Rome Full Day Private Tour: Colosseum and Vatican with a Driver

Which option includes the Appian Way and catacombs?

2 private options include the €18 tiers ticket; the Rome start adds catacombs, while the port start includes ship return. Prices are the lowest listed, per adult, ages 18 to 99; the hours and the days belong to each option.

Are the catacombs included on both options?

Catacomb admission is included only on the Rome hotel option. From the Port of Civitavecchia replaces the catacombs with the Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. Catacomb admission does not open the Colosseum underground. Your ticket: From Rome City Center Hotels, €352; its €18 park ticket goes on sale 30 days ahead.

What's included

By option: From Rome City Center Hotels and From the Port of Civitavecchia both include the standard €18 ticket for the first and second tiers.

What does the private tour add to the €18 park ticket?

The €18 park ticket opens the tiers, with Forum and Palatine admission within 24 hours. Sales open 30 days ahead. The €352 hotel tour adds private guiding and transport, with Vatican and catacomb admission included. Your ticket: From Rome City Center Hotels, €352, including the €18 park ticket; park sales open 30 days ahead.

Meeting point

Itinerary

1. Piazza Venezia 10 min

   The driving route takes in Piazza Venezia before the Circus Maximus stop.

2. Circo Massimo 30 min

   The driver stops at Circus Maximus, where the route also gives a view towards the Palatine.

3. Palatine Hill 15 min

   The Palatine stop is a view from Circus Maximus. The tour does not enter the hill at this stop.

4. Colosseum 60 min

   The driver introduces you to the private guide for a 60-minute visit to the first and second tiers. Entry uses an individual ticket.

5. Appian Way 30 min

   The Appian Way is on the Rome hotel route, alongside the visit to the catacombs.

6. Catacombe di San Callisto 60 min

   Catacomb admission is included on the Rome start; city squares can replace this visit by choice. The port route uses city stops instead.

7. Rome 30 min

   The route allows an optional 30-minute snack stop during the day. You pay for food and drinks.

8. Spanish Steps 30 min

   The Spanish Steps are part of the port route's city stops, which replace the catacomb visit.

9. Trevi Fountain 30 min

   The Trevi Fountain is another stop on the port route in place of the catacombs.

10. Vatican Museums 180 min

    The private Vatican visit lasts 2 to 3 hours and includes the Sistine Chapel. Access onward to St Peter's Basilica depends on the basilica being open to the public.

Cancellation policy

No free cancellation: all sales are final. Bookings are confirmed at once. Access from the Sistine Chapel to St Peter's Basilica depends on public opening. Christian holidays can prevent this part of the visit.

Know before you go

• Bring a valid ID document matching the name used for your booking. The Colosseum ticket carries that name. Each traveller needs matching ID, including children.
• Be at the Colosseum gate 15 minutes before the booked slot. Entry at a different time is not possible. Hotel pickup time is separate from the Colosseum entry time.
• Bags go through a scanner at the Colosseum. Large bags cannot enter, and glass or sprays must stay outside. For post-cruise or airport pickups, the vehicle limit is 6 large cases plus 6 pieces of hand luggage.
• Wear shoes suited to walking, with no high heels or flip-flops in the park. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Pushchairs are allowed on this tour.
• On the Rome hotel option, ages 3 to 5 pay €150 and ages 6 to 17 pay €190. Infants aged 0 to 2 pay €50. Infants have their own fare.
• From 1 to 24 October, last admission is 17:30 and the park closes at 18:30. The tour follows its booked entry slots within the day.
• Lunch and other food or drinks cost extra on both options. The Rome hotel option also leaves you to pay for the taxi back from the Vatican.
• Your booking is non-refundable if you cancel. The private route can be customised with the driver on the day, including city squares in place of the Rome option's catacombs.