Archeological Rome & the Vatican in a day

Tour Description

You are coming to Rome and only have one day to see the most important sites of the city AND you want to get to learn all the history and particulars of these sites. Great! We have the tour that fits your needs! On this tour you will get take a full walking tour of both the Vatican and the Colosseum. Each tour individually is 3 hours and you will have time to get from one site to the other with the same walking guide. 
The tour begins at the meeting point listed near the Colosseum.  Here you will meet your walking guide since this point is so central to the sites visited during this tour and maximizes your time with the guide.  Your walking guide will be at your side to help you to understand the history of Rome from 753 B.C. through more than 1,200 years of Roman domination until the fall of Rome in 476 D.C. We will be covering the Monarchy, Republic, and Empire periods during this 3 hour walking tour. Then you will head to the Vatican for your next tour with the guide, you can take a taxi or other means of transportation (not included in the price). The Vatican Museum consists of 1,400 rooms, spanning 4 miles, filled with more than 70,000 works of art and 17,000 visitors every day - these are just some of the statistics of one of the major attractions in the world’s smallest sovereign country.  You will start here with your walking guide at your side to create a peaceful, informative 3 hour tour of the Vatican sites which includes access to the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica. 

This is a great option if you want to maximise your time and have a more in depth explanation of each site. Keep in mind that both of these are walking tours therefore you will be on foot for the total of 6 hours with both tours combined with the transportation time. You will have time in between to get a piece of pizza or something quick on the way, you may ask the guide for suggestions. We advise you bring comfortable walking shoes and are well rested from the night before.

Additional Information To Note:

• Admission tickets to any site, headsets, lunches and gratuities are not included in the price of the tour as shown when selecting the tour. However, we will add the cost for the Vatican tickets only when you create your Wish List and quotation summary and submit for availability.  These will be included in the total cost of tour on your voucher as well. For now, ticket prices are referenced below for your convenience
• As The Vatican is a holy place, there is a dress code that should be respected.  Therefore, it is required that shoulders be covered and no short shorts or skirts are appropriate on the tour.  It is best to have your knees covered, even for men. 
• If someone in your party uses a wheelchair, please note that we can reserve one for you but they are only available for use through the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel you will only be able to complete those portions of this tour.  When exiting the Chapel there are steps that lead to the entry of St. Peter’s Basilica where unfortunately, you will not be able to use the wheelchair rented from the Museum and you will need to return it to the starting point of the tour at this time. Wheelchairs are allowed inside the Basilica if you have brought your own and someone in your group can carry it down the steps so we suggest this option if a wheelchair is needed. Using a wheelchair will also mean the pace of the tour is slower so please be sure to notify the guide if you have a preference as to what the most important sites are that you wish to experience as you may have to shorten up other stops.    
• As there is no transporation included with walking tours you will need to plan on finding transportation to and from your walking tour.  Your hotel should be able to help you find a taxi to make your way to the meeting point to start your tour and then your walking guide will be more than happy to help you arrange for a taxi after the tour. The cost is usually around 12-15 Euros on average.
• We have set a meeting point for this tour to make the best use of your time with the guide. Should you require an escort by taxi from the guide for any reason, as long as your hotel is centrally located, we can send the guide to your hotel.  Please do consider that we may have to eliminate something from the itinerary or add 30 minutes to the tour at an hourly rate which can be discussed if requesting to be escorted. Please let us know what your preference is if you need an escort to the tour.
• Please note it is prohibited to bring tri-pods, backpacks, camping or other bulky bags or luggage/trollies. You are allowed to  enter with medium and small size backpacks carried on a shoulder which must be checked by metal detectors and or opened and visually inspected by the Vatican authorities in the Vatican city.
• Please be prepared to show a photo ID (or photocopy) such as a passport, student ID or driver`s license upon entry at the Vatican as you may be asked for one.  We will need to know the names and ages of those on your tour especially when they qualify for reduced fare tickets.
• The Colosseo admittance is not available on the first Sunday of any month due to the fact that this is a free day and tickets cannot be arranged in advance and the lines would be to long. 
• Admission Prices: 
  • 32.00 Euros per adult 18+
  • 25.00 Euros per youth 6-17 
  • 0-5 Fee

Vatican Ticket Information:

Miles&Miles will pre purchase your Vatican tickets (on our account, not yours) so that you can skip the general line keeping in mind that it is obligatory to pass though the security screening line. This ticket includes entry to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. While St. Peter’s Basilica does not require a ticket, but having one for our guided tour is the only way to skip the line and enter directly.
Tickets and based on party size headsets, will be reimbursed to the guide when paying for the tour.
Admission Prices:
32.00 Euros per adult 18+
25.00 Euros per youth 6-18 
FREE for children 5 and under
Headsets may be required if your party size is more than 5 people or for particularly busy days. They will vary in price from 1.50E per person to 3.00E per person depending on if you needed them for both the Vatican Museum and the Basilica, or just inside of the Basilica. We will organize this with the Vatican as we are obligated to use the headsets that they provide. Headsets are to amplify the guide’s voice; they are not a pre-recorded tour.
Once purchased, tickets for the Vatican are Non-Refundable and Non-Exchangeable and need to be collected for regardless of possible changes to your travel plans as these are often purchased well in advance to secure your entry time.  

VATICAN DISCLAIMER

We would like to mention the following: While Vatican City is the home of some major attractions such as the Vatican Musuems, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, it is first and foremost the largest operational Christian church in the world.  As a result, it can and will close any portion, at any time, with little or no notice or information provided to us especially around church holidays.  If we receive notice of this happening for your date, we will attempt to notify you as soon as possible. We may not be able to make last minute changes once the tour is organized since our guides and tickets will have been aligned well in advance but our guide  work with you to come to an agreeable solution and inform you of the options available. If this situation should occur for your tour date we will show you as much as possible based on what we have access to.  99% of the time everything goes exactly as planned and for that 1% we will do our best to adjust within the given circumstances. We realize that this may be less than ideal but unfortunately, we have no control of the Vatican’s schedule. 

The Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel are closed on Sundays and the Basilica on Wednesday mornings. We do not offer tours to the Vatican on free days the last Sunday of the month when tickets are not available for purchase.

COLOSSEUM TICKETS

The Reservation of your tickets to enter the Colosseum is made based on a specific time of entrance that coincides with the starting time of your tour. Please see that you arrive at the time listed on your final voucher.

• Please be prepared to show a photo ID (or photocopy) such as a passport, student ID or driver`s license for each member of your group upon entry at the Colosseo Museums as you may be asked for one.  We will need to know the ages of each child on your tour when they qualify for reduced fare tickets.