Rome Highlights Private Shore Excursion from Civitavecchia Port
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Vatican City, Italy
- 9 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Don’t waste a minute of time while docked at the Civitavecchia cruise port: See the best of Rome all in a single day with this private shore excursion. Take in top sights like the Circus Maximus, Trevi Fountain, and Spanish Steps from the comfort of an air-conditioned vehicle, and even dedicate a few hours to visiting the Vatican Museums. If you wish, upgrade to explore with a guide for insider stories as you go.
- Time-saving round-trip transportation from the Civitavecchia port
- Cover more ground in one day with a private driving tour
- Choose from a range of vehicle types to suit your preferences
- Skip-the-line tickets to the Vatican Museums help avoid a wait
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- WiFi on board
- Bottled water
- Skip the line Vatican Tickets (purchased from the official Vatican website)
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Colosseum and Pantheon tickets
- St. Peter's Basilica hearphones€2.00 per person
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
Our driver will wait for you right outside of the ship holding a sign with your name written on, please make sure your cell phone works just in case the driver needs to call you.
Start time.8:00 am
Itinerary
1
Circo Massimo
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Piazza Venezia (Pass By)
2
Trevi Fountain
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Spanish Steps
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Pantheon
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
5
Piazza Navona
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
6
Vatican City
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.
- 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.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 15 reviews
Best day tour in Rome imagined! We had SO much fun with Nick on our tour. It was such a hot day the day we toured Rome (and I had injured my knee jet skiing a few days earlier, so I was walking with a cane), but Nick managed to find the closest places to drop us off, shade to cool off, and kept cold water for us to drink nearby. I feel like we saw everything we could fit in...the Coliseum, Vatican City, the Sistine Chapel, Piazza Venezia, Trevi Fountain, Palatine Hill, and more. He also arranged for us to have this incredible family style meal at a fun restaurant...we had multiple courses, multiple bottles of wine for all 8 of us, and the price was incredibly reasonable, including a tip (which, we know is unusual in Europe, but we are from the U.S. and the service was just THAT incredible). The meal was truly incredible. We had dinner reservations later that night at another restaurant after Nick dropped us off at our hotel, and we were still so full from our amazing lunch, we could barely eat one more than appetizers at dinner. I highly, highly recommend this tour, and I truly hope you get Nick. He is the BEST...I am convinced we all consider Rome on of our favorite stops on this vacation because of Nick! lol.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for this incredible review! Hearing that Nick helped make Rome one of the absolute favorite stops of your entire vacation means the world to our team.
Navigating Rome with a knee injury in the summer heat is no small feat, so we are so glad Nick took such attentive care of you. Spotting shaded spots, keeping cold water on hand, and securing the absolute closest drop-off points is exactly the personalized service we aim to provide.
It is fantastic how much ground you managed to cover despite the heat, from the Colosseum and Vatican down to the Trevi Fountain. That multi-course family lunch sounds like an absolute highlight, even if it meant you could only manage appetizers for dinner later that evening!
We will be sure to pass your glowing words directly to Nick. He will be thrilled to know he made such a lasting impression on your family. Thank you for recommending us so highly, and we hope to welcome you all back to Italy for another adventure in the future!
We didn't see everything that was on the list of sites to see but we did opt for a lunch break so that could be why. We did feel like we saw what we wanted to see and enjoyed all of it. The driver and the tour guide were very friendly and fluent in English. They made sure that we saw what we wanted to see and we were back to the ship in plenty of time.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for sharing your experience! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed the day and felt you saw exactly what you wanted to see.
Since our private tours are designed to be flexible, taking that extra time for a nice lunch break is a popular choice, even if it means trading a few sites for a great meal! We are happy that your driver and guide were able to adapt the itinerary to your preferences and, most importantly, ensure you were back at the ship with plenty of time to spare.
We will be sure to pass your kind words along to the team regarding their English and friendly service. We hope to see you again the next time your travels bring you back to port!
From the drivers pick-up to our return to the ship everything far exceeded our expectations. Although this private tour was expensive the driver and the guide got us into and took us places we would never have been able to see. We were able to see things that we would never have been able to on a group tour and there were very personal touches from the quick stop at a small cafe on our way to Rome to the lunch arranged by our guide.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for such a thoughtful review! We are thrilled to hear that the experience far exceeded your expectations from start to finish.
While we understand that a private tour is a significant investment, we are so glad you felt the value in the exclusive access and personal attention. Being able to navigate away from the crowds of a group tour to see those hidden gems is exactly what we aim for. It’s often those small, personal moments—like the quick coffee stop on the way to Rome or a perfectly arranged local lunch—that make the day truly unforgettable.
We will be sure to share your kind words with your driver and guide. We hope to welcome you back for another exceptional adventure the next time you are in port!
Both our driver Peter and our guide Barbara were fantastic! They made sure we saw the important landmarks and shared the history of Rome with us. We had a delicious lunch and Barbara helped accommodate some mobility issues in our group.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for the fantastic review! We are so pleased to hear that Peter and Barbara took such great care of your group.
It is wonderful to know that they were able to balance the city's iconic landmarks with its rich history, all while ensuring everyone was comfortable. We particularly pride ourselves on being accessible to all our guests, so we are glad Barbara’s efforts to accommodate mobility issues helped make the day seamless for you. And of course, we're happy to hear the lunch recommendation was a hit!
We will be sure to pass your kind words along to both of them. We hope to welcome you back to Rome in the future!
Excellent day with a great guide. Everything from pick up and drop off and in between was perfect. Private is the way to go and Stephan was awesome!
I had booked most of my excursions with the cruise ship and this was the only outside/private tour i had booked only because the ship's excursion for Ultimate Rome one was fully booked. Well, it was the best thing I did! Very easy to book, questions were answered immediately before the excursion, and the driver Alex was excellent (waited right outside our exit of the ship). Stress free, no excessive walking because driver knew how to get in and out of all stops quickly maneuvering around the narrow streets filled with people (quite fun experience).
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