Vatican and Colosseum Tour: Art, History, and Ancient Rome

Embark on the Best of Rome Tour and explore the highlights of Vatican and Colosseum. Skip the queues, admire ancient sculptures and Renaissance masterpieces, and delve into the history of Ancient Rome.

Duration: 9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 7 days
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Expansive museums located within Vatican City, home to countless ancient artworks and sculptures. Renowned as the world’s most significant museum complex!
  • Sistine Chapel - Arguably the most vibrant room globally! Michelangelo’s ceiling is sure to leave a lasting impression on all visitors.
  • Colosseum - Step into Rome’s…
What's Included
  • Colosseum reservation fee (€2 per person)
  • Pre-reserved tickets to the Colosseum & Roman Forum
  • Colosseum entrance ticket (€18 per person)
  • Fully guided tour, two segments
  • Admission to the Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Personal extras
Additional Information

Link up with your guide a short distance from the Vatican and appreciate the benefits of priority entry as you bypass the queues and head straight into the Vatican Museums. Observe a broad spectrum of art pieces ranging from ancient Greek and Roman sculptures to Renaissance marvels, and gain an understanding of their intricate connection.
After a…

Location
Via Sebastiano Veniero, 19
Via Sebastiano Veniero
Remember, this is a two part tour. Meeting point 1: 7:45 AM at Via Sebastiano Veniero 19 Meeting point 2: 3:15pm (1:15 November - March) Arch of Constantine in Piazza del Colosseo. There will be a representative holding an ItaliaTours sign to greet you. ID is required
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 7 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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Footprints731240
Oct 5, 2024
Chaira Antonelli the Best Tour Guide. Italia Tours - Chaira Antonelli was amazing with the Vanican and St Peters tour. Italia Tours She on top of the list and we have been on a lot of Tours. Hope she she’s this and hopefully she filled up her fridge. lol She so funny, knowledgeable, organized and keeps things moving. Theodore & Tara
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Daytrip37634
Sep 7, 2024
Walking tour of Rome - So sorry I don't have her name, but tour was great-hit all the key spots-Spanish Steps, Trieste Fountain(although sadly, it was not running, as it was being cleaned), Piazza de Popolo & the Patheon. Very informative guide-great way to visit a few key sights in Rome It wasn't the tour I selected above-we did the Vatican seperately on another day, also a good tour. We were trying to keep to shorter tours most days, with the heat of the summer still upon us. We did several tours and temperatures in August & September have been 30 degress or more most days. We will stick to fall or spring for future trips to Europe, but still a wonderful vacation for us & Italia Tours were great-we would use them again
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A1728qvbernadetteb
Sep 4, 2024
The tour guide was very informative - The tour was amazing . We took a lot of pictures and learned a lot of new things. She knew a lot about both tours. She keep our attention. Made it very fun.
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Dahodgkins
Aug 26, 2024
Italia Tours knocked it out of the park. - Italia Tours did a wonderful job with all our tours during our vacation. Each destination was well choreographed and time efficient. We could not have been more happy with their service.
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Marclechasseur
Jul 1, 2024
Book through Italia Tours and request Nadia La Rosa - On June 17 2024, in the morning, we took The Best of Rome Tour with Nadia La Rosa as our guide and were extremely pleased with the content and pace. Nadia was excellent with her detailed knowledge and answered every question concisely and accurately. In the afternoon we did the Best of Vatican tour and were pleasantly surprised when we again had her as guide. Excellent results, and it lasted a bit longer due to a lot of questions at the end of the day. We are returning in the future and look forward to booking through Italia Tours (who handled all our tours and transfers without problems, and thanks to all the new technology, we were always up to date and informed). LESS STRESS! We will ask for Nadia as our guide. Marc LeChasseur
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X728sujohnm
Jun 30, 2024
Great Trip - Did the Vatican, Colosseum, and walking tour of Rome. Nadia was our guide, and was the best. Highly recommend for a great history of the wonderful sites.
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Mullerfm
Jun 8, 2024
Fantastic Vatican Tour - This was a fantastic tour! We learned so much with our exceptional tour guide Chiara. She took all the time needed to explain the wonders we were experiencing. Chiara was so energetic, funny and informative. I don’t know how she can keep up so much energy throughout the entire tour. We were so lucky to have her as our guide!
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Pernillel_rkem2022
Mar 12, 2024
Fun, knowledgeable, and high-spirited tour experiences - Fantastic experiences with very knowledgeable guides. I learned everything I expected and a bunch of stuff I didn’t, so I’m very happy that I chose to go on a tour rather than just exploring the sites on my own. The Colosseum tour with Massimo was so fun despite some heavy rain at times. He clearly knew a lot of backstory and was both able to tell the story and fun facts in a humorous manner, and answer any question from the group about Colosseum and Forum Romanum - and about Rome in general. The Vatican Tour with Nadja was likewise amazing. She was also fun and energetic, and she pointed out so many beautiful details and facts about the history and making of the artworks in the Vatican museums that you would have never noticed on my own. Great way to experience the museums. I took a million photos! Rome is so beautiful.
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Q8118tkdavidh
Nov 25, 2023
The Vatican, preserving Christ through out the centuries - This was the Vatican Museums tour. Our guide, Quara, is a very intelligent and interesting individual. She made the morning melt away with her humor and ability to quickly make the group of strangers friends.
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Adominguez10
Nov 10, 2023
Excellent help to know Rome - Everything came out on time. The tickets and vouchers for the different events were always correct. The tour guide for the Vatican was excelent! Massimo Bocacelli . He was nice , and very profesional.
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From $179
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 7 days before the start of your experience (local time).