Italy · City Tours

Rome Private Guided Tour including Vatican Museum

7 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Rome. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private full-day tour of Rome with driver guide
  • 02 Visit major city landmarks including the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, and Spanish Steps
  • 03 Skip the regular lines at the Colosseum
  • 04 Guided visit to the Colosseum arena floor
  • 05 Private guided tour of the Vatican Museums
  • 06 See the Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica, and St Peter’s Square
  • 07 Travel in a Mercedes van or sedan
  • 08 Enjoy panoramic city views from the Gianicolo

Discover Rome’s most iconic sights on a private full-day tour that combines comfortable chauffeured travel with guided visits to two of the city’s most celebrated landmarks. See highlights such as Piazza Venezia, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, and panoramic viewpoints, while your driver guide shares historical background along the way.

Your day also includes skip-the-line access to the Colosseum, where you will meet a professional guide and explore the arena floor and its remarkable history, followed by a guided visit to the Vatican Museums. During the Vatican portion, you will see the Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica, and St Peter’s Square, making this a comprehensive way to experience the Eternal City in a single day.

Skip the regular lines and maximize your time at the Colosseum as you enter the amphitheater directly onto the arena floor, where gladiators and wild animals engaged in bloody fights.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Rome
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Tired to looking for tickets that are not a tourist trap? With us you will find professionalism and efficiency, we will show you the city in its highlights with maximum comfort and avoiding unnecessary queues. Just relax and tell your driver all the places you would like to visit. He will think about the rest! After seeing the Roman Forums, the Palatine Hill, Colosseum, Circus Maximus and the Aventine Hill, the tour will bring you right to the City Hall of Rome and will stop at Piazza Venezia, giving you the chance to appreciate the beauty of the Vittoriano Monument, also called “wedding cake”.
Then you will visit the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps. During the tour, your professional driver guide will share with you a small historical heritage of this wonderful city. Once arriving close by the Colosseum, Your tour begins by meeting your guide at the local tour office near the Colosseum; then walk to the special entrance reserved for members of this tour. Skip the regular lines and maximize your time at the Colosseum as you enter the amphitheater directly onto the arena floor, where gladiators and wild animals engaged in bloody fights. Visit the ring overlooking the underground sections of the Colosseum, and learn about its history from your guide, who has a degree in either art history or archaeology. Listen to anecdotes about the glory days of the arena and the lives of the emperors and senators of the time.After lunch, you and your professional English-speaking Private guide will visit the Vatican Museums, enjoying a 2 hours guided tour (you will see the Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica and St Peter’s Square). Take a look at the Papal Canopy suspended over the altar, where the Pope celebrates Mass.

At the end of the day, before you go back to the port, you cannot miss the wonderful and romantic view of the city from the Gianicolo.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Rome. 1 city · 7 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Mercedes Van or Sedan and knowledgeable Driver
  • Colosseum and the Vatican Museums Tickets INCLUDED
  • Private Official Tour Guide for the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum
  • Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services

What's Not Included

  • Tip ( optional )
  • Lunch

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • We’ll meet you at your location in Rome city center or in Civitavecchia port just outside the ship. Drop off will be in st peter’s square if your tour starts from Rome. From the port we’ll take you back to the ship on time
  • For last minute bookings (less than 30 days) we reserve the right to offer you alternatives or free cancellations if we are unable to carry out the service as described.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Rome.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Rome.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 7 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Rome..

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