Rome

AWESOME Rome in a day: Vatican, Colosseum, Squares Private Tour with Lunch

Rome, Italy
Rome in one day Vatican Colosseum and Squares Lunch included Combo 1

From $762.64

Price varies by group size

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-You will not receive a refund if you cancel.

  • 8 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Rome is a vast city with endless sights, so it’s a challenge to visit the highlights in one day. With this private tour, save hours with full-day transportation and skip-the-line tickets to the most crowded attractions so you can tick off the headliners in just hours. Visit the Colosseum and Vatican with a guide to focus on the highlights and skip the hassle of finding a restaurant with lunch included.
  • Time-saving hotel pickup and full-day private transportation
  • Fast-track admission to the Colosseum and Vatican Museums
  • A dedicated guide for insights into the city’s history and monuments
  • The flexible pace and personal attention of a private tour

What's Included

  • Professional Certified Guide
  • Skip the Line Entrance Tickets to all sites
  • Lunch
  • Transfer from one site to the other by private car with chauffeur
  • Pick up and drop off in a luxury air-conditioned car

    Meeting and Pickup

    Pickup points

    Select a pickup point

    Pickup details

    We pick-up from any central hotels/apartments/B&B in Rome. If it is not central (a ray of about 8 km from the Pantheon), let us know its location and we will ask a supplement for the extra distance. If your accommodation is not mentioned, during the booking, please provide details regarding its location. If your accommodation has not been booked yet, you will modify the booking later by providing the data relating to it. Kindly add to your booking an email address you can check frequently. If you do not receive further messages, by mobile phone or by email, default pick up time is confirmed.

    What To Expect

    Colosseum

    1 hour Admission Ticket Included

    Roman Forum

    1 hour Admission Ticket Included

    Palatine Hill

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    Piazza di Spagna

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    Trevi Fountain

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    Pantheon

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    Piazza Navona

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    Vatican Museums

    2 hours Admission Ticket Included

    St. Peter's Basilica

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Infant seats available
    • Most travelers can participate
    • Remember to cover knees and shoulders before entering the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica.
    • Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
    • The order of the visited sites could be reversed, especially for tours booked very close to the date of the experience
    • Please indicate the names of all tour participants when booking.
    • Please bring your identity document
    • If children are present, please also indicate their age
    • The tours may not be modified with regard to the places to be visited, except for the golden option, where the duration must still be respected
    • Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
    • Please, communicate if there are disabled people partecipating the tour Please note that the route from the Sistine Chapel to St. Peter's Basilica has 50 steps down and is not wheelchair accessible. The tour can only continue to the Basilica if all members of your private group can go down the stairs, but for safety reasons, wheelchairs and walkers cannot be brought down the stairs. If your private group includes participants with reduced mobility, we can still accompany you to the Basilica, returning to the Museum entrance and walking to it from outside. Although there is a dedicated wheelchair route, keep in mind that there may be a line to enter the Basilica. Also, keep in mind that other participants in your group will have to take responsibility for pushing the wheelchair. The latter option has an extra €50.00 fee for the extra guide service to be paid directly to the guide on the day of the visit. This option is not recommended unless the embarkation time is late in the evening
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    Cancellation Policy

    This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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        9 reviews
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        Wrong tour company for the summer.
        Lori_V, Jun 2023
        It is important to understand that although this is a private tour, it cannot be adjusted to do anything different no matter what. We just took this tour and the guide is very knowledgeable- Maximo. Due to the extreme heat and a lot of outside, unshaded walking, we asked him to shorten the outside portions of the tour which he did. If you want to shorten something and change to add something else like 30 min of nearby shopping or do anything other than what is listed- there is no flexibility. The driver is not your dedicated driver- he is working multiple tour groups simultaneously so making adjustments is very difficult. You will see a lot on this tour in one day and you will skip lines at the Vatican and coliseum (only) but do not expect to flex this even at the high cost of this tour versus others. If you want them to drop you at dinner afterwards instead of the hotel- they won’t do it- even if dinner is closer to your last stop. I asked the tour company before the tour and they said no. Strict protocol. Even though we paid $1800 for this 8 hr tour, our guide left us an hour and a half before the end of the tour as we had asked to shorten certain parts of the tour due to heat (thinking we could adjust to be in the shade and cool down or shop a little in the shade or a cool store) but instead they ended the tour at 3:30 instead of 5:15 and would not take us to see or do anything else. Pretty inflexible even with extreme heat versus taking us somewhere else near by to sit and cool off. We tried to stop and buy a cross at the a store near the Vatican and were told hurry hurry- really? It’s only 3:00. We had to hire a taxi to take us shopping and to dinner after the early drop off. The guide did his best to adjust- he was very gracious but the tour company was not flexible. This tour would be much better in the fall or spring when it’s not so hot and you can spend more time outside or even in the Vatican (which is packed with people and is not air conditioned for 90 percent of the building). This company did not provide the flexibility required for extreme heat in the summer. Save your money and pick another company.
        Response from Host, Jul 2023
        Dear Mrs Vetters, We are very sorry about your words, our tour has had over the years, excellent reviews from our customers, so much so that we received the certificate of excellence from TripAdvisor!!! However, we would like to clarify a few points again: The tour you chose included a visit to the fountains and squares, followed by a visit to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, a break for lunch included in the price, and then a visit to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica Car service is available for the squares and fountains but then there are only transfers. If you wanted the car available for the whole tour you should have chosen the GOLDEN option. Unfortunately, in addition to the fact that you arrived 50 minutes late, you wanted to finish the tour earlier, instead of 5:15pm at 3:30pm. We took immediate action to arrange for a driver to meet you at your early exit. You reported to our guide that you were very tired and therefore wanted to finish early. The tour does not include sightseeing by car. You tell us that it was too hot to visit the Colosseum and the Vatican for so long and instead you add that the visit was quick, that we should have planned differently, we cannot, we must respect the visits you paid for. Everyone knows that the Colosseum, as well as the entire archaeological area, is outdoors. We absolutely do not feel that we have failed you, we have provided, everything specified on the site and requested by you by booking this tour, we have not cheated anyone!!!!!!!!! While very sorry for your words, we cannot in any way feel responsible for your dissatisfaction with the tour. You also write that you will point this out to Viator, I would advise you to read carefully, however, what you have booked. It is written very clearly on the website. We apologise if it's very hot in Rome today 26 June, one thing we are heartened by is that at least our guide's judgement was excellent!!!!
        Superb
        Hillary_C, May 2023
        Massimo was our excellent guide. He navigated easily through the throngs of people with a smile and a nod. He was knowledgeable and made every place interesting. Highly recommend! Having a driver was also priceless.
        Response from Host, Jun 2023
        Dear Mrs Colt, a sincere thank you for choosing us, we always try to provide the best for our customers. We hope to have you with us again next time you return to Rome. Best regards Carlo
        We saw so much in a day
        Robert_D, Feb 2023
        Easily saw all the sites very little waiting which was nice. Good information..maybe too detailed. Could have provided some bottled water and lunch was mediocre.
        Response from Host, Mar 2023
        Dear Mr Dalley, thank you very much for taking the time to give your review. We are happy to know that the information was detailed, this is the great merit of our guides. Regarding water, many restaurants in Rome prefer to offer it unbottled, precisely because tap water is spring water and is considered to be of the highest quality. We are sorry that you were not fully satisfied with your experience at the restaurant, we hope to have the opportunity again in the future to provide you with an excellent experience, which is what we are usually known for. Our best regards Carlo
        one day fast track
        debbie_d, Oct 2022
        Excellent tour --- our tour guide was professional, punctual and helpful I don't remember her name but she was more than willing to explain all in details and give us more time to spend if we need.
        Response from Host, Oct 2022
        Dear Debbie, your opinion is very important to us, thank you! Every day we strive to give our best and offer quality services, our greatest satisfaction is seeing the appreciation of our customers. We hope to have you as our customer again in the future!!!!! Ciao Carlo
        Worth every penny!!
        Lisa_R, Sep 2022
        Rome in a Day! We started our day a little rough, our driver apparently hit traffic, so I became a bit anxious. Our contact Tania was wonderful and helped update his status. The gentleman who was our guide Maximo took us to all the spots we hoped to see. The weather was a bit of an issue, but we made it. Had a memorable time!!
        Response from Host, Sep 2022
        Dear Ms Lisa it is a real pleasure to read your words. Our daily commitment to meet our customers' expectations never fails and with feedback like this, we certainly have more incentive to do even better. Thank you, a warm greeting also from Tania and Maximo. Carlo - the owner
        The only way to see Rome in a day!
        Meghan_R, Jun 2022
        An absolutely amazing experience! We made a day trip from Rome to Florence, so we had less than 24 hours to see everything we wanted to see - Massimo made it all possible! Not only is he knowledgable but also perfectly balances being efficient with being thorough. We saw and learned so much and never felt rushed! Cannot recommend this tour enough.
        Response from Host, Jun 2022
        Dear Meghan, Thank you for leaving us a 5-star review! It is very important to us, customer satisfaction is our team's priority. Massimo is a great professionist! We thank you on his behalf too! We really appreciate that you recommended our service. We wish you many more great experiences with Viator! All the best! Carlo - Owner
        Perfect Day!
        Jennifer_T, Oct 2021
        Marilu’ was WONDERFUL!! Her English was fluent, lunch was amazing, we saw Rome in a day just like we wanted! It was a perfect day!!
        Response from Host, Oct 2021
        Dear Jennifer, thank you for your wonderful review! We are extremely happy and proud that you enjoyed our tour and our guide Marilù! She and the other guides are the heart of our company! We look forward to seeing you in Rome soon to discover further beauties of the Eternal City! All the best!

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