Full-Day: Colosseum, Vatican Museums & St Peter's Guided Tour
Rome, Italy
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Checking off several of Rome’s major sights in a single day isn’t easy, but this two-for-one package keeps things running smoothly. After meeting your guide and group, start your day with a comprehensive tour of the Vatican, visiting the museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. Then, after a short break for lunch (own expense), tour the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum.
- The efficient tour route is perfect for time-strapped travelers
- Explore with a guide and gain more insight than you get on your own
- Enjoy free time between the Colosseum and Vatican visits
- Audio headsets ensure you don't miss a thing the guide says
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
Not all tours escort you to Palatine Hill, but this one does—a vantage point for stunning panoramic views of the city.
What's Included
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Audio headset so you can always hear your guide at the Colosseum & Vatican
- Guided Tours of Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Vatican Museums, St Peter's Basilica
- 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
- Food and drinks
- Transfers between the two tours
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
Select a meeting point
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Colosseum
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Roman Forum
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Palatine Hill
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
Vatican City
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
5
Vatican Museums
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
6
Sistine Chapel
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
7
St. Peter's Basilica
50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Please note: All participant names are required at the time of booking in order to enter the Colosseum & St Peter's Basilica. If we do not receive the full customers names, we will cancel the booking. Name changes are not permitted once the booking is confirmed.
- 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 & St Peter's Basilica
- Please note there will be approximately 2-4 hours free time between the two tours, depending on the selected time. You have to make your own way from your morning tour to the afternoon tour. There is plenty of time to travel either by taxi or metro.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 3 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.5
based on 1,142 reviews
Annette_G, Dec 2025
Great guide who was incredibly knowledgeable about the site. We were lucky enough to have her for both our morning and afternoon tours! Thanks Flavia!
Judy_H, Dec 2025
Great guides! I can't recall their names but both guides were extremely educational, knowledgeable, entertaining, and just a great experience overall. It was a bit challenging getting from one tour to the next, and trying to eat lunch as well, but we made it, with 10 minutes to spare.
Harvey_S, Oct 2025
Kind, concerned, knowledgeable, patient, complete tour guides. Helping us beat the lines. English speaking was a plus. The audio ear plugs were very helpful even when it was noisy.
GINA_B, Sep 2025
Great information. Guides are friendly, funny & very knowledgeable! Lots of people & walking - really great tour!
Jean_M, Sep 2025
Both tours were excellent. Guides were knowledgeable, friendly and patient. They knew how to position us to see from the best vantage points, amid large crowds. And gave us a wealth of info in step by step logical flow.
Karen_H, Sep 2025
Great info
Maria was extremely knowledgeable and helpful
Especially worked through the weather challenges
Taylor_R, Aug 2025
Very informative and the guides are incredible. It was a treat to have Olga as our guide for the Vatican portion of the tour. This tour is full of incredible facts and gives you plenty of time in between to grab lunch and make it to the next tour. I went in June, so be aware of the heat because it is a lot of walking and can be very hot.
MaryAnn_C, Aug 2025
We had Maria Luisa for the Colleseum, Roman Forum tour and she was fantastic
She had to deal with a terrible situation that was not at all her fault with 3 people that couldn’t get their act together. She was professional at all times. I highly recommend her.
Barry_F, Aug 2025
Started our day visiting the Colosseum with Silvia as our guide who was fantastic & had lots of passion showing us around the site. In the afternoon we visiting the Vatican & had Nicko as our guide who also was great at his job & shared his knowledge of the Vatican.
A must tour when visiting Rome
Vandana_D, Jun 2025
Colosseum is a place best visited with a guide. The tour was a good one and we enjoyed every bit of it.
Abhas_B, Apr 2025
Fantastic tour with very knowledgeable guides who know their stuff! Just make sure you find and reach thr meeting point a few mins before the scheduled time, since it can be a bit long to find and walk to, particularly for the Vatican part.
Patrik_S, Oct 2024
Great day and excellent guides. Included plenty of interesting aspects covered by the guides. Well planned.
juwita_S, Oct 2024
It’s really great
Our guide tour Ms sthepanie
Really helpful to explain everything around
I really happy with this tour
Amanda_D, Oct 2024
This tour was fantastic. I can’t recall our tour guides name but she was extremely knowledgeable. The Basicila, Sistine Chapel were amazing. I would highly recommend this tour company as we did an afternoon tour of the Colleseum which was equally as good.
Kassandra_R, Jun 2024
Patrick was knowledgeable and let us take photos often. Great Colosseum tour. Vatican tour canceled 2 days prior, but refunded. Not listed anywhere - Have passports or ID with you, We are lucky Colosseum was not checking the day we attended.
Debbie_P, Apr 2024
The Colosseum. Sylvia was an exceptional guide. She gave so much information and interesting facts. Very friendly and made everyone a part of the tour. The Vatican was also very good but I would not do both in the same day again. It makes for a very long and tiring day but I still recommend doing both just different days
Mario_M, Apr 2024
Our tour guide for the Coloseum was excellent. Our tour started late due to some people being late which delayed the end of our tour for almost 55 minutes, which did not give us enough time to make it to the afternoon Vatican tour.
We missed our tour at the Vatican due to poor directions on how to get . We were 10 minutes late and they did not extend us the same considerations like they did in our morning tour!
Max_C, Apr 2024
Both Tours guides Maria and Roxanne were amazing! Very knowledgable, friendly, professional, and knew all the questions that were asked
Nancy_M, Apr 2024
A great combined tour. Our guide were fantastic. Barbara at the colosseum and Cosmo at the Vatican. Both were very informative, were willing to answer any questions. Would highly recommend. The only downside was after the colosseum we had to find our own way to the Vatican. We took a cab. Thank you Cith Wonders
Willie_W, Apr 2024
These tours were wonderful. The guides were easy to understand and very thorough. The group was small enough to be join and enjoy. Keep in mind, there is a lot of walking so comfortable shoes are a must . I would take the tour again.
Holly_W, Mar 2024
Both guides were very knowledgeable. We walked away with a new appreciation and perspective of Rome's history.
Kent_D, Mar 2024
Guides were very knowledgeable and provided lots of history, however, the headset system was very poor quality which made it hard to understand at times.This is a walking tour which required much walking up/down stairs and over cobblestone and uneven pavement. We were surprised that we had to find our own transportation from the coliseum to the Vatican, even though this is advertised as a combo tour.
Ian_K, Mar 2024
good tour, very informative. we didn’t spend any time in lines, which was great. there wasn’t much time between the colosseum and sistine chapel, though. i wound up missing the second part of the tour.
Carey_D, Mar 2024
The Vatican was our favorite! So clean compared to rest of Rome. So much knowledge from our tour guide: Fabio for 2nd half of day. Also he was extremely nice but good humor too! We were exhausted the last hour but it was worth it to see as much as we did!
Clara_M, Mar 2024
I appreciated the tour guide explanation of the history and Information of the colosseum and Vatican. I think the pacing and amount of time allowed for viewing and pictures during the tour was perfect and plenty it did not feel rushed. Guides were knowledgeable and professional. I think the check in process was organized, efficient, and smooth. The radios were helpful for listening.
Christopher_R, Mar 2024
Oscar (Vatican City) and Maria (Colosseo) were great tour guides! They were very knowledgeable and gave us many fun facts about the areas, as well as details that weren’t necessarily related to the attractions but enhanced our experience. Oscar, especially, was hilarious and cracked jokes throughout the whole tour. I would highly recommend both tour guides!
Savanna_H, Mar 2024
Felt really rushed, didn’t get to stop at gift shops or anything and isn’t clear at all that it’s two separate tours and you have about 3 hours in between to then find transportation to the second tour.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Hi Savanna_H,
Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your experience with our Full Day Combo: Colosseum & Vatican Skip the Line Guided Tour. We appreciate your insights as they help us improve our services.
We apologize if you felt rushed during the tour and if it was not clearly communicated that it consists of two separate tours with a break in between. Your feedback is invaluable, and we will work to enhance the clarity of our tour descriptions to ensure our guests have a better understanding of the itinerary.
Regarding the lack of stops at gift shops, please note that our tour itineraries are carefully crafted to provide guests with a comprehensive and insightful experience of the historical sites. However, we understand that some guests may wish to explore gift shops independently, and we encourage them to do so during their free time.
Thank you once again for your feedback and exploring the wonders of the Vatican and Colosseum with us.
Kind regards,
The City Wonders Team
Kevin_W, Mar 2024
What an experience. A little hard hearing at times, even with the radio and earpiece but all in all, it was a great trip. The price was right as well and having a guide along with the skip the line passes, it was worth it just for the skip passes alone. It was a good value.
Pjhogan, Jan 2024
Both sites are a must see in Rome. The guides were a little hard to understand as the acoustics on the speakers weren’t working properly. We had to walk from the Colosseum tour in the morning over to the Vatican in the afternoon so it made it a long day.
Christine_P, Dec 2023
Our afternoon guide, Amil was a delight! Fresh and entertaining!
We thoroughly enjoyed her informative and upbeat style.
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