Rome in a day private Tour with Vatican Museums and taxi transfer

5.0 (7 reviews) Vatican City, Italy
Duration6h - 7h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Skip the linePriority entrance

Overview

- Designed for those who have only one day available in Rome
- Most comprehensive, exhaustive and complete tour of Rome
- Professional and licensed PhD archaeologist or historian of art tour guide at your disposal
- Access limited but granted with this tour to Saint Peter's Basilica from the Sistine Chapel
- Taxi transfer from city center to Colosseum area
- Rome overall tour with major highlights and off the beaten path hidden jams
- All included, no extra fees!

What's included

  • Local guide
  • Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
  • Sistine Chapel brochure
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • 1 taxi ride
  • Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
  • Headsets for a party of 6 pax or more
  • Professional art historian or archaeologist guide
  • Lunch

What to expect

  1. Vatican Museums
    1h 45m · Admission ticket included
    - Terrace with overwhelming view of saint Peter’s basilica and Vatican gardens
    - Court of the pine cone
    - Gallery of the candelabras
    - Gallery of the tapestries
    - Gallery of the geographical maps
    - Raphael’s rooms
  2. Sistine Chapel
    30m · Admission ticket included
    - Frescos by Michelangelo
    - Private Chapel of the Pope
    - Location of the Conclave
  3. St. Peter's Basilica
    30m
    - Biggest Catholic Church in the world
    - Canopy by Bernini
    - Relics of Saint Peter
    - Pietà by Michelangelo
    - Saint John Paul II's tomb
  4. Piazza Navona
    20m
    - Fountain of the Four Rivers by Bernini
    - Church of Sant'Agnese
    - Built over a preexistent stadium erected by the emperor Domitian
    - Fountain of the Moro
    - Fountain of Neptune
    - Location of the movie Angels and Demons
    - Palazzo Pamphilj
  5. Pantheon
    20m · Admission ticket included
    - Biggest unreinforced concrete dome in the world
    - Most well preserved pagan monument in Rome
    - Tomb of Raphael
    - Tombs of the Kings of Italy
    - Oculum and bull's eye effect
  6. Piazza Di Pietra
    3m
    - Temple of the Deified Hadrian
  7. Trevi Fountain
    10m
    - The most famous late Baroque fountain in the world
    - Throw the coins
  8. Piazza Venezia
    10m
    - Geographic center of modern Rome
    - Intersection of the 5 major road axes
    - Vittoriano, Altar of the Forefathers, Monument to the Unknown Soldier in WWI
    - Palazzo Venezia, headquarter of Mussolini during WWII, balcony where he declared Italy's entrance into the war
    - Michelangelo's house
    - Palazzo Bonaparte, where Napoleon's mother lived and died
  9. Via dei Fori Imperiali
    Pass by
    - Forum of Nerva
    - Forum of Augustus
    - Forum of Julius Caesar
    - Forum and Column of Trajan
  10. Roman Forum
    25m · Admission ticket included
    - Beating heart of the political, social and religious life of the romans
    - Place of the cremation Julius Caesar and podium where Mark Anthony made his funeral speech about him
    - Among the biggest archaeological areas in Europe
    - Sacra Via
    - Temple of Antonino and Faustina
    - Temple of Julius Caesar
    - Altar of Julius Caesar
    - Place of his cremation
    - Podium of Mark Anthony's speech about Caesar
    - Basilica Iulia
    - Basilica Emilia
    - Curia Iulia
    - Arch of Septimius Severus
    - Tabularium (i.e. ancient state archive)
    - Temple of Concordia
    - Temple of Vespasian
    - Temple of Castor and Pollux
    - Temple of the Vestal Virgins
  11. Colosseum
    45m · Admission ticket included
    Biggest amphitheater in the empire, UNESCO site, visit to the ground level and first tier

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Entrance to the Vatican museums

End point

Inside the Amphitheater
You'll be less than 5 minutes walking distance from the metro stop Colosseum (line B), 2 stops from Termini Station
There's a taxi stand east of the Amphitheater 3 min walk

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected 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
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of tour for children under 18 and a student card for students under 26
  • In rare cases of closure of Saint Peter's Basilica due to liturgical ceremonies inside, the amount of time spent in the Museums will be extended
  • This tour runs rain or shine
  • A current valid ID is required the day of the tour at the Colosseum and Vatican Museums and Pantheon entrance for all the participants

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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