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

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Rome in a day private Tour with Vatican Museums and taxi transfer — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

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!

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At a glance

Duration: 6–7 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–13
Guide: English, Italian
Operated by: Rome in tours

Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–11 years) · Youth (12–17 years) · Adults (18–99 years)

What is included

Included

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

Not included

Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

1
Vatican Museums

1 h 45 min Admission 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

30 min Admission included
- Frescos by Michelangelo
- Private Chapel of the Pope
- Location of the Conclave
3
St. Peter's Basilica

30 min
- 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

20 min
- 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

20 min Admission 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

3 min
- Temple of the Deified Hadrian
7
Trevi Fountain

10 min
- The most famous late Baroque fountain in the world
- Throw the coins
8
Piazza Venezia

10 min
- 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

Passing by
- Forum of Nerva
- Forum of Augustus
- Forum of Julius Caesar
- Forum and Column of Trajan
10
Roman Forum

25 min Admission 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
Colosseum

45 min Admission included

Biggest amphitheater in the empire, UNESCO site, visit to the ground level and first tier

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

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

Using your ticket

The guide at the meeting point will have your entry tickets

Cancellation

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Good to know

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