We can see you right now: on the other side of the screen, excited, happy and impatient of starting this great adventure you’ve been dreaming and planning for so long, navigating through travel portals, websites, travel blogs, looking for the perfect ideas to make this trip much more than just a vacation…an unforgettable experience, a memory to share with the ones you love.
Yes! It’s great! But we know that this can also be a very frustrating search, we know it, it happens every day!!
You are bouncing through web pages that promise to reveal the secrets of a perfect holiday, a thousand tips that in the end sound all the same; friends and relatives imposing their good advises about what they have done 10 years ago.
World-famous travel experts burdening the latest cannot miss destination and trying to influence your choices and decisions; last but not least, none of the “packages” you’ve seen around seems to fit your desires.
Hei! Let’s do not forget this is just about you and your loved ones, and we believe nobody should impose his choices in this unique experience! Don’t let others influence your choices nor make you feel bad about how you want to shape your unforgettable experience!
Nobody knows what you want better than you do! you have worked hard to give your loved ones this unique experience so…no stress! tailor your vacation on your desires and let us help you to make this once in a life time experience unforgettable!
You know you want this moment to be unforgettable but you are not sure how, you are afraid of the many tourist traps, probably you don’t know this field, you don’t know what is really feasible, which are the cannot miss and all of these uncertainties just increase the confusion and stress…hey!
This cannot be, this has to be one of the best moments of your life!!
NO fear! The solution is on hand
Let us be part of this, let us take the heavy part, off the choices made by others, away from relatives and friends that should help but in the end…make things even more complicate!
We are not travel agent, we do not provide ready made pakaged holidays, We look for the best for you, guiding you through our city.
Is this just about tours? NO....!
No, we believe it’s about turning a trip into an unforgettable experience.
You are the starting point of our work, we love to listen to you and shape an experience joining both your passions and desires. We will love to be on your side, offering our support and experience, tips and help in each phase of your trip starting right now, from the other side of a screen; why? Because we are also travellers as you are, we know what we look for once abroad, we know how challenging and tiring it can be.
Because we love what we do and we want to help in you from the inside in enjoying our magic country as much as we do.
Let’s start with saying what you will have if you choose us…
We are convenient!
Please ask us for a quote and then compare our fees with other tour operators.
Also, If you are more than 4 our rates are very low since you don’t pay per person anymore, you pay a forfait that is cheaper. Do your research and you’ll see!
Our groups are very small (max 8 or max 12 people) no last minute surprises!
Kids up to 8 yo don’t pay (unless in kids friendly tours)
Our guides are few and all qualified!
We guarantee they are all highly trained, speak great english and they all have a strong Art History or Archaeology background! None of our guides in unlicensed and without blue badge!
Are the other companies promising the same? Are you sure you will be leaded by a legal, official guides?
So if you choose us: you save money, you will be in private or a small group tour for a unique experience and you will have the best guides. This is what you you are buying!
Need more reasons? Find out more about us!
How did we start?
We both started giving tours for other companies the way others wanted: quality tours, for sure, but something was missing!
These were ready made products, not what we had in mind nor what we enjoyed! So we decided to offer to clients the experience we would have wanted to live abroad, we wanted to let them get much more from a tour…than just a tour!
We strongly believe that a knowledgeable guide is just the beginning of a unique experience that is much more than just a guided tour, it is a memory you share with the ones you love, it’s something you will take back home and a precious quality time.
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t want to spend 4 hours in a museum or if you can’t stand the crowd in the Sistine Chapel, feel free to express what you don’t want and don’t like…feel free to say i am hungry! I want a gelato!
How did Joy of Rome start?
We started our own company after we realized that we were bored and you were frustrated and exhausted by traditional tours, rarely tailored on you desires. They offered limited options in a very standardized way, not considering your real needs, these tours very seldom fulfilling your desires or balanced on your energies nor corresponded to your personalities.
You always look smiley, relaxed and in control, do you ever get discouraged?
Ahahahha do we really pretend so well?!!
Probably You’ve never seen us at the end of a day!!! We do, of course, as every one else but we believe that almost every problem has a handy solution, and a smile helps in finding it, we do our best to avoid any bad surprise, working a lot on that and learning from our –many and frequent- mistakes and the solutions finaly pops out and if it doesn’t…well in that case no reason to be too discouraged, it won’t help anyway!
What now?
Let’s talk! We suggest you have a look to our website! It took us a lot to shape it the way we wanted it (and we CANNOT claim no web designer was harmed in the making of this website!); fill in the forms you find in the tours pages and tell us about what you would like to do.
Is there anything else we should know about you?
Well…Angelica orders small beers instead of a medium one which is considered very coward here and sometimes prefers vegetables to fries, this scares Francesca indeed, and makes her sometimes doubt about the working partner she has chosen.
Francesca supports Roma team and is terribly frustrated by Angelica that doesn’t even recognize on which side of the football field Roma is playing. We really think you should be aware of this, as much of the fact that both drive scooters like criminals and sing while driving. Both use dental floss sure this will take them to heaven right away…
Yes we think this is all…ah! Yes! Roma is the only football team you are allowed to support, no bargain on this.
Energy is the key! Silvia is a super dynamic, bright archaeologist! She will make you feel at home everywhere in Rome with her warm smile!
Rossella
Her perfect english, her warm personality and the vast knowledge of the territory makes her one of the best guide in Rome. She is a natural born story teller!
Michele
He is the perfect incarnation of a Joy of Rome guide: knowledgable, personable, qualified but above all a great human being. Michele will take your hand for a unforgettable journey!
Stefania
She knows literally everything about Rome. If you are super curious and have plenty of time… she can talk about each and every stone of rome for hours!
Valeria
Humor, patience and knowledge. Valeria is a super guide who always knows where to find exactely what you need and what you are looking for: try her!
Ilaria
Imagine a PhD art historian + licensed guide + art curator + professional dancer and you’ll have an idea of Ilaria. Ready for the show?
Salvatore
He is a musician, historian, licensed guide with such a vast knowledge that he can guide you literally everywhere! We challenge you: try to ask a question he cannot answer and you’ll get a free tour!
Marta
She can capture the attention of, literally, everyone! From the moment she stars to the moment she ends the tour you will feel like a minute has passed!
Nicole
Nicole is sweetness and passion perfectely mixed together. She is a phd archaeologist that knows how to turn thousands of complicated facts into a story you will never want to end!
Arianna
Kids love her! Arianna is an art historian qualified guide working with families since 10 years. We promise: you will want to bring her home with you. Only problem: we will never let her go! 🙂
•CONTACT US•
Joy of Rome – Società Cooperativa
Address // Via Carlo della Rocca 19 – 00177 – Roma (Italia)
