Full Day Combo: Colosseum & Vatican Skip the Line Guided Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Full Day Combo: Colosseum & Vatican Skip the Line Guided Tour

Duration: 8 hours 15 minutes
Destination: Italy, Lazio, Rome
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  • 8 hours 15 minutes
  • Rome
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Experience Rome’s headline acts, the Vatican and the Colosseum, on this full-day combo, made even better by fast-track, skip-the-line access to both attractions. With an expert guide, head inside the hallowed Vatican Museums through an exclusive, reserved entrance, beating even the Standard skip-the-line priority lines. Witness its glorious artistic treasures, including Michelangelo’s extraordinary frescos in the Sistine Chapel. After free time for lunch (own expense), skip the lines at the Colosseum and Roman Forum, with a guided tour of the stunning amphitheatre and the Forum’s evocative ruins.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

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

Meeting your English speaking expert guide for a tour of the historical heart of Ancient Rome. You’ll begin by skipping ther line to enter the Colosseum immediately. Dominating the center of the Eternal City, this ancient arena puts modern stadiums to shame.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy

Guided visit

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Then your tour continues to the Palatine Hill, where Rome originated in a battle between two brothers. You’ll then be taken from the origin of ancient Rome to its hub: The Forum, that bustling marketplace where business, politics, and religion mixed. No other tour takes you so close to so much of the history, significance, and fabulous riches of Rome.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Vatican City, Vatican City, Lazio

After your Colosseum tour, enjoy free time to sample some authentic Italian cuisine (own expense) before crossing the border to the Vatican City, where you’ll breeze past the long lines and through an exclusive partner entrance into the ornate Vatican Museums.

Duration: 2 hours

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

With your friendly guide, whizz past the long lines and through an exclusive partner entrance into the ornate Vatican Museums. More than 200 tour operators have “Skip the Line” entry to the Vatican, but this Official Partner Tour grants you special access through the Private Partner Entrance, which allows you to enter immediately, saving up to four hours during peak season and giving you even more time to explore the beauty of the Museums.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy

Once inside, you and your small group will enjoy all the highlights of the Vatican with an expert guide by your side. The tour takes in a treasure trove of artistic wonders, from masterworks such as Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescos and La Pietà in St. Peter’s Basilica to the precious relics, paintings, and tapestries adorning the museums’ gilded galleries. Throughout the tour, your expert, English-speaking guide will share fascinating insights only a local could know.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

After your Sistine Chapel visit, continue with your guide to St Peter’s Basilica to explore the symbolic heart of the Catholic church. Learn about its history and see more Vatican art including Michelangelo’s La Pietà, which was sculpted when the maestro was only 24 years old. Gaze at the baldachino by Bernini, and then say goodbye to your guide in St Peter’s Square.

Keep in mind that St Peter's Basilica and St Peter's Square might be unavailable on Wednesdays due to the weekly Papal Audience. As an alternative, you'll be offered an extended itinerary within the Vatican Museums.

Duration: 40 minutes

Inclusions
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • Reserved Skip-the-Line Accessn to Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St Peter's Basilica
  • Reserved Skip-the-Line Access to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
  • Audio headset so you can always hear your guide at the Colosseum
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
  • Entry/Admission - Roman Forum
  • Entry/Admission - Colosseum
  • Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
  • Entry/Admission - Palatine Hill
  • Entry/Admission - St. Peter's Basilica
  • Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums

Exclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Transfers between the two tours
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Only very small bags are allowed.
  • Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
  • Depending on your morning tour start time (9am or 10am), you will have between 1h30 and 2h30 break between the Colosseum and Vatican tours.
  • You have to make your own way from the Colosseum to the Vatican. There is plenty of time to travel either by taxi or metro.
  • Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women to enter to the venue
  • Please note: All participant names are required at the time of booking in order to enter the Colosseum. If we do not receive the full customers names, we will cancel the booking. Name changes are not permitted once the booking is confirmed.
  • Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

L.go Gaetana Agnesi, 5, 00184 Roma RM, Italy


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours 15 minutes


User's Reviews

Holly_W

27 Mar, 2024

Both guides were very knowledgeable. We walked away with a new appreciation and perspective of Rome's history.

Kent_D

26 Mar, 2024

Guides were very knowledgeable and provided lots of history, however, the headset system was very poor quality which made it hard to understand at times.This is a walking tour which required much walking up/down stairs and over cobblestone and uneven pavement. We were surprised that we had to find our own transportation from the coliseum to the Vatican, even though this is advertised as a combo tour.

Ian_K

18 Mar, 2024

good tour, very informative. we didn’t spend any time in lines, which was great. there wasn’t much time between the colosseum and sistine chapel, though. i wound up missing the second part of the tour.

Carey_D

16 Mar, 2024

The Vatican was our favorite! So clean compared to rest of Rome. So much knowledge from our tour guide: Fabio for 2nd half of day. Also he was extremely nice but good humor too! We were exhausted the last hour but it was worth it to see as much as we did!

m_nicav144

09 Mar, 2024

It was so so good!! Amazing experience if you are -or even if you're not- a big fan of historical monuments, architecture and art. Our tour guide in the Vatican, Amil, was amazing! She explained everything with so much history details, a lot information and humor -in a respectful way- making the experience a lot funnier and memorable. Definitely recommend book this tour.

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Amazing experience!! 10/10

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See A LOT in A Day!

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Find your own ride

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I must see!! Colosseum and forum, go to the Vatican in the morning!

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Absolutely fantastic

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Super fast pace

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Don’t waste precious time

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Absolutely beautiful and amazing.

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Combo tour

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The guides made all the difference.

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Only provided half what was promised

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Long Day, Lots of sightseeing!!

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Great tour guides!

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Amazing day of history

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WOW

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Fun, interesting and educational.

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Glorious Vatican

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Good place to visit

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Amazing tour full of information

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Eddy the Tour Guide provides an excellent experience in Rome.

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Our Guide made our experience perfect!

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Worth the money!

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