Private
10 hrs
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.**
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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.
LivTours’ group size of max 6 participants is and always has been based on sustainable travel, and we are proud to be at the forefront of change and innovation in the industry. LivTours is committed to providing travelers with truly sustainable tours with the lowest possible environmental impact, all while supporting the local industries and people of each unique destination. To learn more about how you can actively support sustainable tourism and how LivTours is contributing, click here.
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.
Make your experience even more unique by upgrading your LivTours experience. Please note: add-ons are non refundable.
Sistine Chapel Closures
Starting April 28th, the Sistine Chapel will be closed for the Papal Conclave, the traditional process of electing a new Pope. The Conclave begins May 7th and has no fixed end date, though the Chapel is expected to reopen by mid-May.
During this time, LivTours Vatican tours will follow a special itinerary featuring additional highlights from the Vatican Museums. We’ll continue to update our guests as new information becomes available.
By selecting Choose Dates Later / Buy as Gift at booking, any tour can be purchased without fixed dates. This is the perfect option if you want to purchase your tour as a gift for a loved one, or if you are in the pre-planning phase of your vacation. After booking, you will receive a Travel Voucher Code and full instructions on how to schedule your tours when ready. Once your travel plans are confirmed, you can easily use the Travel Voucher Code on the LivTours website to formally schedule your tours. You can find out more here.
