Rome Icons Private Tour: Colosseum & Vatican, Lunch & Luxury Cars
Overview
Perfect if you haven’t got much time in Rome! This Package Tour covers the city’s most famous sights including 2 complete tours: Colosseum with Roman Forum and Palatine + Vatican Museums with Sistine Chapel and St. Peter' s Basilica.
Just book and relax! We will take care of everything: Skip the line tickets, pick up, drop off and intermediate transfers. Experienced and friendly guides with stay with you for the whole tour! Least but not last you will enjoy a typical Roman meal. Yes! Everything is included!
- Pick up at 9:15
- With your own chauffeur there are no public transportation problems or walking long distances to see the sights.
- Cars and drivers might change at every transfer: remember to bring all your belongings with you
- To optimize your time we will bring you to a selected restaurant.
This tour is private (only for your group) and customizable.
What's Included
- Intermediate transfers between the sites
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
- Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica Admission
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Admission
- Hotel Drop off
- Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
- Typical lunch in a selected restaurant (starter, main course, water)
- Certified multilingual. Kindly ask for languages that are not listed..
- Hotel pick up
- Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
- Guided Tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica
- Spirits and extras at the reastaurant ( starter, main course and water included)
- Car At Disposal is on request
Meeting and Pickup
WE PICK UP AT ALL CENTRALLY LOCATED HOTELS, B&B AND APARTMENTS! Just write it on your booking . Your accommodation is not booked yet? Do not worry, you will communicate it to us later on.
What To Expect
The driver will pick you up at your hotel and bring you at the Colosseum, where you will meet your guide. After admiring the impeccably preserved Arch of Constantine, you will move on to the Coliseum. The grandest amphitheater in the world will amaze you!
For LUNCH: In case of allergies or specific diets, the restaurant will welcome different requests, preferably in advance at the moment of the booking. Lunch includes water. Any extra to be paid directly on the spot.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Please provide any mobility and wheelchair access requirements. Also note that visitors with limited mobility can contact us for special requirements, such as wheelchairs or walkers. Ancient Rome area and Vatican Museums visits involve significant walking. Please note that the pathway from the Sistine Chapel to St Peter’s Basilica has 50 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. The tour can continue to the Basilica only if all members of your private group can walk down the stairs. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's Square and the guide will explain the Basilica from the ourside. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's Square and the guide will explain the Basilica from the ourside. If the group includes participants with reduced mobility, the tour will end without accessing the Basilica. Please also note that other participants in your group will have to take charge of pushing the wheelchair.
- 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 Vatican.
- Kindly note that the tour might start with the Colosseum or with the Vatican, depending on tickets' availability and other variants.
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document copy or picture on the mobile phone that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Vatican.
- SUNDAY AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS VATICAN CLOSURE: The tour will include another site on such occasions; Capitoline Museums, Castel sant'Angelo, St.Clemente Underground site; let us have your preference.
- ST. PETER'S BASILICA TICKETS: Please note that the Basilica stops selling skip-the-line tickets 3 days before the date. Therefore, you will not be able to skip the line directly from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica. Nevertheless, if the lines are reasonable, the guide will be happy to get you in. We are very sorry for the inconvenience, which goes beyond our control.
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- Intermediate transfers between the sites.
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person).
- Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica Admission.
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person).
- Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Admission.
- Hotel Drop off.
- Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
- Typical lunch in a selected restaurant (starter, main course, water).
- Certified multilingual. Kindly ask for languages that are not listed.
- Hotel pick up.
- Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine.
- Guided Tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica.
- Spirits and extras at the reastaurant ( starter, main course and water included).
- Car At Disposal is on request.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Rome Icons Private Tour: Colosseum & Vatican, Lunch & Luxury Cars is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Rome Icons Private Tour: Colosseum & Vatican, Lunch & Luxury Cars will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Intermediate transfers between the sites
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
- Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica Admission
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Admission
- Hotel Drop off
- Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
- Typical lunch in a selected restaurant (starter, main course, water)
- Certified multilingual. Kindly ask for languages that are not listed..
- Hotel pick up
- Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
- Guided Tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica
- Spirits and extras at the reastaurant ( starter, main course and water included)
- Car At Disposal is on request
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Please provide any mobility and wheelchair access requirements. Also note that visitors with limited mobility can contact us for special requirements, such as wheelchairs or walkers. Ancient Rome area and Vatican Museums visits involve significant walking. Please note that the pathway from the Sistine Chapel to St Peter’s Basilica has 50 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. The tour can continue to the Basilica only if all members of your private group can walk down the stairs. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's Square and the guide will explain the Basilica from the ourside. Nevertheless you will see St. Peter's Square and the guide will explain the Basilica from the ourside. If the group includes participants with reduced mobility, the tour will end without accessing the Basilica. Please also note that other participants in your group will have to take charge of pushing the wheelchair.
- 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 Vatican.
- Kindly note that the tour might start with the Colosseum or with the Vatican, depending on tickets' availability and other variants.
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document copy or picture on the mobile phone that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Vatican.
- SUNDAY AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS VATICAN CLOSURE: The tour will include another site on such occasions; Capitoline Museums, Castel sant'Angelo, St.Clemente Underground site; let us have your preference.
- ST. PETER'S BASILICA TICKETS: Please note that the Basilica stops selling skip-the-line tickets 3 days before the date. Therefore, you will not be able to skip the line directly from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica. Nevertheless, if the lines are reasonable, the guide will be happy to get you in. We are very sorry for the inconvenience, which goes beyond our control.
