Rome in a Day: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Colosseum

Duration7h

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Group sizeUp to 25 travelers

Overview

Rome Vatican & Colosseum Highlights Tour: see Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill in one full-day Rome tour with a licensed English-speaking guide.

Start with a skip-the-line Vatican Museums tour and discover Vatican City highlights, papal art collections, the Gallery of Tapestries, Raphael’s Rooms and the Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo’s frescoes.

After the Vatican tour, independently reach the second meeting point for your Ancient Rome tour. Visit the Colosseum with reserved entrance and learn about gladiators, emperors and ancient Roman entertainment. Then explore the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, including imperial ruins, temples, basilicas and panoramic views over the archaeological area.

This small-group Rome highlights tour is ideal for travelers who want to combine the Vatican and Colosseum in one day with expert guidance, reserved entrances and an English-only experience for higher guide quality.

Options

Vatican 7:45 & Colosseum 1:30

Vatican & Colosseum: Vatican & Colosseum Highlights with Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel at 7:45 AM, then Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
Small-Group Rome Highlights: Rome guided tour in English with licensed guide, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine HIll
Duration: 7 hours: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel tour starts at 7:45 AM. Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill tour starts at 1:30 PM
Vatican + Colosseum: his option combines two separate guided tours in one day. Guests must arrive 15 minutes early for both departures
Reach Meeting Points: 7:30 AM Vatican: top of the stairs next to Caffè Vaticano
1:15 PM Coloseum: Via Quattro Novembre 139, Rome
Starting point:
Viale Vaticano, 100, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

Vatican 7:45 & Colosseum 3:15

Vatican & Colosseum Combo: Vatican & Colosseum Tour: Vatican & Sistine Chapel at 7:45 AM, then Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hilll at 3:15 PM
Small-Group Rome Highlights: Small-group guided tour with licensed guide, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Duration: 7 hours: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel tour starts at 7:45 AM. Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill tour starts at 3:15 PM
Vatican + Colosseum: This option combines two separate guided tours in one day. Guests must arrive 15 minutes early for both departures.
Reach Meeting Points: 7:30 AM Vatican: top of the stairs next to Caffè Vaticano
3:00 PM Colosseum: Via Quattro Novembre 139, Rome
Starting point:
Viale Vaticano, 100, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

What's included

Vatican Museums guided tour with licensed English-speaking guide
Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person + 2 € per person res fee)
Roman Forum and Palatine Hill guided tour
Rome Vatican & Colosseum Highlights Tour in English
Vatican highlights: Gallery of Tapestries, Raphael’s Rooms and papal art collections
Colosseum guided tour with reserved entrance
Sistine Chapel visit with Michelangelo frescoes

Transportation from the Vatican to the Colosseum
Optional Gratuities

What to expect

Vatican Museums
2h 30m · Admission ticket included

This museum houses a large collection of artifacts from Ancient Egypt and also many Egyptian works of Roman production in nine rooms. The Carlo Grassi Collection of bronzes is part of the collection. Such material includes papyruses, sarcophagi, mummies, sculptures and reproductions of the Book of the Dead
Sistine Chapel
30m · Admission ticket included

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today, it is the site of the papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected. The fame of the Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescoes that decorate the interior, most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment, both by Michelangelo.
3h · Admission ticket included

The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under his successor and heir, Titus further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian. The three emperors who were patrons of the work are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the amphitheatre was named the Flavian Amphitheatre by later classicists and archaeologists for its association with their family name (Flavius).
Roman Forum
20m · Admission ticket included

The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Italian: Foro Romano), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum.

For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in Rome: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs. Here statues and monuments commemorated the city's great men. The teeming heart of ancient Rome, it has been called the most celebrated meeting place in the world, and in all history. Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting 4.5 million or more sightseers yearly.
Palatine Hill
20m · Admission ticket included

The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city and has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire. The site is now mainly a large open-air museum while the Palatine Museum houses many finds from the excavations here and from other ancient Italian sites.

Imperial palaces were built there, starting with Augustus. Before imperial times the hill was mostly occupied by the houses of the rich.

The hill originally had two summits separated by a depression; the highest part was called Palatium and the other Germalus. Using the Forma Urbis its perimeter enclosed 63 acres; while the Regionary Catalogues of the 4th century enclose 131 acres

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Colosseum Tour:
3 PM from March 30th to October 24th
1:15 PM rest of the year
Guests must independently reach the second meeting point: Towns of Italy Tourist Hub & Cooking School, Via Quattro Novembre 139, Rome.

Meeting point

This is a combo tour with two meeting points.
Vatican Tour 7:30 AM: Meet your guide at the top of the stairs next to Caffè Vaticano. Look for the Towns of Italy white sign. Arrive 15 minutes early. Late arrivals cannot be accommodated

End point

Additional information

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
This tour visits religious sites, and there is a dress code to be observed. Visitors must be dressed appropriately: no sleeveless blouses, no miniskirts, no shorts, and no hats are allowed
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.
Due to heightened security measures, you may experience delays in clearing security checks when entering the Colosseum
Entry to the Vatican Museums is based on strictly timed tickets. For this reason, late arrivals cannot be guaranteed access. All visitors must have a photo ID for the security check
Bags (Colosseum): Bulky bags, trolleys or backpacks are not allowed at the Colosseum. No glass bottles are allowed. There is no cloakroom in the Colosseum
Important: If you have a pacemaker you will need to show a certificate, otherwise you will not be admitted without being screened
For the Colosseum tour: The schedule is subject to changes pending more precise information from the Colosseum management
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
Please be advised that the tour itinerary may change, but the guided tour is always guaranteed

Cancellation policy

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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