Rome with DC 9 & 11

[NotPennysBoat]

I'm off to Rome in April with DH and DC aged 9 and 11. I know of all the obvious sites, but I'm a bit overwhelmed by what I need to prebook and what I don't... also whether any of the tours/guides are worth it (we do want to see everything and understand what we are seeing, but DC11 in particular has the attention span of a gnat!). We've got four full days. Thanks in advance!

Have a look at this site, lots of suggestions and even itineraries for 3 or 5 days. I followed the 3 days one and it was great!

mamalovesrome.com

We did Rome with similar age DC.

Booked with this company some private sightseeing.... got our own guide, they did contact us a few weeks before to find out what kids interested in...
https://rometourswithkids.com/

Also a big hit was the Capuchin Crypt - it's macabre but DC were equally afraid and amazed!

The Coliseum/Forum tour was good and really brought it to life.
The Vatican/Sistine Chapel tour was good because it helped us skip through the unnecessary stuff otherwise we could have got stuck in the Vatican museum for weeks.

This is a really good FB group

www.facebook.com/groups/romewise/?ref=share

And this one

www.facebook.com/groups/visitrome/?ref=share

If you can get there don’t miss St Paul’s outside the walls.