn't a "Ghost tour" as per their expectations. I consider this the unfortunate result of ignorant, uninformed tourists who did not do their research nor were able to appreciate the difference in cultural definitions. Yes the supernatural stories and information are more "folklore / urban legend" based and is not technically a "ghost-hunt", but when you consider the religious beliefs and background of your location, can you really expect a "Most Haunted" or "Ghost Adventure" style tour of ghost-story information?
Now with that out of the way, I can actually admit that I was after such a tour, but after doing my research, understanding the context, and still seeing the positive reviews, we decided to give it a shot.
And I'm glad we did
Massimo was an amazing guide. He ensured the night was well paced, was very flamboyant with his story-telling, quick wit and kept everyone engaged. The history on some of Rome's more macabre sites would definitely be an eye-opener to the uninitiated and demonstrates a different view to the typical Rome tourist front. I am not a history buff by any stretch, but after just a taste of the "real" Rome and what it was like during the Dark Ages period, I just had to learn more and researched the sites we visited after the tour.
Again be warned that the tour does not finish where it starts, will most likely finish somewhere between 11:30pm-12am and places to "sit" during stops are rare, so be prepared for a lot of walking and ensure you are well rested beforehand.
Additionally, other "official" walking tours we participated in generally used audio headsets so we could hear the guide through their microphone. If you are expecting this then be aware it'll only be the guide projecting their voice across the group. In reality given that the walking tour is not always within heavily populated areas (and being at night is typically less crowded anyway), this was not such a hassle.
All in all, thoroughly recommend this tour if the above suits your expectations :-)
This was probably the best walking tour we have ever taken. Our guide was wonderful, we got to see small lanes and big sights, all especially beautiful by night. We learned so much and we can't wait to go back and take some more of your tours.
Excellent. Our guide (Massimo) was full of enthusiasm and we've followed up some of his stories ourselves. Highly recommended.
Our tour guide Massimo? really made the tour! He was so energetic and engaging in telling his stories that he got all of us involved. This one was one of our favorites of the trip (and we went on 11)
