Shore Excursion: Rome in a Day Exclusive Experience

Important Notice: Jubilee Year 2025
As part of the 2025 Jubilee celebrations, St. Peter’s Basilica may experience unexpected partial or complete closures. In the rare event that the Basilica cannot be visited, rest assured that your tour experience will remain exceptional. Your guide will seamlessly adapt the itinerary to include alternative highlights, ensuring the full duration and quality of your tour.

This Rome in a day shore excursion is the perfect tour for you if you dock in Civitavecchia. With port pick up and drop off, as well as entrance tickets and a top-rated guide, you leave the logistics to us, while we leave the enjoying to you.

This tour covers all the highlights with your own private guide who will entertain you with stories and historic details of this ancient city. You will spend time taking in the nuances of the historic quarter with visits to outside the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, the Colosseum, and Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter’s Basilica.

If you are in port for one day, this is the perfect tour for you to maximize your time.

**All Colosseum tours require photo ID for all participants; plan to bring your passports on the day of your tour. Failure to show identification will result in the denial of entry to the site.**

Proud to be an Accredited Tour Operator of the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo.

• Enjoy the highlights of the Eternal city in just one day with your private guide
• Revel in the luxury of exclusive door to door round trip chauffeured transportation
• Discover the remarkable strength and grandeur of the Colosseum.
• Optimize your time with easy access to the Colosseum & Sistine Chapel
• Stroll the historic streets of Rome; taking time to throw a coin in Trevi Fountain
• Admire the Baroque architecture in Piazza Navona, Rome’s largest square

On your LivTours’ Rome in a Day exclusive experience, your private driver will meet you directly at the dock holding a sign with your name on it. From there you will travel in the comfort of a luxury car on Italian’s modern freeways to access the city’s center.

First up, you’ll enjoy a privileged Colosseum experience where you will walk in the footsteps of ancient Roman citizens and learn all about gladiators and the events that unfolded within its walls. After, you will explore the ancient wonders of the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill to learn about Julius Caesar and his dynasty, and the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.

Your private tour continues in the historic city center, where you will discover highlights that include the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and breathtaking Piazza Navona: filled with Baroque fountains and old palaces. You will experience Rome like a local as you walk through cobblestone alleyways before sitting down to enjoy lunch (not included in the price). If you are a coffee lover, your guide will show you where to get one of the best espressos in town.

After lunch, it is off to another country: Vatican City. Your all-inclusive tour includes priority access to the Vatican Museums. Experience the grandiose halls and explore the Gallery of Maps, Gallery of Tapestries, the Raphael Rooms, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican Museums encompass nearly 8,000 square feet of artworks: having a private guide to steer you and share tidbits will is invaluable. Your time with your guide ends in the world’s largest Catholic church: St. Peter’s Basilica. Here you will admire two other stunning works by Michelangelo.

Your chauffeur will be waiting for you when you exit St Peter’s Basilica to take you back to your cruise ship at Civitavecchia.

*The order of events outlined above are subject to change based on ticket availability

**Chauffeured Service Add-On**
While chauffeur services are included in the price of the tour, you will have different drivers and vehicles throughout the day. If you wish to have the convenience and ease of one private vehicle and driver through the entire day, please select the appropriate add-on at booking. This gives you the advantage to leave excess bags, jackets, shopping etc. in the car that you may not want to carry with you.

• Port pickup and drop off
• Chauffered service throughout city center
• Private guide within Rome
• Colosseum
• Roman Forum
• Palatine Hill
• Trevi Fountain
• Piazza Navona
• Spanish Steps
• Pantheon (from outside)
• Vatican skip-the-line tickets
• Pinecone cortyard
• Ancient Laocoon and Apollo statues
• Gallery of Maps
• Tapestry Gallery
• Raphael rooms
• Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo's ceiling
• St Peter's Basilica access
• Bernini's alter canopy
• Michelangelo's Pieta statue
• St Peter's Square

• Offered in: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. Please specify under “Additional notes” if you wish to book the tour in a language other than English.
• Important Notice Jubilee Year 2025: As part of the 2025 Jubilee celebrations, from December 24th, 2024 to January 6th, 2026, St. Peter’s Basilica may experience unexpected partial or complete closures. In the rare event that the Basilica cannot be visited, rest assured that your tour experience will remain exceptional. Your guide will seamlessly adapt the itinerary to include alternative highlights, ensuring the full duration and quality of your tour. Please note that, in accordance with our Terms & Conditions agreed upon at the time of booking, partial or full refunds cannot be issued due to Basilica closures.
• Please remember to add your cruise ship details – cruise line name, ship name, and dock  – under “Additional information” in the booking form.
• Places of worship have strict dress code requirements for entry. All participants are required to have shoulders and knees covered (no tank tops or short dresses) to enter.
• There is no photography allowed inside the Sistine Chapel.
  
• St. Peter’s Basilica is an active church and can be closed unexpectedly for liturgical ceremonies. If closed, the time inside the Vatican Museums will be extended.
• Saint Peter’s Basilica is closed on most Wednesdays mornings due to the weekly Papal Audience. If you book this tour for a Wednesday the time inside the Vatican Museums will be extended.
• Please be aware that the Sistine Chapel is a Holy Place and talking during your visit inside is strictly forbidden, therefore your guide will give you an explanation of the Sistine Chapel beforehand during your tour, in order to give you a comprehensive explanation before entering the chapel.
• Backpacks are not permitted in the Museum.
• **All Colosseum tours require photo ID for all participants; plan to bring your passports on the day of your tour. Failure to show identification will result in the denial of entry to the site.**

When you book a LivTours Private Tour or Experience, you are guaranteed a dedicated, expert guide that allows you the flexibility to start your tour at a time which is convenient for you, making planning easy. Our private tours ensure that you will get a tailored experience to meet all your needs so we go at your pace, perfect for families with younger children, elderly, or individuals with accessibility needs. Please be advised that all private tours begin at a base price starting at two people*. Prices are inclusive of entry tickets where applicable. *Some Ferrari private experiences are inclusive of one person only.

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