Rome: 2-Day Private Guided Tour with Skip-the-line Tickets

Your experience

Highlights

• Discover the ultimate Rome experience within just 48 hours through a unique private guided tour:
• Skip-the-Line Vatican and Sistine Chapel Private Tour
• Skip-the-Line Colosseum and Roman Forum Private Tour
• Small group tour plus tickets to the Appian Way Catacombs
• Private chauffeured sightseeing tour inclusive of pick-up and drop-off locations

Full description

The special two-day private sightseeing and historical tour offers a glimpse into the best of the Eternal City. On day one, you are picked up at your Rome hotel. The departure time remains unspecified—the final program reaches you by email few days before the tour. Your private driver steers clear from typical tourist paths leading you to capture unspeakably memorable sensorial atmospheres at charming squares like Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, Santa Maria Della Pace. Then you will admire the Baroque masterpiece Trevi Fountain plus Tiber River’s silent flow and Pantheon's beauty. Your walk continues to Emperor Hadrian’s Mausoleum and Ponte Sant'Angelo where Castello Sant'Angelo offers fantastic views. After a 1-hour lunch break (not included), skip-the-line private Vatican Museum tour awaits you. In this case you will have the possibility to admire the various works of art collected by the Popes over the centuries; the Gallery of Maps with views on the Vatican Gardens, and also other beautiful works in the Tapestry Gallery, until finally entering the Sistine Chapel where you will stand in awe before Michelangelo's masterpiece. On day two, explore the mysterious catacombs during a 45-minute visit located along the old Appian Way: more than 93 miles (150 km) of underground galleries used as cemeteries by early Christians under Roman persecutions. Afterwards enjoy a brief panoramic drive that leads us to Colosseum. Following a break for lunch (approximately an hour and a half, not included), take part in your private skip-the-line tour inside this symbol of Ancient Rome. Learn about construction techniques invented by Romans — be amazed by gladiators' skills and exotic animal fights which took place there. Next, visit the Palatine Hill — where the Roman Emperors lived — and the Roman Forum which was the political, religious and commercial center of the city in that time. You will be shown these landmarks: the old Senate House, Temple of Vesta and also see Triumphal Arches of Constantine, Titus and Septimius Severus.

Includes

• Two days in Downtown Rome: pick-up and drop-off at the hotel by an air-conditioned vehicle or minivan are the only means of transport available.
• The cost covers the fees for entering Rome city center plus parking, along with a six-hour professional tour guide service.
• Reservation services for special or skip-the-line entrances to various attractions are also included, such as Vatican Museum and Colosseum.
• Admission fees with privileged entries will be provided during the guided forty-five minute small group tour of Catacombs that forms part of this offer.
• During the initial day's tour, an English-speaking driver will be guiding you.
• Insurance
• Tax
• VAT

Not includes

• Saint Peter's Basilica tour involves the following:
• Food and drinks provided
• Guide service for the panoramic tour included
• Gratuities recommended

What to bring

• Passport or ID card
• Comfortable shoes
• Change of clothes

Not allowed

• Pets
• Shorts
• Large bags, small bags. It does not matter.
• Short skirts and alcohol or drugs.

Know before you go

•  More information about the final schedule will be sent a few days prior to the tour date— refer to your email for details then.
• The closure of the Basilica and Sistine Chapel can occur unexpectedly without any notice; it is also prohibited to visit the Basilica during certain religious holidays and ceremonies.
• As of now, it is impossible to include the Basilica visit in the Vatican tour. An update will follow soon through your email, so stay tuned.
• Refusal of entry to museums or archaeological sites requires a document to be presented in addition to a valid ID, which is mandatory (Identity Card, Passport, or Driver's license).
• A valid document must be shown to the Museum and Archaeological Area.