St. Peter's, Colosseum, Forum & St Peter's in Chains

Description

Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.

Board your motorcoach for the drive to Rome. Your city drive passes Trajan's Column, the Piazza Venezia, and the Castel S'Angelo. Disembark at the Colosseum for your walking tour. The arena featured 76 numbered entrances, seating for 50,000 and subterranean passages for animals and apparatus. Stroll the ruins of the Forum, once the political, social and cultural heart of the Empire. Continue to St. Peter's in Chains - a basilica dating back to the Imperial Age. The "Mausoleo di Gulio II," created by Michelangelo, is found at the end of the right aisle. After lunch at a local restaurant, continue to St. Peter's Basilica. The greatest talents of the Renaissance, including Michelangelo and Bramante, labored for decades on St. Peter's. Enjoy some free time to shop for souvenirs and religious articles before your return trip.

Special Notes:

Please Note: free time may be modified to adhere to local regulations and guidelines for COVID 19 protocols.

On November 3rd 2019, the Colosseum and Roman Forum will not accept pre-bookings and/or advance reservations for the inside visit. Due to this reason, the tour will operate with an exterior visit only (no inside visit).

This tour is not available to passengers beginning or ending their voyage in Civitavecchia (Rome).

The drive between Civitavecchia and Rome is approximately 1 1/2 hours each way, subject to traffic conditions.

Dress conservatively when visiting sacred sites. Attire for both men and women must cover shoulders and legs: miniskirts, shorts and capri pants are not permitted at St. Peter's Basilica. Visitors may be required to check large bags, video cameras and bottled water.

Please note that for tour groups on visit to St. Peter's Basilica the use of headsets owned and provided by the site's management is compulsory. Guests will be responsible for missing headsets. The headsets company will charge Euro 50,00 for every missing device.

Visitors to St. Peter's Basilica may encounter considerable crowds, lines and delays. Should the wait at St. Peter's security checkpoint last longer than 45 minutes, your guide may forego an interior visit. Instead, he or she will provide a full explanation and description while viewing the exterior. Additional shopping time or a free period will be substituted.

Tour groups are not allowed inside St. Peter's Basilica during religious services. However, entry will be allowed on an individual basis to view the interior quietly and reverently. Should a mass be taking place in St. Peter's Basilica, the entrance may be restricted. Please be aware that the Basilica may close for security reasons at any given time without previous notice; this is also the case if on Wednesdays the Pope chooses to hold mass services in St. Peter's Square, also in this case free time will be provided to compensate.

For safety reasons, the Minister of Tourism has established a maximum number of visitors that can be allowed inside the Colosseum at once. As a consequence of this new rule also the access of groups with reservation may be stopped and delayed. Should your guide foresee that the queue at the Colosseum is longer than a 45-minute wait, you will forego the interior visit of the Colosseum and provide guests with an a full explanation while outside followed by free time to compensate.

Due to new regulations established by the Minister of Tourism, on the first Sunday of each month the entrance to the Colosseum is free of charge therefore long lines are expected and entrance to Colosseum cannot be granted.

The guides usually do not accompany the buses from the ship or on the return drive from Rome to Civitavecchia.

Please be aware that ongoing restoration work is often being carried out at the various venues visited.

This tour involves a great amount of walking, therefore it is not recommended to Guests walking difficulties or using wheelchairs. Guests must be able to negotiate the steps of the coach. Please note that the Roman Forum is not wheelchair accessible.

Should the designed motor coach drop off / pick up point for St. Peters Basilica and Vatican Museum (Sistine Chapel) be congested or unavailable, an alternative drop off / pick up point location will be used. Please note that an additional walking portion of 0.6 miles from / to the alternative location should be considered.

This tour uses headsets.

Tour order may vary but always covering the same sites