1-Day Rome: Vatican & Colosseum Tour with Transport | 7 hours

219 Reviews | Rome
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Tour in English with Transport
2 Adults x $398.04
$796.08
Approx Total
$796.08
Small Group Tour in English
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Visit inside all of the attractions
  • Comfortable coach transfer between sites (if option selected)
  • Hotel pickup (only for centrally located hotels in Rome)
  • Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
  • Wireless Audio Headsets
  • Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
  • Optional gratuities
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Tips and gratuities

Overview

Embark on a journey through Rome's ancient and Renaissance wonders. Begin with the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill, glimpsing into the city's past. Choose a small-group tour with transportation for convenience or follow voucher instructions for the meeting point. After a morning tour, enjoy lunch at your leisure (not included). After the morning portion of the tour, you’ll enjoy some free time to have lunch at your leisure (meal not included in the package), to later meet with your tour leader to leave with the rest of your group and enjoy a comfortable transportation service to the afternoon venue you’ll be visiting: the Vatican Museums! Whether you seek depth or connection, this tour offers a comprehensive experience of Rome's heart and soul.

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Providing a first name and surname is mandatory, so please provide the full names of all travelers when booking.
  • Please be aware that during the Jubilee Year, certain areas of the Vatican Museums may be inaccessible due to religious ceremonies. Additionally, entrance to St. Peter's Basilica may also experience unannounced closures. These circumstances are beyond our control. Thank you for your understanding.
  • Due to heightened security measures, you may experience delays at security checks.
  • This tour visits religious sites, and a dress code will be enforced. Visitors must be dressed appropriately: no sleeveless blouses, no miniskirts, no shorts, and no hats allowed
  • Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry inside the attraction
  • Wear comfortable shoes, clothes and bring sunscreen during summer.
  • Vatican Cloakroom: Items larger than 40 x 35 x 15 cm must be stored. Prohibited items include suitcases, large bags, umbrellas, tripods, and signage. Shoulder bags up to 15 cm wide are permitted.
  • Colosseum Bag Policy: bulky bags, trolleys, and glass bottles are not allowed. No cloakroom facilities are available at the Colosseum.
  • Please note that the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica are active places of worship. Therefore, some areas may be subject to sudden closures without prior notice. We will not be held responsible for such closures.
  • Moderate physical fitness required.
  • By purchasing this tour, the customer agrees to follow only the guide assigned to him/her. It is not permitted to add external guides to the group after the tour has been purchased. We inform our customers that, in such circumstances, access to the Vatican Museums will be granted only if escorted by the assigned guide and respective group. If one chooses to opt out, they will forfeit all rights to the tour and ticket, with no possibility of a refund.
  • If you have a pacemaker you will need to show a certificate, otherwise you will not be admitted without being screened
  • The areas are not wheelchair accessible and may pose challenges for individuals with mobility issues.

Free Cancellation

July 20100% refund
July 21No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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219 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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  • 4 stars
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  • 3 stars
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  • 2 stars
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Showing 1-5 of 133 reviews with 5 stars

Colosseum and Forum tour

Published on Oct, 2024

Adler was wonderful. Informative and funny. She stayed ages and answered questions after the tour had finished. Thank you

Get your walking shoes on!

Published on Oct, 2024

Get ready to spend the day doing a LOT of walking. There is a lot to see and a lot of walking for one day. My wife and I are in our 50's and this was a lot for us. If you're not in shape, this tour isn't for you. (At the end of the day, my wife and I logged almost 9 miles walked, including our travel to the meeting location). Also, if you can do so, this trip is probably best in the off season. There were so many people when we went, it was a little overwhelming at times, and we went at the beginning of October. I can only imagine what it is like during the summer months. We had a different guide for the two different tours. Both were very knowledgeable and were very thorough in describing the history and details of everything they were showing us. Our morning guide was great! I can't remember her name, but she did her best to learn all of our names and about our small group of about 18. We started at 8:15 in the morning and went pretty much non-stop at the Colosseum and grounds until about 12:30pm. My wife and I were the only one's continuing with the Vatican tour and she pointed us to some nice restaurants for lunch near the tour office, near the Colosseum. After lunch we stopped at the tour office where a driver was waiting to take us to the meetup point for the Vatican, about a 30-minute drive away. That was an experience in itself. I would never be able to handle driving in Rome, very chaotic. Our driver easily maneuvered the traffic to our destination in no time. Our Vatican tour was very thorough too. There was quite a bit I wish we could have seen, but with how packed and busy it was, our guide ensured to show us the main points and knew how to weave us through the crowds without much resistance and show us what she could. That tour ended at 5:30pm The only bad thing I have to say about this excursion is that when I initially booked it, it was scheduled for a 9:30am start time. The tour operator reached out to us a couple of months beforehand that it had been moved to 8:00am. I understand now with how long the tour is why it was changed. The part that sucked for us was that we were staying in Ladispoli, which was about an hour and a half train and metro ride to the meetup location, so we had to get up very early. (5:00am) That combined with railway issues, we barely made it there in time. If you book this tour, ensure that you are staying close by, not far away and trying to use their public transportation during morning rush hour.

Great tour

Published on Jun, 2024

Alessandra was an excellent tour guide. She kept it interesting and has pictures of what every thing looked like before.

Amazing

Published on Apr, 2024

Rita is amazing we love her!!! This is a must to do tour, she explains ever so well and I so so nice, totally recommend it :)!

Great tour with Fabio!

Published on Apr, 2024

Fabio was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable and was able to push through the crowd to get us the best views. The Sistine chapel was breathtaking.

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