Best of Rome & Vatican: Two Tours in Five Hours

A Tale of Two Cities: Real Rome & Vatican Treasure begins when you meet your guide beneath Trajan's Column, one of Rome's most remarkable monuments in itself! Peel back layers of time inside the ancient and beautiful Roman Forum where you will hear names such as Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Mark Antony. Your guide will explain their roles in the rise and demise of Rome!

Close nearby, the Colosseum awaits. Your guide will explain what really made a gladiator and what the games meant to real Romans. After exploring the various levels and views, your guide will leave you to wander around the Colosseum on your own if you so wish.

We reconvene in the afternoon, this time by the Vatican Museums. See all the major works of art therein before walking around the magnificent Sistine Chapel!

At the end of your second tour you will be free to enjoy skip the line access to St. Peter's Basilica.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Trajan's Column, Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

After an extended walking tour of all the major points of interest in Rome's historic center, we meet beneath Trajan's Column on the edge of ancient Rome to prepare for a fascinating trip back in the time to the realm of Emperors, Gladiators and beasts!

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The heart and soul of ancient Rome.

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Enter the Icon of Rome and understand what it really meant to kill or be killed as a gladiator in ancient Rome.

Duration: 1 hour

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

Wander around the birthplace of the City of Rome, where the legend of Romulus Remus came to pass, where Rome really was Caput Mundi.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Vast museums inside the Vatican City which house many thousands of ancient works of art and sculpture. The most important museum complex in the world!

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

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

Simply the most colourful room in the world! Michelangelo's ceiling will deeply impress all who enter.

Duration: 30 minutes