Rome In-Depth

7 DAYS
Rome 5

Basic Inclusions

Accommodations

Accommodations in centrally-located three-star or four-star hotels. Rooming on a triple basis. Double rooms: $50 per night, per person.

Meals

All breakfasts. All dinners. Cooking Class with dinner on Day 5. Dinner with entertainment at Le Terme del Colosseo on Day 6.

Transportation

Round-trip transportation on scheduled airline. All public transportation tickets included where applicable.

Guide

Services of a specially-trained passports Tour Director throughout. All tips are included in the Program Cost. Whisper headsets included.

Travel Protection

Passports provides and pays for a Post Departure Travel Protection Plan that includes coverage for Trip Interruption, Trip Delay, Medical Expense and Evacuation and more.

Tour Summary

Itinerary Includes

Unlimited public transportation

Days 1-2: Arrival Rome

Arrival transfer

Day 3: Rome

Visits to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum: 24-hour public transportation pass in Rome, Headset receiver, Local guide, Visit to the Colosseum

Visit to the Pantheon

Day 4: Rome

Excursion to the Via Appia Catacombs and Castelli Romani: Catacombs of San Sebastiano or Catacombs of San Callisto, Alban Hills towns, Sightseeing stop in Castel Gandolfo to view the Papal Palace, Sightseeing stop in Frascati

Day 5: Rome

Visit to the Vatican: Local guide, Headset receiver for the Vatican sites, Visit to the Sistine Chapel, Visit to St. Peter's Basilica, 24-hour public transportation pass in Rome

Cooking Class with dinner

Day 6: Rome

Tour director-led walking tour from the Spanish Steps to the Trevi Fountain

Dinner with entertainment at Le Terme del Colosseo

Day 7: Departure

Departure transfer

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Detailed Itinerary

Days 1-2: Arrival

Rome is your destination; a wide-bodied jet is your vehicle. Swoop down over the Alps and touch down on the wide concrete runway at Fiumicino Airport. You've arrived in Italy!

Proceed to your centrally-located hotel, settle in and get ready to explore your surroundings.

Trevi Fountain

If your schedule allows, consider a visit to the Trevi Fountain, one of Rome's most celebrated sights, which was the terminus of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct. Throw a coin over your right shoulder and into the spray to ensure your return to this wonderful city!

Meals included: Dinner
Overnight: Rome

Day 3: Colosseum and Roman Forum, Pantheon

Visits to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum

Walk through the best known monuments of Ancient Rome, the Colosseo and the Foro Romano. Once the heart of a vast empire, the Forum was filled with extravagant buildings and crowded with people from all over the known world.

Headset receiver

A headset receiver is included.

A local guide, specially-trained on the history and culture of Rome and its surroundings, will accompany your group.

Visit to the Colosseum

Step into the heart of ancient Rome with a visit to the majestic Colosseum. This iconic symbol of Roman engineering and architecture invites you to walk through the pages of history. As you stand within its towering walls, you'll be transported back to the era of gladiators, emperors, and epic spectacles. The Colosseum is not just a monument; it's a timeless narrative of Rome's glorious past. Marvel at its grandeur, imagine the roar of a bygone crowd, and experience a pivotal piece of history. Each stone of this ancient arena tells a story of triumph, tragedy, and enduring legacy.

Your combination ticket to the Colosseum and Roman Forum also allows entrance to the Palatine Hill archaeological site and its museum: should time permits, you may want to make your way up the hill to visit the oldest and most prestigious residential area of Ancient Rome.

Visit to the Pantheon

Inside the "Temple to All the Gods," you will understand why it has been called one of the better-preserved and most harmonious monuments of antiquity.

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight: Rome

Day 4: Excursion to the Via Appia Catacombs and Castelli Romani

Today's excursion takes south of Rome.

You will visit either the Catacombs of San Sebastiano or the Catacombs of San Callisto.

It is said that at the dawn of Christianity, during the height of the persecution of Christians by the Romans, the remains of St. Peter and St. Paul were transferred to the Catacombs of San Sebastiano. A stone believed to bear a footprint of Christ is also held there. The Catacombs of San Callisto served as the official burial grounds for the first bishops of Rome. Its Crypt of the Popes houses the graves of early pontiffs.

Alban Hills towns

The volcanic Alban Hills region, set within the Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani, includes two crater lakes and thirteen picturesque towns founded in the pre-Roman era of Ancient Latium. They are collectively called "Castles of Rome" because they were later chosen by popes and prominent Roman families as cool places (literally) to establish their summer country estates.

Sightseeing stop in Castel Gandolfo to view the Papal Palace

Head up to the highest point of a town set on a long ridge above Lake Albano. It's said to occupy the site of the ancient citadel of Alba Longa, the mythical mother city of all ancient Latium towns, and, by extension, of Rome itself. Nowadays, its name, Castel Gandolfo, is synonymous with the official summer residence of the Pope: the Papal Palace, or Apostolic Palace, built in the 1600s on the site of one of the emperor Domitian's palaces.

Sightseeing stop in Frascati

Discover the town that's perhaps the most elegant of the Castelli Romani with its villas and parks. Frascati is also widely known for its production of cheese, jams, and DOC white wines.

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight: Rome

Day 5: Vatican Museums, Cooking Class

Visit to the Vatican

Discover outstanding masterpieces collected for the Vatican Museums since the early 1500s. See exceptional statues from antiquity, such as Laocoön and His Son and the Apollo Belvedere, as well as stunning Renaissance paintings, notably the The School of Athens fresco in the Raphael Rooms.

A half-day local guide, well-educated and specially-trained on the history and culture of Vatican City, will accompany your group.

Visit to the Sistine Chapel

Marvel at Michelangelo's Last Judgment and brightly-colored ceiling frescoes in the Cappella Sistina.

Visit to St. Peter's Basilica

Enter the sanctuary recognized as the world's largest church. The Basilica di San Pietro also houses priceless works of art, in particular Michelangelo's Pietà and Bernini's Dove of the Holy Spirit.

Cooking Class with dinner

Today's cooking class will present cooking techniques, local products and Italian culture as you prepare your dinner under the guidance of a local chef.

Meals included: Breakfast, Cooking Class with dinner
Overnight: Rome

Day 6: Spanish Steps to the Trevi Fountain Walking Tour, Dinner with Music at Le Terme del Colosseo

Tour director-led walking tour from the Spanish Steps to the Trevi Fountain

Enjoy a walk through the heart of Rome as you discover a maze of narrow streets, avenues and iconic sights.

Start at the Spanish Steps, a favorite spot for Romans and tourists alike. These monumental stairs lead from Piazza di Spagna, a square graced by a 17th-century fountain, to the church of Trinità dei Monti on top of the hill. Nearby, you'll see the Keats-Shelley House, last residence of the poet John Keats, the exclusive Babington Tea Rooms, and Via dei Condotti, lined with high fashion boutiques such as Armani, Prada, Versace, and Gucci.

Proceed past picturesque piazzas, restaurants and gelato shops on your way to the Trevi Fountain, which was the terminal of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct. Throw a coin over your right shoulder and into the spray to ensure your return to this wonderful city!

Dinner with entertainment at Le Terme del Colosseo

Tonight, enjoy dinner with entertainment at the restaurant Le Terme del Colosseo, which is located between the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, in halls with arched ceilings and exposed stone. It offers a variety of Italian dishes accompanied by musical entertainment titled "Roman Fantasy," with singers in costume.

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner with entertainment at Le Terme del Colosseo
Overnight: Rome

Day 7: Departure

Ciao, Europa! Statistics show that visitors do in fact return to Rome, although it may not have anything to do with coins in a fountain. Race the sun and arrive home later today, eager to share your discoveries with family and friends.

Meals included: Breakfast
 

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Visits to the Colosseum

Visit the Colosseum

Visit the Roman Forum

Visit the Roman Forum

Visit to the Vatican Museums

Visit to the Vatican Museums

Visit to St. Peter's Basilica

Visit to St. Peter's Basilica

Trevi Fountain Walking Tour

Trevi Fountain Walking Tour

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