price from €87.50
start time:
8:30 am
pick up/drop off:
Your requested location in Rome
duration:
8 hours
live tour guide:
Private English guide
As if a day in Rome wasn’t enough, we will take you for a private tour of the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel!
Enjoy a full day tour in Rome and the Vatican City with your private luxury vehicle. Your personal tour driver will pick you up directly from any place you want, from your hotel or other.
And your tour begins! Drive by Piazza Venezia,the impressive circular square, with buildings and monuments enclosing it. With the infamous Balcony from which Mussolini gave his speeches, on one side. Or L’Altare della Patria, Monument to the last king of Italy Vittorio Emanuele the Second, a giant marble white, ancient temple-shaped building that climbs on the side of one of Rome’s legendary Seven Hills, Capitoline Hill.
Also known as Campidoglio, it hosts incredible views of the Piazza Venezia on one side and the Roman Forum on the other, the perfect division between the ancient Roman past and the present.
Walk Ancient ways of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Drive by the Circus Maximus,a field used mostly for concerts and political events today, but it was once an arena used to entertain Romans while they watched and cheered during water spectacles, fights or reenactments. It was often used as movie sets, like in the film BenHur.
To remain in the Roman theme, circle back around into the City Center, characteristic for it’s narrow cobble streets that lead to so many wonders. Like the Pantheon! An ancient Roman Temple with a beautifully decorated dome and an incredible history. Created in ancient times, to worship All Gods, it is now one of the active Catholic churches in Rome.
To learn more about the Pantheon, visit our blog!
Then there’s Piazza Navona, not to far from there. A Renaissance delight, with incredible architectures and beautiful fountains, like the Four Rivers fountain, by Bernini.
The streets filled with cute little boutiques, old buildings, ivy crawling over the facades and window sills, reveal beautiful wonders, that you will not find in any other place on Earth!
Like the Spanish Steps. A beautiful street with the famous sets of stairs that climb into the shape of a giant butterfly up to the square of Trinità dei Monti, which offers incredible views of the Spanish steps below and the busy Via dei Condotti, famous for the most in vogue haute couture stores.
The Trevi Fountain is another mandatory stop. Embedded in a tiny little square, is the world famous fountain. With sculptures of different water related scenes, sea shells, dancing horses and Poseidon. Waterfalls and pools of crystal clear water. What an amazing work of art. Make sure to toss a coin over your shoulder and make a wish! Legend has it, it will guarantee your return in Rome.
Lucky for you, all of our tour drivers not only know the perfect places to see in Rome, they also love food and know the best restaurants in town! So your tour driver will be happy to recommend the perfect restaurants, trattorias or pizzerias depending on what you are in the mood for.
Finally, you driver will take you at the Vatican Museums where you will continue the tour to explore the Museums and the Sistine Chapel!
*Upon request, we can arrange one of our qualified guides to take you to a once in a life time experience inside the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
Just know that depending on the number of visits in a day, some wings might be closed. But this won’t matter at all, we can assure you, there is just so much to see, you’ll hardly even notice!
To fully assist you, we do offer the possibility of adding Skip the line tickets with privileged entrance directly during the booking process. At the entrance, the customer service will hand you a map of the site, for you to explore the different areas of the Museums and the Sistine Chapel!
What you will experience would includes is a system of wings and halls and terraces, including the Cortile Della Pigna, Belvedere, Pio Clementino Museum, the Gallery of Candelabra, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Gallery of Maps, and Raphael’s Rooms.
From there, you’ll head back to the exit, a trod on the famous cylindrical stair case. Another undisturbed masterpiece, called “Momo” designed by an Italian architect in the 1930s, inspired by Bramante’s double helix staircase from the 1500s, inside the Pio Clementine Museum, a wing of the Vatican Museums. From the Momo stair case you’ll exit the Museums to find your private tour driver eager to hear your opinions on the experience. And you’ll return to your Hotel location in Rome in time for the afternoon tea.
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel and Colosseum tickets are included in the cost for this tour. Skip the line tickets amenities included; without considering the small lines that could form upon entrance for security checks.
Only the tickets specifically mentioned are included in this private tour
What to bring: Comfortable shoes
*Pets not allowed (If you have pets, please contact us before booking)
*An appropriate attire is recommend to enter the religious sites
*Baby seats available upon request
* St Peter’s Basilica may be closed due to unforeseen religious events
This private tour will last approximately 8 hours long, from pick up to drop off.
And it is conducted by one of our professional highly entertaining tour drivers that will not enter sites with you directly, but escort you to each location, assist you with getting in, giving you wonderful explanations, and insights on each visited venue.