Ultimate Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums & Walking Tour
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About
This full-day Rome tour secures timed entry to two of the city's most difficult tickets to obtain independently: the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum. Both sell out weeks in advance, and booking logistics can be complex. Your expert English-speaking guide leads a small group of no more than 20 through the Vatican's gallery halls, into the Sistine Chapel, and across the Roman Forum before stepping inside the ancient amphitheater. Between these two landmarks, a guided walk takes in Piazza Navona, the Pantheon exterior, and the Trevi Fountain, with private transportation connecting the Vatican to the city center so there is no navigating public transit mid-day. This tour is ideal for first-tim...
Highlights
7 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
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Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Transfer between Vatican and city center by van
Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
Maximum group size of 20
Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
Exterior views of St. Peter's Basilica through the Scala Regia (Royal Staircase)
Guided Walking Tour past Navona Square, the Pantheon & Trevi Fountain
Free Time for Lunch (at own expense)
Admission & Guided Tour of The Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel, Colosseum & Roman Forum
Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
Professional English-Speaking Guide
St. Peter's Basilica entry
Pantheon entry
Hotel pick up/drop off
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Viale Vaticano, 100
Meet your guide at the top of the big staircase between TMark Hotel Vaticano and Caffé Vaticano (Viale Vaticano, 100). Look for a guide holding a sign with the tour name at the top of the steps.
Return
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
This tour typically ends at the Colosseum or Roman Forum. However, on rare occasions, the endpoint may change due to logistical reasons.
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
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A valid government-issued ID is required for entry into the Colosseum and Vatican. The name on your tickets must match the name on your government-issued ID or you will be refused entry.
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Depending on your Colosseum entry time, the order of the Colosseum and Roman Forum visits may be reversed.
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On Wednesdays and during other Vatican events, this tour does not include a view of the outside of St. Peter's Basilica due to closures.
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This tour includes free time for lunch at your own expense.
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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Itinerary
1
Vatican Museums
Meet your guide just outside the Vatican Museums entrance on Viale Vaticano, where you'll check in and receive your timed entry tickets. Once inside, your guide leads you through the Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of Tapestries, and Gallery of Maps, pointing out key works of Roman and Greek art along the way.
2 hours
2
Sistine Chapel
Still inside the Vatican complex, you'll move into the Sistine Chapel for one of the most awe-inspiring moments of the day. Your guide prepares you in advance with stories about Michelangelo's ceiling frescoes, including The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgment, before you step inside to take it all in.
15 minutes
3
Rome
Board a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle for a short drive from the Vatican to the heart of historic Rome.
15 minutes
4
Piazza Navona
Your walking tour begins in one of Rome's most theatrical baroque squares. Your guide explains the history of the piazza, from its origins as an ancient stadium to the rival fountains commissioned by competing popes, as you take in the grand architecture surrounding you.
30 minutes
5
Pantheon
A short walk brings you to the outside of one of the best-preserved ancient buildings in the world. Your guide covers the engineering genius behind the 2,000-year-old unreinforced concrete dome and the building's transformation from Roman temple to Christian church.
10 minutes
6
Fontana di Trevi
Enjoy a view of Rome's most famous Baroque fountain, designed by Nicola Salvi and completed in 1762. Standing nearly 26 meters tall, the fountain depicts the god Oceanus at the center of a dramatically sculpted facade built into the rear wall of Palazzo Poli. Your guide provides the history and context from a vantage point nearby before the group moves on.
15 minutes
7
Rome
Next, a lunch break (food not included in price of tour) near the Trevi Fountain gives you time to rest your feet and refuel before heading to the Roman Forum.
1 hour
8
Roman Forum
A short walk from the Colosseum, you’ll find yourself amid the sprawling ruins of the Roman Forum, once the political and commercial epicenter of the Roman Empire. Trace the footsteps of emperors and citizens as your guide brings the area's highlights, like the Arch of Titus, to life, detailing what daily life was like in ancient Rome.
1 hour
9
Colosseum
Timed entry takes you inside the Colosseum's first and second tiers, where your guide sets the scene for the gladiatorial combat and public spectacles that once filled this iconic arena. You'll leave with a clear sense of the scale and spectacle of ancient Rome at its peak.
Ultimate Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums & Walking Tour
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About
This full-day Rome tour secures timed entry to two of the city's most difficult tickets to obtain independently: the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum. Both sell out weeks in advance, and booking logistics can be complex. Your expert English-speaking guide leads a small group of no more than 20 through the Vatican's gallery halls, into the Sistine Chapel, and across the Roman Forum before stepping inside the ancient amphitheater. Between these two landmarks, a guided walk takes in Piazza Navona, the Pantheon exterior, and the Trevi Fountain, with private transportation connecting the Vatican to the city center so there is no navigating public transit mid-day. This tour is ideal for first-tim...
Highlights
7 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Transfer between Vatican and city center by van
Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
Maximum group size of 20
Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
Exterior views of St. Peter's Basilica through the Scala Regia (Royal Staircase)
Guided Walking Tour past Navona Square, the Pantheon & Trevi Fountain
Free Time for Lunch (at own expense)
Admission & Guided Tour of The Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel, Colosseum & Roman Forum
Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
Professional English-Speaking Guide
St. Peter's Basilica entry
Pantheon entry
Hotel pick up/drop off
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Viale Vaticano, 100
Meet your guide at the top of the big staircase between TMark Hotel Vaticano and Caffé Vaticano (Viale Vaticano, 100). Look for a guide holding a sign with the tour name at the top of the steps.
Return
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
This tour typically ends at the Colosseum or Roman Forum. However, on rare occasions, the endpoint may change due to logistical reasons.