Top Rome Tours by Duration

Avoid the endless queues at one of Rome's busiest landmarks and spend more time steeped in its history. Navigate the many rooms of the Vatican Museums with a tour guide, explore the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, including Michelangelo's masterpiece, and finish in St. Peter's Basilica (optional) with free time to explore its tombs or pay on the day to climb its dome.

The Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica are two of Italy’s most famous attractions, drawing millions of visitors per year—so you can picture the wait times. Save hours of precious vacation with skip-the-line entry, and breeze past the crowds with timed priority entry. Add on a guided tour (with private or small-group upgrades for a more personalized experience), with Basilica access and express options, too.

Skip crowded buses and tired feet with a picturesque golf cart tour of Rome’s major squares and landmarks from a brand new vantage point. Whether private or small‐group, you’ll tailor the itinerary to your preference, whizzing around sites such as the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, and more with narration and flexible stops for photos and questions—this is sightseeing and exhilarating speed rolled into one experience.

The Vatican Museums can mean long waits and an overwhelming amount of art to navigate independently. Save time with skip-the-line admission, then follow a guide through a carefully planned selection of highlights with historical and artistic context along the way. Visit the Sistine Chapel and, depending on your selected option, St. Peter’s Basilica while getting more from your time inside the Vatican.

Take a Rome hop-on hop-off tour by open-top bus, and spend time city sightseeing as you travel past attractions such as the Colosseum and Vatican City. Relax aboard the double-decker Rome tour bus, listen to the audio commentary, and hop on and off at any of the stops. Select a sightseeing ticket that’s valid for the same day, 24, 48, or 72 hours, or two panoramic night tours.

The Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill are three of Rome’s notable attractions, but going alone risks leaving your many questions unanswered. Learn more by going with a guide on this sightseeing tour. Walk up Palatine Hill for panoramic views of the Eternal City, see where gladiators battled in the ancient Colosseum and discover centuries of ruins in the Roman Forum. Ideal for first-time visitors to Rome.

Finding space at popular local restaurants in Rome in the evening can be difficult. This small-group food tour explores Trastevere and includes priority access to notable venues. Walk between tastings with your guide as you sample DOC prosecco, street food, classic pasta dishes, and more. Along the way, receive insider tips on where and how locals eat, making it easier to navigate Rome’s dining scene during the rest of your stay.

Pompeii and Herculaneum are among the world’s most important Roman archaeological sites, but the ruins can be hard to interpret to the untrained eye. Experience the extraordinary archaeological wonders with a professional archaeologist on this hassle-free small-group tour. Learn about the history and architecture of these two cities buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79. Choose the departure option that best suits your travel plans and enjoy a seamless visit with admission tickets included.

Avoid Rome’s heavy traffic and explore the city on fun and convenient golf carts. This small-group tour stops at top attractions including the ancient Appian Way and Circus Maximus while making room for lesser-known sights such as the Basilica San Sebastiano Fuori le Mura. The top highlight is a guided tour of the catacombs (St. Sebastian, St. Callixtus, or Santa Domitilla) with a Vatican guide or priest.

Immerse yourself in Roman history and learn information you’d unlikely encounter on your own on this small-group tour of Rome’s underground. Explore the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella and learn about its history. Then, visit the Catacombs of San Sebastiano or Domitilla (depending on the day), home to stunning frescoes and thousands of centuries-old bones. Learn about early Christianity from your guide while meandering the endless darkened tunnels.

Many of Rome’s ancient ruins lie along the Appian Way, too spread out to cover comfortably on foot. A mountain bike or e-bike carries you past the Aurelian Walls, the Circus of Maxentius, and Roman aqueducts as the route heads into open countryside. Choose the longer tour for a guided visit to the second-century catacombs.

Discover several of Rome's top attractions with ease by prebooking your admission tickets and choosing a tour option that suits your sightseeing style. Opt to explore the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill at your own pace on a self-guided audio tour, or benefit from the insight of a guide on a group tour. For a personalized experience of the ancient wonders, upgrade to a private tour that promises undivided attention.

Cover the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill in just hours with this tour of the sights in ancient Rome. With a guide, head into the Colosseum to walk in the footsteps of gladiators, emperors, and plebeians as tales of the brutal games ring in your ears. Stroll amid the ruins of the Roman Forum, then discover layers of Roman history on Palatine Hill.

Experience some of Rome’s ancient landmarks in a way that suits you on this flexible tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum. Choose from a standard, small-group, or private tour, or head out alone with an audio guide and flexible timed entry. For an even closer look, upgrade to include access to the arena floor or the underground floor to see where gladiators roamed.

The Vatican Museums attract millions of visitors each year, so you can imagine the long lines. Avoid the biggest crowds on this guided afternoon tour, letting you experience highlights like the Raphael Rooms and fresco-painted Sistine Chapel without the hordes of midday. Tours are capped at 18 people to allow for a calmer, more personalized experience.

Go beyond your standard walking tour on this fun, sustainable adventure through Rome. Led by your personal guide, you'll hop on an e-bike to see both the Eternal City's most-famous attractions and a few hidden gems along the way. You’ll zip from piazzas and squares to ancient ruins and beyond, discovering far more than you would on foot — and still traveling green.

Crowds at the Vatican Museums peak at midday, making it a chore to visit this vast collection. Beat the rush with early access to the galleries and the Sistine Chapel, starting with a buffet breakfast in the Vatican Courtyard. Take in highlights such as the Gallery of the Maps and Michelangelo’s frescoes in a peaceful setting, then finish with a visit to St. Peter’s Basilica.

The Vatican is one of Rome’s most popular attractions, with the large crowds and long lines to match. Save valuable vacation time with this half-day guided tour, which offers skip-the-line entry to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica, giving you more time to explore these iconic sites with ease. For a more relaxed experience, book the late afternoon tours (St. Peter’s Basilica excluded).

If you’re interested in ancient Roman history, don’t miss this small-group guided tour that includes access to the Colosseum’s arena floor, the Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. Learn more from your guide than you would wandering around by yourself, and ask lots of questions, which isn’t easy on larger tours. See where ancient gladiatorial battles were fought, and where governance decisions were made, at these must-visit sites.

Getting to Civitavecchia Port from Rome usually involves a long ride on a regional train—plus a taxi ride from your hotel to the station. Skip the hassle of getting around by public transportation with this deluxe one-way transfer service. Ride in your own private, chauffeured vehicle door-to-door. Transfers can be booked all week long, with departures timed to your cruise schedule.

Avoid wasting time during your Vatican Museums visit with this skip-the-line tour. Join a guide to pass right by the long entrance queues and start touring the massive galleries. See the incomparable Raphael Rooms, Michelangelo's stunning Sistine Chapel, as well as other museum highlights like the Gallery of Maps and the Tapestries Gallery. As you explore, your guide offers insight and commentary you'd otherwise miss if visiting alone.

Avoid wasting time waiting for a taxi or navigating unfamiliar public transportation with this hassle-free private transfer service. Meet your driver as you exit the arrival terminal at Fiumicino airport, and relax on the journey to your city hotel while you leave the tricky traffic to an expert. Enjoy the ease of drop-off directly at your hotel or other accommodation in Rome's city center.

Millions visit the Colosseum each year, but not everyone makes it to the reconstructed Arena Floor—usually off-limits to the public. On this small-group tour, you’ll visit the millennia-old gladiatorial ring from every angle, including both below and above. Be transported to an era marked by gladiatorial combat, grand spectacles, and imperial grandeur. Then continue to the Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum, where you'll delve into the origins of Rome.