Ancient Rome private tour – 3 hours total
This tour is to trace the history of the glorious past of the Eternal City from the beginning to the end. We will walk through the monumental ruins and imposing buildings to understand the politics, religion and organization of ancient Rome.
First stop is the glorious Coliseum constructed 80 AD, now the symbol of the city and the Ancient world, then a visit to the Palatine hill to walk along the main road through the Roman Forum where the capital of the Ancient word was at the time. You will learn about the remaining monuments and the daily life, spending rest of the time here before climbing to the top of the Capitoline Hill for a final view of the ancient Rome.
Vatican private tour – 3 hours total
The tour is to visit the home of the most astonishing art collection in the world which ranges from Ancient to Contemporary Art, and consists of 5 miles of corridors. During the tour walking through the galleries you will hear about the great Renaissance men that helped create the city we see today as well as well delving into the phenomenal works that changed the course of Art forever leading to the most important part of the museum, Sistine Chapel. Your tour will end with St peter’s basilica and St peter’s square.
Essential Rome and Vatican – 6 hours total
The tour has been designed for an active traveller who loves walking and wishes to get a very good overview of most important Roman sights in one day, the Ancient Rome and Vatican.
Your tour starts with the glorious Ancient Rome, Coliseum and the Roman forum, where your private guide will bring this historical site alive to you and spend the morning learning about the ancient life.
After spending part of the morning, here you will take a walk to the very heart of Rome centre to see the Pantheon, once Roman gods temple built by Emperor Hadrian before stopping for a quick lunch and heading over to the Vatican to discover the Vatican museums, Sistine chapel and the St peter’s basilica,.
Coming in from your cruise ship what you need to do is to just catch the fast train from the port of Civitavecchia in to the main station, Roma Termini, where your private guide will meet you and accompany you to the sites either by public transportation or walking. The guide can accompany you back if you wish.
*Please note that transportation in the city is not included.
** You can customize your tour according to your interest.
We highly recommend for you to pre-purchase your Coliseum tickets
Please pre-purchase your Vatican tickets online
Note: From this year you can only pre-book your tickets to the Vatican to avoid the lines but cannot pre- purchase them by credit card. They require payment in Cash Euros only once you enter.
Train tickets from/to Civitavecchia to/from Roma Termini