Visiting Rome in one day may seem like an impossible mission. There is so much to see that it can be overwhelming deciding which sites are the most important. Not to mention all the time you can waste, navigating the public transport system and standing in line for the most famous attractions like the Colosseum and Vatican! With this private tour, you will maximize your time, focusing on Rome’s greatest hits: Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel. We will provide tickets for the access for all the sites, a gourmet Italian lunch, an expert private guide and a private luxury transfer to ensure your visit is interesting and time-efficient.
Buy this tour and you will try the perfect mixture of the many layers of Rome in a day!
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
✔ Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
✔ Italian gourmet Lunch
✔ Pick up and drop off (from hotel/port/airport)
✔ Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
✔ Guided Tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel
✔ Transfer from one site to the other by private luxury car with chauffeur
✔ Professional Certified Guide
✔ Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Pickup Locations
1. Civitavecchia
2. Fiumicino Airport
3. The Westin Excelsior, Rome
Additional Info: We also pick up on any central hotels/apartments/B&B in Rome. If it is not central (a ray of about 8 km from the Pantheon), let us know its location and we will ask a supplement for the extra distance.
You can choose pickup location from Civitavecchia Port and Fiumicino Airport. In this case, please provide arrival and departure times to arrange the pick-up and drop off.
Note: Kindly select the correct tour option where you will be pick up.
If your accommodation is not mentioned, during the booking, please provide details regarding its location.
If your accommodation has not been booked yet, you will modify the booking later by providing the data relating to it.
Kindly add to your booking an email address you can check frequently. If you do not receive further messages, by mobile phone or by email, default pick up time is confirmed.
Itinerary
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Ancient Rome
After the pick-up at your accommodation, the driver will take you to the Colosseum where you will meet your private guide. Known as Flavian Amphitheatre, the Colosseum is one of the capital's most remarkable monument. It is an imposing construction that, with almost 2,000 years of history, will bring you back in time to discover the way of life in the Roman Empire. During that period, the Colosseum allowed more than 50,000 people to enjoy its finest spectacles. The exhibitions of exotic animals, the execution of prisoners, the recreations of battles and gladiator fights kept Roman people entertained for years. After the Colosseum, your time travel will continue with the spectacular ruins of the Roman Forum – the hub of ancient Rome. Here's where rousing political speeches were made, criminals were sentenced, goods were traded and where angry crowds assembled. The site, originally a marshy burial ground, was first developed in the 7th century BC, growing over time to become the social, political and commercial hub of the Roman empire. Signature sights include the Arch of Septimius Severus, the Curia, the Temple of Saturn and the Arch of Titus. At the end of this first part of the tour, you will reach the Palatine Hill, the most central of seven hills of Rome. In the Palatine Hill, you can see hundreds of ruins of the imposing buildings that were created for high Roman society in ancient. For a fresh perspective on Rome and its history, there’s no better place than the Palatine!
Duration: 2.5 hours
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Vatican Museums
The third part of the tour starts with the Vatican Museums, considered among the most beautiful museum complexes in the world. Equipped with one of the most beautiful art collections on the planet, they are rich invaluable works of Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Etruscan antiquity. They house a valuable collection of paintings ranging from the twelfth to the nineteenth century, with works by Raphael, Caravaggio and Leonardo da Vinci. The Museums also include some beautifully frescoed rooms such as: Raphael's Rooms, four rooms used by Pope Julius II as his residence decorated by Raphael; the art gallery containing paintings by Giotto, Leonardo, Caravaggio and Bellini, sculptures of classical art and masterpieces by Bernini, tapestries and mosaics; the famous Sistine Chapel, (named after its founder, Pope Sixtus IV) that the extraordinary genius of Michelangelo has made it one of the most celebrated artistic treasures in the world, visited every day by 20,000 visitors. The frescoes of the Creation and the Last Judgement (on the wall of the altar) are considered among the greatest and most intense masterpieces of art history. In the face of such beauty, how can we not agree?! We will continue towards St. Peter's Basilica, built in the sixteenth century, entering through a hidden door from which only participants in organized tours can access. You can admire the "Pieta" by Michelangelo and then move on to other works, such as the famous canopy by Bernini. The largest Christian Basilica in the world leaves everyone who visits it fascinated. At the end of the tour, thanks to the genius of Bernini, the colonnade of St. Peter's Square offers a magnificent glance: positioning, in fact, on the disks of porphyry in the square you can see all the columns perfectly aligned one behind the other as if, by magic, they had moved.
NOTE: On Wednesday morning, due to the Papal audience, the Basilica might be closed. In this case, the explanation of it will be done from outside.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Remember to cover knees and shoulders before entering the Sistine Chapel
• The order of the visited sites could be reversed, especially for tours booked very close to the date of the experience
• This is a private customizable tour
• Please indicate the names of all tour participants when booking.
• Please bring your identity document
• If children are present, please also indicate their age
• The tours may not be modified with regard to the places to be visited, except for the golden option, where the duration must still be respected
• Please, communicate if there are disabled people partecipating the tour
• Each traveler must present a valid ID card or document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
• Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.
