Combo Small-Group Tour of Colosseum and Vatican

Sightseeing  :  Italy  :  Roma  :  Roma  :  Ancient Rome Tours

This 5.5-hour tour is perfect for all those who want to visit Rome's two most famous sites, the Vatican and Colosseum, with Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, in the same day as part of a small, friendly group tour. For both tours, you will be accompanied by a top, licensed guide and will be provided skip-the-line tickets, maximizing your time and enhancing your experience of these must-see monuments.You will meet your guide and the rest of the group outside the Vatican Museums at 7:40am, ready to start your 3-hour exploration of the Vatican state. With skip-the-line tickets, you will enter the Vatican Museums and visit the highlights of the galleries. You will benefit from your guide's expert knowledge of the famous works of art housed inside, including the spectacular Raphael Rooms. From here you will enter the world-renowned Sistine Chapel. Finally, your guide and group will pass through a reserved skip-the-line passageway from the Sistine Chapel to St. Peter's Basilica, where you will learn all about the world's most famous Cathedral.

You will be able to have a break for lunch and then make your own way over to our office near the Colosseum by 1:45pm in order to join our 2.5 hours, small group tour of Ancient Rome. Armed with skip the line tickets, your guide will accompany you to the awe-inspiring Colosseum. Here you will learn all about its gruesome and grizzly past, including the bloody gladiator combats that took place inside. You will then continue to learn about Ancient Rome, as your guide brings back to life the ruins of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.