Rome in 2 Days Colosseum, Vatican and Appian Way Catacombs Tours

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BEST OF ROME EXCLUSIVE SMALL GROUP TOUR | Discover the best of Rome in 2 days guided tour! Go back and learn about one of the most significant civilizations with the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum guided tour. Take a small break and start an in-depth experience in one of the Catacombs on the Ancient Appian Way. Descending into a complex network of underground tunnels, among the longest in the world, you'll marvel at ancient frescoes, crypts, and mausoleums. You'll also find the burial of famous people like popes, martyrs, and, according to legends, even some apostles. The catacombs we'll visit (San Calisto, San Sebastiano, or Santa Domitilla) will change depending on the day.
Continue your experience on the very next day with the Vatican Museum Tour. Explore one of the world's most extraordinary collections of art; pause in the Sistine Chapel, admire Michelangelo's masterpiece, and then visit at your own pace St. Peter's Basilica.

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
Headsets system
Transfer from/to the Catacombs at the meeting point near the Colosseum (pick-up/drop off)
Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Small Group Guided Tour
Catacombs Small Group Guided Tour
Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Small Group Guided Tour

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Saint Peter's Basilica
Guide service during the transfer to the Catacombs

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Meeting Location

Meeting point

End point

00120
Vatican City

Options & Pricing

Ticket Redemption Points

Piazza di San Clemente, Piazza di S. Clemente, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
Piazza di San Clemente, Piazza di S. Clemente, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
Via Sebastiano Veniero, 21, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

What To Expect

Day 1

COLOSSEUM, ROMAN FORUM, PALATINE HILL AND APPIAN WAY CATACOMBS

9 Stops

Colosseum

Visit Rome's symbolic monument with an expert tour guide that makes it easy and fun for all ages. Learn about the amphitheatre's history from a guide with an art and archaeology background.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Roman Forum

You will then, visit the Roman Forum. This is one of the most important archaeological areas in the world with some of Ancient Rome's most evocative ruins, including the Temple of Julius Caesar, Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House and Basilica of Maxentius. Admire the Roman Forum's Sacred Way, the triumphal road where the Centurions of Caesar marched after their return from countless battles and conquests.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Palatine Hill

After you walk through Palatine Hill, explore the site of an older settlement from the 9th century BC. Admire the incredible frescoes in the House of Augustus and the Hippodrome, an elliptical sunken garden from the Palace of Domitian. Here, enjoy an impressive view of the Circus Maximus and the valley of the Roman Forum. Learn about the legend of Romulus and Remus, the abandoned brothers raised by a wolf who fought each other for power and control.After the tour take 1-hour break and then come back to our office in via della Polveriera at 1:45 pm

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Ancient Rome

Starting, with a small group, near the Colosseum, you will be comfortably transported on an air-conditioned vehicle, to the "catacombs" on the Via Appia Antica. Walk along the majestic Aurelian Walls and come to the Via Appia Antica, immersed in the green Roman countryside, you will descend into the ancient world of the Catacombs.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Catacombs of Saint Callixtus

The catacombs are a complex network of underground tunnels among the longest in the world, which occupies an area of about fifteen hectares, consisting of about 60 km of tunnels on several levels. The catacombs that we will visit (San Calisto, San Sebastiano or Santa Domitilla), for your tour will change depending on the day, but from where we go, you will have the opportunity to see ancient frescoes, crypts rich in inscriptions carved in the walls, niches with still remains of skeletons, small mausoleums, sarcophagi, tombs and small chapels that still today, after about 2000 years, are still used to celebrate religious rites. Here you will find the burial of famous people like popes, martyrs and, according to legends, even some apostles. After the tour back to the meeting point.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Caracalla

The Baths of Caracalla (Italian: Terme di Caracalla) in Rome, Italy, were the city's second-largest Roman public baths, or thermae. The baths were likely built between AD 212 (or 211) and 216/217, during the reigns of emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla.[2] They were in operation until the 530s and then fell into disuse and ruin.Both during and since their operation as baths, they served as inspiration for many other notable buildings, ancient and modern, such as the Baths of Diocletian, the Basilica of Maxentius, the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City, Chicago Union Station and the Senate of Canada Building. Artworks recovered from the ruins include famous sculptures such as the Farnese Bull and the Farnese Hercules.

Admission Ticket Free

Aurelian Walls

The Aurelian Walls (Italian: Mura Aureliane) are a line of city walls built between 271 AD and 275 AD in Rome, Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperors Aurelian and Probus. They superseded the earlier Servian Wall built during the 4th century BC.The walls enclosed all the seven hills of Rome plus the Campus Martius and, on the right bank of the Tiber, the Trastevere district. The river banks within the city limits appear to have been left unfortified, although they were fortified along with the Campus Martius. The size of the entire enclosed area is 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres).[1] The wall cut through populated areas: in reality, the city at the time embraced 2,400 hectares or 6,000 acres.[citation needed] Pliny the Elder in the first century A.D. suggested that the densely populated areas, 'extrema tectorum' (the limits of the roofed areas) extended 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) from the Golden Milestone in the Forum (Natural History 3.67).[2]

Admission Ticket Free

Circus Maximus

The Circus Maximus (Latin for "largest circus"; Italian: Circo Massimo) is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue in Rome, Italy. In the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire. It measured 621 m (2,037 ft) in length and 118 m (387 ft) in width and could accommodate over 150,000 spectators.[2] In its fully developed form, it became the model for circuses throughout the Roman Empire. The site is now a public park.

Admission Ticket Free

Arch of Constantine

The Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in AD 312. Situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill, the arch spans the Via triumphalis, the route taken by victorious military leaders when they entered the city in a triumphal procession. [a] Dedicated in 315, it is the largest Roman triumphal arch, with overall dimensions of[1] 21 m (69 ft) high, 25.9 m (85 ft) wide and 7.4 m (24 ft) deep. It has three bays, the central one being 11.5 m (38 ft) high and 6.5 m (21 ft) wide and the laterals 7.4 m (24 ft) by 3.4 m (11 ft) each. The arch is constructed of brick-faced concrete reveted in marble.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Day 2

Vatican City, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel,

4 Stops

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not accessible for walker users
Not recommended for travelers with walking impairments
We kindly inform you that any kind of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,... ) or anything that might prevent you to regularly join the tour, MUST BE communicated in advance to our staff.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The effective departure times may be different from the one indicated in the voucher, and will be promptly communicated
Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 20 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.
Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
To get inside the monuments it is used group ticket and not individual one. It cannot be asked just the ticket entrance.
Please note that monuments' capacity regulation and the security checkppoint may delay the access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors.
The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational resons
For security reasons all visitors and their luggage shall be screened.
Forbidden objects inside the Colosseum: glass bottles and glasses containers, alcholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags and luggage / trolley
Can be introduced medium and small size backpacks to shoulder, which must be checked, as any other bag, with metal detectors, opened and visually inspected by the Urbe Security Institute, responsible for the entrance inspection

Please notice that the Colosseum Administration, which depends on the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities has the faculty to close the Colosseum, or parts of it, with or without notice, for events, strikes, heavy rain, or any other reason. In which case, we will offer an alternative itinerary as it seems fit and offer a partial refund
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and the Vatican Museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
Transportation to the Catacombs will be lead by a professional driver (not a guide)
Inside the catacombs, temperature is about 60°F and the moisture content is high; please dress appropriately
No one can visit the catacombs on their own, nor stray from their group along the route, nor cross the gates that delimit the paths open to the public
No photos or videos allowed inside the Catacombs
No change on a booking can be accepted after 24hrs to the starting time of the tour. In that instance, no refund will be issued.
For the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
Pets are not allowed
VERY IMPORTANT: Meeting points, Meeting Times and the Daily schedule of the tours can vary depending on availability and opening days of the sites visited. The exact Meeting points, Meeting Times and the Daily schedule of the tours will be indicated a the booking confirmation.
Children discount is applied only with a valid ID card!
Children must be accompanied by an adult
For any communication, the staff has no responsibility in case of wrong or inactive phone number. Any change (date and/or time) must be notified and confirmed to have insurance coverage
Every refund request MUST be done within and not later 48 hours from the day of the tour.
The order in which the sites are visited during the tour can vary depending on weather conditions (ice, rain, or high temperatures) or other events beyond the travel agency's control.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: What's included in the price?

A: The following is included: All Fees and Taxes.Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person).Headsets system.Transfer from/to the Catacombs at the meeting point near the Colosseum (pick-up/drop off).Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person).Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Small Group Guided Tour.Catacombs Small Group Guided Tour.Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Small Group Guided Tour. The following is NOT included: Food and drinks.Hotel pickup and drop-off.Gratuities.Saint Peter's Basilica.Guide service during the transfer to the Catacombs. Read more Apr 2025