Rome in 2 days Private Tours: Vatican, Colosseum, Best of Rome and Catacombs, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Experience a very special two days private sightseeing tour discovering the best of Rome. See one of the greatest art collections in the world inside the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. Have a step back in time visiting the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Discover the amazing Catacombs and admire the beauties of the historical centre:
Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps, Navona Square and much more.
Maximise your time enjoying awesome experience.
Program:
1st day:
9:00am – 12:00pm – Sightseeing in the historical centre with an English speaking driver
12:00pm – 1:30pm – 1 hour an half break for lunch (Not included)
1:30pm – 4:30pm – Vatican Museum/Sistine Chapel/St Peter’s Basilica Private tour with professional guide
2nd day:
9:00am – 12:00pm – Catacombs of San Calisto Private tour with professional guide
12:00pm – 1:30pm – 1 hour an half break for lunch (Not included)
1:00pm – 4:30pm – Colosseum/Roman Forum/Palatine Hill Private tour with professional guide
Description & Instructions When Visiting Rome, Lazio, Italy
Experience a very special two days private sightseeing tour discovering the best of Rome. See one of the greatest art collections in the world inside the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. Have a step back in time visiting the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Discover the amazing Catacombs and admire the beauties of the historical centre:
Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps, Navona Square and much more.
Maximise your time enjoying awesome experience.
Program:
1st day:
9:00am – 12:00pm – Sightseeing in the historical centre with an English speaking driver
12:00pm – 1:30pm – 1 hour an half break for lunch (Not included)
1:30pm – 4:30pm – Vatican Museum/Sistine Chapel/St Peter’s Basilica Private tour with professional guide
2nd day:
9:00am – 12:00pm – Catacombs of San Calisto Private tour with professional guide
12:00pm – 1:30pm – 1 hour an half break for lunch (Not included)
1:00pm – 4:30pm – Colosseum/Roman Forum/Palatine Hill Private tour with professional guide
Itinerary
Day 1: CITY CENTER SIGHTSEEING AND VATICAN MUSEUMS PRIVATE TOUR
Stop At: Piazza di Spagna, Rome Italy
Admire the beauty of the enlightened Spanish Steps, one of the most famous squares in Rome. Located in the heart of the roman historical city centre, the square hosts fascinating and incredible masterpieces.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy
Discover Navona Square.
This huge square, once used to performed incredible battleship, hosts sculpture and architectural masterpieces such us Bernini’s Four River Fountain and Borromini’s church Santa Agnese in Agone. It is considered to be the most beautiful and elegant baroque squares.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Santa Maria della Pace, Vicolo del Arco della Pace 5, Rome Italy
Continue your itinerary off the beaten path to admire hidden beautiful churches and corners that only a local could know
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy
Take a stop to admire the Trevi Fountain, that is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. It even appeared in several iconic movies like “La Dolce Vita” and “Roman Holiday”.
The great night-time lighting highlights the gorgeous decorating sculptures of this baroque masterpiece, creating a magical and romantic atmosphere.
Belonging to the fountain is the legend whereby throwing a coin in the fountain you will ensure your return in Rome.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy
Enjoy an external visit of Pantheon, which was built as a temple to all the gods of Olympus. This temple is famous worldwide for its incredible dome which is the largest in the world since ancient times.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo, Lungotevere Castello 50, 00193 Rome Italy
Continue your promenade along the Tiber River Bank and enjoy an external visit of the Holy Castle, one of most ancient building in Rome.Built as Hadrian’s tomb, it was transformed in the middle ages into the fortress of the popes. Now a days is one of the most iconic monuments in Rome.
After that take a short break.1 hour an half break for lunch (not included)
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
After lunch meet your guide at the entrance of the Vatican Museum for your Vatican museum Private Tour. Once here you’ll have a short introduction to the Vatican City and Vatican History
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Discover the treasures hosted by one of the largest and most-visited museums of the world enriched by a huge number of masterpieces collected through time.
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
Admire the major representatives of Italian art such as Leonardo, Perugino, Beato Angelico, and many more
Towards the end of this tour you will visit the beautiful Sistine Chapel to admire Michelangelo’s masterpiece: The Last Judgement.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Get inside St. Peter’s Basilica where you can admire some Baroque masterpieces and the breathtaking Pietà by Michelangelo. You can also enjoy a moment of reflection in the Vatican caves.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: APPIAN CATACOMBS SMALL GROUP TOUR AND COLOSSEUM PRIVATE TOUR
Stop At: Catacombs of Saint Callixtus, Via Appia Antica 110, 00179 Rome Italy
The second day you will be picked up at 9 Am and you will join a small group tour, exploring the mysterious catacombs situated along the old Appian Way. 93 miles (150 km) of underground galleries used as cemeteries by early Christians under Roman persecutions.
After the tour take 1-hour and an half break for lunch (not included)
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
After lunch, let’s visit Rome’s symbolic monument with an exclusive private tour that makes it easy and fun for all ages. Learn about the amphitheater’s history from a guide with an art and archaeology background.
Learn about the spectacular games and bloody battles that were held inside. Hear about the techniques of construction invented by the Romans, the incredible ability of the gladiators, the violent fighting between exotic animals and the high level of technology achieved by Roman engineers to built the Colosseum.
Walk around the first tiers and reach the arena to learn about the trapdoors and all the mechanisms used to animate the games. Your guide will keep you entertained with stories of sea-battles, the cages where lions were kept before the games started, the rooms in which gladiators were waiting before they reached the arena, the executions, and the excitement of the spectators attending the most spectacular, fantastic, and expensive games in human history.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy
After you walk through Palatine Hill, explore the site of an older settlement from the 9th century BC.
Admire the incredible frescoes in the House of Augustus and the Hippodrome, an elliptical sunken garden from the Palace of Domitian. Here, enjoy an impressive view of the Circus Maximus and the valley of the Roman Forum. Learn about the legend of Romulus and Remus, the abandoned brothers raised by a wolf who fought each other for power and control.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy
You will then, visit the Roman Forum. This is one of the most important archaeological areas in the world with some of Ancient Rome’s most evocative ruins, including the Temple of Julius Caesar, Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House and Basilica of Maxentius. Admire the Roman Forum’s Sacred Way, the triumphal road where the Centurions of Caesar marched after their return from countless battles and conquests.
Duration: 45 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
