Best of Rome Full-day Private Tour | Colosseum, Vatican, Trevi & More

47 reviews
Private
On Tours of Pompeii we mainly offer private experiences. This means that the tour is not shared with other guests and can always be tailored to your needs upon request.
Skip the Line
This tour includes skip-the-line access, allowing you to bypass long queues and enter attractions directly. Save time and make the most of your experience.
Accessible
The tour is designed to be fully accessible for wheelchair users and people with mobility issues. We will do our best to make sure you have a comfortable and enjoyable experience.

Some images on this page capture real moments from our tours, taken with guests' consent. All content is © 2014 - 2026 Raphael Tours and Events SRL or used under license. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.

At a glance

Best of Rome private tour with Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon & Piazza Navona. Skip-the-line, kid-friendly, accessible, hotel pick-up.

Key Information

Crafted forAll Travelers
ExperiencePrivate
Duration5 - 9 hours
Time of DayFull-day
PickupAvailable
AccessibilityAccessible
Guided byLicensed national tour guide

Available customizations

  • Accessible version available upon request

    Comfortable accessible experience tailored to guests with mobility needs

  • Kid-friendly version available upon request

    Fun kid-friendly experience featuring games, storytelling, and interactive learning activities

  • Customized itinerary tailored to your interests

    Customized tour designed to match your interests and preferred pace

  • Optional Traditional Meal in an Authentic Local Restaurant

    Enjoy the flavors of Salerno with a special lunch or dinner in one of the most appreciated restaurants of the city

Highlights

  • Visit Rome's top attractions including the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, and Piazza Venezia.
  • Skip the lines at the Colosseum and Vatican Museums to maximize your sightseeing time.
  • Enjoy a combination of walking and private transportation for a comfortable and efficient full-day experience.
  • Choose an optional kid-friendly private tour with games, storytelling, treasure hunts, and engaging educational activities, or request an accessible itinerary designed for visitors with reduced mobility.
  • Add optional hotel pick-up with private transportation for a stress-free start to your day.

Optional Itineraries

Choose to focus on one or more of the following itineraries. Itineraries are always customizable.

  • Meet your guide

    Meeting point is at the agreed entrance near the Pompeii Archaeological Park. Your guide will be holding a Tours of Pompeii sign and will already have your fast-access tickets in hand.

  • Explore Rome's Iconic Landmarks: Trevi Fountain, Pantheon & Spanish Steps

    Explore Rome's Iconic Landmarks: Trevi Fountain, Pantheon & Spanish Steps

    Discover three of Rome's most iconic landmarks with your private guide. Admire the magnificent Trevi Fountain, explore the remarkable Pantheon, and stroll to the elegant Spanish Steps, learning about their history, architecture, legends, and the fascinating stories that have shaped the Eternal City.

  • Discover St. Peter's Basilica and it sspectacular square

    Discover St. Peter's Basilica and it sspectacular square

    Continue into St. Peter's Basilica to admire Michelangelo's Pietà, Bernini's Baldachin, the magnificent papal altar, and the breathtaking Renaissance architecture. Families may choose an optional kid-friendly experience with engaging storytelling and activities.

  • Visit the Sistine Chapel

    Visit the Sistine Chapel

    Admire Michelangelo's world-famous ceiling frescoes and the spectacular Last Judgment while your guide explains the history, symbolism, and artistic achievements of this extraordinary masterpiece (pre-visit explanation, according to Vatican regulations).

  • Skip-the-Line Entry to the Vatican Museums

    Skip-the-Line Entry to the Vatican Museums

    Avoid the long entrance queues with skip-the-line tickets (subject to availability) and explore one of the world's greatest museum collections with your private guide.

  • Visit Palatine Hill & the Emperor's House

    Visit Palatine Hill & the Emperor's House

    Explore Palatine Hill, where Rome was founded according to legend. Visit the remains of the imperial palaces, including the Domus Flavia and Domus Augustana, while enjoying spectacular views over the Roman Forum and Circus Maximus.

  • Walk Through the Roman Forum

    Walk Through the Roman Forum

    Stroll along the ancient streets of Rome's political and commercial center, visiting remarkable monuments such as the Temple of Saturn, the Arch of Septimius Severus, the Temple of Julius Caesar, and the House of the Vestal Virgins.

  • Explore the Colosseum

    Explore the Colosseum

    Discover the engineering marvels of the Roman amphitheater while learning about gladiators, emperors, spectacles, and the daily life of Ancient Rome. Families can opt for a kid-friendly experience with engaging educational activities.

  • Wrap-up & recommendations

    The tour ends with suggestions for the rest of your day — lunch spots in Pompeii or Naples, the best route to your hotel, and optional add-ons like Herculaneum or the Amalfi Coast.

Full description

Experience the ultimate introduction to the Eternal City on this Best of Rome Private Tour, a full-day adventure combining Rome's most iconic ancient, Renaissance, and Baroque landmarks in one unforgettable experience. Perfect for first-time visitors, this tour blends walking and private transportation to maximize your time and comfort while exploring the city's highlights.

Visit the legendary Colosseum, walk through the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, admire Piazza Venezia, toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, explore the magnificent Pantheon, and stroll through the elegant Piazza Navona. Continue to the Vatican Museums, marvel at Michelangelo's masterpieces inside the Sistine Chapel, and conclude your journey in the breathtaking St. Peter's Basilica.

Enjoy skip-the-line entry (subject to ticket availability) at the Colosseum and Vatican Museums, allowing you to spend more time discovering Rome's treasures and less time waiting in line.

Families can choose an optional kid-friendly private tour, featuring interactive games, storytelling, quizzes, and fun educational activities designed to engage children throughout the day. An accessible version of the tour is also available for guests with reduced mobility.

For maximum convenience, optional hotel pick-up with private transportation can be arranged, ensuring a seamless beginning to your Roman adventure.

Ideal for couples, families, cruise passengers, and first-time visitors, this comprehensive private tour offers the perfect way to experience the very best of Rome in a single day.

What's included

Included

  • Entrance Fees and Tickets Fast-access entrance fees and tickets are included in the experience price
  • Experienced Specialized Guide The hunt will be led by an expert local guide that will make the experience informative, fun and memorable

Not included

  • Transportation to and from the meeting point (can be included upon request)
  • Food and beverages (available upon request at the time of booking)

Recommendations

Meeting point

Meeting point may vary according to the season and customer requirements. It will always be communicated multiple times in advance prior to booking.

Reviews

Loading...

Book Best of Rome Full-day Private Tour | Colosseum, Vatican, Trevi & More

Please allow our travel agents up to 24 hours to get back to you. Average response time during working hours is 1 hour.

Recommendations

Rome City Center Highlights Private Tour with Trevi Fountain & Pantheon
Rome City Center Highlights Private Tour with Trevi Fountain & Pantheon
Rome City Center Highlights Private Tour with Trevi Fountain & Pantheon
Rome City Center Highlights Private Tour with Trevi Fountain & Pantheon
Rome City Center Highlights Private Tour with Trevi Fountain & Pantheon
Rome City Center Highlights Private Tour with Trevi Fountain & Pantheon
Rome, Italy

Rome City Center Highlights Private Tour with Trevi Fountain & Pantheon

2 to 6 hoursGuided Tours
Private
On Tours of Pompeii we mainly offer private experiences. This means that the tour is not shared with other guests and can always be tailored to your needs upon request.
Accessible
The tour is designed to be fully accessible for wheelchair users and people with mobility issues. We will do our best to make sure you have a comfortable and enjoyable experience.
(65)
from85€per personfrom95$per personfrom71£per personfrom138AU$per personfrom134CA$per person
Tour details
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Skip-the-line Private Tour
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Skip-the-line Private Tour
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Skip-the-line Private Tour
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Skip-the-line Private Tour
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Skip-the-line Private Tour
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Skip-the-line Private Tour
Top pick
Rome, Italy

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Skip-the-line Private Tour

2 to 6 hoursGuided Tours
Private
On Tours of Pompeii we mainly offer private experiences. This means that the tour is not shared with other guests and can always be tailored to your needs upon request.
Accessible
The tour is designed to be fully accessible for wheelchair users and people with mobility issues. We will do our best to make sure you have a comfortable and enjoyable experience.
Skip-the-line
This tour includes skip-the-line access, allowing you to bypass long queues and enter attractions directly. Save time and make the most of your experience.
(86)
from89€per personfrom100$per personfrom74£per personfrom144AU$per personfrom140CA$per person
Tour details
Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Private Tour
Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Private Tour
Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Private Tour
Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Private Tour
Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Private Tour
Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Private Tour
Top pick
Rome, Italy

Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Private Tour

2 to 6 hoursGuided Tours
Private
On Tours of Pompeii we mainly offer private experiences. This means that the tour is not shared with other guests and can always be tailored to your needs upon request.
Accessible
The tour is designed to be fully accessible for wheelchair users and people with mobility issues. We will do our best to make sure you have a comfortable and enjoyable experience.
Skip-the-line
This tour includes skip-the-line access, allowing you to bypass long queues and enter attractions directly. Save time and make the most of your experience.
(87)
from85€per personfrom95$per personfrom71£per personfrom138AU$per personfrom134CA$per person
Tour details
A tour group poses beside a black van in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo, with the central obelisk and historic buildings behind them.
A family of four poses with a woman beside a black passenger van in the wooded Italian countryside.
Rome to Pompeii Private Tour with Hotel Pickup
Rome to Pompeii Private Tour with Hotel Pickup
Rome to Pompeii Private Tour with Hotel Pickup
Rome to Pompeii Private Tour with Hotel Pickup
Pompeii, Italy

Rome to Pompeii Private Tour with Hotel Pickup

7 to 9 hoursGuided Tours
Private
On Tours of Pompeii we mainly offer private experiences. This means that the tour is not shared with other guests and can always be tailored to your needs upon request.
Accessible
The tour is designed to be fully accessible for wheelchair users and people with mobility issues. We will do our best to make sure you have a comfortable and enjoyable experience.
Skip-the-line
This tour includes skip-the-line access, allowing you to bypass long queues and enter attractions directly. Save time and make the most of your experience.
(2)
from135€per personfrom152$per personfrom113£per personfrom219AU$per personfrom212CA$per person
Tour details

Why travelers book with us

Skip-the-line access, vetted local guides, and planning support from booking through the last stop of the day.

Proven Track Record

Operating since 2014 with top-rated guides selected via client feedback for memorable, high-quality experiences.

Family-First Approach

Tours address children’s curiosity and energy, blending education with play so parents and kids enjoy history together.

Local Expert Guides

Professional, English-fluent guides specialize in kids and families, using fun techniques to engage all ages during tours.

What Our Customers Say

Read authentic reviews from our satisfied customers on Google

Review image by Tara McDonough
Tara McDonough
Tara McDonough
2 months ago

Our group of three (with 12yo) had the best day with Lello. Even before the tour started so impressed with the communication from Maria with our specific tour request to visit Pompeii, Herculanum & Vesuvius in a day. Lello is so knowledgeable, entertaining, and enthusiastic about the history and archeological findings in these sites. He was not just a guide but a teacher helping us learn more about these impressive sites and the people of that time. We fit a lot into our day but I know the details he pointed out to us right under our feet we would have missed without him as our guide. He said to see all of Pompeii in detail would take full two days…I would 100% fly half way around the world to just spend three days in Naples to do the full two day tour of Pompeii with Lello. He is that good. He walked with an umbrella providing shade for us and I feel like at all times one of three of us had our mouths open wide with astonishment in what we were experiencing. Our driver Marco met us at the train station and kept our luggage in the vehicle through all the stops until our final destination on the Amalfi Coast.

See on Google
Review image by Guillermo Legorburo
Guillermo Legorburo
Guillermo Legorburo
a month ago

The tour has been amazing! Never seen something as spectacular as Pompeii. We came with our 10 and 13 years old daughters and our guide Clelia made it amusing for all of us. Thanks to Clelia's explanations We have learned how Romans used to live and entertained themselves, seen first street food places, how water system worked even though the challenges due to volcanic rocks , houses of the gladiators and much more.

See on Google
Review image by Wendy Bateman
Wendy Bateman
Wendy Bateman
a month ago

Amazing tour from Start to finish. We were picked up from our Villa in Castellabate at 8 am, the drivers were excellent, on time and extremely friendly and informative. We did two 2 hour tours, Pompeii and then Herculaneum. Lello was an excellent tour guide , an archaeologist who had previously worked in Herculaneum excavating and preserving the ruins. He had so much passion it was contagious, and he brought both sites to life. The transport was immaculate and air conditioned, which was such a relief as it was in the high 30's. And we were picked up at exactly the right time and taken back to our villa. I would highly recommend this tour company ! Thank you to Yuri and Lucia for making our day so special.

See on Google
Review image by James Rogers
James Rogers
James Rogers
3 weeks ago

Great tour with Italo. Pompeii has so much to see and he did a great job of showing us a little bit of everything. Would definitely recommend to anyone coming to see Pompeii

See on Google
Review image by Siyeon Kim
Siyeon Kim
Siyeon Kim
a month ago

Sonya was great, she explained everything, guiding us to regions of shade and places without crowds! I enjoyed the tour greatly, even in the middle of the heat. Highly recommended :)

See on Google
Review image by John Welliver
John Welliver
John Welliver
3 weeks ago

Italo was a wonderful tour guide. Very knowledgeable and gave a great tour of Pompeii! Highly recommend

See on Google
Review image by Rose Guardino
Rose Guardino
Rose Guardino
11 months ago

Lello is a passionate archaeologist. His presentation was lively, interactive, informative, and accessible for people with no prior knowledge. He covered the history of Pompeii and linked it to present day life. He kept all of us engaged the whole two hours and we highly recommend his tour. We would have missed so much of the wonder of Pompeii without him, including the Roman graffiti shown below!

See on Google
Review image by Lionel Ferrari
Lionel Ferrari
Lionel Ferrari
a month ago

clelia was amazing, made us understand so much in 2 hours tour. The level of knowledge and ability to make it simple to understand made us feel like we were back 2000years living a normal day in Pompei. Thank you !!!

See on Google
Review image by Krystle Peace
Krystle Peace
Krystle Peace
2 years ago

Put simply, you must book Lello if touring Pompeii. From the moment we arrived, Lello was warm, inviting and funny. He had memorised all of our names and tailored the tour specifically to what we wanted to see the most. He engaged our two teenage daughters and they both keenly awaited his next point - no mean feat. His archeological experience was clearly evident and dramatically enriched the tour. We all came away with a dramatically different perspective of Pompeii and Pompeian life. Thank you sincerely Lello!

See on Google
Review image by Anne B
Anne B
Anne B
3 years ago

Stop Looking Now and book with this tour company. I did a lot of research to determine the best Pompeii tour for our family during our Spring Break trip. Lello was absolutely top notch! He is an archeologist and extremely knowledgeable. He made the entire tour so interesting and made you feel like you stepped back in time with his story telling. The amount of time we spent on this tour was perfect! All members of my family loved this tour and our guide.

See on Google
Review image by Daniel Williams
Daniel Williams
Daniel Williams
a month ago

Wow! What an experience, Pompei was breathtaking and Roberta was incredible as a guide, making it fun and engaging for the kids and the parents. Highly recommend, thank you!

See on Google
Review image by Matthew Harrison
Matthew Harrison
Matthew Harrison
9 years ago

Our tour was absolutely fantastic! Rosanna, our guide was amazing and took the time to get to know us and help us decide the content of the tour. With so much to see we wanted our boys, first time at Pompeii, to see as much as possible in the time allotted. Rosanna kept the tour personal, always interacting with us as if we were family or friends. My whole family had an amazing time and our visit to Pompeii was by far the best part of our vacation thanks to Rosanna. I cannot recommend this tour more highly. An absolutely amazing afternoon in one of the most stunning places in Italy.

See on Google
Review image by Daphne Goh
Daphne Goh
Daphne Goh
9 years ago

Managed to source for Tours of Pompeii through Tripadvisor. Made contact with Louise and is glad that their correspondence are all prompt. On the day of our tour, Steven, our driver for the trip, came to our hotel to pick us up. Soon we were on our way to Pompeii! We were greeted by an extremely enthusiastic guide, Lello upon the opening of the car door! Lello is an archaeologist and is very knowledgeable about the history of Pompeii. He was very engaging making the whole tour lively and fun. He also let us experiment the effects of standing right at the amphitheater to test the impact of the voice projection. It was amazing! Lello, thank you so much for the wonderful tour at Pompeii. We agreed it was the most worthwhile and best experience out of our entire trip in Europe! Lots of love from Singapore, Alvin, Daphne & Jamie

See on Google
Review image by Christina Ponzio
Christina Ponzio
Christina Ponzio
9 years ago

We toured Pompeii on 15 June with Lello and it was worth every dollar spent. From the moment he met us he was professional, courteous, KNOWLEDGEABLE and friendly. He took time to answer any questions and made sure you understood a topic before moving forward. His English was amazingly perfect. We are still astounded and humbled by the tour of Pompeii, he truly painted a picture of what life in 79AD was like in one of history's most advanced civilizations. Could not more highly recommend Lello.

See on Google
Review image by Taïna
Taïna
Taïna
3 years ago

Very nice, a very nice experience on my side. I didn't take a guide, lucky because it was very very hot. Tips: Bring a bottle of water, running shoe, hat and sunscreen

See on Google
Review image by Elizabeth Cottrell
Elizabeth Cottrell
Elizabeth Cottrell
a month ago

Clelia was fantastic - very knowledgeable and wonderful with the children

See on Google

Recommended on