Itinerary
- Colosseum: Your private driver will be waiting for you at Civitavecchia port holding a sign with your name. He will bring you to Rome where you will meet your private guide for a complete tour of Colosseum, Forum and Palatine. After admiring the impeccably preserved Arch of Constantine, you will move onto the Coliseum. The grandest amphitheater in the world will amaze you! You will walk on the footsteps of Roman Emperors through the Roman Forum. Thanks to your guide’s explanations, you will be able to imagine their triumphal processions and public speeches. The Arch of Titus will be the perfect introduction to the panoramic hill of The Palatine. The ancient legend says that Romulus founded Rome on this hill in 753 B.C. Following his actions, the Emperors built here their opulent homes. After this complete Ancient Rome tour you will fully understand Ancient Romans life.
- Vatican Museums: The guide will take you to a typical restaurant for lunch. You will then enter the Vatican Museums, overflowing with masterpieces by many of Italy’s most important artists. Giotto, Bernini, Caravaggio, Raphael, Botticelli, Perugino, Pinturicchio, and many others sit alongside important works from Ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt.Your guide will bring you directly from the Sistine Chapel into St. Peter's Basilica's courtyard. Your guide will optimize your time by explaining all the features outside. You can take pictures (without a flash) in a peaceful atmosphere while the guide waits outside for you. It is the world's largest Church to admire Michelangelo's "Pietà" and other highlights.
- St. Peter's Basilica: Your guide will bring you directly from the Sistine Chapel into St. Peter's Basilica's courtyard. Your guide will optimize your time by explaining all the features outside. You can take pictures (without a flash) in a peaceful atmosphere while the guide waits outside for you. It is the world's largest Church to admire Michelangelo's "Pietà" and other highlights.
Your private driver will bring you back to the port on time for your ship's departure.
NOTE that the total timing includes port private transfers.
Includes
- lunch in a typical restaurant ,with main course, appetizer and water included
- intermediate transfer between the two sites
- professional certified guide. Kindly ask for languages that are not listed.
- Admission to Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
- St. Peter's Basilica: your guide will optimize your time by explaining all the features outside
- Port transfers from and to the ship's dock on time for embarkation
- Admission to Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel
- extras at the restaurant ( appetizer, typical main course and water included )
- Car at disposal (on request)
Details
Get off your cruise for one day and visit the best-known sites of Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine – Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. We offer you a chance to catch a glimpse of what makes this ancient metropolis so great, comfortably, in your private luxury car with your professional guide. Pick up and drop off at the dock! We provide intermediate transfers and lunch in a selected restaurant. 9 hours include pick up and drop off.
IMPORTANT:
- Cars and drivers might change at every transfer: remember to bring all your belongings with you.
- Big bags or backpacks and big umbrellas are not allowed inside the sites.
- Cover knees and shoulders inside the Sistine and in every Church.
- Guides cannot avoid metal detectors checks
- St. Peter’s Basilica might close without previous notice, mostly in Easter and Christmas.
Last minute, we are unable to organize the tour in a different way. We will explain the Basilica from St. Peter's Square.
IMPORTANT:
- Cars and drivers might change at every transfer: remember to bring all your belongings with you.
- Big bags or backpacks and big umbrellas are not allowed inside the sites.
- Cover knees and shoulders inside the Sistine and in every Church.
- Guides cannot avoid metal detectors checks
- St. Peter’s Basilica might close without previous notice, mostly in Easter and Christmas.
Last minute, we are unable to organize the tour in a different way. We will explain the Basilica from St. Peter's Square.
Know Before You Go
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please provide any mobility and wheelchair access requirements. Also note that visitors with limited mobility can contact us for special needs, such as wheelchairs or walkers. Ancient Rome area and Vatican Museums visits involve significant walking. Please note that the pathway from the Sistine Chapel to St Peter’s Basilica has 50 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. The tour can continue to the Basilica only if all members of your private group can walk down the stairs. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's Square and the guide will explain the Basilica from the ourside. Also, note that other participants in your group will have to take charge of pushing the wheelchair. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's square and your guide will explain the basilica from the outside.. Also, note that other participants in your group will have to take charge of pushing the wheelchair. The Roman Forum and Palatine surfaces are uneven, but a considerable portion of the area has wheelchair paths. The Colosseum elevator will be used for this purpose.
- Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Tickets are nominal, not modifiable and not refundable. Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Vatican.
- Kindly note that the tour might start with the Colosseum or with the Vatican, depending on tickets' availability and other variants.
- ST. PETER'S BASILICA TICKETS: Please note that the Basilica stops selling skip-the-line tickets 3 days before the date. Therefore, you will not be able to skip the line directly from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica. Nevertheless, if the lines are reasonable, the guide will be happy to get you in. We are very sorry for the inconvenience, which goes beyond our control.
- Dietary Requirements: We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements. Please indicate it to the special requirements at the time of booking.
