Vatican and Colosseum tours?

[klingklang77]

I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a good tour for the Vatican and Colosseum? 

Or does anyone know about of a bus tour that does this / both? I'm going to Rome with my mom and she's older and doesn't enjoy walking tons (she is capable). I have prepared her that there will be a lot of walking, so she's prepared, but I'd like to do the easiest thing for her to make her (and my) life easier. 

Thanks!

[tres3]

My husband and son booked a private tour guide for both. They really got a lot out of it and it was worth the extra $$

[moorea]

We did an entire guided tour in Italy, so the Vatican and the Colosseum were included. One big perk of going with a group was that we never waiting in line. Some of the lines were an hour or two long! Personally, I'd look online for a tour that has a "skip the line" privileges. I googled, and Viator (which I've used before in Spain), has some options.

[mdgirl]

We used Walks Inside Rome for our Vatican tour. We did the small group one and there were only 4 other people in our group, and we got to go inside before the general opening so we got to see the Sistine Chapel with very few people in it. Our guide was an art history student so she was very knowledgeable, too. There was quite a bit of walking but there's really no way around that. I wouldn't do that Vatican without booking something that lets you skip the line. Granted we went the Tuesday after Easter so it was extra busy, but the line was blocks long.

www.walksinsiderome.com/en/tour/small-group-early-morning-vatican-tour.html

For the Colosseum we did the Underground tour. This was in 2014 and at that time you had to call to book that. It was a pain in the ass to book, but worth it for the experience and not having to wait in line. Here's a TripAdvisor thread about it.

www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187791-i22-k7204987-Colosseum_Underground_Tour-Rome_Lazio.html

[Deleted]

See if you can book a scavi tour at the Vatican! It goes underneath the Vatican, where they have excavated. Run by the Vatican. It's really neat.

[clseale]

We also did the underground tour at the Colloseum in 2014, and yes, calling was a pain in the ass, but we also really enjoyed it. We didn't do a tour of the Vatican, but I wish we would have.

[v]

We did this one for the Vatican, and it was great: www.contexttravel.com/city/rome

[mrsd2006]

Feb 7, 2016 13:18:21 GMT -5 @akswartz85 said:

See if you can book a scavi tour at the Vatican! It goes underneath the Vatican, where they have excavated. Run by the Vatican. It's really neat.

You have to book this pretty early. 


We didnt use them them but will do so when we return to Italy. 

www.walksofitaly.com

[klingklang77]

Thanks everyone!

[pokerface]

Highly recommend Walks of Italy for Colosseum tour.

We used City Lights for our Vatican tour and I was not impressed.