This private tour allows you to see the top sites in Rome over six hours. A private guide will escort you around the Colosseum (including the interior) the Roman Forum, Il Vittoriano, Piazza Venezia, the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and Piazza Navona, as well as the Vatican, including the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. Entrance fees are included.
READ CAREFULLY:
Because of the growing popularity of the current pope Francis and his intense activity in organising mass events in the Vatican some areas might get closed last minute without previous notice. This has already happened this year and can happen again during you Vatican tour: the Sistine chapel and/or the Basilica of Saint Peter might not be accessible. In case of such events our tour guide will provide you with a valuable alternative focusing the tour inside the Vatican museums.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ skip the line tickets
✔ private guide
✖ transfers ( this is a walking tour)
Departure & Return
Departure:
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At the newsagent in front of the Colosseum Metro Station Exit - ground level (there is only one exit, just in front of the monument) street address is: Via dei Fori Imperiali, 21 00184, Roma. Your tour guide will be holding a sign with your name.
Directions: By cab: taxis will leave you on the upper level of COLOSSEO Metro Station. Go downstairs, reach the ground level and wait for your guide by the newsagent.
By metro: COLOSSEO stop METRO B Line
Itinerary
1
Colosseum
You will meet with your guide at the Colosseum where pre-booked tickets will enable you to avoid queuing at the entrance and explore this masterpiece of Roman engineering immediately.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Foro Romano
After seeing inside the Colosseum, you will move to the Arch of Constantine and the Roman Forum nearby. The Forum served as a centre of commerce, politics and religion in Roman times. Dotted around the square are the ruins of the Arch of Titus, the House of the Vestal Virgins, the Temple of Saturn, the Senate House, and the marble Arch of Septimius Severus.
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Complesso del Vittoriano
You’ll then head down the Via Sacra (Sacred Way) to the Capitoline Hill and Il Vittoriano, an imposing neoclassical building and an icon of the city.
4
Fontana di Trevi
A further stroll and you will arrive at the renowned Trevi Fountain. According to legend, if you throw a coin into the fountain you are destined to return to Rome one day.
You will then have some time for lunch (own expense). There is a wide selection of restaurants and other eateries to choose from, and your guide will be happy to recommend somewhere.
Duration: 30 minutes
5
Column of Marcus Aurelius
After lunch you will enter the Government District, home to the Parliament Building, the Palace of the Council of Ministers and the Column of Marcus Aurelius. The ancient Temple of Hadrian stands nearby; a magnificent structure, built by the Emperor Antonius Pius to honour his predecessor.
Duration: 10 minutes
6
Pantheon
A short walk down a narrow passageway will bring you to the Pantheon, the site of the great Renaissance Master Raphael’s tomb.
Duration: 30 minutes
7
Piazza Navona
You’ll then pass by the remains of the Baths of Nero as you make your way to Piazza Navona where you’ll see Bernini’s breath-taking ‘Fountain of the Four Rivers’.
Duration: 30 minutes
8
Vatican City
The last stop on the tour will be the Vatican City, just across the river Tiber.
Duration: 10 minutes
9
Vatican Museums
Here you’ll see the Vatican Museums; a cornucopia of incredible artworks.
Duration: 60 minutes
10
Sistine Chapel
You'll admire frescoes by Raphael, as well as Michelangelo’s epic ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.
Duration: 30 minutes
11
St. Peter's Basilica
You will also visit Saint Peter’s Basilica and finally into Saint Peter’s Square where you can see the exterior of the papal palace – a wonderful 6 hours in Rome!
Duration: 40 minutes
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• A dress code is required to enter places of worship and select museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
• Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
• Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
