Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums & Historic Center in a Day

About this activity

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3.5 - 7.5 hours
  • money-transfer-coin-arrow_15355109 Free cancellation

    Cancel up to 5 days in advance for a full refund
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English

Highlights

  • Enter the Colosseum with special express access.
  • Explore Rome's can't-miss sights with an expert guide.
  • Skip the line at the Vatican Museums (if option selected).
  • Maximize your time with a carefully planned itinerary.
  • Take private transport to the Vatican (if option selected).

Your experience

View a professionally guided walking tour that integrates all the highlights Colosseum, Vatican Galleries, Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona plus more.

Take advantage of exclusive entry designed to enable you to beat the crowds together with a quick coach transfer from central Rome to Vatican so that you make the most out of every single valuable moment.

Take a walking tour of the ancient center of Rome.

See such great places as the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, Pantheon, and Piazza Venezia, plus many more! There is a one-hour break for lunch where your guide will also share with you good places to eat (lunch not included).

Then, follow your guide into the Colosseum for a small group tour.

In this one-hour visit to one of the most renowned monuments in the world, hear stories about gladiators and emperors, and find out what life was like in Rome some thousand years ago.

Rather than entering the Roman Forum, you will get to experience a very unique place from which it can all be taken in-without any crowds.

Then take a private transfer to the Vatican Museums.

See the top highlights of the Vatican Museums which include the Raphael Rooms, the Gallery of the Maps and ancient sculptures from Greece and Rome.

Enter the world-renowned Sistine Chapel considered to be one of the greatest interiors in history mainly because of Michelangelo's magnificent frescoed ceiling.

An itinerary planned by an expert guide covers much more than you could ever plan on your own.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy a marvelous day sightseeing in Rome while being assured that everything is planned down to the last detail.

Just come ready to walk for the ultimate Rome In a Day tour.

Walks Tours proudly shares its newly earned official accreditation as an operator by Parco Archeologico del Colosseo allowing it to run guided tours inside the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill.

What's Included
  • Skip the line ticket for Vatican Museums (Rome in a Day option only)
  • Transportation to Vatican Museums (Rome in a Day option only)
  • Colosseum entrance ticket (24h – Colosseo, Foro Romano, Palatino Ticket, €18)
  • Pantheon entry (Best of Rome option only)
  • Small group of 18 guests maximum
  • Expertly guided walking tour
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Headset (when needed)
What's Excluded
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel transfers
  • Lunch

Itinerary

Starting location:

Piazza Navona, 2

2
Pantheon, Rome

Pass by (30 minutes)

3
Trevi Fountain

Guided tour (30 minutes)

4
Piazza Venezia

Guided tour (30 minutes)

5
Local restaurant

Break time (1 hour)

6
Colosseum

Guided tour (105 minutes)

7
Roman Forum

Pass by

8
Vatican Museums

Guided tour (2 hours)

9
Courtyard of the Pigna

Pass by

10
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour (45 minutes)

3 drop-off locations:

Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Piazza Navona, 2

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Long pants
  • Long-sleeved shirt

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Baby strollers
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts

Know before you go

  • Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments, wheelchairs, or strollers.
  • This is a walking tour with a quick bus transfer from Central Rome to the Vatican.
  • The full names of all participants must be provided at the time of booking and must match the names on the ID/Passport. Name changes are not permitted.
  • A government-issued ID or passport is required for all participants.
  • This tour is fully refundable up to 5 days prior to the event. Within 5 days, this tour is 100% non-refundable.
  • The sites are subject to occasional closures. If modifications are needed and time permits, we will reach out to you prior to your tour/at the tour start time.
  • If you book the Best of Rome option, you'll enjoy a shorter tour (3.5 hours) that does not include the Vatican, instead you will enter the Pantheon.
  • Walks is an Official Parco Archeologico del Colosseo Operator approved to lead guided tours of the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill.
Not Suitable for
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users