The 15 Best Tours in Rome

Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel Entrance Ticket - Picking the right time slot: when early is actually worth it

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 144,003 reviews · 1 day · from $38Our pick

Skip-the-ticket-line Vatican Museums entry to explore Greek Cross Gallery, Maps, Raphael Rooms, and the Sistine Chapel at your pace.

“The tour was very well done. Kelly was an excellent guide. She was extremely knowledgeable and explained everything in perfect detail. I would highly recommend this tour. If you are lucky enough to get Kelly as your guide you’ll have a truly enlightening experience.”

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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour with Optional Basilica

2.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour with Optional Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 67,413 reviews · from $79

Fast-track Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, plus optional St. Peter’s Basilica in 2.5 to 3 hours with an expert guide.

“Our guide Francesco? — he was awesome! He was informative and fun and made sure we got to see everything!! He got us in quickly and made sure we maintained a good conversation about everything: He answered all our questions and was really enjoyable!! He spoke loudly and clear so that he could be heard and understood. He always made sure not to lose anyone! I would highly recommend him again.”

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Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Guided Tour

3.Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 63,148 reviews · from $78

Priority-access Colosseum plus Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with headsets, real-time storytelling, and optional arena entry for a smart Rome hit.

“Tour guide, Alexandra was very well informed and made the tour a highlight of our visit.”

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

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39,149 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $22

Skip-the-line Vatican tour with headsets: Museums highlights, Sistine Chapel, and St Peter’s Basilica, meeting at Piazza San Pietro.

“Excellent tour. Our guide Paula was fantastic. Very knowledgeable, friendly, maintained the right pace and provided interesting info. It was clear she cared about providing a great experience for the guests. The tour itself was a great overview of the Vatican. Highly recommend.”

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Rome: Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Guided Tour

5.Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 32,814 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $52Top rated

Skip the ticket line on a live guided tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum, with headsets in 2.5 hours.

“Aphrodite was a wonderful tour guide showing us around the Roman Forum, Palentine Hill and the Colosseum. She answered all of our questions and went into great detail on the many interesting things we saw. She was great and we truly enjoyed our tour!”

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Rome: Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill

6.Guided Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 27,897 reviews · 2.5 - 3 hours · from $55

Guided 2.5 to 3 hour Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill tour with pre-booked entry, headsets, and photo spots.

“Angela was a lovely tour guide, she kept us as a group engaged and told us in detail about the history behind the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palentine Hill. I learnt so much and myself and my mum really enjoyed it. Thankyou so much, Grace & Rachel”

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Rome: Colosseum & Forum with Audio Guide App -Optional Arena

7.Colosseum & Forum with Audio Guide App -Optional Arena

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 24,770 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $41

Skip-the-line tickets to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with a self-paced audio app, plus optional arena access.

“very interesting, a lot of history, spectacular place, it was February so not to crowded. I had the audio guide so went around at my own pace.”

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Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Guided Tour

8.Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23,903 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $59

Guided 3-hour Rome tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with expert guidance, headsets, and included tickets.

“Nice tour. Didn’t realize how violent history was. Andre (tour guide) very knowledgeable funny and interesting. Very crowded even in February!! I would recommend going earlier in the day to hopefully avoid crowds. If you have knee problems a little challenging because of steep stairs. Definitely not on a weekend. Toilets are an issue but cafe across the street allows use as long as you buy something first. I really did learn a lot. Great tour.”

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Rome: Pantheon Fast-Track Ticket and Official Audio Guide

9.Pantheon Fast-Track Ticket and Official Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 21,008 reviews · from $6Best value

Fast-track Pantheon entry plus an official audio guide voiced by acclaimed actors. Learn the dome and oculus story fast, for $6.

“Stunning buildings and locations, relaxed atmosphere, the guide was very knowledgeable, a very good value for money experience.”

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Rome: City Sightseeing Hop-on Hop-off Bus with Audioguide

10.City Sightseeing Hop-on Hop-off Bus with Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 16,045 reviews · 1 - 3 days · from $15

Hop on a double-decker open-top bus for Rome’s biggest sights, with multilingual audio and included Jubilee Line access for 1 to 3 days.

“Rome in it self is amazing and to get around easy via this option is great. the only thing I didn't like was that the commentary were interrupted quite a bit and didn't finish sometimes.”

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

11.Hop-On Hop-Off Panoramic Open Bus Ticket 3 Circuits x 1

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15,405 reviews · from $20

Rome hop-on hop-off open-top bus with 3 circuits and multilingual audio, stopping at Colosseum, Vatican, Eataly, Borghese and more.

“The sound quality in the headphones could have been better.”

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Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

12.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 13,872 reviews · from $130

Skip lines for Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, with an expert guide, headsets, and an optional St. Peter’s Basilica add-on.

“We can recommend this Tour! Alessandra was a great guide! She ist informative, has some nice stories and is really friendly. If you ready this: we messed up with the tip :(, but we really enjoyed it! Best wishes: the group of seven.”

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

13.Colosseum, Forum & Palatine Hill Tour & Optional Arena

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 13,839 reviews · from $58

Skip long lines and walk the Colosseum with arena access option, plus guided Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, with headsets.

“Excellent tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable, and kept us engaged throughout the tour. Would highly recommend.”

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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket

14.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 13,838 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $43

Skip-the-line Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel entry with an English host, then explore key rooms and Michelangelo at your pace.

“the skip the line entry makes this ticket so worth it. there was a line backed up all the way around the building we couldnt even see the end and we were able to walk right in to the skip the line entry and were in through security in less than 5 minutes. the only thing that would have been nice would have been an audio guide as we found alot of the labels on artwork and artifacts were in Italian only and only larger ones had English and it would have been nice to know some more history. however, I do think there was an option to buy the…”

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Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

15.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 13,217 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $72

Skip-the-line Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with an expert guide. Upgrade for St. Peter’s Basilica and optional Dome views.

“Roberto was amazing. He knew so much information and took the time to answer any questions we had. His great sense of humor and amazing singing voice mixed with his passion for the Vatican history made this tour tops for us.”

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