VIP Rome in a Day Private Tour | City Highlights

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.

LivTours Rome in a Day Private Tour brings you the most exclusive full-day tour. What do you get when you combine three fantastic tours? The perfect full-day tour of Rome! Imagine enjoying early entrance to the Vatican museums and Sistine Chapel, visiting restricted areas of the Colosseum and lots more in between! On this VIP Rome tour, you will be able to see some of the most stunning sites in Rome including the  Spanish Steps, Colosseum, Pantheon (from outside) and the Vatican Museums.

One of the highlights of this tour is the Sistine Chapel, where you will be able to enjoy this amazing space first thing in the morning, before the midday crowds. In the Colosseum, you have exclusive access to the arena floor – right where gladiator fights used to take place! This full-day tour shows you much more than those two famous sites. You cannot get a better overview of this ancient city than LivTours’ Rome in a Day Private Tour.

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

• Make the most of your time in Rome on LivTours’ exclusive private tour
• Enjoy early morning entrance to the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel
• Explore the pedestrianized streets of Rome with your private expert guide
• Make the past of the Colosseum come alive with a visit to the Arena Floor
• Soak up the history, anecdotes and stories of Rome on this exclusive private tour

**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.**

Your LivTours Rome in a Day Private Tour begins early in the morning, with a private chauffeured pick-up directly from your hotel. When you arrive at Vatican City, you will be greeted by your private expert guide.  Enjoy the luxury of entering the Vatican Museums in the early morning. Your guide will accompany you into the Sistine Chapel to see Michelangelo’s masterpiece. The early morning light adds a wonderful glow to this amazing piece of art, all to be enjoyed before the midday rush. Your private LivTours guide will make sure you visit all the Vatican highlights from the Renaissance Raphael Rooms to the incredible sculpture collection. You will skip the lines to enter the largest Catholic church in the world, as your guide accompanies you to visit St Peter’s Basilica. Take a moment for a contemplative moment as you marvel at the art and architecture that makes this impressive site so unique.

Your Rome in a Day Private Tour continues in the luxury of your chauffeured car as your guide shares with you the highlights of Rome so you can explore them in greater depth. Some of the visited highlights are the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, and of course, a stop at the Trevi Fountain is a must for any visitor to Rome, and perhaps even a coin toss to ensure your return to Rome.

Before starting your afternoon tour of the ancient sites of Rome, you will have time to enjoy lunch. Your private guide will suggest a place to eat based on your appetite. Lunch is not included in the tour price.

LivTours’ Rome in a Day Private Tour continues after lunch, but this time you will be taking a long walk back in time as you visit the Colosseum with exclusive access to two special areas. Walking out onto the arena floor allows you to imagine the days of ancient Rome with gladiator fights in front of massive audiences. Your LivTours private guide will explain the games and events of ancient Roman as you continue to visit a building that is nearly 2,000 years old.

Once your visit of the Colosseum is over, your private guide will walk with you up to the Palatine Hill. The most regal area of Ancient Rome, Palatine Hill is where the emperors lived and were entertained. Learn about the rich history of Rome as you walk through the ruins of where historians claim it all began. Your Rome in a Day Private Tour finishes in the Roman Forum. Explore and visit temples from the Roman Empire and the impressive Arch of Titus, ending up in front of the resting place of Julius Caesar.

Come explore Rome with us on this exclusive full-day private tour!

UPGRADE YOUR TOUR
You can add on a luxury chauffeured to be at your disposal for the entire day, including a return trip to your hotel. This will give you maximum freedom to move around the city allowing your guide to fully customize your day.

• Chauffeur pick up
• Chauffeur service between sites
• Early morning tickets to the Vatican Museums
• Raphael rooms
• Sistine chapel
• Vatican museums highlights tour
• St Peter's Basilica
• St Peter's square
• Piazza Navona
• Pantheon (from outside)
• Trevi fountain
• Spanish Steps
• Free time for lunch
• Priority Access Colosseum tickets
• Exclusive Colosseum Arena access
• Palatine hill
• Roman Forum
• Julius Caesars temple
• Arch of Titus
• Fully guided experience

• If you would like, you can install the Parco Colosseum official app on your phone and download the Colosseum Experience audio recordings prior to arriving.
  • Click here to download the Free Parco Colosseum app for iOS. 
  • Click here to download the Free Parco Colosseum app for Android.
• The access to the restricted areas of the Colosseum (the Arena) may be shared among other participants in the LivTours exclusive entry slot. At times, for safety reasons, logistics, and traffic control, the group may be led by one guide. This choice is at the complete discretion of the Colosseum’s administration and security policy of that day in accordance with adequate safety measures. Please be aware that this is only for 30/40 minutes of the total duration of the tour. Our max six people policy is guaranteed for the remainder of the duration of the tour.
• 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.
• 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.
• There is no photography allowed inside the Sistine Chapel.
• Backpacks are not permitted in the museum.
• The Colosseum can accommodate a maximum of 3,000 people at once. This could lead to delays in access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors. Please be on time!
• The Vatican Museums are closed on Sundays.
• On Wednesdays, it is not possible to visit St Peters Basilica. Tours booked on this day will include an extended visit through the museum and alternative highlights.
• **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.

Make your experience even more unique by upgrading your LivTours experience. Please note: add-ons are non refundable.

Non-Refundable Entrance Fees

Due to recent ticket policy changes imposed by the Colosseum, this tour cost is fully refundable minus the priority access Colosseum entrance fees. Cancellations or modifications will exclude these entrance fees.

If you want to help us restore this tour to 100% refundable and modifiable, please sign the petition here (scroll down for English). Thank you!

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.