Rome in a Day Private Combo: Colosseum, Vatican & Lunch Included

Rome, Italy

6 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Rome is a sprawling open-air history museum—there’s so much to see it can be challenging to plan. This private tour visits the Colosseum and the Vatican while taking care of just about everything: luxury transportation from hotels, the airport, or Civitavecchia Port, a restaurant lunch, and guided visits. When the Vatican is closed on Sundays, the tour visits the Capitoline Museum, a collection of museums created to preserve Rome’s archeological heritage.

A private tour of the Colosseum and Vatican with luxury tranport
Enjoy admission and a restaurant lunch included
Visit the Capitoline Museum instead of the Vatican on Sunday
Pick-up and drop-off from the port, airport, or central Rome

Sample Menu

Main

A choice of pasta among

• Amatriciana • Carbonara • Gricia • Spaghetti with tomato sauce • Arrabbiata

Main

A choice among

• Saltimbocca alla Romana • Pollo alla Romana (chicken with peppers) • Meatballs with tomato sauce • Veal escalopes cooked with lemon

What's Included

Lunch: You will stop at a selected restaurant
Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
Guided Tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Square (not on Sundays & rel. hol.)
Full-Day Certified multilingual guides for all mentioned Kindly ask for languages that not listed..
Hotel or Port pick up and drop off according to your tour option ( CITY or PORT )
Intermediate transfers between the sites
Sunday and Religious Holidays: Castel S. Angelo, Underground site or extra time with car and guide
Colosseum, Forum and Platine admission
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel admission
St. Peter's Basilica: your guide will optimize your time by explaining all the features outside.
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

Spirits and extras at the reastaurant ( starter, main course and water included)
Car at disposal on request

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

WE PICK UP/DROP OFF FROM AND TO ALL CENTRALLY LOCATED HOTELS, B&B, APARTMENTS, PORTS, AND RAIL STATIONS! If your location is **not in central Rome** ( a radius of about 7 km from the Pantheon ), let us know its place, and we will communicate the supplement for the extra distance. You have not booked your hotel yet: no worries! You will amend your booking later with the name of your hotel or the address of your B&B/Apartment. Kindly add to your booking a mobile phone (if possible with a WhatsApp connection) and use the email address you use the most for your booking. **If you do not receive further messages, the default pick-up time is confirmed (8:00 from Civitavecchia port / 9:15 from your central location) ** We remind you that on Sundays and religious holidays the Vatican is closed to visitors. We propose other sites as an alternative. It is a Private Tour and is customizable! Make sure you booked the right tour option: - default: "COMBO TOUR with CITY transfers " with pick up and drop off in central Rome. - "COMBO TOUR with PORT transfers" with pick up and drop off at Civitavecchia Port at the Dock of the Ships."

Itinerary

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infant seats available
Near public transportation
Stroller accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Please provide any mobility and wheelchair access requirements. Also note that visitors with limited mobility can contact us for special needs, such as wheelchairs or walkers. Ancient Rome area and Vatican Museums visits involve significant walking. Please note that the pathway from the Sistine Chapel to St Peter’s Basilica has 50 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. The tour can continue to the Basilica only if all members of your private group can walk down the stairs. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's Square and the guide will explain the Basilica from the ourside. Also, note that other participants in your group will have to take charge of pushing the wheelchair. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's square and your guide will explain the basilica from the outside.. Also, note that other participants in your group will have to take charge of pushing the wheelchair. The Roman Forum and Palatine surfaces are uneven, but a considerable portion of the area has wheelchair paths.

Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. 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 Vatican.
Kindly note that the tour might start with the Colosseum or with the Vatican, depending on tickets' availability and other variants.
Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document copy or picture on the mobile phone that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Vatican.
SUNDAY AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS VATICAN CLOSURE: The tour will include another site on such occasions; Capitoline Museums, Castel sant'Angelo, St.Clemente Underground site; let us have your preference.
ST. PETER'S BASILICA TICKETS: Please note that the Basilica stops selling skip-the-line tickets 3 days before the date. Therefore, you will not be able to skip the line directly from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica. Nevertheless, if the lines are reasonable, the guide will be happy to get you in. We are very sorry for the inconvenience, which goes beyond our control.
Dietary Requirements: We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements. Please indicate it to the special requirements at the time of booking.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Featured review

Vicki_B

We did this full day tour and it was amazing!! Our guide, Andrea, was extremely knowledgeable and gave us so much information we didn’t know. It was just wonderful. We had 5 children with us and he made the tour fun and engaging for them. Plus he was such a nice person. Having the transportation included was a huge plus as well. We all loved it. Do not hesitate to book this, it was just wonderful!

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Wonderful!

Vicki_B, Jul 2025

Highly recommend

Megan_M, Jul 2024

Our tour guide, Andrea, was awesome. He was able to answer all of our questions and gave us some excellent recommendations.

Okay

Jill_S, Jun 2024

It was okay. Would have liked more time at the Vatican. Felt rushed at times and other times waited.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Dear Mrs. Jill, Thank you very much for appreciating our services! I investigated with the staff before giving you an answer. The tour is meticulously planned to work smoothly if we follow the schedule. It is crucial to start the tour on time. Your 25-minute delay meant that we had less time inside the Vatican than usual. The Colosseum slot has a strict 15-minute delay policy, so there is no room for flexibility there. On the positive side, entering later allowed you to take a longer route and see more, albeit quickly. As you may have noticed, site guards often regulate visitors' flow, closing and reopening paths. Concerning your whish to see more, I recommend that those who desire to see all the Vatican rooms consider dedicating an entire day to the experience. Additionally, we addressed the mobility issues encountered by one of the guests, and we arranged for an extra transfer from the restaurant since it wasn't included in your package and walking to the Colosseum was not feasible. I advise informing the tour operators about any special requirements in advance for a smoother experience. Hoping to have you among our guests in the future, we will be happy to plan a nice day inside the Vatican with a lunch breack inside.

Excellent!

Kimberly_T, Sep 2023

Excellent experience! Timely, vehicles were meticulously clean, staff were very professional. Even lunch was amazing!

A Magical Day in Rome

Trudith_L, Jul 2023

Andy was a kind very knowledgeable guide. I have mobility issue and he made every effort to accommodate. He was able to answer every question about the Vatican and Coliseum. We opted to skip the Forum and he found a cafe where I could sit until the driver arrived. Skipping to the head of the line on a very hot day was also a plus. An expensive trip that was well worth the cost.

Great tim great tour learned a lot

Robert_M, Sep 2021

Andy was wonderful. Very well versed in art archeology and the history of Rome. We saw everything we were hoping to see and more all within the time allotted.

Response from Host, Jan 2022

Hello Robert! Andy is an excellent guide and caring person. I am happy it made a difference in your vacation! We are very grateful when our guests share their experiences with other travelers, so accept my apology for this late reply! We hope you will trust Viators tours again in the future!