Rome in a Day Private Combo: Colosseum, Vatican & Lunch Included
Overview
Only One day in Rome? There is still time to visit many of the city’s most iconic attractions. The itinerary focuses on the best Rome has to offer: Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine, Vatican. Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square. Just book! We will take care of everything: tickets, pick up, drop off, intermediate transfers, and lunch! Experienced and friendly guides will stay with you for the whole tour!
Everything is included, even lunch, for an assle-free experience.
This Exclusive Private Tour is for your party only!
SUNDAY SPECIAL! Due to the high request for the Wow Tour, we designed a Sunday experience. With your guide, you will explore the second most important museum of Rome, The Capitoline sitting atop the Capitoline Hill, a museum itself. On its top, you enjoy spectacular views over the Forum!
We pick up from:
- all central hotels/B&B/Apartments/rail stations
- Civitavecchia Port
- Fiumicino Airport and Hotels
Let us know if your location is none of the above
What's Included
- Intermediate transfers between the sites
- Lunch: You will stop at a selected restaurant
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel admission
- Colosseum, Forum and Platine admission
- Hotel or Port pick up and drop off according to your tour option ( CITY or PORT )
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
- Sunday and Religious Holidays: Castel S. Angelo, Underground site or extra time with car and guide
- St. Peter's Basilica: your guide will optimize your time by explaining all the features outside.
- Guided Tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Square (not on Sundays & rel. hol.)
- Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
- Full-Day Certified multilingual guides for all mentioned Kindly ask for languages that not listed..
- Spirits and extras at the reastaurant ( starter, main course and water included)
- Car at disposal on request
Meeting and Pickup
WE PICK UP/DROP OFF FROM AND TO ALL CENTRALLY LOCATED HOTELS, B&B, APARTMENTS, PORTS, AND RAIL STATIONS!If your location is **not in central Rome** ( a radius of about 7 km from the Pantheon ), let us know its place, and we will communicate the supplement for the extra distance. You have not booked your hotel yet: no worries! You will amend your booking later with the name of your hotel or the address of your B&B/Apartment.Kindly add to your booking a mobile phone (if possible with a WhatsApp connection) and use the email address you use the most for your booking. **If you do not receive further messages, the default pick-up time is confirmed (8:00 from Civitavecchia port / 9:15 from your central location) **We remind you that on Sundays and religious holidays the Vatican is closed to visitors. We propose other sites as an alternative. It is a Private Tour and is customizable!Make sure you booked the right tour option: - default: "COMBO TOUR with CITY transfers " with pick up and drop off in central Rome. - "COMBO TOUR with PORT transfers" with pick up and drop off at Civitavecchia Port at the Dock of the Ships."
What To Expect
The driver will pick you up at your hotel or port according to your tour option, and bring you at the Colosseum, where you will meet your guide. After admiring the impeccably preserved Arch of Constantine, you will move on to the Coliseum. The grandest amphitheater in the world will amaze you!
For LUNCH: In case of allergies or specific diets, the restaurant will welcome different requests, preferably in advance at the moment of the booking. Lunch includes water. Any extra to be paid directly on the spot.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Please provide any mobility and wheelchair access requirements. Also note that visitors with limited mobility can contact us for special needs, such as wheelchairs or walkers. Ancient Rome area and Vatican Museums visits involve significant walking. Please note that the pathway from the Sistine Chapel to St Peter’s Basilica has 50 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. The tour can continue to the Basilica only if all members of your private group can walk down the stairs. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's Square and the guide will explain the Basilica from the ourside. Also, note that other participants in your group will have to take charge of pushing the wheelchair. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's square and your guide will explain the basilica from the outside.. Also, note that other participants in your group will have to take charge of pushing the wheelchair. The Roman Forum and Palatine surfaces are uneven, but a considerable portion of the area has wheelchair paths.
- 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 Vatican.
- Kindly note that the tour might start with the Colosseum or with the Vatican, depending on tickets' availability and other variants.
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document copy or picture on the mobile phone that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Vatican.
- SUNDAY AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS VATICAN CLOSURE: The tour will include another site on such occasions; Capitoline Museums, Castel sant'Angelo, St.Clemente Underground site; let us have your preference.
- ST. PETER'S BASILICA TICKETS: Please note that the Basilica stops selling skip-the-line tickets 3 days before the date. Therefore, you will not be able to skip the line directly from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica. Nevertheless, if the lines are reasonable, the guide will be happy to get you in. We are very sorry for the inconvenience, which goes beyond our control.
- Dietary Requirements: We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements. Please indicate it to the special requirements at the time of booking.
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- Intermediate transfers between the sites.
- Lunch: You will stop at a selected restaurant.
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person).
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel admission.
- Colosseum, Forum and Platine admission.
- Hotel or Port pick up and drop off according to your tour option ( CITY or PORT ).
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person).
- Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
- Sunday and Religious Holidays: Castel S. Angelo, Underground site or extra time with car and guide.
- St. Peter's Basilica: your guide will optimize your time by explaining all the features outside.
- Guided Tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Square (not on Sundays & rel. hol.).
- Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine.
- Full-Day Certified multilingual guides for all mentioned Kindly ask for languages that not listed.
- Spirits and extras at the reastaurant ( starter, main course and water included).
- Car at disposal on request.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Rome in a Day Private Combo: Colosseum, Vatican & Lunch Included is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Oct 2026What's Included
- Intermediate transfers between the sites
- Lunch: You will stop at a selected restaurant
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel admission
- Colosseum, Forum and Platine admission
- Hotel or Port pick up and drop off according to your tour option ( CITY or PORT )
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
- Sunday and Religious Holidays: Castel S. Angelo, Underground site or extra time with car and guide
- St. Peter's Basilica: your guide will optimize your time by explaining all the features outside.
- Guided Tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Square (not on Sundays & rel. hol.)
- Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
- Full-Day Certified multilingual guides for all mentioned Kindly ask for languages that not listed..
- Spirits and extras at the reastaurant ( starter, main course and water included)
- Car at disposal on request
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Please provide any mobility and wheelchair access requirements. Also note that visitors with limited mobility can contact us for special needs, such as wheelchairs or walkers. Ancient Rome area and Vatican Museums visits involve significant walking. Please note that the pathway from the Sistine Chapel to St Peter’s Basilica has 50 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. The tour can continue to the Basilica only if all members of your private group can walk down the stairs. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's Square and the guide will explain the Basilica from the ourside. Also, note that other participants in your group will have to take charge of pushing the wheelchair. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's square and your guide will explain the basilica from the outside.. Also, note that other participants in your group will have to take charge of pushing the wheelchair. The Roman Forum and Palatine surfaces are uneven, but a considerable portion of the area has wheelchair paths.
- 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 Vatican.
- Kindly note that the tour might start with the Colosseum or with the Vatican, depending on tickets' availability and other variants.
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document copy or picture on the mobile phone that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Vatican.
- SUNDAY AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS VATICAN CLOSURE: The tour will include another site on such occasions; Capitoline Museums, Castel sant'Angelo, St.Clemente Underground site; let us have your preference.
- ST. PETER'S BASILICA TICKETS: Please note that the Basilica stops selling skip-the-line tickets 3 days before the date. Therefore, you will not be able to skip the line directly from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica. Nevertheless, if the lines are reasonable, the guide will be happy to get you in. We are very sorry for the inconvenience, which goes beyond our control.
- Dietary Requirements: We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements. Please indicate it to the special requirements at the time of booking.
