Ultimate Rome & Vatican FullDay VIP Tour from Civitavecchia Port
Recommended by 94% of travelers
Lake Bracciano, Italy
- 10 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Designed for cruise travelers with limited time ashore, this Rome shore excursion helps you make the most of your day. Choose a guided sightseeing tour without attraction tickets, or upgrade to an all-inclusive private experience with skip-the-line entry to the Pantheon, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica, plus lunch and a guided tour at the Colosseum—so you don’t have to worry about organizing anything yourself.
- Travel into Rome without having to hire a car or secure a cab
- Choose the tour option that best suits your needs and budget
- Port pickup and drop-off included for a seamless experience
- Check off multiple landmarks and historic sites in a matter of hours
What's Included
- Worry-Free Port Pickup & Dropoff Shore Excursion
- Travel in comfort with a fully licensed, A/C vehicle and a professional English-speaking Driver.
- PRIVATE TOUR GUIDE Options include: Admission Tickets, Tour Guide, Roman Set Lunch
- LIGHT TOUR-NO GUIDE NO TICKETS Option includes ONLY Driver and Vehicle
- Tipping is not included in our service fees, It is never mandatory although it is always appreciated
- LIGHT TOUR-NO GUIDE NO TICKETS Option NOT INCLUDES: Tour Guide, Entrance Tickets, Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
Pickup and Dropoff: Civitavecchia Cruise Port, right outside your ship. • English-speaking Driver with a private vehicle will be waiting for you right outside the ship, holding a sign with your name on to be easily recognized. • No need to take Bus Shuttle from ship since our permits allow us to enter in the Cruise Port.
Start time.7:30 am
Itinerary
1
Colosseum
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
2
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
3
St. Peter's Basilica
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
Trevi Fountain
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
5
Pantheon
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
6
Spanish Steps
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Circo Massimo (Pass By)
7
Clivo delle Mura Vaticane
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Piazza Venezia (Pass By)
Arch of Constantine (Pass By)
Roman Forum (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Port Pickup: Your English-speaking driver will wait outside the ship holding your name sign. Travel stress-free in our premium, air-conditioned, fully licensed luxury vehicle!
- Why choose our private Vans over Buses? Large buses are banned in historic Rome, forcing you to walk 4–6 miles and waste time waiting on crowds. Our luxury Vans get you right to the sights! Book your private tour today for a stress-free, walking-minimized, and fully personalized VIP experience!
- Traveling with 8+ guests? Just book multiple vans! Your group will travel together, hit the same stops, and you can switch vehicles anytime. Book today to secure your fleet and keep the whole family together!
- PRIVATE-GUIDE FULLTIME IN ROME Option: Go VIP! Our Full-Time in Rome includes a private driver and vehicle, entry tickets, a dedicated expert guide and a delicious traditional Roman set lunch
- PRIVATE-2HOURS VATICAN GUIDE Option: Enjoy a full-time driver and luxury vehicle, all entry tickets, a dedicated Vatican guide and a delicious traditional Roman set lunch
- LIGHT TOUR-NO GUIDE NO TICKETS Option: Budget-Friendly Tour. Enjoy a full-time driver and vehicle at our lowest price! Please note: Entrance tickets, tour guides, and lunch are not included
- PRIVATE Tour Guide Options – Crucial Entry Info: Every guest must present a valid ID (ID, Passport, Driver's License, etc.) matching their ticket at security. No name changes allowed; incorrect or missing ID means denied entry and no refund.
- PRIVATE Tour Guide Options – Important Site Availability Info: Specific dates and attraction entries are subject to official calendars, capacity limits, and unexpected closures completely beyond our control. If a site is unavailable on your tour date, an exceptional alternative experience or a partial ticket refund will be provided
- St Peter’s Basilica: on rare occasions could be closed or inaccessible or with a long line wait time to enter. It is completely beyond our control, so no refunds or discounts will be issued
- One Infant seat available on request
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Reviews
4.8
based on 17 reviews
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Visitors should be aware of the many steps to climb. The steps are not level and can be very slippery. I wore very sturdy shoes and still managed to miss the last little step at the Coliseum. I twisted my ankle. I am a very healthy woman but still managed to get hurt. My advice is walk slowly and watch where you are going. The tour was very ambitious to do in one day from the cruise ship because of the length of time and traffic. I would do it again but would walk slower! Our driver and guide were both prompt and helpful.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you so much for leaving a review — we really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience!
We're proud to offer ambitious tours that aim to show guests as much as possible in a single day. We're truly sorry to hear about your ankle and hope you're feeling better soon.
That said, we’d like to gently clarify that we are not responsible for the official management of monuments like the Colosseum. The steps inside the Colosseum are over 2,000 years old and are walked by around 15 million visitors every year. Any concerns about the monument itself should be directed to its official administration.
We do our very best to provide a memorable and smooth experience, and it’s a little disheartening to receive just four stars for something outside our control.
Thanks again for joining our tour — we’d love to welcome you back anytime!
Giovanni
This was extraordinary with a wonderful, knowledgeable guide and caring driver. We saw the major sights and extras, they also accommodated a change in one of the participants to gain entry into one of the venues.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you so much for your kind words!
We’re so glad to hear your "Rome in a Day" tour was such a fantastic experience. It means a lot to us that you felt well taken care of by both your guide and driver.
Flexibility and great service are what we aim for, and we're happy everything worked out smoothly. Hope to see you again on your next trip to Italy!
Warm regards,
The ItalyBestExcursions Team
Very knowledgeable guide and very efficient driver. Saw everything we wanted to see. Lunch was a little rushed so that we could keep on schedule.
As it was very hot the air conditioned vehicle between visits was superb. Our guide was very knowledgeable and had sorted out everything so we were able to visit all the sites. Please ask him to send the photos to my email address.
Our driver was excellent. He even returned at the end to return our phone which we left in the car. Our guide was super knowledgeable
Our guide FRANCESCO was amazing!! So full of knowledge and detail. To short of a trip to Rome. Driver ROBERTO was super cool. Loves American pop music.. car was always cool when we returned from an excursion...
The Rome Private car/guide is well worth the splurge... No lines to wait in that eat up your time.. Gratzi, gratzi VIATOR..FRANCESCO,ROBERTO
Excellent driver & even better guide. Francesca was phenomenal. Could not have seen, learned and done as much any other way. We had a group of 12 and you made it a great day. Thank you for such a wonderful outing.
We took the "Civitavecchia Cruise Port Shore Excursion with Full Day Rome with "Skip-the Line" Vatican Museums (including the Sistine Chapel) & Colosseum" tour offered by Viator with "Italy Best Excursions" providing our driver, Govani and our personal Rome guide, Francesco. We had only one day in Rome and knew it more than likely be our one shot deal to visit Rome. In the days time we had we were able to see and do everything on our list and much more. Although our ship offered extra tours to individual locations in Rome, we wanted to do much more....and we did! Many thanks to our driver, Govani, and expert/knowledgable Rome Guide, Francesco, for making our visit to Rome so enjoyable with memories to last a lifetime.
Tour was excellent. Perhaps not for everyone, but a convenient way to see the major sites with a limited amount of time. Our driver Valentino was superb - knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. His recommendation for lunch, delicious and perfect. Ask for him if possible.
This tour was Awesome. Our driver Giovanni was excellent. If you want to see Rome in a day this is the way to do it. We saw everything we wanted to see and Giovanni was so knowledgeable abut everything. We learned so much about Rome and have beautiful pictures and memories. If I could give it a 10 I would. Do not hesitate to book this tour.
What a way to see Rome! Our driver had only the 4 of us and made sure we got to see everything there was to see in Rome! Plus hooked us up for a fantastic local lunch!
Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable and accommodating for the things we wanted to see. However, our big complaint is that he took us to the Colosseum one and a half hours before our scheduled time and they would not honor our
Paolo knew all the ins and out to wisk us from our cruise ship to more sights in Rome than I can count.
What a great experience.
We had such a great day visiting all the locations described in our tour. Our driver was a great guy who was very knowledgeable. He even made lunch reservations at a delightful Italian Restaurant. We ended our tour by meeting our private tour guide at the Vatacian. This is the only way to see the Vatacian and learn so much about it.
My family and I had a great time in this tour. I would recommend to get a tour guide specially in the Vatican museums.
We ended with a nice day in Rome. Mauro our drive we excellent. Very knowledgeable and knows Rome like his background. He weaved around the narrow streets and getting to places in great time. Lunch, next to the UN building, was good and reasonably priced. The disappointment was we didn’t get to go into the St. Peter Basilica. It was a Wednesday, a day when the Pope was doing his weekly blessing over the St Peter Square. So the Basilica was closed in the morning. When we booked the excursion, Viator should have mentioned it. Furthermore, the big screw up was that they cancelled our earlier reversation when we only asked for a change in our plans. Luckily we were still able to get this excursion and see most of the highlights. You might get a better price from others, but not with a private van as we did. Note that buses are not allow in the historical areas of Rome (ie: ship excursions are with Buses). This mean that the bus will drop you off and your will walk the 6 hours to the other side of town at the end of the tour to be picked up. Viator’s Rome excusions are with private vans. Just don’t make changes and confuse the agents and you will be fine. Got back to boat on time for all 3 days excursion with Viator.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Dear Guest,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're truly pleased to hear that you enjoyed your day in Rome and appreciated Mauro’s professionalism, driving skills, and knowledge — he, like all our team, takes great pride in delivering exceptional service.
That’s exactly why we were surprised and a bit disappointed by the 3-star rating.
Your tour was carried out fully and professionally, including all accessible sites on the day, as clearly described. As stated in the tour details prior to booking, certain monuments such as St. Peter’s Basilica may be closed due to official Vatican events, which are entirely beyond our control. In fact, every Wednesday morning the Basilica is closed to the public due to the Papal Audience, which is a long-standing and publicized Vatican schedule.
Additionally, the reservation confusion you mentioned was not connected to our company in any way. It appears to have involved a previous booking made with a different agency. We respectfully ask that such unrelated issues not impact the review of our service, which was delivered as promised and recognized positively even in your own comments.
We truly believe a 5-star rating would better reflect the experience and commitment we put into organizing this private tour — and we would greatly appreciate if you’d consider revising your review accordingly.
Should you need anything else in the future, we’re always here for you.
Warm regards,
Giovanni
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