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15 Best Rome Tours & Day Trips

The best of Rome, in one place.

The 15 standout tours and day trips in and around Rome. The experiences travellers still talk about long after the flight home, from the ancient centre to the Amalfi Coast.

15 Best Rome Tours & Day Trips

Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour with Optional Basilica - The first hurdle: security, strict dress code, and timing
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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour with Optional Basilica

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1.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour with Optional Basilica

Fast-track Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour with optional St. Peter’s Basilica, guided highlights, headsets, and skip-the-line entry.

Most Popular★ 4.3

“Was great tour. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. At points it was hard to hear but got the overall message. Tour was beautiful. I would try and go through the map room and other halls first as they did get busy. I had a tour a couple years ago that we had warily access…”

67,413 reviewsFrom $79.60by Enjoy Rome

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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour - Dress code and on-the-day prep: simple rules that prevent headaches
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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour

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2.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour

Skip-the-line Vatican tour with priority entry, headsets, and guided highlights in the Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica.

★ 4.5

“Our guide, Sophia, not only had exceptional knowledge but also infectious enthusiasm and passion, and went over and above to ensure we got the most from her vast experience. Booking this tour was well worth the fee for the excellent personal experience and the tour areas covered.”

39,149 reviews3 hours (approx.)From $22.93by City Wonders Ltd

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Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill Guided Tour - Inside the Colosseum: Stories, Construction, and What to Notice
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Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Guided Tour

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Rome:Hop-On Hop-Off Panoramic Open Bus Ticket 3 Circuits x 1 - How the 3 circuits work: Green, Orange, and Blue routes
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Rome:Hop-On Hop-Off Panoramic Open Bus Ticket 3 Circuits x 1

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8.Rome:Hop-On Hop-Off Panoramic Open Bus Ticket 3 Circuits x 1

Hop-on hop-off open bus in Rome with 3 circuits, multilingual audio, live tracking, and stops at Colosseum, Vatican, Villa Borghese, and more.

★ 4.0

“A fantastic way to see the highlights of the city. We were never waiting for a bus longer than 10 minutes and the audio guide provided enough information of the sights we drove past. An excellent way to discover what you want to see and extremely easy to ‘hop on/off when we reached our preferred…”

15,405 reviewsFrom $20by Green Line Tours

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Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour - Meeting Point Near the Vatican Walls: How to Start Smoothly
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Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

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9.Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

Skip the line to Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with an expert guide, plus an optional St. Peter’s Basilica add-on.

★ 4.3

“We had a wonderful tour of the Vatican with Laura Antonucci, and we couldn’t be more pleased. Laura is incredibly knowledgeable, passionate, and engaging — she brought the history and art of the Vatican to life in such a vivid and memorable way. Her storytelling was captivating, and she answered all of our questions with…”

13,872 reviewsFrom $130.28by REAL BARCELONA TOURS, S.L

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Rome: Colosseum, Forum & Palatine Hill Tour & Optional Arena - Entering the Colosseum like you mean it
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Rome: Colosseum, Forum & Palatine Hill Tour & Optional Arena

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10.Rome: Colosseum, Forum & Palatine Hill Tour & Optional Arena

Priority-entry guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill, with optional arena access and headsets for easy listening.

★ 4.4

“The tour was more than I ever imagined. Our tour guide was fantastic, she was very knowledgeable and her explanations enabled us to envisage what it would have been like. She used pictures in some area to show us the then and now. I feel quite rude as I have forgotten the ladies name.”

13,839 reviewsFrom $58.07by Enjoy Rome

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Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica - Meeting in Borgo Pio: Where the Tour Actually Starts
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Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica

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13.Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica

Skip-the-line guided route through the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and often St. Peter’s Basilica, with expert commentary and smart crowd avoidance.

★ 4.5

“Tour was a great experience! Marco demonstrated great knowledge and passion with the tour. The rain slowed things but we were able to take it all in with wet feet. Highly recommend!”

12,779 reviews3 hours (approx.)From $30.23by Vatican Tour

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Rome: Colosseum, Palatine Hill & Roman Forum Guided Tour - Arena Floor access: the 15-minute perspective shift (if you choose it)
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Rome: Colosseum, Palatine Hill & Roman Forum Guided Tour

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14.Rome: Colosseum, Palatine Hill & Roman Forum Guided Tour

Skip-the-line Colosseum tour with expert guides, plus Palatine Hill and Roman Forum sights in a fast 2.5–3 hour loop.

★ 4.6

“Great tour. Our guide Chiara was knowledgeable, the info she shared was interesting and the level of detail was good. I would definitely recommend this tour! Skipping the line with the group was definitely worth it too!”

12,703 reviewsFrom $51by Show Me Italy

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