Rome in a Day: Vatican and Colosseum with Skip the Line
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Rome in a Day: Vatican and Colosseum with Skip the Line

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Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Citta del Vaticano 1, 00120 Vatican City Italy

The Sistine Chapel is one of the most important treasures of the Vatican, of Rome and of the whole world. It is renowned both for its frescoes and for the fact that the Popes are elected here.

What most attracts attention in the Sistine Chapel, however, is not its architecture, but the frescoes that completely decorate its walls and ceiling. Renowned artists such as Botticelli, Perugino and Michelangelo contributed to the wide decoration of the Chapel.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

The Vatican Museums are one of the largest collections of works of art in the world. There is also the Sisitina Chapel which is the place where even today the Conclave is celebrated for the election of the pontiffs and where other solemn papal functions take place.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy

The Colosseum, originally known as Amphitheatrum Flavium or simply as Amphitheatrum, is the largest amphitheater in the world, located in the center of the city of Rome

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza di San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

The grandeur of the seventeenth-century façade of Carlo Maderno makes the idea of ​​the gigantic dimensions of St. Peter's Basilica, still today one of the largest churches in the world. The dome designed by Michelangelo surprises in size and harmony.

Among the many masterpieces, not to be missed is the Pietà by Michelangelo, the work that has been surprising for centuries in terms of technique and emotion.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Roman Forum, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy

It was the area where the public and religious life of ancient Rome took place. With the fall of the Empire, the Roman Forum fell into oblivion and was buried little by little. Although the existence and location of the Forum was already known in the 16th century, excavations began only in the 20th century.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy

The Palatine is one of the seven hills of Rome, located between the Velabro and the Roman Forum, and is one of the oldest parts of the city. The site is now a large open-air museum and can be visited during the day

Duration: 1 hour

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Included
  • Professional guide
  • Wireless audio headset to assist with hearing guide
  • Lunch in a typical Italian restaurant (3 courses) only for the pickup option
  • Hotel pickup (only for centrally located hotels in Rome) exclusively for the lunch option
  • Transportation during the tour only for tour type with lunch and pickup
  • Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
  • Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
  • Entry/Admission - Colosseum
  • Entry/Admission - Roman Forum
  • Entry/Admission - Palatine Hill
Not included
  • Optional gratuities
  • Hotel drop-off
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • On Wednesday morning tours: the visit inside St. Peter's Basilica is substituted by a visit to the Vatican Library due to the Papal Audience taking place every Wednesday
  • Due to heightened security measures, you may experience delays at security checks when entering the Colosseum
  • This tour visits religious sites, and a dress code will be enforced. Visitors must be dressed appropriately: no sleeveless blouses, no miniskirts, no shorts, and no hats allowed
  • If you have a pacemaker you will need to show a certificate, otherwise you will not be admitted without being screened
  • due to shorter daylight, from October 27 the visit to the Palatine Hill will be replaced with an external explanation from the Capitoline Hill
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Please be advise that from the 27th of October 2019 the Colosseum tour starts at 02:00 pm
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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Tourism
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Cultural
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Reviews
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Susan B
4 | 2019-08-26

Well worth doing but not in the heat of summer and you need alot of water and good walking shoes also a hat as there is no shade

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djclayton
5 | 2019-07-03

They were well organized. Glad I paid to skip the line as the lines were long. Both of our guides were very knowledge and kept a good eye on everyone as it was very crowded and easy to get lost in the crowd. Lunch was good and as a bonus we had an opera singer at lunch time.

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JEFFREY P
5 | 2019-07-03

Lots of walking but, a wonderful experience to see these world famous venues. Luckily the weather was cooperative.......pleasant sunshine

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rayday61
4 | 2018-08-27

This is a hard one to review. The sights were amazing, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly, and skipping the lines was worth every penny. That said, I would break down the tour to two days. Seven to eight hours of walking and non-stop historical information made the last couple hours miserable. A couple folks left. Has nothing to do with age, but if you are not fit, don't do this in summer. The meal at the restaurant was very unorganized, too many tours at the same time. The guide had the information but after awhile my brain shut him off. And finally, when you opt for the pick-up option, be aware there is no return option. This should be more clear. The tour ended a 30 minute walk back to the hotel or a cab.

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vivme0305
3 | 2018-08-17

We didn't make it to the afternoon portion Colosseum because my son felt sick after the lunch. But the morning tour was very fast paced and unfortunately, there are so many tour groups, our ear pieces kept getting interference from the other groups. So much of the information from our guide was lost to static or interference.

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HARRISON W
5 | 2018-07-21

The only way to tour the Vatican!

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Diana R
3 | 2018-07-09

This is a lot for one day. The Vatican was extremely crowded the day that we went, so we were rushed through the galleries. The next day was a holiday, and they were setting up in the afternoon so everyone went to the Vatican that morning. The guide was good, but it was just difficult to concentrate and follow her when we were literally wall to wall with people. Lunch was not great. It was not coordinated well at all. Some of our group had already finished their dessert while another table was still waiting for a second course. The food wasn't great either. What I was most shocked about is that drinks were not included in the price of lunch, including water. So everyone had to get separate bills to pay for their drinks. They only had one guy who was gathering the 50 or so people from the restaurant to get on buses to go to the Colosseum, so that was a bit hectic. It just seemed like it could have run much smoother with more people helping out. We were standing around for a good 20-25 minutes just waiting for one family to finish eating their meal. If you can, I would skip the lunch option. It is helpful to have them pick you up from your hotel in the morning and take you from the Vatican to the Colosseum. Just remember, they don't take you back to the hotel after the Colosseum, which we knew, but a few other people in the group didn't realize. The Colosseum tour was great. Be sure you go to the bathroom before you go though. They only have one bathroom there and the line was about 40 minutes long. The tour guide actually told our group if you have to go then you need to leave the tour and catch up later. The Ancient Rome/Palentine Hill portion of the tour was interesting. It was actually longer than the colosseum tour which I was surprised about. I think I would have enjoyed it more though if it wasn't such a long day. The day was 10 hours between hotel pickup and the end of the ancient rome tour. All in all I would break these activities up into two days if you have the option. Also, it might better to go with a smaller group because for all of our tours we were with larger groups. There were 30 people in the Vatican group and about 20 for the Colosseum tour. It would have been nice to get more personalized attention. The guides actually had a hard time answering questions because there was so much to get through and they didn't want to stop to answer everyone's questions.

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Nolan B
4 | 2018-06-21

I did the full tour with lunch included. You have to pay for drinks, which was a surprise considering the price. It's a full day tour, so be prepared, but it was well worth the money.

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