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Rome Tour: Private 9-Hour Van Experience
4.9
24 Ratings
Civitavecchia
Experience Rome like a local on a private shore excursion from Civitavecchia. Enjoy a 9-hour guided tour in a comfortable Mercedes van, with a native English-speaking driver guide. Visit all the major sites and skip the lines with pre-purchased tickets.
Experience Rome like a local on a private shore excursion from Civitavecchia. Enjoy a 9-hour guided tour in a comfortable Mercedes van, with a native English-speaking driver guide. Visit all the major sites and skip the lines with pre-purchased tickets.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Colosseum - The tour will stop at the Colosseum, where after your driver provides historical explanations, you will have free time to explore the exterior and take pictures (recommended) or you can pre-purchase tickets for a 09.45 / 10.00 am entry.
- Roman Forum - Enjoy a view of the Roman Forum from the top of the Imperial Forum Street, with a…
- Colosseum - The tour will stop at the Colosseum, where after your driver provides historical explanations, you will have free time to explore the exterior and take pictures (recommended) or you can pre-purchase tickets for a 09.45 / 10.00 am entry.
- Roman Forum - Enjoy a view of the Roman Forum from the top of the Imperial Forum Street, with a 10-minute explanation and photo stop.
- Circus Maximus - Take pictures from Aventine Hill, overlooking Palatine Hill with the Emperor’s Palaces and the Circus Maximus race track below.
- Piazza Venezia - Drive by the Victor Emanuel Monument and Mussolini Palace with a 5-minute stop for explanations and photos.
- Pantheon - Visit the interior of the Pantheon after your driver guide’s explanations. You will need to make an online reservation in advance (cost Euro 5 each, not included). The total stop is 20 minutes.
- Trevi Fountain - Stop for explanations and photo opportunities, then walk on your own to the fountain to throw a coin inside.
- Spanish Steps - Stop and walk around to see the Spanish Steps, with opportunities for shopping and photos.
- Vatican Museums - Enjoy a 2.5-hour visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with pre-purchased “Skip the line” tickets for a 01.45 / 02.00 pm entrance.
- Civitavecchia Port - Roundtrip transfer time from Civitavecchia Port to Rome and back (2 hours).
What's Included
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Surcharges on fuel
- Parking fees
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Surcharges on fuel
- Parking fees
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Colosseum Entrance Ticket
- Gratuity
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
- Lunch
- Colosseum Entrance Ticket
- Gratuity
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
Additional Information
Experience Rome like a local with a private 9-hour tour in a brand-new Mercedes van. This tour includes round-trip transportation, picking you up and dropping you off right at your ship, ensuring timely return (we have never missed a ship in 27 years of service). Enjoy a delightful guided tour of Rome with an English-speaking driver who is a native of…
Experience Rome like a local with a private 9-hour tour in a brand-new Mercedes van. This tour includes round-trip transportation, picking you up and dropping you off right at your ship, ensuring timely return (we have never missed a ship in 27 years of service). Enjoy a delightful guided tour of Rome with an English-speaking driver who is a native of the city. The driver will share fascinating historical insights and offer tips as you travel. Once you arrive at each site, you can explore independently. For those interested in visiting the Colosseum and Vatican Museum, pre-purchase entrance tickets on Viator for a 9:45/10:00 am entry to the Colosseum and a 1:30/2:00 pm entry to the Vatican Museum. This allows you to skip the lines, except for security checks, and enjoy all the other highlights of Rome.
- Colosseum and Vatican museum will be partly weelchair accessible
- Baby seats available Upon request at Reservation
Location
3QVH+PH Civitavecchia
At the port, In front of the ship, at the end of the "Arrival Lounge" (if any at the dock), NO shuttle bus, your name written on a sign.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(24 Ratings)
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Crystalld6368zi
May 6, 2025
Wonderful way to see Rome - This excursion ended up being exactly what I wanted! A little bit of a rough start, since I was messaged the wrong name and phone number for our guide (twice), but our actual guide, Lorenzo, was easy to find and very personable. He took us to all the places we had hoped to see, including one off the beaten track, and gave us great information along the way. It was so nice to have our car nearby and waiting for us when we were finished visiting the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Square, and so on. He also directed us to a restaurant where we had very delicious and authentic food. All around a really excellent experience!
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Liang_z
May 4, 2025
It was amazing experience... - It was amazing experience for us in Rome with our driver Maurizio. He gave great history of the beautiful city throughout the day and was accommodating to adjust the schedule based on our needs. We are travelling with our 8 years old so sometimes we aren’t really on time for our meet up but he’s flexible and be there waiting for us on time. Would definitely recommend to others !
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Burton_c
May 3, 2025
Highly Recommended. Cruise port to Roma. Private experience. - Fabrizio was amazing, professional, knowledgeable, punctual and experienced. Worth every penny. Roma is a beast of a city. Mind blowing history making it one of the busiest cities in the world, if not the busiest. If this is in your budget, we highly recommend. We saw all the major attractions: Colosseum, Fountain of Trevi, Spanish Steps, Roman Forums/ Palestine Hill, St Peters Square. We did purchase Colosseum tickets separately which is fine. We also saw all the other magnificent buildings as we travelled between the city so you really get a sense of the Roman history. The private tour saves a lot of walking time and stress and everyone was happy even in the immense crowds of Rome. This was my second time in Rome and was worth every penny. Thank you Fabrizzio for taking such great care of our family during our port stop in Rome.
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Melissa_r
Mar 24, 2025
Roma - Federico was fabulous! Patient and knowledgeable! We did Vatican museum first then he drove us to the Basilica. The tour was perfect. Today was a very special day and the memories that we made will last a lifetime!
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Dallas_m
Mar 17, 2025
Fantastic experience to enjoy Rome while cruising! - We had a fantastic day experiencing some historical & cultural highlights of Rome! Our guide Ricardo was a wonderful guide, entertaining us with historical information from the time we were picked up from our cruise port in Civitavecchia & through the day exploring the city of Rome. We enjoyed the experience of walking around the Colosseum, spending a few hours enjoying Vatican museum, the Sistine Chapel, St Paul’s Basilica, Spanish steps, Trevi Fountain & the Pantheon. Would highly recommend this tour & this guide!
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Bradley_n
Nov 14, 2024
Great private tour of Rome - Mauro was fantastic got us to see everything possible in Rome in one day, which is very hard to do. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Leigh_v
Sep 17, 2024
You give it a title - Driver walked us to the office at the Vatican for tickets to the Skip the line tour of the Sistine Chapel - not marked, we never would have found it
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Corbyrs
Aug 16, 2024
No better way to tour Roma! - We had an incredible experience with Ricardo Ciardi during our shore excursion in Rome. From the moment he picked us up right outside our cruise ship, Ricardo made sure our day was unforgettable. We spent a full 8 hours touring the best of Rome, and he made every moment special.
The highlights of our day were definitely the Colosseum and the Vatican. Ricardo's deep knowledge of these historic sites added so much to our experience, and his passion for Rome’s history truly shines through. He was incredibly patient, answering all of our questions, and his friendly demeanor made us feel completely at ease.
If you're looking for a guide who is both professional and personable, Ricardo is the perfect choice. He went above and beyond to make sure we had a memorable day in Rome. Highly recommended!
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Leanimal15
Aug 11, 2024
Love Rome! - Great tour, would recommend. Our driver and guide, Ricardo Ciardi was super friendly and knowledgeable. He adjusted our schedule so that we could avoid crowds as much as possible. Ricardo also arranged a reservation for lunch where we had one of the best meals of our trip so far. Our whole family enjoyed our day in Rome.
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Morrisonjmo
Jul 18, 2024
Once in a lifetime - This was an excellent private tour arranged by Monica for me and my husband as we wanted to check all of the “must do sites” on our first tour of Rome. The private car was perfect on a record heat day. Mauro was knowledgeable and extremely friendly. He heard us wanting a cappuccino early in the morning and insisted on taking us to one of his favorite local places. It was well worth the 20 minute detour.
We saw ALL of the sites with knowledge given the entire way of what areas we were passing etc.
We wanted a full Vatican day so we will do that next time and requested we do a local food tour instead. Monica and Carlo made an excellent side tour for us guided by Angelo. The Suppli, charcuterie board, and three Pasta dishes were seriously some of the best food we’ve ever had and that’s coming from a couple of very picky New Yorkers lol. We felt like a true local thanks to Angelo not taking us to tourist traps and only to the most local establishments.
Thank you thank you thank you for making our day easy, and a memory of a lifetime!
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