VIP tour of Rome (5/8hrs) Colosseum & Vatican Museums, tickets
Overview
An Exclusive Private & Customizable tour (we do not combine groups) with licensed Tour Guide & Chauffeur. Your guide will hop-off the vehicle with you at each stop and walk you through the attractions to provide the most complete insights of every attraction.
Meet your guide at your hotel at 8AM. During the first five hours (until 1PM) your guide will show you the best of Rome. The lunch break 1h (1PM/2PM).
Your 8hrs tour will continue until 4PM.
WE PURCHASE YOUR SKIP-THE-LINE TICKETS (NOT INCLUDED) IF AVAILABLE
- Colosseum Full Experience & Roman Forum (Eur 37, 00 per person)
- Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel (Eur 37, 00 per person)
- Early Vatican with Priority Access to Sistine Chapel (Eur 50, 00 per person)
You can pay your tickets in EUR or USD cash to your guide. Your guide will have all your tickets.
In the 5 hours tour the list of the sites to be visited is shorter and it is not possible to visit the Vatican Museums.
Meet your guide at your hotel at 8AM. During the first five hours (until 1PM) your guide will show you the best of Rome. The lunch break 1h (1PM/2PM).
Your 8hrs tour will continue until 4PM.
WE PURCHASE YOUR SKIP-THE-LINE TICKETS (NOT INCLUDED) IF AVAILABLE
- Colosseum Full Experience & Roman Forum (Eur 37, 00 per person)
- Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel (Eur 37, 00 per person)
- Early Vatican with Priority Access to Sistine Chapel (Eur 50, 00 per person)
You can pay your tickets in EUR or USD cash to your guide. Your guide will have all your tickets.
In the 5 hours tour the list of the sites to be visited is shorter and it is not possible to visit the Vatican Museums.
Inclusions
- Private and Customizable tour (We do not combine groups)
- Licensed tour guide (5 or 8hrs). Meet your guide to your hotel, private apartment or B&B
- Private, courteous and safe driving Chauffeur (5 or 8hrs) with luxury Mercedes sedan or van
- Your hotel, private apartment, B&B, train station in Rome pickup and drop off included
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
One of the richest and most representative museums in the world. Rich in statues, paintings, sarcophagi, mosaics collected by the Popes since the Renaissance. If it's your first time or you have already crossed the threshold of the Vatican in the past, you will decide which collection you prefer to visit before starting the walk inside the long corridor that will take you to the entrance of the Sistine Chapel. The Sistine chapel is the real reason why thousands of people flock to museums every year. The Last Judgment and The Genesis. Finally, you will see Michelangelo's marble masterpiece: La Pietà. The Basilica will surprise you with its majesty and rich decorations.
The Guide will be at your complete disposal in order to fulfill your desire for more information. At the end of the tour you will meet your driver again and continue the tour as scheduled or return to the hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
Built by Sixtus IV, from which it takes its name (Sistine Chapel) at the end of the fifteenth century, it is the pictorial representation of the old and new testament performed by the most important painters such as Perugino, Girlandaio, Botticelli to finish with Michelangelo's masterpiece. Inside the "Cappella Magna" so called to stigmatize the religious and political importance of the place, it is not possible to speak, take photos or videos. Your private guide will give you the time necessary to appreciate the quality of the rich decoration. You will after enter through the door that will take you inside St. Peter's Basilica.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The most famous baroque square in the world where during the conclave the crowd waits impatiently to see for the first time the face of the new Pope. Bernini's colonnade represents the ideal embrace of Peter towards the faithful who have come for centuries to pray on his tomb. In the center one of the most ancient Egyptian obelisks which in ancient Rome was located in the center of the circus of Emperor Nero.
Your private tour comes to an end hoping that you enjoyed our tour and to see you again soon in Italy.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
The Colosseum in Rome was the largest and most advanced amphitheatre the ancient world had ever seen. It is the main symbol of Rome. The famous Roman amphitheater was built between A.D. 70 and 72 by the emperor Vespasian and hosted events like gladiatorial and hunting games.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy
The most famous monumetal area in the world. The political center of ancient Rome and symbol of the power of the Eternal City. The place where in the eighth century BC the city was founded and from where the Romans began their incredible history of conquests throughout Europe.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy
The Palatine Hill, which is the centremost of the Seven Hills of Rome, is one of the most ancient parts of the city and has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire." The site is now mainly a large open-air museum while the Palatine Museum houses many finds from the excavations here and from other ancient Italian sites.
Imperial palaces were built here, starting with Augustus. Before imperial times the hill was mostly occupied by the houses of the rich.
The hill originally had two summits separated by a depression; the highest part was called Palatium and the other Germalus. Using the Forma Urbis its perimeter enclosed 63 acres; while the Regionary Catalogues of the 4th century enclose 131 acres (53 ha) .
Stop At: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy
The construction of the first Patheon dates back to 25BC by Marco Agrippa, an important Roman general and son-in-law of the Emperor Augustus. After 150 years the Emperor Hadrian rebuilds it in the same place and in the form that we can still admire today. After almost two thousand years we can still visit the ancient building and its incredible open dome. Since the beginning of the seventh century the Pantheon has been transformed into a church, the Basilica of Santa Maria ad Martyres.
A unique monument in the world, not to be missed even if you have already visited the Eternal City.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy
The most beautiful and the most famous fountain in the world, symbol of the incomparable beauty of the Rome of the Popes. The fountain is located at the junction of three roads and more specifically it is built upon the ‘terminal point’ of the Acqua Virgo, one of Rome’s most important aqueducts that transports drinking water to the Eternal City.
You cannot miss the visit to the famous fountain where to throw the coins to be sure to return to Rome in the future.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Circus Maximus, Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Rome Italy
The Circus Maximus is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue located in Rome, Italy. Situated in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine Hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome Italy
The Capitoline Hill is the smallest and most important of the seven hills of Ancient Rome. As the political and religious heart of Rome the hill became a symbol of Rome's reign as the capital of the world.
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From the top of the Capitol your guide will show you the wonders of ancient Rome represented by the ruins of the Roman Forum, the largest monumental area in the world. A breathtaking view where you can take incredible photos to bring home the best memories of the Eternal City. A vast expanse of ruins of temples, basilicas and triumphal arches symbol of the power of Rome through the first thirteen centuries of Roman rule over almost all of Europe.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Venezia / Ancient City, Piazza Venezia / Ancient City, Rome, Lazio
Piazza Venezia is the central hub of Rome, Italy, in which several thoroughfares intersect, including the Via dei Fori Imperiali and the Via del Corso. It takes its name from the Palazzo Venezia, built by the Venetian Cardinal, Pietro Barbo alongside the church of Saint Mark, the patron saint of Venice.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Via del Corso, Rome Italy
The "Via del Corso" is a main street in the historical centre of Rome. It is straight in an area otherwise characterized by narrow meandering alleys and small piazzas. Considered a wide street in ancient times, the Corso is approximately 10 metres wide, and it only has room for two lanes of traffic and two narrow sidewalks. The northern portion of the street is a pedestrian area. The length of the street is roughly 1.5 kilometres.
Stop At: Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Rome Italy
The Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy, climb a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church, at the top. The monumental stairway of 135 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier's bequeathed funds of 20, 000 scudi, in 1723–1725 linking the Trinità dei Monti church under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France and the Spanish Embassy at the top of the steps to the Holy See in the Palazzo Monaldeschi at the bottom of the steps.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy
Of incomparable beauty, perhaps the most beautiful square in Europe symbol of the power of Pope Innocent X and his family: the "Pamphili. Built over the ruins of the stadium of Domitian, Roman emperor at the end of the first century, the modern Baroque square exposes a Bernini masterpiece in the center the fountain of the "Four Rivers".
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piazza di Campo de' Fiori, 00186 Rome Italy
Is a rectangular square south of Piazza Navona in Rome, Campo de' Fiori, translated literally from Italian, means "field of flowers". The name dates to the Middle Ages when the area was a meadow. In Ancient Rome, the area was unused space between Pompey's Theatre and the flood-prone Tiber.
Duration: 15 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
One of the richest and most representative museums in the world. Rich in statues, paintings, sarcophagi, mosaics collected by the Popes since the Renaissance. If it's your first time or you have already crossed the threshold of the Vatican in the past, you will decide which collection you prefer to visit before starting the walk inside the long corridor that will take you to the entrance of the Sistine Chapel. The Sistine chapel is the real reason why thousands of people flock to museums every year. The Last Judgment and The Genesis. Finally, you will see Michelangelo's marble masterpiece: La Pietà. The Basilica will surprise you with its majesty and rich decorations.
The Guide will be at your complete disposal in order to fulfill your desire for more information. At the end of the tour you will meet your driver again and continue the tour as scheduled or return to the hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
Built by Sixtus IV, from which it takes its name (Sistine Chapel) at the end of the fifteenth century, it is the pictorial representation of the old and new testament performed by the most important painters such as Perugino, Girlandaio, Botticelli to finish with Michelangelo's masterpiece. Inside the "Cappella Magna" so called to stigmatize the religious and political importance of the place, it is not possible to speak, take photos or videos. Your private guide will give you the time necessary to appreciate the quality of the rich decoration. You will after enter through the door that will take you inside St. Peter's Basilica.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The most famous baroque square in the world where during the conclave the crowd waits impatiently to see for the first time the face of the new Pope. Bernini's colonnade represents the ideal embrace of Peter towards the faithful who have come for centuries to pray on his tomb. In the center one of the most ancient Egyptian obelisks which in ancient Rome was located in the center of the circus of Emperor Nero.
Your private tour comes to an end hoping that you enjoyed our tour and to see you again soon in Italy.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
The Colosseum in Rome was the largest and most advanced amphitheatre the ancient world had ever seen. It is the main symbol of Rome. The famous Roman amphitheater was built between A.D. 70 and 72 by the emperor Vespasian and hosted events like gladiatorial and hunting games.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy
The most famous monumetal area in the world. The political center of ancient Rome and symbol of the power of the Eternal City. The place where in the eighth century BC the city was founded and from where the Romans began their incredible history of conquests throughout Europe.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy
The Palatine Hill, which is the centremost of the Seven Hills of Rome, is one of the most ancient parts of the city and has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire." The site is now mainly a large open-air museum while the Palatine Museum houses many finds from the excavations here and from other ancient Italian sites.
Imperial palaces were built here, starting with Augustus. Before imperial times the hill was mostly occupied by the houses of the rich.
The hill originally had two summits separated by a depression; the highest part was called Palatium and the other Germalus. Using the Forma Urbis its perimeter enclosed 63 acres; while the Regionary Catalogues of the 4th century enclose 131 acres (53 ha) .
Stop At: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy
The construction of the first Patheon dates back to 25BC by Marco Agrippa, an important Roman general and son-in-law of the Emperor Augustus. After 150 years the Emperor Hadrian rebuilds it in the same place and in the form that we can still admire today. After almost two thousand years we can still visit the ancient building and its incredible open dome. Since the beginning of the seventh century the Pantheon has been transformed into a church, the Basilica of Santa Maria ad Martyres.
A unique monument in the world, not to be missed even if you have already visited the Eternal City.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy
The most beautiful and the most famous fountain in the world, symbol of the incomparable beauty of the Rome of the Popes. The fountain is located at the junction of three roads and more specifically it is built upon the ‘terminal point’ of the Acqua Virgo, one of Rome’s most important aqueducts that transports drinking water to the Eternal City.
You cannot miss the visit to the famous fountain where to throw the coins to be sure to return to Rome in the future.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Circus Maximus, Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Rome Italy
The Circus Maximus is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue located in Rome, Italy. Situated in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine Hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome Italy
The Capitoline Hill is the smallest and most important of the seven hills of Ancient Rome. As the political and religious heart of Rome the hill became a symbol of Rome's reign as the capital of the world.
459/5000
From the top of the Capitol your guide will show you the wonders of ancient Rome represented by the ruins of the Roman Forum, the largest monumental area in the world. A breathtaking view where you can take incredible photos to bring home the best memories of the Eternal City. A vast expanse of ruins of temples, basilicas and triumphal arches symbol of the power of Rome through the first thirteen centuries of Roman rule over almost all of Europe.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Venezia / Ancient City, Piazza Venezia / Ancient City, Rome, Lazio
Piazza Venezia is the central hub of Rome, Italy, in which several thoroughfares intersect, including the Via dei Fori Imperiali and the Via del Corso. It takes its name from the Palazzo Venezia, built by the Venetian Cardinal, Pietro Barbo alongside the church of Saint Mark, the patron saint of Venice.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Via del Corso, Rome Italy
The "Via del Corso" is a main street in the historical centre of Rome. It is straight in an area otherwise characterized by narrow meandering alleys and small piazzas. Considered a wide street in ancient times, the Corso is approximately 10 metres wide, and it only has room for two lanes of traffic and two narrow sidewalks. The northern portion of the street is a pedestrian area. The length of the street is roughly 1.5 kilometres.
Stop At: Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Rome Italy
The Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy, climb a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church, at the top. The monumental stairway of 135 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier's bequeathed funds of 20, 000 scudi, in 1723–1725 linking the Trinità dei Monti church under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France and the Spanish Embassy at the top of the steps to the Holy See in the Palazzo Monaldeschi at the bottom of the steps.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy
Of incomparable beauty, perhaps the most beautiful square in Europe symbol of the power of Pope Innocent X and his family: the "Pamphili. Built over the ruins of the stadium of Domitian, Roman emperor at the end of the first century, the modern Baroque square exposes a Bernini masterpiece in the center the fountain of the "Four Rivers".
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piazza di Campo de' Fiori, 00186 Rome Italy
Is a rectangular square south of Piazza Navona in Rome, Campo de' Fiori, translated literally from Italian, means "field of flowers". The name dates to the Middle Ages when the area was a meadow. In Ancient Rome, the area was unused space between Pompey's Theatre and the flood-prone Tiber.
Duration: 15 minutes
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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.
- Vehicles are collapsible wheelchair accessible, however the driver is unable to assist passengers boarding and disembarking due to insurance regulations.
- Stroller accessible
- Earphones are mandatory for groups (more than 5 guests) inside the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. The cost of the earphones rental is not included (Eur 5, 00 per person)
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- The Vatican Museum is open Monday to Saturday. The museum is closed on Sundays except for the last Sunday of each month, (providing this does not coincide with Easter Sunday, 29 June or 25 & 26 December) when it opens from 9am until 2pm (final entry at 12.30pm).
- Our office will purchase your Colosseum and Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica skip-the-line tickets, if still available. Your tour guide will have your tickets. You'll pay the tickets only cash directly to your guide.
- Due to high demand Colosseum and Vatican Museums tickets may all be sold at the time of tour booking. Our office will inform you about the actual availability of tickets for your tour.
- In the 5 hours tour the list of the sites to be visited is shorter and it is not possible to visit both the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums. You can choose what to visit.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
ryangr
June 2022
Nicola was able to squeeze us in even though we waited till last minute to schedule. Definitely would recommend reaching out in advance to ensure your able to get the perfect date time and attractions you want to see. The whole trip is customizable. It’s our second tour with him so we skipped a c...
Nicola was able to squeeze us in even though we waited till last minute to schedule. Definitely would recommend reaching out in advance to ensure your able to get the perfect date time and attractions you want to see. The whole trip is customizable. It’s our second tour with him so we skipped a couple things and he showed us some other sights. Great customer service and we always enjoy him showing us around Roma!Vonda_W
April 2022
The tour was incredible and Nicola was very accommodating and full of fascinating information. It was a thorough and wonderful introduction to so many of the great sites in Rome. He took us to interesting off-the-beaten-path locations as well as the main places. I highly recommend this tour and s...
The tour was incredible and Nicola was very accommodating and full of fascinating information. It was a thorough and wonderful introduction to so many of the great sites in Rome. He took us to interesting off-the-beaten-path locations as well as the main places. I highly recommend this tour and specifically Nicola.Chris B
January 2022
Our guide Valentina, drivers Max and Nicolai were all excellent! Valentina was a joy to spend the day with. She is so very knowledgeable about the history and best spots to view sights in the city. Our group of 7 appreciated the door to door service and skip-the line VIP entrance tickets to the V...
Our guide Valentina, drivers Max and Nicolai were all excellent! Valentina was a joy to spend the day with. She is so very knowledgeable about the history and best spots to view sights in the city. Our group of 7 appreciated the door to door service and skip-the line VIP entrance tickets to the Vatican museum/sistine chapel and coliseum. Nicolai arranged a great lunch reservation for us at a restaurant near the Vatican (cost not included in the tour). Our group all agreed that this day was a highlight of our trip to Italy. An excellent way to see the highlights of the city in one long day.Kyle_A
October 2021
Highly recommend this tour! Nicola knows everything there is to know about Rome and their main attractions and it made the experience so fun and informative for my wife and I. It’s more pricey than some of the other tours you might see on here but I assure you it’s worth every penny. Nicola and h...
Highly recommend this tour! Nicola knows everything there is to know about Rome and their main attractions and it made the experience so fun and informative for my wife and I. It’s more pricey than some of the other tours you might see on here but I assure you it’s worth every penny. Nicola and his driver Max made our trip to Rome so memorable!rcwrichardson
January 2020
One-Day VIP Limo Tour of Rome, Italy We had Sergio as our driver and Alessandra as our tour guide. There were three of us and had just finished a 14-day cruise with one day remaining before returning back to the U.S. This tour is the way to go when you have limited time. The cost made it worth w...
One-Day VIP Limo Tour of Rome, Italy We had Sergio as our driver and Alessandra as our tour guide. There were three of us and had just finished a 14-day cruise with one day remaining before returning back to the U.S. This tour is the way to go when you have limited time. The cost made it worth while because of the convenience of it all. We can't say enough about having a personsl driver, tour guide and skip the line access to the sites. We could not have seen or learn as much in one day if we didn't take the VIP Tour. Sergio and Alessandra were professional and very knowledgeable. We were picked up at our hotel then subsequently joined by our guide. In the afternoon, we took a lunch break at a lovely italian restaurant (scheduled at our request by our guide) where the service and food were exceptional. After lunch we headed back out to finish up the tour. We were then taken back to our hotel after a long and exhausting but great day. Loved it! The RichardsonsbrianwU5022EN
January 2020
I did the VIP private tour of Rome which included the Colosseum, the Vatican, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and so much more. Nicola, my tour guide, and Sergio, our driver - were fantastic. Nicola knowledge of the history of the city was incredible and really kept me interested the entire time. T...
I did the VIP private tour of Rome which included the Colosseum, the Vatican, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and so much more. Nicola, my tour guide, and Sergio, our driver - were fantastic. Nicola knowledge of the history of the city was incredible and really kept me interested the entire time. They were more than happy to tailor the tour to what I wanted to see, while still ensuring we saw the most amazing places in time. We took some time to slow down and grab some coffee in the morning, and lunch in the afternoon, which was great. Nicola’s passion for the city really shown through and left me wanting to come back - and the Skip The Line tickets were well worth the cost. Had we had to wait in lines, we would not have seen everything I had hoped for. I highly recommend this tour, and I can’t wait to get back to Rome and do another tour with Nicola and Sergio!