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Civitavecchia Shore Excursion: Fullday Rome with Vatican Museums and Colosseum

Lake Bracciano, Italy
  • 10 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Make the most of your limited time ashore with this worry-free Rome and Vatican City shore excursion from Civitavecchia Port. Instead of being stuck to a set itinerary, choose a simple sightseeing option with transportation and lunch only, or upgrade to include a guide and tickets to the Pantheon, Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica.
  • Convenient port pickup and drop-off from Civitavecchia ensures a seamless experience
  • This worry-free experience guarantees you're on-time to catch your ship
  • Cover more ground than you would on your own with round-trip transport
  • Beat the heat onboard a private, air-conditioned vehicle

What's Included

  • Port pickup and dropoff
  • Worry-free Shore Excursion
  • Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English-speaking driver
  • PRIVATE Tour Options include: SkipTheLine Tickets to the Pantheon
  • PRIVATE Tour Options include: Tickets to the Colosseum
  • PRIVATE Tour Options include: SkipTheLine Tickets to VaticanMuseums,Sistine Chapel,St.Peter Basilica
  • PRIVATE Tour Options include: Dedicated Licensed Tour Guide, 2 hours or Full Time
  • Lunch in a Typical Roman Restaurant
  • LIGHT TOUR-NO GUIDE NO TICKETS Option includes only Driver and Lunch
  • Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
  • 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 NOT includes Entrance Tickets

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.

Operating hours
.7:30 am

Itinerary

1

Pantheon

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

2

Trevi Fountain

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

3

Spanish Steps

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Piazza Venezia (Pass By)

Roman Forum (Pass By)

4

Colosseum

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Arch of Constantine (Pass By)

Circo Massimo (Pass By)

5

Clivo delle Mura Vaticane

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

6

Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

2 hours Admission Ticket Free

St. Peter's Basilica (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English-speaking Driver
  • Pickup Cruise Port: Your Driver will be waiting for you right outside the ship, holding a sign with your name on to be easily recognized
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  • In Rome Vans are better than Buses: Van = up to 8 seats, Bus = from 9 to 50 seats. Note that Buses are not allow in the historical areas of Rome (official ship excursions from Cruise Companies are operated with Buses). This mean that the Bus will drop you off and you will walk for the entire duration of the tour (6/7 hours) to the other side of town at the end of the tour to be picked up. Best Viator’s Rome excursions are with private Vans. Bus in Rome has only a small number of authorized spaces dedicated to pickup/dropoff travellers so, usually, during the city tour you had to walk for about 4/6 miles. In a big group chance are that you'll have to wait much longer for people lingering at the sights and stand in line longer for the toilets or at the snack counter. You will also have much less one on one time with your driver and guide or time to ask questions, because you'll have to share them with a lot more people.
  • Vans and their drivers will be at your complete disposal for the entire duration of the tour and can take you and stop where Buses cannot go, very close to all attractions, you will walk definitely less and see more!
  • Our fleet is comprised of Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford, FCA, Sedans, MPVs and Vans. Many Italian cities have restricted the areas where certain vehicles can circulate, so in order to offer you the best service possible and to let you reach your destination as comfortably as possible, we will arrange your vehicle accordingly
  • Above 8 passengers please make multiple bookings and we will provide the service either with multiple Vans/SUVs, according to our availability and local regulations. The multiple vehicles will make the tour together with the same stops. The Guests can switch as they prefer in the available vehicles
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  • PRIVATE - ALL INCLUSIVE Option includes: Driver and vehicle full time. Tickets Pantheon, Colosseum, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, Entrance to St. Peter's Basilica. Dedicated Local Licensed private Tour Guide Full Time in Rome. Lunch in a Typical Roman Restaurant. It is possible to customize the Tour if requested in the Special Requirements section at booking time
  • PRIVATE - VATICAN GUIDE INCLUDED Option includes: Driver and vehicle full time. Tickets Pantheon, Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and entrance to St. Peter's Basilica. Dedicated Local licensed Tour Guide 2 hours for Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica in a small shared group. Lunch in a Typical Roman Restaurant. It is possible to customize the Tour if requested in the Special Requirements section at booking time
  • LIGHT TOUR-NO GUIDE NO TICKETS Option includes: Driver, vehicle full time and Lunch in a Typical Roman Restaurant. Solution with a lower price. Not included Tickets, Not included Tour Guide. It is not possible to customize the Tour
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  • PRIVATE Options only important information: VATICAN and COLOSSEUM TICKETS = Please provide the full name of each traveler. Please note that Colosseum and Vatican Museums Tickets from 2024 are nominative and each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the full name provided at the time of booking, it will not be possible to change the name on it. In case of mismatch with the identity document, or not presenting a valid ID document at the Check Control, the access will be denied from each Official Management Check Control Staff and no refund will be issued
  • PRIVATE Options only important information: ==>VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL CLOSURES: every Sunday, Easter Days (Sun-Mon), 1 and 6 January, 11 February, 19 March, 1 May, 29 June, 15 August, 8 - 25 and 26 December. Instead Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, you will visit one of the Ancient Catacombs in Rome (tickets included). No refund is due. ==> COLOSSEUM: for safety reasons the official Colosseum Management could lead delays in access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors. When closed (1 January, 1 May, 25 December) or in rare occasions, you will enjoy the Colosseum from outside and we will refund to you the corresponding tickets cost (18 Euro per person)
  • St Peter’s Basilica: on rare occasions could be closed or inaccessible or with a long line wait time to enter. It is over 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

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
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Rome Express!

KENNETH_W, Sep 2025
Paulo was wonderful! He was knowledgeable, understandable, personable, and efficient. It was nothing short of magic how he arranged or us to see so much with just an 11 hour port day from our cruise. We were guided through the Pantheon, the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peters Basilica – and dropped off to see Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, the Colosseum, and more! Paulo had also arranged a nice relaxing lunch for us at a great restaurant. This is an EXCELLENT way to see all the wonders of Rome, especially if you have limited time to see it. We saw all those things and were not even tired at the end of the day. Amazing! Thanks so much.

First time in Rome

Melinda_S, Jun 2025
The experience was great! Our driver Paolo was early, had our name printed out. He took care of everything in making sure we were on time for all the tours. He even called ahead to the restaurant to get our food prepared so we would stay on a schedule. I would definitely recommend using Viator for future tours.

Rome Tour

Karen_L, May 2025
Wonderful experience seeing Rome in one day. We were on a cruise so we had limited time but we managed to see everything including The Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, The Vatican, Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica, and The Colosseum. We even had lunch that was included at this family owned restaurant and the food was delicious . Our Driver Claudio was so nice and helpful and gave us a lot of history information. He was very patient and asked if we needed anything during the tour.

Amazing experience

Cindy_A, Sep 2024
This was the best way to see Rome in a day. Our guides were so knowledgeable, friendly and organized. We skipped long, lines and didn’t have to walk very far. I would 100% recommend this personalized tour.

Rome in a day

Julie_S, Aug 2024
This was the very best tour we had while traveling through Europe!!! Francesco was our guide and Paolo our driver. They had everything timed perfectly and the entire tour was seamless!!! From the pick up at the cruise port, to our timed ticket entrances, to lunch and back to the ship!! We saw and did everything and it could not have gone better! Thank you!!

Good agenda. Hard to hear guide. No family photos supported

Harry_T, May 2024
The list of sites was great. The lunch was great. The guide was very difficult to hear what he was saying as often he turned his head and spoke away from us. It would have been nice to have earbuds that he could speak into for his descriptions. Also we were offended as we asked him to take a family photo with our iPhone and he refused. He insisted to take the photo from his phone and we could "settle up" with the agency at the end to collect our pictures. With this price of the tour it is not much to ask the guide to take a few photos. We should not have to pay for this as an "extra service". We just took our own photos from that point forward and declined his phone.

Pardon me, could you repeat that?

Amy_N, May 2024
Love the history, ruins and food of Rome! This was our second time here and I’m so glad this was not our first. Driver was kind, knowledgeable and funny, yet very hard to understand. Vatican tour guide was disappointing. Barely talked or shared any facts and had very broken English. Did not understand questions we asked. If this had been our first time to Rome, it would also have been our last. Thankfully we had a better experience eight years ago.

Don’t hesitate! Book it

kellee_s, Sep 2023
Absolutely incredible from the private driver to the private tour guide! Please don’t hesitate it is Absolutely amazing & well worth it! Skip the lines & see the many splendors of Rome in a day!

Awesome and well worth it.

August_S, Jul 2023
This trip was awesome. It was summertime and temps were high 93 degrees and up. It was nice to have a driver to take us from place to place in an air conditioned vehicle it made the trip much easier. The driver and tour guide were great.

Amazing

Adam_B, May 2023
They were on time and very informative. This was a perfect day trip off of the cruise. We had an airconditioned van with wifi and an amazing driver and tour guide.

Great personalized tour in a limited time

sangitafamily, Jul 2022
We loved the personalized tour with Ricardo and Sabrina. Ricardo was very courteous, helpful and took care of us at every step. It was nice interacting with him. He accommodated our requests beyond our expectations. Sabrina is very knowledgeable knows how to bring the best for the guests in a limited time. She knew the perfect spots for pictures. The van was very comfortable. We recommend this tour if you have a limited time and want to make the best use of it in a relaxed and personalized experience.

Rome

Deborah_T, Nov 2019
Giovanni was a wonderful guide for our full day tour of the city. Could not have seen or learned as much without him. Our guide at the Vatican, Francisco, was equally if not more impressive with his knowledge and insights as he skillfully moved us through the crowds. Would definitely recommend this to everyone

The Best!!

Joe Z, Oct 2019
With only 1 day in Rome we wanted the best tour and we sure got it!!! Paulo was incredible-guided is every where and showed us everything we came to see. Claudia really was great in Vatican City-this just couldn’t have been better!!

Wonderful Day

Michael_M, Sep 2019
The was an amazing day. Tour guide was on time, super kind, and a wealth of knowledge. Took us to a ton a different places and kept us on time for the skip the lines. It was literally a FULL DAY. Got to see every single area we were hoping to see. The only disappointment was we didn't have time to go inside St. Peter's. Plenty of time in the Colosseum and Vatican

A perfect day in Rome

James_H, Aug 2019
Our day in Rome with Paulo as our driver/guide was absolutely perfect. Paulo treated us like we were a part of his family that he was showing off his town to - really a great feeling. We were able to see all the major sights including the Coliseum, Vatican, St. Trevi Fountain as well as some unique vista points, parks, and unique parts of town. Paulo showed us to a great local restaurant for lunch...awesome food and service. This tour allowed us to make the best use of the one day we had in Rome, I cannot think of a single thing that would have made it better. Highly recommend!

Great tour of Roma!

Mark K, Aug 2019
Our guide, Juliano, provided an excellent tour of Roma. He was very professional and adapted the tour to our needs. Highly recommended!!

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