Vatican Museum Tour and Colosseum Experience

On this extraordinary journey through the Vatican Museums with a private English-speaking guide, skip the lines and step right into one of the most important collections of art in the world—where history and art at its highest level come together.

Your guide will then take you through essential highlights: Rooms of Raphael, ancient wonders in the Belvedere Courtyard, and much more—leading you to one of the most breathtaking revelations: the Sistine Chapel.

This tour picks out only the best parts of this huge collection for you—everything from ancient Greek and Roman treasures to High Renaissance peak being seen by you.

You will spend ample time in Rooms of Raphael as well as in his stunning Sistine Chapel to see how Michelangelo's work comes brilliantly alive.

Your guide will untangle for you myths, realities, and Hollywood portrayals around these legendary works.

You will also get quick entry to St.

Peter’s Basilica, where you can see the unmatched works of Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bernini.

End your time in the Vatican with a visit to the Holy papal crypts, followed by a walk in the great St.

Peter’s Square under the watchful eyes of the Swiss Guard.

After taking a break and having a light snack, get ready for the trip back to old Rome.

Go on your own to the Colosseum and take a look at all of archaeological park at your own speed.

Take as much time as you need to lookand take pictures; continue exploring Roman Forum and Palatine Hill walking through ruins that were once lively center ancient Rome.

Go up Palatine Hill, the famous place where people said Romulus and Remus—the founders of Rome—were brought up by a she-wolf.

Take a close look at the many stories about kings and gods and the rise and fall of one of the biggest empires in history.

Make sure you note every part of this great day in Rome with lots of pictures; this experience will for sure make lasting memories.