Rome Landmarks: Vatican, Colosseum, Forum Tour

Experience the wonders of the Colosseum and Vatican Museums in a single day! Skip the lines and explore ancient Rome and Renaissance Rome with a passionate expert guide.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 72 hours
Highlights
  • Colosseum - Explore the Colosseum, including its first and second levels, in the morning.
  • Roman Forum - Next, enjoy the Roman Forum, the ancient downtown hub of public, commercial, and political life, and visit the tomb of Julius Caesar.
  • Palatine Hill - Take the opportunity to visit the Emperor’s palace on Palatine Hill! Here, explore…
What's Included
  • Headsets for both tours
  • Colosseum reservation fee (€2 per person)
  • Pre-purchased tickets for all attractions with priority reservation
  • 3-hour Colosseum and Vatican Tour
  • Colosseum entrance ticket (€18 per person, or €24 with arena access)
  • Note: Colosseum fees as above; remaining cost covers other services
What's Not Included
  • Tips for the Guide
  • Meals
  • Transportation
Additional Information

Embark on an exclusive tour that guides you through Rome’s most renowned landmarks—the breathtaking Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and the legendary Colosseum—alongside the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.
⛪ Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel – A Renaissance Wonder:
Start your day amidst artistic masterpieces and admire Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel…

Location
Via Vespasiano, 24
Via Vespasiano
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Lucia_w
Jul 7, 2025
Colosseum Tour - Loved the history. The Colosseum was amazing. I would recommend this tour. Catherina was knowledgeable.
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263yasemin_
Feb 4, 2024
Best tour for Vatican and Colesium - The tour was excellent. I don’t remember the tour guides name in Vatican tour but he was the 10+ !!!! He knows every single detail. He showed us lots of things and explained lots of details about history.. just the point l have to say that tour doesn’t arrange transportation between tours . You may use metro ( we used to go to Vatican from Colesium ) and taxi ( cheaper than metro for 3 person, we used Fran Vatican to Trevi fountain) short of all tour guides were excellent.
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Chefannmt_laurel_nj
Apr 22, 2023
Fantastic Tour Operator!!! - Rome Private Guides is operated by Vivicos International Travel Srl Via Vespasiano 28 Roma, 00192 [email protected] + 39 0683936432 + 39 0683936406 and I recommend them very highly! We had booked a Coliseum, Forum, Palantine Hill and a Vatican Museums/Sistine Chapel tour with another company, and one week before our departure were notified that they did not have tix for the Coliseum (despite it being booked 6 weeks prior). So we had to scramble to find a new operator. This company was on my original list and here is why I recommend them so highly: 1). I immediately emailed them on March 27 to ask if they had tickets and tour availability. I received a reply within a few hours from Satu, who I corresponded with over the next several days, and he guaranteed that they definitely had 6 tickets. Relief! Several people in our group had never been to Italy, so this was a big deal! 2). Our morning guide, Nariman, was wonderful. She gave us a wonderful tour of the Coliseum, Forum and Palantine Hill, and we were in a small group to boot! 3). Our Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel guide (sorry do not remember his name), was also good and very knowledgeable. When I return to Italy, I will definitely use this company again!!!! Communication is so vital when we are spending so much money for a once-in-a-lifetime family trip and Rome Private Guides delivered!
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Tripponecomo
Dec 29, 2022
Passionate and competent in the Vatican - We were fortunate to have Letizia as a guide to the Vatican museums and the Sistine Chapel. Passionate and competent. The top. Highly recommended.
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Romona_c
Apr 26, 2025
Bad communication - Cancelled the colosseum 1 day prior to tour. Extremely bad communication between Viator tour and the actual tour company. Bad communication with me as to how to get the Vatican portion tour
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Tanya_g
Sep 17, 2022
Long Day - I didn’t realize this excursion was broken up into 2 parts so it made it for a very long day. The 1st tour guide was rude and stand offish in the beginning and the 2nd tour guide was friendly but went an hour over. If I did it again I would break it up over 2 days
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Susan_t
Oct 21, 2025
Tour meet point disaster. - Let me start by saying that the review does not reflect the tour guides. Both guides were excellent. The review is about the tour package. The tour included two visits: the Colosseum and the Vatican Museum, which lasted about 5 to 6 hours. We met the first guide who completed the tour, and to oursurprise, I WAS UNAWARE I WAS SUPPOSED TO ARRIVE AT MY SECOND TOUR ON MY OWN. I'm a tourist in an unfamiliar city. The guide was lovely and walked us to the tour office. We took a taxi and spent 40 euros to reach the second meeting point. After running around to get to the meeting point, the Tour company office does not have a guest restroom. A two-tour booking should start and end with the same guide.
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Pratik_a
Jul 11, 2025
Not a good experience - Way too much time wasted on history lecture, rather than showing us the actual spots and helping with accurate tips Afternoon vesrion was such a torture that we flat out asked the tour person to end it asap and relieve us so we can explore on our own Also English guide means a guide that knows fluent English, not broken and confusing English.
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Arakena2025
Oct 10, 2025
GET OUT OF HERE - There was an unforeseen visit to the Coliseum, my son got sick because of the altitude and heat, the agency did not give any support, were rude, gross, poorly polite, we had to lose the immense value spent and we did not realize our dream because the vencia neither remarked nor refunded the money. The guide Sabrina was great but the staff we asked, poorly polite. GET OUT OF HERE
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Mrza74
Jun 1, 2025
Tour not available in English - The woman giving the tour was very kind and beautiful, I'm sure a wonderful person. However, I couldn’t understand a single word she said in English:( I was straining for over an hour to try to understand her and I decided to just leave early in frustration, forfeiting my $250:( I flew 12 hours to get here to Rome and go to the Coliseum tour and it was a complete waste of time and money:( Avoid if you are seeking an English speaking guide. I texted the company for a partial refund and they never responded to me.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 72 hours before the start of your experience (local time).