Private Tour of Vatican and Rome's Icons - lunch & Luxury Cars!

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(3 reviews)

5 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 3 more

Take a whirlwind tour of Rome in just one day! This Tour is all about Rome's 8 best attractions: the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps, Circus Maximus, the Palatine Hill and Colosseum views. A Private team will take you to the Vatican for a complete guided visit. Your chauffeur-driven luxury car will stop right next to the above city sights; this part of the tour is totally customizable! Your guide will share anecdotes with you about Rome's past and present.

USEFUL INFO:

- Big bags or backpacks and big umbrellas are not allowed inside the sites (regular bags, backpacks, and foldable umbrellas are allowed).
- Cover knees and shoulders inside the Sistine and the Churches.
- Guides cannot avoid metal detector checks
- St. Peter's Basilica might close without prior notice, mostly during Easter and Christmas.

Last minute, we are unable to organize the Tour differently. We will explain the Basilica from St. Peter's Square.

What's Included

Certified Professional Guide. Kindly ask for languages that are not listed.
Driven Tour of Trevi Fountains, Circus Maximum, Colosseum, Palatine and Spanish Steps (all outside)
Guided tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel
Traditional Lunch at a selected restaurant
Private luxury car
Skip the line entrance tickets to the Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica: your guide will optimize your time by explaining all the features outside
Intermediate transfers (car is not at disposal during the Vatican visit)
Private Hotel pick up & drop-off
Spirits and extras at the reastaurant ( starter, main course and water included)
Colosseum admission

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

WE PICK UP FROM ALL CENTRALLY LOCATED HOTELS, B&B, APARTMENTS, RAIL STATIONS, AND THE PORT! Kindly enter the pick-up/drop-off location. YOUR ACCOMMODATION IS NOT BOOKED YET: no worries, you will book it later and amend the reservation. YOUR HOTEL/APARTMENT/B&B IS **NOT IN CENTRAL ROME** ( a radius of about 7 km from the Pantheon ). Let us know if the location is more distant; we will communicate the supplement for the extra distance. Pick up from Fiumicino or Civitavecchia requires a transfer supplement. Please add a mobile phone to your booking (if possible with a WhatsApp connection) and use your primary email address to make sure you receive your confirmation. **If you do not receive further messages, default pick up time is confirmed (8:15 from central Rome)**

Itinerary

Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1
    Vatican Museums

    Vatican Museums overflow with masterpieces by many of Italy’s most important Italian artists, sitting alongside important works from Ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. You will walk through famous galleries such as tapestries and maps. You will learn the secrets of The Sistine Chapel, with its enormous Michelangelo’s frescoes. Here you will have time to observe the details of his sublime “Last Judgment”. Your guide will bring you directly from the Sistine Chapel into St. Peter’s Basilica, the world’s largest Church, to admire Michelangelo’s “Pietà” and other highlights.

    2 hours 30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 2
    St. Peter's Basilica

    Your guide will bring you directly from the Sistine Chapel into St. Peter's Basilica's courtyard. Your guide will optimize your time by explaining all the features outside. You can take pictures (without a flash) in a peaceful atmosphere while the guide waits outside for you. It is the world's largest Church to admire Michelangelo's "Pietà" and other highlights.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Trevi Fountain

    Hidden down the narrow backstreets of the city, Trevi Fountain is a secretive masterpiece, and perhaps the most spectacular fountain in Rome. Built at the end of one of the famed aqueducts that supplied the Roman Empire with water, this iconic setting attracts many visitors. Toss a coin into its waters to ensure a safe return to Rome at some stage in the future.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Spanish Steps

    You will proceed to the Spanish Steps, one of the biggest tourist spots in the city. As you stand and admire the Church of Trinità dei Monti, which sits at the top of a famous stairwell with the Fontana Della Barcaccia at its foot, you will wonder how they were ever able to complete it.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5

    (FROM OUTSIDE) The Colosseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an iconic elliptical amphitheatre in the heart of Rome. Built by the Flavian dynasty in the 1st century AD, it was the largest amphitheatre ever constructed, seating up to 80,000 spectators. It famously hosted gladiatorial contests, wild animal hunts, and public spectacles, serving as a powerful symbol of Roman engineering, culture, and power.

    20 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 6

    The Circus Maximus, nestled in the valley between the Palatine and Aventine Hills, was ancient Rome's largest and most impressive stadium. Primarily a chariot-racing arena, it could hold over 150,000 spectators (some estimates suggest up to 250,000!), making it the paramount entertainment venue for centuries. Beyond thrilling races, it also hosted public games, religious festivals, and even gladiator contests and wild beast hunts. Today, it stands as a vast, open-air park, offering a tangible sense of its immense scale and a powerful link to Rome's glorious past.

    20 minutes Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS AND STROLLERS: Visits to Ancient Rome and the Vatican Museums involve significant walking. Elevators are available for visitors with mobility issues, and a considerable portion of the museum features wheelchair-accessible paths. Please note that visitors with limited mobility can contact us to request special accommodations, such as wheelchairs or walkers. A member of your group will be responsible for pushing the wheelchair. Please note that wheelchairs, walkers, and strollers are not permitted in the passage connecting the Basilica's courtyard due to the 50 steps that are both downwards and upwards. The tour will conclude with a visit to the Museums. It is forbidden to split the group to allow part of it to continue inside the Basilica. The whole group is requested to stay with the guide. For the same reason, we suggest avoiding strollers and using a baby sling instead.
  • **IMPORTANT INFO FOR LAST MINUTE BOOKINGS:** The Basilica stops issuing tickets three days before the tour. During peak season, tickets may sell out four to five days in advance. Last-minute bookings may still allow for a visit to the Basilica. After leaving the Sistine Chapel, you will queue without a ticket with your guide, who will stay with you for an extra hour to navigate the line and metal detector checks. We apologize for any inconvenience, as this is beyond our control.
Supplied by Rome Guided Visit

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