Enjoy this fantastic 3-day tour in Rome, discover the Italian cultural and historical heritage with an expert local guide.
DAY 1: ROME (OVERNIGHT IN ROME)
Arrive at Rome airport/railway station. Group transfer to the hotel in Rome. Overnight in hotel.
DAY 2: VATICAN MUSEUM
Breakfast at the hotel. This day you will explore the Vatican Museum and St. Peter's Basilica. Transfer to the meeting place and enjoy a tour with an expert guide skip the line with a fast entry ticket to the Vatican Complex.
Excursion included: VATICAN MUSEUM. After meeting your professional guide at the meeting point, you'll be given a headset and you'll reach the Vatican Museum's entrance. You'll tour the gallery, visiting all those main spots you've heard about like the Gallery of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Borgia Apartments. The guide will tell you everything about the Raphael Rooms and their exceptional frescoes, including The School of Athens, and will take you to the Sistine Chapel, whose ceiling is one of the cornerstone works of High Renaissance art. The tour couldn't be complete without a visit to St. Peter's, the Basilica that isn't only the largest church in the world, but that contains several pieces of fine art: think the canopy designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini or the Pietà by Michelangelo. And to top it off, gaze at the majestic St. Peter's Square, the open space which lies before the Basilica, redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and being itself an architectural masterpiece of the Baroque age. Afternoon free return to hotel. Overnight.
DAY 3: COLOSSEUM, ROMAN FORUM & PALATINE HILL
Breakfast at the hotel. This day you will have the possibility to explore COLOSSEUM, ROMAN FORUM & PALATINE HILL. Optional transfer to the meeting place and you will meet the guide, get your headphones, and let you access the Colosseum skipping the long line. You'll walk inside the Flavian Amphitheater, seeing the places where the Ancient Romans used to watch a variety of events, such as gladiatorial shows or staged animal hunts, and you'll learn more about the way Romans used to enjoy their leisure time. On around the Palatine Hill, the place where Rome was founded and where Roman emperors used to live: the view is spectacular from here! You'll also reach the Roman Forum, the pulsating heart of ancient Roman life, to see some very well preserved ruins of that time: End of the excursion. Afternoon free return to hotel. Overnight.
DAY 4: DEPARTURE and “GOODBYE”
Breakfast at the hotel. Group transfer to the airport/railway station and end of our services. Thank you and goodbye!
• Breakfast for 3 days.
• 3-night stay in a 4-star hotel in Rome
• Entrance to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
• Entrance to St. Peter's Basilica
• Guide service
• Entrance to the Colosseum and Roman Forum
• First day transfer from Fiumicino airport or train station
• Last day transfer from the hotel to Fiumicino airport or Termini train station
• Transfer to the Colosseum (around €25 per person)
• Tourist tax (approximately €7.50 per person per night)
• Anything not expressly indicated in "the rate includes”
Group transfer from Rome Fiumicino airport or Rome Termini train station to the hotel and vice versa. The driver will have to respect a maximum waiting time of 40 minutes (airport) and 20 minutes (train station).