Why choose this Rome tour ?
Enjoy a special daily sightseeing Tour of the Roman’s historical center chauffeured by your personal driver, admiring the main sites in the city and many unique Eternal City treasures.
Be amazed by the most breathtaking view of Rome, from the terrace of Janiculum Hill. Continue your experience with an in-depth excursion in one of the most exciting places in Rome, the Catacombs on the Ancient Appian Way. You’ll descend into a complex network of underground tunnels, among the longest in the world, where you can admire ancient frescoes, crypts, mausoleums, and much more. You’ll also find the burial of famous people like popes, martyrs, and, according to legends, even some apostles. The catacombs that we’ll visit (San Calisto, San Sebastiano, or Santa Domitilla) will change depending on the day.
Between the first and the second part of this tour, you’ll have a 1-hour break before starting again your tour.
Make the most of your Rome adventure
What makes Best of Rome Chauffeured Sightseeing and Undergrounds Catacombs Guided Tour a unique experience ?
Admire the beauty of the Spanish Square, one of the most famous squares in Rome. Located in the heart of the roman’s historic City center, the square hosts fascinating and incredible masterpieces.
Take a stop to admire the Trevi Fountain, that is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world, even appeared in several iconic movies like “La Dolce Vita” and “Roman Holiday”,the great decorating sculptures of this baroque masterpiece, creating a magical and romantic atmosphere.
Belonging to the fountain is the legend whereby throwing a coin in the fountain you will ensure your return in Rome.
Take a look at one of the most important squares in Rome admiring form the external side the greatness of the Vatican. In the middle of the square rises an elegant ancient Egyptian obelisk flanked by two granite fountains, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Carlo Maderno designed, all surrounded by a massive Doric colonnades.
Located directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City, is enriched by an ancient Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Doric colonnades,[1][2] four columns deep, which embrace visitors in “the maternal arms of Mother Church”. A granite fountain constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in 1613.
Be amazed by the lights of the multiple bridges on the River Tiber and travel down the elegant Via Veneto of “La Dolce Vita” fame and its paparazzi memories.
Enjoy the breathtaking views of Rome from the terrace of Gianicolo, one of the best locations in the town for a scenic view of central Rome with its domes and bell towers. While enjoying one of the most incredible and breathtaking panoramic views of the sparkling Eternal City raise a toast to celebrate this magical moment before being carried to our office in Via Della Polveriera 8, where the first part of your tour ends.
Take a short lunch break (lunch is not included) and then come back to our office where the second part of your tour starts.
After your lunch break, get ready to start again! Starting, with a small group, from our travel agency, near the Colosseum, you will be comfortably transported on an air-conditioned vehicle, in one of the most interesting and visited places in Rome, the “catacombs” on the Via Appia Antica.
Walk along the majestic Aurelian Walls and come to the archaeological area of the Via Appia Antica, immersed in the green Roman countryside, you will descend into the ancient world of the Catacombs, a complex network of underground tunnels among the longest in the world, which occupies an area of about fifteen hectares, consisting of about 60 kilometers of tunnels on several levels. The catacombs that we will visit (San Calisto, San Sebastiano or Santa Domitilla), for your tour will change depending on the day, but from where we go, you will have the opportunity to see ancient frescoes, crypts rich in inscriptions carved in the walls, niches with still remains of skeletons, small mausoleums, sarcophagi, tombs and small chapels that still today, after about 2000 years, are still used to celebrate religious rites.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- You must exchange your voucher at the meeting point to join the tour
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Panoramic tour by car with private Driver but without a Guide
- IN ORDER TO BEST SERVE YOU, MAKE SURE TO POINT US OUT THE EXACT LOCATION WHERE YOU WISH TO BE PICKED UP!
- Please bring your passport or ID card
- Transpostation will be lead by a professional dirver (not a guide)
- small group tour (max 25 people) for the Catacombs Tour
- The catacomb temperature is about 60°F and the moisture content is high; please dress appropriately
- No one can visit the catacombs on their own, nor stray from their group along the route, nor cross the gates that delimit the paths open to the public
- It is forbidden to touch the exhibits along the visit path
- It is forbidden to remove any object and/or material
- No photos allowed inside the Catacombs
- Food and drink are not allowed inside the Catacombs
- Pets are not allowed
- There is no refund on reservation fees and tickets of monuments that are closed due to event that is out of our control.
- If this is not possible, we will operate the tour and will include other sites to compensate for the site/s being closed. No refund is given on unused tickets due to events that are out of our control. We try and do our best to avoid operating the tour when this occurs and if the information from the office responsible of the sites visited is given in a timely manner for us to rearrange and inform all clients.
- All the refund requests must be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour
- The itinerary may vary depending on weather conditions (ice, rain, or high temperatures) or other events beyond the travel agency’s control.
- Not accessible for travelers with mobility difficulties or
- We kindly inform you that any kind of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,… ) or anything that might prevent you to regularly join the tour, MUST BE communicate in advance to our staff.
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Best of Rome Chauffeured Sightseeing and Undergrounds Catacombs Guided Tour Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Transport by air-conditioned private vehicle or minivan
- Guide Service only inside the Catacombs
- Private City Center Sightseeing Tour
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Guide service during the transportation and the panoramic tour
- Private Tour into The Catacombs
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Vatican Guided Tours.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Rome.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 7 Travelers is accepted for booking.
If you are staying in a hotel with a lobby, please wait for your driver there.
If you are staying in an apartment without a lobby, please wait for the driver in the street, close to your street number.
PLEASE REMIND THAT THE SIGHTSEEING TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY GUIDE SERVICE, AND SO IT IS DURING ANY TRANSFER INCLUDED IN THIS ACTIVITY.
All the refund requests must be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour