Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
Colosseum with the Arena Stage
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Vatican Museums and Pope's apartment, School of Athens by Raphael.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
Frescoes of Michelangelo
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Vatican City, Vatican City, Lazio
Vatican Galleries including the one of the Maps, Tapestries and Candelabra
Duration: 1 hour
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1: Santi Cosma e Damiano, Via dei Fori Imperiali, 1, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
2: Via Vespasiano, 28, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
11:30 AM
4 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
A current valid passport or ID document is required on the day of the tour for children under 18 as proof of age and also for adults for the entrance at the Colosseum
Please be aware that to enter the Colosseum it is necessary to pass a metal detector security check. Visitors cannot avoid these checks., local operator is not responsible for time spent waiting to pass security checks
The tour consists of 2 different tours: a Colosseum / Ancient Rome tour in the morning and a Vatican Tour in the afternoon
If you arrive late you might lose the entrance at the Vatican or Colosseum
Please note that, for disabled visitors with certified invalidity of more than 74%, the Vatican Museums offers free entry that is extended to a companion for visitors who are not self-sufficient. To benefit from this, make sure you mention it at the time of booking so that our staff may handle your request.
Not allowed: Pets, weapons or sharp objects, oversized luggage, smoking, alcohol or drugs, sprays or aerosols, glassware, unaccompanied minors, electric wheelchairs
-The entrance fee to the archaeological sites is 17 Euros for adults (23 Euros for the arena option), accompanied by a booking fee of 2 Euros. The additional amount covers services provided by experienced licensed guides, audio devices, booking fees and other tourist services. The aim is to promote transparency and ensure your understanding of the cost breakdown. In July and August, due to the heat, the duration of the tour is 2 hours. Please note that this tour is not wheelchair accessible. -Meeting time is subject to change; if this occurs, you will receive a call or message from the activity provider. please provide your correct phone number and country code. -ID mandatory. Guests who show up without ID cannot be guaranteed entrance. -The full names of all the participants in the booking is needed, incomplete information on the booking cannot be guaranteed entrance.
In summer time we suggest bringing a bottle of water. In summer time due to the heat the tour might last about 2 hours.
Please Note: to access the Colosseum you need to add in your reservation the exact name and last name of all participants in your group and children need to be specified. In case of mistake in writing your name and last name in your reservation, if the Colosseum tickets controllers deny the access due to the wrong name and last name we decline any responsibility and NO REFUND will be provided.
Please note: in case of late arrival we inform you that you will lose your tour and no refund will be given for no show or for late arrival
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : 925kalenp
Azzurra was an amazing guide! Her enthusiasm and energy made the whole tour so much better. She was also very knowledgeable the history of the sites, and her explanations were very clear. Would highly recommend getting a tour with her.
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Posted On : 2021-08-07
Posted By : DrakeDeb
Our guides — Matteo and Alice — were knowledgeable and eloquently passionate about their subjects. We learned a lot, and had a great time.
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Posted On : 2019-12-22
Posted By : 51yearsofbliss
Knowledgeable' Diego with a unique knack to share, prepared us magnificently at the beginning for our trek through the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and the St. Peter's. We were thus well-armed with his amazing carefully shared information and his wonderful Sistine Chapel handout for our once-in-a-lifetime visit and the priceless quarter of an hour with Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. Not only this, but Diego looked out for us and our needs--even making sure we were carefully taken care of for our afternoon tour.
And bless Fedrico with the afternoon tour who pressed on with his amazing knowledge-sharing during the Rome torrential downpour! He kept track of us and kept going as long as we were willing, giving a helpful capstone explanation about the sight when he could see we were all drowned and needed hot cocoa and dry clothes!
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Posted On : 2019-11-16
Posted By : Trip228057
Tour guide was very knowledgeable about all aspects of the Vatican. The use of the headsets were great and the first time for me. It was nice because you didn’t have to be right near her to hear what she was saying.
The Colosseum tour was amazing! Roman architecture is breathtaking! This tour, in-line many others allowed us to be on the floor of the Colosseum, it was a much different perspective than being on the perimeter. The tour guide we had for the second half was also very knowledgeable, he said he was an archeologist, and was able to answer all our questions. We met interesting people on the tour and were able to reconnect after the tour was over and in the next city.
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Posted On : 2019-09-13
Posted By : Robert_I
We had a great tour of Forum, Palatine Hill and the Colosseum. Our small group met at the Tour Office and we walked firstly down into the Forum. It rained a little and an Umbrella was necessary. There were "cheap" umbrellas on sale for 5 Euro - and slightly dearer umbrellas for a negotiated 8 euro. Get the dearer one as one of the Tour bought the cheaper one and it lasted only to the top of Palatine Hill (20 minutes?). The tour took us through the forum, up Palatine Hill and then to the Colosseum. Being on the main arena floor and looking up is really worthwhile. You can only stay for 20 minutes and then the tour progresses up into the stands. There is a lift for those less mobile. The tour was a highlight. Loved Rome!!!
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Posted On : 2019-06-04
Posted By : Tour174373
Our guide for the Vatican tour was Diego, a lovely man who explained everything thoroughly and made sure the group was together before moving on. Made the tour engaging and responded heartily to questions asked. Also made sure everybody could see what was going on and was very friendly when guiding us. For the Colosseum tour, our guide, Dennis, was similar and made the experience enjoyable. Made sure to keep eye contact with us at all times to ensure we were listening and kept us engaged. Knew the attraction well and even threw in his own personal opinion at times! Both tours were very fun and taught us a lot about these places in Rome. Could’ve been better if we had time to check out the gift shop so we could purchase souviers though. Overall, a great experience!
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Posted On : 2018-12-21
Posted By : ericmatez
So first of all, these two tours should not be grouped together. They were a lotbto absorb and if someone chose to do both so be it, but it was too long as a whole. They are two seperate tours which we had to arrange transport ourselves to each one. Both tour guides, while they knew their material, their Italian accent was very strong and they both spoke at the group instead of to them. I could hear other guides not doing this. The Vatican Tour wait was ashame as we watched City Wonders groups walk in ahead of us. The Colosseum tour would have been much better if at first we didn't have to walk 15 minutes extra just to get to the tour office, then wait there for at least 30 to 40 minutes while they straightened everything out.
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Posted On : 2018-07-19
Posted By : shary936
Our guide was superb. He was very informed and enjoyable. He was thoughtful funny caring.i would 4ecommend him to anyone
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Posted On : 2018-07-13
Posted By : Dylan J
Tour was amazing. Even though there was a lot of people at the sites, the guide made it easy and you really felt relaxed to enjoy the experience. Finding the office for the afternoon tour was a little challenging. Our tour guide Diego was very knowledgeable and personable.
Posted By : Efi K
A guided tour which shows you all MUST-SEE sights in Rome in one day. We skipped the lines in the Vatican and the Colosseum and we had two good professional qualified Rome guides, Flavia for the Vatican in the morning and Diego for the Colosseum, Palatino and Forum in the afternoon. It includes the highlights of all sites above, without being too long or boring with many details. Both tours were done with headsets, which is also good. We started with no delays for them both. We exited the Vatican around 12.00 and we had to be at the meeting point for the second tour at 13.00, so make sure you don't spend much time shopping or having lunch for a long time, otherwise, you'll miss the second tour for the Colosseum, Palatino and Forum.
One piece of advice: We did not know that the main street by our meeting point for the Colosseum, Via Imperiale, is closed to traffic on the weekends, so we took a taxi and it could not take us too close to the meeting point. Better use the metro from the Vatican and get off in front of the Colosseum if it's a weekend. I do not think walking is feasible within the free time left between the 2 tours. The 2nd tour ended around 16.30, so it is a full day and one must be prepared for much walking and some climbing, but it is worth doing it.
I definitely recommend it and hope it always has as good guides as we had!
