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Rome: Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour

1. Rome: Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour

Get ready to experience Rome like never before! Hop on board the open-top, double-decker bus and get ready to be amazed by the stunning architecture and fascinating history of the city. Marvel at the iconic Colosseum, take in the breathtaking views from the famous Spanish Steps, and be awe-inspired by the majestic Vatican. With daily departures from Termini Railway Station and the option to join the tour from any of the stops on the route, this is the perfect way to explore over 10 locations throughout the city. If you're feeling adventurous, why not explore the "eternal city" on foot with our fantastic digital self-guided walking tours? Discover hidden gems and immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of this incredible city. Some of the locations you can see on the tour route include: Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore Colosseum Roman Forum Circus Maximus San Giovanni Piazza Venezia Piazza Navona Pantheon Castel Sant'Angelo Vatican St. Peter's Basilica Trevi Fountain Spanish Steps Piazza Barberini Termini Railway Station

Rome: Vatican and Colosseum Guided Tour w/Lunch & Luxury Car

2. Rome: Vatican and Colosseum Guided Tour w/Lunch & Luxury Car

Discover Rome on a private full-day guided tour in an air-conditioned vehicle. Travel to the city's hottest destinations like the Pantheon, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Trevi Fountain. Enjoy skip-the-line access at the Vatican Museums and gaze up at the frescos in the Sistine Chapel.  Get picked up at your doorstep and head to the legendary Colosseum, where your guide will await you. See the Roman Forum and the Palatine as your guide to bringing 3,000 years of Roman history to life. Continue to the ancient Pantheon and stroll through the grand Piazza Navona. Capture a picture on the Spanish Steps and toss a coin in the Trevi Fountain. After enjoying lunch at a traditional restaurant, your driver will pick you up and take you to the Vatican. Avoid the lines at the Vatican Museums and step inside to see the most prominent collection of ancient Roman artworks. Wander through the Sistine Chapel and marvel at Michelangelo’s extraordinary fresco, the Last Judgment.  Finally, visit St. Peter’s Basilica, which is famous for its Renaissance architecture and for being the largest church in the world, before being dropped off back at your hotel. Important: On Sundays and religious holidays, the Vatican is closed to visitors. We propose alternatives like Castel Sant'Angelo, the Capitoline Museums, San Clemente underground site, or you can customize your outdoor itinerary with the guide, including popular attractions like St. Peter's Square, the Castel Sant' Angelo area, the Tiber Island, The Circus Maximum, and the Janiculum Hill, which offers stunning panoramic city views. The tour still includes the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Navona Square, Pantheon, Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine. We will happily help rent a wheelchair or a walker if needed. We remind you that if you use a wheelchair, a person in your group will have to push it. After booking, do not hesitate to contact us for any needs.

Rome: Private Early Morning Vatican Tour with Hotel Pickup

3. Rome: Private Early Morning Vatican Tour with Hotel Pickup

This tour allows you to enjoy an infinite number of masterpieces like Michelangelo’s “Pietà” and Raphael’s “School of Athens”. All this with absolute calm and peace without being stressed out by huge crowds pushing you around during normal visiting hours. Imagine walking through these magnificently adorned halls without the noise of hundreds of bustling tourists, and only 10% of the usual crowds present; It’s almost like having the place to yourself. This is an exclusive service that only a few tour operator companies are able to offer so don't waste time and enjoy the Vatican museums at their full splendor. After the complimentary pick-up from your accommodation, you will skip the long lines, with your early morning admission ticket, and access directly the metal detector control. The tour will begin in a gorgeous panoramic terrace that offers a stunning view of St. Peter’s dome overlooking the Vatican gardens; a great spot for a family picture. Your private guide will then walk you through all the highlights of the museums which include masterpieces and artifacts from different cultures and civilizations. You will visit the Pio Clementine museum, you will gasp at the length of the enormous Tapestry Hall, then, through the Hall of the painted maps, you will enter the Sistine Chapel whose impact in history, religion and visual arts has no equal in the world. The tour ends in St. Peter's square, where you will admire Bernini's colonnade and the stunning façade of the basilica. At last, the tour guide will take you to the official Vatican gift shop and eventually show you the nearest taxi station or subway for transportation back to your hotel.

Rome: Vatican Gardens Minibus Tour w/ Vatican Museums Entry

4. Rome: Vatican Gardens Minibus Tour w/ Vatican Museums Entry

Experience both the Gardens of Vatican City and the Vatican Museums on this combo trip with included entry tickets. Learn about the gardens on a minibus tour with an audio guide in all languages, then visit the museums to explore on your own. Start your day with a tour of the Vatican Gardens aboard a minibus. Plug in your audio guide to learn more about the area while you sit back and enjoy the amazing views. Drive through the Italian-, English-, and French-style gardens to admire each of their distinctive features. Marvel at the Italian-style garden's formal, geometric, and Renaissance features. As you move on to the French garden, see its great expression of classical Baroque art, enriched by statues and water features. Continue to the English garden with more memorable geometric features as well as natural and artificial elements such as caves, streams, trees, shrubs, pagodas, pergolas, temples, and ruins. After the visit to the gardens, you'll get access to the Vatican Museums. End your day by exploring one of the most visited museums in the world.

Rome: Colosseum and Vatican City Full-Day Guided Tour

5. Rome: Colosseum and Vatican City Full-Day Guided Tour

Enjoy pickup from your hotel in Rome in the morning and discover the main monuments of the Eternal City. Enjoy skip-the-line Colosseum entry, visit historic highlights, like the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain, and discover the famous galleries of the Vatican Museum together with your guide. Skip the long lines to the Colosseum and enjoy more time to follow in the footsteps of Roman emperors and fearless gladiators. Continue to the Roman Forum to explore the heart of public life in Ancient Rome. Take in beautiful views from Capitoline Hill and see Trajan's Column on Piazza Venezia. Discover the temple to all gods at the Pantheon, throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain and see the house where Keats lived at the Spanish Steps. Admire Bernini's fountain in Piazza Navona before getting some time for lunch. Spend the afternoon in the vast galleries of the Vatican Museum and enter Michelangelo's miraculous Sistine Chapel. Continue to St. Peter's Basilica, where highlights of the cathedral include Bernini's beautiful baldacchino, Michelangelo's Pietà and the tombs of 91 popes.

Rome: Walking Tour with Vatican and Colosseum Entry Tickets

6. Rome: Walking Tour with Vatican and Colosseum Entry Tickets

On this expertly guided tour, see it all— the Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain, the Roman Forum, Piazza Navona, and Pantheon. With skip-the-line access and a quick bus transfer from central Rome to the Vatican, get the most from every precious second. Start at the Colosseum and skip long entrance lines to enjoy a guided tour in small groups. Hear tales of gladiators and emperors as you learn what life was like in Rome 1,000 years ago during a 1-hour tour of one of the world's most iconic sites. You won't go inside the Roman Forum, opting instead for a special overlook from where you can see it all without the crowds. Next, take to the streets of Rome for a tour of the historic center with your guide. Visit the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, and Piazza Navona among other iconic spots. After a break for lunch, travel by private transfer to the Vatican Museums and skip the line to bypass long wait times. Enjoy a tour of the best of the Vatican Museums as you admire the Raphael Rooms, the Gallery of the Maps, ancient Greek and Roman sculptures. Enter the world-famous Sistine Chapel, one of the most acclaimed interiors of all time, almost entirely due to Michelangelo's incredible frescoed ceiling.

Vatican City: 24-Hour City Card

7. Vatican City: 24-Hour City Card

Make your stay in Rome an unforgettable and unique experience with a 24-hour =Vatican Card. Get free entry to Vatican attractions, such as the Vatican Museums. See Michelangelo’s miraculous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Visit the Saint John in Lateran Basilica, which holds the unique title of "archbasilica" and is among the oldest in the world. The card allows entry to all the top sights in the Vatican City, plus a 24-hour hop-on, hop-off bus tour of Rome and a guided tour of the Catacombs of Saint Sebastian. Receive a free guidebook and map to help you plan your itinerary, and enjoy dedicated itineraries to explore the city at your own pace. In addition, discover the majesty and culture of Rome, its fashionable shopping streets and its quirky, hidden gems with a state-of-the-art, self-guided sightseeing app that combines transportation and walking tours with high-quality audio narration, rich visuals, helpful text, and offline navigable mapping. Thanks to local storytellers, enjoy over 100 points of interest in the city, plus seek out the best photo spots and free wi-fi areas. Whether you follow suggested itineraries or simply explore at will, uncover Rome’s glories in your own way and at your own pace, by day or night. Navigate to personal drop-pins and travel across the city with auto-play commentary on carefully mapped routes by bus, tram, foot, or bicycle.

Rome: Sistine Chapel Entrance and 24-hour Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus

8. Rome: Sistine Chapel Entrance and 24-hour Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus

Start your experience at the meeting point of Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Redeem your voucher at the activity provider's office. Be taken by their staff to the Vatican Museums to get your official reserved ticket. Enjoy exploring at your own pace. Admire the immense art collection amassed by the Catholic Church, including Roman sculptures and Renaissance masterpieces. Visit the Sistine Chapel. Admire the details you have heard about, including Michelangelo’s boneless self-portrait, in which he expresses to the world that he would rather be skinned alive than paint the Sistine Chapel again. See what it takes to create a fresco and appreciate the work up close. Receive your Hop On Hop off bus ticket directly at the meeting point for Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, you can use this ticket for the next 24 hours, listening to the audio guide.

Rome: Private Vatican and Sistine Chapel Tour

9. Rome: Private Vatican and Sistine Chapel Tour

Your tailor-made tour to the Vatican Museums will begin with a complimentary pickup service from your accommodation by an expert English-speaking driver. You will be taken to the usually packed museum entrance, where you will meet you private tour guide who will issue you your skip-the-line ticket. This ticket will allow you to skip the huge entry line and access the metal detector check. The tour will begin in a gorgeous panoramic terrace that offers a stunning view of St. Peter's Dome overlooking the Vatican gardens; the perfect spot to take a great picture! Your guide will then walk you through all the highlights of the museums which include masterpieces and artifacts from different cultures and civilizations. You will enter the Pio Clementine Museum, gasping at the length of the enormous Tapestry Hall, and will then pass through the Hall of the Painted Maps. You will then enter the Sistine Chapel whose impact in history, religion and visual arts has no equal in the world.

Civitavecchia Shore Excursion to Rome and Vatican

10. Civitavecchia Shore Excursion to Rome and Vatican

It is said that all roads lead to Rome, but if you only have a short amount of time in the Eternal City then you need to plan your journey carefully. Take this private full-day shore excursion from Civitavecchia cruise ship terminal and travel by comfortable Mercedes minivans to the center of Rome with a private driver/guide. Once in Rome, your first stop will be the Colosseum, where after a commentary by your driver, you will have the chance to visit inside avoiding the long lines to enter if you prepurchase on your own the entrance ticket for a 09.45 or 10.100 am entrance. Will drive to Aventine Hill and stop for panoramic views across to Palatine Hill, with the Circus Maximus below. Then, drive to Piazza Venezia, passing the Victor Emanuel Monument – known locally as the "wedding cake" - and the Pantheon. Enjoy some free time exploring the amazing 1st-century BC temple, now a church, where Victor Emanuel II and Raphael are buried (€5 each for ticket to be bought there). Continue to the Baroque Trevi Fountain and throw in a coin to guarantee you will one day return to Rome. Next, drive by the Spanish Steps and stop for lunch (not included in the rate), in a typical restaurant, suggested by your driver, or enjoy some free time on your own. Continue to the Vatican Museums, where you can skip the long lines (prepurchasing on your own the entrance tickets for a 02.00 pm entrance), to see the Sistine Chapel, either on your own or by hiring a licensed English-speaking guide at extra cost of €200). They will take you on a private 2-hour tour that includes St. Peter's Basilica. End your visit to the Vatican at approximately 16:00 for the 1-hour drive back to Civitavecchia, and a drop off directly by your cruise ship.

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based on 326 reviews

Very good value for money. You cover a lot of ground in one day - Camilla was very knowledgeable and managed to engage a group of 10 strangers through the busy streets of Rome. Excellent work and she shared a lot of stories and facts about the Colosseum and the Vatican! Highly recommend! You do a lot of walking as expected so wear comfy shoes and bring your own water bottle as refilling in the fountains are free.

It was really great and our guide Juliette was very knowledgeable and extremely likable and had the patience to explain everything to us . I was initially worried but the whole experience changed my minset and i am looking forward to booking my future trips with get your guide. Juliette was Fabulous. We went on 26/11/22.

It was a great experience. Everything went smoothly, we really enjoy it. 100% recommended.

Always great and convenient. Friendly staff, good pick up locations

Good route, we could visit great historical places in Rome.