Greatest Sites of Rome Tour in One Day with Vatican Sistine Chapel & Colosseum

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  You will meet with your guide at the Colosseum where pre-booked tickets will enable you to avoid queuing at the entrance and explore this masterpiece of Roman engineering immediately.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 2

  After seeing inside the Colosseum, you will move to the Arch of Constantine and the Roman Forum nearby. The Forum served as a centre of commerce, politics and religion in Roman times. Dotted around the square are the ruins of the Arch of Titus, the House of the Vestal Virgins, the Temple of Saturn, the Senate House, and the marble Arch of Septimius Severus.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• (Pass by)

  You’ll then head down the Via Sacra (Sacred Way) to the Capitoline Hill and Il Vittoriano, an imposing neoclassical building and an icon of the city.

  Admission ticket free
• 3
  Trevi Fountain

  A further stroll and you will arrive at the renowned Trevi Fountain. According to legend, if you throw a coin into the fountain you are destined to return to Rome one day. You will then have some time for lunch (own expense). There is a wide selection of restaurants and other eateries to choose from, and your guide will be happy to recommend somewhere.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  After lunch you will enter the Government District, home to the Parliament Building, the Palace of the Council of Ministers and the Column of Marcus Aurelius. The ancient Temple of Hadrian stands nearby; a magnificent structure, built by the Emperor Antonius Pius to honour his predecessor.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5
  Pantheon

  A short walk down a narrow passageway will bring you to the Pantheon, the site of the great Renaissance Master Raphael’s tomb.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 6
  Piazza Navona

  You’ll then pass by the remains of the Baths of Nero as you make your way to Piazza Navona where you’ll see Bernini’s breath-taking ‘Fountain of the Four Rivers’.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 7
  Vatican City

  The last stop on the tour will be the Vatican City, just across the river Tiber.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Vatican Museums

  Here you’ll see the Vatican Museums; a cornucopia of incredible artworks.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 9
  Sistine Chapel

  You'll admire frescoes by Raphael, as well as Michelangelo’s epic ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• A dress code is required to enter places of worship and select 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
• 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.
• Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
• Please note that, due to Jubilee restrictions, the Basilica is not accessible

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