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Private Full Day Tour of Ancient Rome with Private Driver

  • Colosseum in Rome - Colosseum is the best famous known architecture and landmark in Rome, Italy
  • The Wonders of Ancient Rome
  • Unbelievable Ancient Rome
  • Experience the Incredible History of Ancient Rome
  • Roman Forum, Rome
  • Ancient Roman ruins and distant church dome. Italy. A view from the Old Roman Forum.
  • Cycling on the Appian Way
  • Piramide

Overview

Highlights Include: 

  • Colosseum 
  • Arch of Constantine    
  • Palatine Hill
  • Roman Forum
  • Baths of Caracalla (optional entrance)
  • The Appian Way
  • Catacombs

A driver will be picking you up from your hotel at a time of your choice to take you to meet your official local guide. There is no fixed order for the tour, as the guide will decide on what would be the best order for the day and time.

During the morning tour, you will get to go inside the Colosseum and learn everything about it - from why it was built, how it was named, and the role it played in the city's life. Your guide will take you through the history of the gladiators who came here from all over the empire, showing you where they trained and the various types of battles that used to be fought here. You might be surprised to learn many new things and discover that some of the things you thought you knew about the Romans were not true.

The walk through the Forum is a magical experience, regardless of your age. You will be transported through history, starting from the 4th-century Arch of Constantine, and then moving backward to the lower ground and the temples of the Roman Republic. You will learn all about these magnificent structures and the daily lives of the citizens who used to come here to vote, shop, attend trials, hear great speeches, celebrate victories, and honor the gods.

The final stop of the tour will take you to the Palatine Hill and the remains of the emperors' palaces and bath complexes. The first emperor, Augustus, decided to live here, where Romulus and Remus were supposedly raised by a wolf. From that time, all emperors built their palaces here, where they could look down on the people in the Forum, look across to the Temple of Jupiter on the nearby Capital Hill, and enjoy the chariot races in the Circus Maximus.

After a break for lunch, your driver will take you to see the Circus Maximus up close. If you feel like it, you can stop at the world's most famous drain cover and have your photo taken at the Mouth of Truth while admiring the Republican temples standing opposite. You will also drive past Rome's pyramid, a 1st-century BC tomb when Egypt was annexed to the empire, and the Baths of Caracalla before reaching the ancient Appian Way.

On the main road that connects Rome with the south and the port of Brindisi, you will see the remains of ancient tombs and the churches built over some of the many catacombs that lined the road on either side. You can stop and visit one of these, with an authorized tour that will take you far underground, where early Christians built multiple levels to bury their dead.

The tour will end back at your hotel.

Inclusions/Exclusions

Tour Highlights and What's Included
  • Skip the line Entrance tickets included
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Hotel pick-up
What's Not Included
  • Food and beverages not mentioned in the program
  • Gratuities of any type

Pricing & Availability

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Starting From : EUR 560.00

(Pricing is per person based on 2 pax traveling)

Note : Price also Depends on Point of Departure & Number of Participants. Get in touch with us today to get an accurate quote!


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