Recently Viewed
Tour of Rome's Ancient Major Basilicas
4.6
16 Ratings
Roma
Embark on a spiritually enriching journey with an expert guide and private driver to explore the Ancient Four Major Basilicas of Rome. Visit the Basilica of St. Peter, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and the Arch-Basilica of St. John Lateran. All transportation and entrance fees are included.
Embark on a spiritually enriching journey with an expert guide and private driver to explore the Ancient Four Major Basilicas of Rome. Visit the Basilica of St. Peter, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and the Arch-Basilica of St. John Lateran. All transportation and entrance fees are included.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- St. Peter’s Basilica - The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, commonly known as Saint Peter’s Basilica, is a church from the Italian High Renaissance period situated in Vatican City, an independent microstate surrounded by the city of Rome, Italy.
- Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - The Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as…
- St. Peter’s Basilica - The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, commonly known as Saint Peter’s Basilica, is a church from the Italian High Renaissance period situated in Vatican City, an independent microstate surrounded by the city of Rome, Italy.
- Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - The Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, is a major papal basilica and one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. It is the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome, Italy.
- Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano - The Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran is the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, located in the city of Rome. It serves as the seat of the bishop of Rome, the pope. The archbasilica is situated outside Vatican City, which is about four kilometers to the northwest.
- Basilica Papale San Paolo Fuori le Mura - The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of the four major papal basilicas in Rome, alongside the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter’s, and Saint Mary Major. It is also one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Access to Basilica’s
- Private transportation
- Access to Basilica’s
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Due to the Jubilee, some monuments or areas may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.
- As of February 2025 the administration of St. Peter’s Basilica will require the full names of each traveller on your reservation to enter the Basilica. Please…
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Due to the Jubilee, some monuments or areas may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.
- As of February 2025 the administration of St. Peter’s Basilica will require the full names of each traveller on your reservation to enter the Basilica. Please provide the full names of each of the people travelling in your group as written on your ID. Failure to provide the names of each person in your reservation will result in refused entry to St. Peter’s Basilica without appeal as per the new Vatican law.
Location
Via Germanico, 16
Via Germanico
Once you book, we organize everything. Just show up and check-in at the Maya Tours office (VIA GERMANICO, 16) and your Guide will take you from there
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(16 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Pascala67
Dec 3, 2021
Au top - An absolutely perfect visit with a top guide: Marco Tritto. A well of knowledge in impeccable French. I highly recommend this experience
Review provided by Tripadvisor
185reeceh
Sep 4, 2019
Francesco guided coliseum and Roman Forum tour - Visited Rome September 2019. Our first booked excursion was a guided tour of the Colosseum and the Roman forum. This was a fantastic experience we really enjoyed it. Our guide Francesco from the start was amazing offering a abundance of knowledge whilst allowing us to ask questions whenever we needed. The day was great and can’t thank the tour group and Francesco enough for a great day.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Freemko
Sep 3, 2019
Ask for tour guide Gabriel - Gabriel made my first trip to Rome (on a very hot day) a delightful and extremely informative experience. He became a friend offering information in a way that made me want to listen and learn. When my niece mentioned she had already been to the Vatican several times, he took it upon himself to make sure she saw things she had never seen before. Super professional and so charismatic!! We could not have gotten a better, more thorough tour experience. Definitely ask for Gabriel!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Kingkettle
Jul 30, 2019
Awesome tour, definitely recommend! - It was the best tour I've ever done, our tour guide Tiziana was awesome. She was so knowledgeable about the colosseum and other sites we visited. Very energetic and involved the group. The tour itself was fascinating and I learnt so much. I just wish that I could do more guided tours with her!!
Got a free water at the start then there were heaps of refill stations. Rate that highly.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Veronika
Jan 10, 2019
The best vatican tour from maya tour and best guide - Today We were on excursions in the Vatican. Bought tickets through Maya tour. We were accompanied by the best guide, with a sense of humor and knowledge of history. Thank you Saverio)))
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Tl
Sep 28, 2018
Great and valuable tour, excellent tour guide Ribal - This was a the best part of our 14 day Europe tour with the Green line (Go Euro Go company). Thanks to Ribal for his knowledge and information about the history and background for both Vatican city and Colosseum which he managed to share in an passionate yet fun (and touches of sarcasm) way. It was really amazing seeing the wonders while listening to the information. Five stars to the tour and the tour guide Ribal. Reviewed by Thanh Nguyen, Perth Australia.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Spriggsjo
Sep 11, 2018
Awesome tour of Vatican City and the Colosseum - Our tour guide, Ribal AbiGhanem was excellent! He was very knowledgeable in the history of Vatican City and the Colosseum. You could tell the history associated with these locations were his passion. His excitement definitely rubbed off on the group. I would recommend this tour. Ribal was the best!!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Tuha2018
Apr 24, 2018
Skip the line Vatican & Colosseum in one day - Rival AbiGhanem, work for Mayatoursroma.com, did a very detail on the tour. Answer all the questions I need to know. I really recommend to anyone to come see him for the tour.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Dp_lv123
Jul 5, 2019
BUYER BEWARE, Deceptive advertising. AVOID BUYING TOURS HERE - I had a feeling this tour company was going to be problematic when we first walked in and there were two lines - one line to check-in for tours and another line for lodging grievances and complaints - and the complaints line was twice as long as the check-in line.
We picked this tour because it advertised that it started at 10:30 AM and the duration was 5 hours. There were numerous other tours listed, but this is one of the few that said it was only 5 hours. This allowed us plenty of time to attend this tour, possibly do some shopping, and return to our cruise ship. Well, unfortunately, our taxi driver got lost so we were 25 minutes late to start the tour. By being late this meant we could not attend the Colosseum portion of the tour. So we asked could we join the Vatican portion of the tour when they met for that part of tour. This is where the discrepancy came in. Yes, we could attend the Vatican portion but it would not start until 3:30 PM. When we asked how could that be when the tour was supposed to end at 3:30 PM, we were told the tour is not 5 hours as advertised but more like 7.5 hours. Well, had we known that we would not have booked this tour. I showed the woman the link we used to book the tour and it clearly showed a duration of 5 hours. She then asked her "manager" about a partial refund since we could not attend the Vatican portion of the tour, and of course, we were denied that.
In subsequent emails with Trip Advisor they have told me it is my fault for not
a) calling ahead to confirm the tour was truly 5 hours even though they advertised it as such, and
b) I was supposed to call ahead and alert them I would be arriving by cruise and then they would have supposedly advised me against taking this tour.
Of course none of these suggestions is on the reservations page.
Basically, according to TripAdvisor and Viator it is my fault they advertised the tour as 5 hours and I booked the tour thinking it would fit my schedule.
My advice is find a tour guide on-site so you can see what you are getting up front, and avoid these misleading and deceptive companies.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
