Rome: Colosseum and Roman Forum Private Tour

Rome, Italy

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

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Overview

Embark on an unforgettable tour of the world-famous Vatican Museums with a choice of three tailor-made itineraries. Short on time? Opt for 1.5-hour ‘Silver’ tour and visit the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica. First time at the Vatican? Choose the 2-hour ‘Gold’ tour and check off the highlights of the Vatican Museums, including the Raphael Rooms, the Sistine Chapel and skip-the-line entrance to St Peter’s Basilica. Don’t want to miss anything? Sign up for the 3-hour ‘Platinum’ tour for a comprehensive tour of all three attractions.

1.5-, 2- or 3-hour skip-the-line tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica
Head straight to the front of the queue with skip-the-line tickets
Admire highlights like the Raphael Rooms and Michelangelo’s magnificent Sistine Chapel ceiling
Maximise time with a 1.5-hour ‘Silver’ tour of the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica
Take in the best bits of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica on a 2-hour ‘Gold’ Tour
Enjoy a comprehensive tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica on a 3-hour ‘Platinum’ tour
Excellent value tours include entrance fees and guide
Customise your itinerary with a choice of three great tours!

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Tour guide
Headsets to hear the guide clearly

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pick-up from a centrally located accommodation.

Itinerary

Colosseum

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Roman Forum

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate

Minimum age is 6 years
On the day of the tour, kindly remember to bring a valid ID document, or a copy of it, to be shown together with the nominative entrance tickets to the staff at the entrance of the Colosseum and the Archaeological Park.
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.

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

4.5

based on 33 reviews

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Perfect tour!

Jenn_K, Jul 2021

Incredible tour! Our guide shared so much interesting information. The Vatican Museum would be daunting without a guide. He showed us all the great highlights, answered all our questions (and my teenage son who loves History asked a lot!), and was extremely friendly and engaging the entire tour. My family learned a lot and had fun doing so! Highly recommend!

Response from Host, Jul 2021

Dear Jenn, thank you very much for taking some time to leave your review. It was a pleasure meeting you and your family. We are very glad you have enjoyed your tour with Riccardo. After a difficult year it's great to know that we have returned where we left off to provide enjoyable and entertaining tours for our guests. Safe travels and see you next time in Rome!

Wonderful Guide and experience

Christine, Mar 2020

Absolutely fantastic!! Highly recommend!!! Our tour guide was lovely and very well informed. Vatican was empty because of the virus. Felt very safe and loved every minute of it!

Excellent tour and tour guide!

Michelle_R, Sep 2019

Our tour guide Eddy (with a "y") was amazing! He was fun and knowledgeable. The company itself was so helpful, as we were running late due to a delayed train, and they waited a few extra minutes so we could meet them at the entrance (luckily we had a small, understanding group). Eddy told us little things that we wouldn't have noticed if we did the tour on our own. He made the tour fun and I wish he could have showed us all of Rome! I would definitely use this company again for booking a tour.

Top notch tour done right

Sean G, Jul 2019

Our guide was very knowledgeable and she made us feel good throughout the trip. The coordinator stayed in communication with us until the meetup was successful.

Skip the line tour Vatican Sistine chapel and basilica

Jet00863782608, Mar 2019

Great tour of the three locations with a excellent tour guide. Group of eight was perfect and would highly recommmend it

We were newcomers to Viator and so...

bellamamma, Nov 2017

We were newcomers to Viator and so were a little nervous at first. Now, we're believers!Skip the line is the ONLY way to go! Spend whatever it takes, it's worth it, as is the upgraded tour. Like all Viator guides, our Vatican guide Alessio is a specialist in his field. We definitely benefitted from his knowledge and expertise. The Museums were packed with people, yet Alessio guided us expertly through the maze of people and spoke so movingly and with such reverence about the beauty and meaning around us. Because we'd upgraded our tour, we ended up having a private tour of St. Peter's with Alessio. So worth it. Thank you, Viator.

I'm sure the tour guide knew his...

K K, Jul 2017

I'm sure the tour guide knew his stuff, but no one could understand him due to a thick accent and the fact that he did not speak into the microphone the majority of the time.

The Skip-the line was worth it...

Brandon H, Jun 2017

The Skip-the line was worth it enough. The tour guide was great and got some amazing information throughout the different places. Highly recommended.

Our guide Gaby was excellent! Highly...

Karen D, Jun 2017

Our guide Gaby was excellent! Highly recommend this tour and Gaby!

Ok so to start out Ill admit that...

Danny S, Jun 2017

Ok so to start out Ill admit that the review is 3 stars for some reasons not entirely fully down to the fault of the tour guide or group which Ill explain in a minute, otherwise would be 4-5 stars. The Vatican is a must see for anyone in Rome, it is a wonder to go and see and our tour guide Mario was very enthusiastic, knowledgeable and all in all brilliant. He was very good at pointing out the bits we needed to see and the history of the place, the stories of the artefacts and reasons for things being there or sculptured as they were. His short narrative on the Sistine Chapel outside in the gardens was very interesting and explained the meaning behind the frescos and what was being depicted he told us outside as you cant speak in the chapel. Now for the problem part. There was to be a service in the chapel at 2pm, so we rushed through the museum, which was very crowded, to arrive at 1.15 and be denied entry early as it was closing ahead of 2pm. Not the tours fault, but very annoying, given we had rushed through the museum to get there early. At this point we were essentially left with a choice of hoping to get back in at 3pm after the service without the guide for the Basilica which we did or just leave. Not that this was any fault of Mario, but in the end he had to just leave us there and we missed out on the guided tour of the Basilica which we had paid for, which was a shame as he was, as Ive said excellent. So to sum up a bit of a bum deal for us on the day, but defiantly book up and ask for Mario, just check that the Vatican isnt doing a service to ruin your planned day!

The agency which operated this tour...

Craig_F, Oct 2016

The agency which operated this tour were very welcoming at their office and communicated what was going to happen on the tour superbly. The tour leader was very informative and covered a lot on the tour. There is a lot of standing/walking involved and if older people are travelling they should be made aware of this

Our guide, Raphaella, was very...

Katherine W, Apr 2016

Our guide, Raphaella, was very personable and knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor! Despite the crowds and the overwhelming amount of history to see, we feel as if we saw all the top sites.