Rome

What is it you want to see?

How many participants?

Budget?

It will just be my wife and i and we are hoping to find someone local to show us around and hit the spots the tourists don't see

LOL, while I don't imagine you'll see anything that NO tourist has yet to see - as periscope said, pretty much all of the interesting corners have been previously poked - you might try this suggestion from RS poster Bob last October?

NINA BERNARDO ([email protected]) "When in Rome..." do yourself a
favor and look up Nina Bernardo for exceptional guide service. We
hired her a couple of weeks ago for a full day walking tour of Rome.
At the time, she subscribed to Rick Steves' €300 Day Special. She has
a long standing relationship with RS Europe, so you can learn a lot
more about Nina on this website.

Up front, I informed Nina that my travel companion and I had been to
Rome previously and visited virtually all the top attractions. We
wanted to walk the path less traveled to second tier, under
appreciated, places of interest. Nina drew up a custom itinerary that
was innovative and fun; "Rome, through the backdoor" as it were. We
were introduced to neighborhoods, plazas and narrow lanes, that
otherwise would have remained unknown to us forever.

Is this your first time in Rome? I always want to see "the thing" that is most famous everywhere I go, regardless of the crowds as it is all part of the experience. I think walking tours are always a great way to learn to appreciate what you are looking at and understand why things are the way they are.