Rome: Vatican & Colosseum Experience with Lunch & Transfers

Rome: Vatican & Colosseum Experience with Lunch & Transfers

Private tour of all the key sites of Vatican City with lunch included. Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Vatican Museums with a visit to the Sistine Chapel, and St Peter’s Basilica are all on the itinerary.

About this activity

  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance with a fee

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    6.5 hours

  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    French Italian English Spanish

  • person-dolly_10786488 Pickup optional

    Pickup from centrally located accommodation in Rome. If you do not receive any further communication pick up at 9:30 AM is confirmed. Should you have a special request regarding pickup time, please contact the activity provider.

  • queue-alt_15044408 Skip the ticket line

    Yes

Highlights

  • See the magnificient St. Peter's Basilica
  • Explore the Vatican Museums and its many treasures
  • Admire the imposing Arch of Constantine
  • Walk through Palatine Hill, with its fantastic views of the area
  • Enjoy a typical Italian lunch

Your experience

Start your trip with a ride from your place, going to the Vatican where your guide will meet you.

The tour kicks off with Bernini's wide, round columns in St.

Peter’s Square and a look at the Pope’s Balcony.

Next, you go inside St.

Peter’s Basilica, the biggest church in the world to see Michelangelo’s famous ‘Pietà’ along with many other highlights.

There will be a car outside to take you to the Vatican Museums, where sit halls filled with masterpieces by many famous Italian artists.

In these rooms, the great names of the Renaissance and Baroque periods share space with key works from Ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt.

You may walk through much-loved galleries of tapestries and maps.

Explore the secrets of The Sistine Chapel, known for large frescoes by Michelangelo.

In this place, you will be able to see up close the fine points of his grand 'Last Judgment.' Drive to the͏ excellently preserved Arch of Constantine, standing next to the most famous Colosseum.

Then walk the same ways inside the Roman Forum that were used by Roman Emperors.

With explanations from your guide, you will be able to imagine their great processions and public addresses.

See the Arch of Titus on Palatine Hill.

Walk around to feel how important this place was and what great things it used to have in the Roman Empire.

It is now time to rest at an elected ristorante where you shall have a typical Italian antipasto and then some pasta.

After lunch, your driver will take you back to your hotel or anywhere else in the city center.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Vatican is not open on Sundays and on Religious holidays.

An alternative tour will be provided for those days.

With your guide and driver, see St.

Peter's Square, the area of Castel Sant' Angelo plus some other wonderful places like Capitoline Hill.

From its peak, enjoy marvelous views of the Forum.

This begins with either a visit to the Vatican or Colosseum depending on ticket availability and other factors that may have to be considered.

What's Included
  • Hotel or port pickup and drop-off
  • Skip-the-line tickets to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
  • Skip-the-line tickets to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica (Not on Sunday when the Vatican is closed to visitors; an alternative will be planned for this day)
  • Certified guide
  • Transfer between the Colosseum and the Vatican
  • Lunch in a selected restaurant
What's Excluded
  • Extras at the restaurant

Itinerary

Starting/pickup location

Depends on the selected option

2
Car

(15 minutes)

3
Colosseum

Guided tour (1 hour)

4
Roman Forum

Guided tour (45 minutes)

5
Palatine Hill

Guided tour (30 minutes)

6
Local restaurant

Lunch (1 hour)

7
Vatican Museums

Guided tour (1.5 hours)

8
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour (20 minutes)

9
St Peter's Basilica Dome

Guided tour (20 minutes)

10
Car

(15 minutes)

2 drop-off locations:

Civitavecchia Port, Piazza della Repubblica, 12

Meeting Point

To Remember

Know before you go

  • Please provide all participants' names and surnames. Vatican tickets are nominal, and at the museum's entrance, they will check correspondence with your IDs.
  • If there are CHILDREN UNDER 4, kindly share their date of birth and their number; one of them will take the tour for free if there is enough space in the car; sitting on an adult's lap is not allowed in Italy.
  • This tour includes pick up from all central hotels/apartment/B&B. Centrally locations are within a radius of 7 kilometers from the Pantheon
  • Note that visitors with limited mobility can rent a wheelchair at the Vatican Museums for free. Please note that the pathway from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica has 50 steps downwards, and is not wheelchair accessible. The tour will continue to the Basilica if all members of your private group can walk down the stairs
  • IMPORTANT: on Sundays and religious holidays, the Vatican is closed. An alternative tour plan is offered on these days
Not Suitable for
  • Wheelchair users
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