Colosseum and Vatican Museums: full day tours to experience the city of Rome

Save time and money with a combined skip-the-line experince at Colosseum and Vatican museums tours. Two of main monuments and pillar tours in Rome.

Start in the morning with Vatican Museums highlights, such as Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. Wander through the vast corridors and galleries of one of the most important museums in the world, while touring in a group of no more than 30 people.

Go to the spectacular Cortile del Belvedere and see the historic maps of ancient cartographers in the Gallery of Maps. See beautiful tapestries by Raphael’s students in the Gallery of Tapestries.

Then, gaze in awe at Michelangelo’s miraculous frescoes in the Sistine chapel. Enter the most important Catholic church in the world as you look inside St. Peter’s Basilica and see Michelangelo’s “La Pieta.” End by Bernini’s colonnades on St. Peter’s Square.

In the afternoon, transfer to the Flavian amphitheater, best known as the Colosseum and explore the largest amphitheater ever built. Learn more about the Roman emperors and gladiators and the blood thirsty battles.

Next, we'll go to the heart of an ancient Rome and see the ruins of temples at the Roman forum. Climb Palatine Hills, where the ancient Romans met to trade, worship and conduct their political affairs, for a stunning panoramic view.

Learn more about the Roman emperors and gladiators and the bloodthirsty battles put on for the Roman citizens.

Next, go to the heart of ancient Rome and see the ruins of temples in the Roman forum. Climb Palatine Hill for panoramic views of where the ancient Romans met to trade, worship and conduct their political affairs.