Colosseum and Vatican Tours in Rome
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Colosseum and Roman Forum Guided Tour
Inside the largest amphitheatre ever to be built, then the Forum and the hill where the emperors lived. Entry tickets included in the price.
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Tour
The Gallery of Maps, all the sculpture courts, and Michelangelo’s ceiling, explained before you go. Entry tickets are included in the price.
Ancient Rome and the Vatican, Properly Guided
Two tours, both run by us. One walks you through the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. The other takes you into the Vatican Museums and through to the Sistine Chapel. Both include your entry ticket, both are led by a licensed local guide, and both are capped at fifteen people so you can hear what is being said.
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A registered Italian travel agency, fully insured, so your booking is protected.
Entry included
Your ticket is part of the price on both tours, booked to a reserved entry time.
Licensed guides
Guides licensed to work inside the Colosseum, the Forum and the Vatican Museums.
Small groups
Both tours are capped at fifteen, so nobody is straining to hear at the back.
Skip The Queue
The lines at the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums both run past an hour in high season. Your entry is booked to a time slot on either tour, so you walk in when you are meant to.
Both Sides of Rome
The ancient city and the Renaissance one, in the same week. Ancient Rome runs at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. The Vatican runs at 3pm, Monday to Saturday, and ends under Michelangelo's ceiling.
Guides Who Work Here
Local guides who are on these sites every week, in the Forum and through the Vatican galleries. They know which corner is worth your last ten minutes and where to go afterwards.
The Two Tours
Ancient Rome
The Colosseum, the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill in two and a half hours. Inside the largest amphitheatre ever built, along the Via Sacra past the Senate House and the Temple of Saturn, then up to the hill where the emperors lived. Entry included, fifteen people at most.
The Vatican
The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel in two and a half hours. Through the Gallery of Maps and the sculpture courts to Michelangelo's ceiling, with your guide explaining it before you go in, because inside there is no talking and no photography. Entry included.
What's Included
- Entry ticket included on both tours
- A reserved entry time, so you skip the ticket queue
- A professional licensed local guide
- A small group, fifteen people at most
- Two and a half hours on either tour
- Both tours are run by us, start to finish
Good to Know
- Both tours run 2 hours 30 minutes
- Ancient Rome: 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00
- Vatican: 15:00, Monday to Saturday
- The Vatican Museums are closed on Sundays
- Groups of no more than 15 on both tours
- Meet on location, exact point confirmed after booking
Questions, Answered
Book as early as you can. Both sites run on timed entry and the good slots fill up, particularly between April and October. The Vatican tour closes one day before the start time.
Yes, on both tours. Your ticket is booked to a reserved time and the cost is in the price you pay.
Two and a half hours each. Ancient Rome runs at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. The Vatican runs at 3pm.
Not comfortably. Both start times overlap at 3pm and each one is a solid two and a half hours on your feet. Most people take one tour per day.
Fifteen at most on both tours.
In the Colosseum, the Forum and Palatine Hill, yes. Inside the Sistine Chapel, no. There is no photography and no talking in the chapel, and the rule is enforced, which is why your guide explains the ceiling before you go in.
Yes, on both. The Forum and Palatine Hill are uneven underfoot with steps and little shade. The Vatican Museums are several kilometres of galleries. Comfortable shoes, and water in summer.
Near the Colosseum for the Ancient Rome tour and by the Vatican Museums entrance for the Vatican tour. You get the exact point and your guide's details after booking, before the day.
Ready to see it properly?
Pick a tour above and choose your time slot. Entry is included on both, and both are ours.
