Why choose this Rome tour ?
See the top sights of Rome in one Day (6 hrs) group guided.
With this customized tour, you will join a memorable full-day tour to visit the main features of the Eternal City. The tour starts at 9,30 am. from the Colosseum and includes a skip-the-line entrance.
After the Colosseum Tour, you will continue to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, once Ancient Rome’s main center. With this activity, you will have a walking tour along this area the key to Rome’s culture, economy, and administration. You will stroll through its many ruins, some very well preserved.
After a break, time for lunch and to reach the second meeting point at 2,45 pm get ready for a 2,5 hrs guided tour of the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, where you can admire one of the most excellent collections of art in the world. Get a direct entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica, which you can explore at your own pace.
This amazing tour is highly recommended if you want to get to know the Eternal City!
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What makes Rome 1 Day Colosseum, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel group tour a unique experience ?
1 hour guided tour lead by an official professional guide inside the Colosseum. This activity includes skip the line entrance.
The tour will continue to the Roman Forum, once Ancient Rome’s main center. This area was key to Rome’s culture, economy, and administration. You will tour the Roman Forum strolling through its many ruins, some very well preserved. Your guide will tell you how the Forum was arranged and how it looked in the times of Ancient Romans.
Two arches particularly amaze for their majesty in the Forum, just a few steps from the Colosseum: the Arch of Constantine and the Arch of Titus. These two monuments’ sculptural qualities show us the stylistic changes through the eras. A triumphal arch’s key purpose was to celebrate victories, trophies, and conquests of the emperor they were built for. Both arches are lavishly decorated with bas-reliefs of outstanding artistic quality depicting scenes of war and triumph.
Next, your tour to discover Ancient Rome comes to the Palatine Hill, a significant site for Rome’s origins, as It was here that the first huts were built where the future capital’s very first inhabitants lived.
Discover the treasures hosted by one of the largest and most-visited museums of the world enriched by a huge number of masterpieces collected through time.
Admire the major representatives of Italian art such as Leonardo, Perugino, Beato Angelico, and many more
Towards the end of this tour you will visit the beautiful Sistine Chapel to admire Michelangelo’s masterpiece: The Last Judgement.
You will visit the Basilica at your leisure, without the guide. Inside you can admire some Baroque masterpieces and the breathtaking Pietà by Michelangelo. You can also enjoy a moment of reflection in the Vatican caves.
Introduction on the Vatican City and Vatican History
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 15 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.
- 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.
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and Vatican Museum. 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
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational resons
- You will be asked to also provide your name, last name and date of birth (at the beginning of the tour, if not provided beforehand.) Security may prevent you from entering the site if the information provided is not accurate and/or don’t match the one on your ID.
- Child discount is applied only with a valid ID card
- Note: tour will not operate on religious holidays
- WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO VISIT THE BASILICA DURING RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS AND CEREMONIES (Audiences, Beatifications, Masses of the POPE). The Basilica is often subject to sudden closures. In these cases it is not possible to guarantee access to the Basilica.
- Please note that for safety reasons the Coliseum can accommodate up to 3.000 people at once.This could lead to delays in access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors.
- Estimated time entrance to the Vatican Museum can be delayed 20/30 minutes after tour departure, because you will have to pass the security check.
- For security reasons all visitors and their luggage shall be screened.
- To facilitate the security checks please insert any object (including mobile phone) in the bag/backpack or in the tray to be included in the X-ray
- Forbidden objects inside the Colosseum and Vatican Museum: bottles and glasses containers, alcoholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags and luggage / trolley
- Can be introduced medium and small size backpacks to shoulder, which must be checked, as any other bag, with metal detectors, opened and visually inspected by the Urbe Security Institute, responsible for the entrance inspection
- Please notice that the Colosseum Administration, which depends on the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities has the faculty to close the Colosseum, or parts of it, with or without notice, for events, strikes, heavy rain, or any other reason. In which case, we will offer an alternative itinerary as it seems fit and offer a partial refund
- Activity not recommended for people with motor lag
- No change on a booking can be accepted after 24hrs to the starting time of the tour. In that instance, no refund will be issued.
- For the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
- Pets are not allowed
- Without notice the Basilica of St. Peters’ or parts of it and the Sistine Chapel can be closed for unforeseeable events. In this case, no type of refund can be requested.
- All the refund requests must be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour
- Dress code is smart casual. Comfortable shoes recommended
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Rome 1 Day Colosseum, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel group tour Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel Guaranteed to skip the line Entrance
- Expert guides and Friendly Tour Guide for 6 Hrs
- Inside visit of the Colosseum, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica
Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
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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.
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
Main Office: (+39) 328 0010018 (WhatsApp included)
COLOSSEUM TOUR:
Meeting point: The meeting point is at Via Delle Terme di Tito on the corner of Via
Nicola Salvi in front of Oppio Cafè Bar. Our staff will wait for you next to the Park entrance with a “Tour in the city” sign.
MANDATORY MEETING TIME 15 MIN BEFORE TOUR STARTING TIME.
Meeting time: 9.15 am
Starting time: 9.30 am
VATICAN MUSEUM TOUR
Meeting point: The meeting point is at Via Sebastiano Veniero 21, at the Check&Go office.
Meeting time: 2.00 pm
Departure time: 2.15 pm
It is mandatory to arrive at the meeting point on time!
Please be aware that the indicated meeting time is mandatory since the entrance is strictly time. Late arrivals cannot attend the tour unless paying again, and they won’t be entitled to ask for a refund.
Actual departure time can differ to 20/30 minutes from the one selected for organizational reasons.
Visitors must pass through metal detectors at the security checkpoint. Please expect to wait 20-30 minutes to clear security.
Mandatory dress code for the Vatican Museum: Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women.
Comfortable attire is recommended.
Confirmed the prohibition of bringing bottles and glasses containers, alcoholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags, and luggage/trolleys.
The guide will hold your tickets. You will be required to present this voucher to attend your tour. If you have purchased a discounted option (children rate), you will be asked to show a photo ID in exchange for your tickets.
All refund requests must be made within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour.
In no case, including health reasons, cancellations beyond the cancellation terms will not be refunded.
Without notice, The Colosseum/Roman Forum, St. Peter’s Basilica, or parts of it and the Sistine Chapel can be closed for unforeseeable events. In this case, no type of refund can be requested.