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Tour the
essential highlights of Rome in a four hours:
Colosseum -
Trevi Fountain - St. Peter's |
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Rome in one day without the Vatican:
Colosseum,
Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Capitol Hill, Forum,
Catacombs, Appian Way.
- Rome in 1 day! |
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Rome in one day with St. Peter's in the Vatican: Colosseum,
Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Capitol Hill, Forum,
St. Peter's. |
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Rome and the Vatican in one day: Colosseum,
Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Capitol Hill, Forum,
St. Peter's, Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums. |
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Tour Rome
by night, enjoy the magic atmosphere of the Eternal City lit up
and let
me take to an authentic, moderately priced, Roman! Restaurant. |
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Half-day tour
of Rome |
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Half-day tour
of Rome |
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Mainly an
orientation tour. It covers the major highlights of the city, St.
Peter's, the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum. These sites are
pretty far from one another, so you end up driving through the whole
historical centre and consequently get acquainted with its layout.
Ideal if you don't have a full-day or as you fly in from overseas
and don't want to go to bed right away. Here's an idea of where this
tour goes: |
The
Colosseum |
The
Trevi Fountain |
St.
Peter's |
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Short
description of the itinerary: |
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Via Veneto and Piazza Barberini (drive), Quirinale
Palace (drive), Trevi Fountain (visit),
Via del Corso (drive), Piazza Venezia (stop),
Capitol Hill (stop),
Roman Forum, Colosseum (visit),
Circus Maximus (stop), St. Peters Basilica (visit),
Spanish Steps (stop)
More sites and curiosities,
less known than the places listed above, will be brought to
your attention while driving.
Remember: you'll
always see more than you'll be expecting to see! |
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More about
the itinerary: |
Tour's price |
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Depending on the
location of your hotel, we could start from either one of the three
sites and than continue with the others. Here follows a brief
description of the sites. |
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St. Peters
in Vatican.
Largest Catholic Church in the world, but also casket for numberless
art treasures. The legend says that the first Christian emperor,
Constantine, initiated the construction of the original basilica
carrying personally twelve chests full of stones, one for each
Apostle. The church was entirely rebuilt between the 15th
the 16th Century under the supervision of Michelangelo.
Inaugurated in 1624, it is the celebration of the Baroque Style,
housing some of the most beautiful masterpieces by Bernini, the
second greatest architect and sculptor that ever worked in Rome,
second only to Michelangelo.
The
Colosseum
parallels in
fame
St. Peters Basilica
and the
Fountain of Trevi,
but while
St. Peters represents Christian Rome and the Trevi Fountain
represents the most frivolous and carefree aspect of the city, the
Colosseum witnesses the grandeur of the Roman Empire, standing there
sturdy and austere, receiving the multitudes that go pay their
respect to it daily. Built nearly two thousand
years ago stills stands there in spite of the fact that for hundreds
of years the nobles have been subtracting marble from it to build
their churches and their palaces and the people have been stealing
the metal that was keeping the blocks of marble linked together,
making us think that sometimes men create things that last longer
and leave a bigger mark in history than they would have ever
thought.
"As long as the Colosseum will stand, Rome shall stand. But when the
Colosseum will fall, Rome shall fall and with it shall fall the
world " Byron
The Fountain of Trevi,
we'll get there before of after a stop in
Piazza Venezia
to take a picture at the Monument to the first King of Italy, Victor
Emmanuel II,
and
the balcony from which Mussolini used to harangue the crowds. Yes,
the world known
Trevi Fountain,
Nicola Salvi, one of Bernini's disciples, designed it, but everybody
goes there for
the legend that says
that if one throws a
coin in it, he will surely return to Rome! By the way, should you be
short of coins, itll be my pleasure to provide them
its my best
investment!
But this is not all
you'll see! Going from
St. Peters
to the
Colosseum
for example you drive though half of Rome and you sure see a lot of
things! I cant really promise it, because you may not be so lucky
and take this tour in a day with a lot of traffic and/or with long
waits to get into
St. Peters Basilica,
but normally in four hours you fit in some more places like
the
Capitol Hill
or
Michelangelos Moses.
You
are always free to modify the itinerary as you please.
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This and
all the other tours I'm listing in this website can be done in many
ways: if you know where to go and you want to save some money, you
can hire a car with chauffeur; if you want some narration, but not a
whole lot, you can hire an English speaking driver, if you want more
details and better English spoken, you hire a driving guide; if you
want to really visit a place thoroughly, or if you are with a large
group, you may want to hire an official guide. The best solutions
will be suggested for each tour. |
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Half day tour of
Rome - 4hours/50km |
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Vehicles and Prices ▼ |
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Service ▼ |
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sedan |
minivan |
minibus |
small bus |
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Just a chauffeur to drive you around.
Inexpensive and
comfortable,
it's good if you know what to go see.
Inexpensive
comfortable touring
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Car and chauffeur |
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143.00 |
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176.00 |
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198.00 |
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315.00 |
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Good if you want to see a lot of places in a short time.
You're taken to the sites and you're told a little about
them.
Best buy . |
English speaking driver |
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198.00 |
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230.00 |
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255.00 |
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370.00 |
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Narrated tour. Slightly more expensive, but a lot more
satisfactory. You're told all you want to know in good
English.
Value for
money
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Driving guide |
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225.00 |
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260.00 |
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280.00 |
unavailable |
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Not only you are driven to the places, but once there
the guide will walk with you and tell you all about
them.
Best for groups with more than 8 people.. |
Driver plus guide |
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365.00 |
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365.00 |
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420.00 |
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535.00 |
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Prices are inclusive of VAT (IVA)10%
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Description of the
vehicles |
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Sedan
up to 4 + driver |
Minivan
up to 6/7 + driver |
Minibus
up to 8 + driver |
Small bus
up to 13/19 + driver |
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Seats 4+driver,
but ideal for max 3+1 child. The trunk can hold 3
medium size suitcases plus 3 smaller bags. |
Seats up to
8+driver.
The trunk can hold
7 or 8 medium size suitcases plus several smaller
bags. |
Seats up to
8+driver. The trunk can hold 10 medium size
suitcases plus several smaller bags. |
Seats up to
20+driver. The trunk can hold 14 medium size
suitcases plus several smaller bags. |
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All vehicles are licensed for chauffeured car hire
(NCC), can practically drive anywhere: historical
city centers, special lanes for public
transportation vehicles etcetera, and bring the
passengers right up to the site they want to visit. They can be driven by chauffeurs, English
speaking drivers and driving-guides. The buses are
subject to restrictions They can only drive in
certain areas an have to pay a (costly) passage in
many cities. They are driven by chauffeurs or
English speaking drivers, not driving guides. |
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Rome, full-day
tour
not
including
St. Peter's |
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Full day tour of Rome,
not
including St. Peter's |
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Piazza Barberini |
Castle Sant'Angelo |
Acqua Paola |
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If you have
two days in Rome, this is the perfect tour for your
first day. Save the Vatican for the next day. This tour
does takes you to all the most interesting sites of
Rome. Besides the obvious Trevi Fountain, Forum,
Colosseum, Pantheon, Piazza Navona we'll visit the
Catacombs, drive on the old Appian Way and more. Of
course I'll have a nice little place for you to have
lunch at, when you get hungry! |
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Short description of the itinerary: |
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Via Veneto
and Piazza Barberini (drive),
Spanish Steps (stop),
Pincio Terrace (stop),
Piazza del Popolo (stop),
Tomb of Augustus (drive),
Piazza Navona (stop),
Pantheon and St. Mary' above Minerva (visit),
Via del Corso (drive),
Trevi
Fountain (stop),
Four fountains crossing
(drive),
Quirinale
Palace (drive),
Piazza Venezia (stop),
Capitol Hill and Roman Forum,
(stop),
Colosseum (visit),
Catacombs (visit),
Key Hole (curiosity),
Aventine Hill and Circus Maximus
(stop),
More sites
and curiosities, less known than the places listed
above, will be brought to your attention while driving.
Remember: you'll
always see more than you'll be expecting to see! |
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More about
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Tour's price |
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If we don't
need to go to St. Peter's, which requires more than one
hour to visit, not counting the eventual line to get in,
we can use the time to see other places in the city and
the
Catacombs.
This itinerary evolves just like the one described
"Full
day tour of Rome, including St. Peter's"
and what we do is replace St. Peter's with the
Catacombs
and other places of your choice, time permitting.
Starting the tour from the city center we drive down the
Via
Sistina
and stop to look at the famous
Spanish
Steps.
We stop than at the
Pincio
Terrace
and enjoy the beautiful
panorama of
Rome and the Vatican City.
Driving down the hill, we arrive at
Piazza del
Popolo.
Driving past the ruins of the
Mausoleum of
Augustus,
we arrive in Piazza
Navona.
Next we visit the
Pantheon
and the
Capitol Hill
(Campidoglio) where, from the top of the hill you also
see the ruins of the
Roman Forum,
the ancient centre of the city of Rome. After a stop in
Piazza Venezia
to take a picture at the
Monument to
the first King of Italy and Mussolini's balcony,
finally arrive the
Trevi
Fountain,
where you throw a coin in to make sure you return to
Rome! Next we arrive at the
Colosseum,
certainly one of the must-see highlights of Rome. At
this point we could take a brake and stop for lunch in a
typical restaurant on the
Appian Way
or at a sidewalk cafeteria in the city. After lunch we
visit the
Catacombs
and walk a little on the old cobblestones of the Appian
Way. Returning to the city we'll stop to look at the
Circus Maximus and the Palatine Hill from the Aventine.
If there will still be time left we can stop at to see
the
Moses by Michelangelo,
or some of the sites mentioned above in case there will
not be time to see the in the morning.
Naturally
this is just a suggested itinerary, sites will not
necessarily be visited in this order, a lot depends on
where you'll be staying, we'll start from your hotel,
and how you move around. In case you'll have already
seen some of these sites, we could go to other places
instead. We could go and see the view from the Janicolum
Hill instead of the Pincio, the Moses instead of the
Capitol and so on. I'll never be short of places to show
you, we say here that it takes more than a lifes time
to see Rome.
You are
always free to modify the itinerary as you please. |
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This and all the other tours I'm listing in this website
can be done in many ways: if you know where to go and
you want to save some money, you can hire a car with
chauffeur; if you want some narration, but not a whole
lot, you can hire an English speaking driver, if you
want more details and better English spoken, you hire a
driving guide; if you want to really visit a place
thoroughly, or if you are with a large group, you may
want to hire an official guide. The best solutions will
be suggested for each tour. |
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Full day day tour of
Rome NOT including St. Peter's
- 8hours/100km |
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Vehicles and Prices ▼ |
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Service ▼ |
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sedan |
minivan |
minibus |
small bus |
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Just a chauffeur to drive you around.
Inexpensive and comfortable,
it's good if you know what to go see.
Inexpensive
but comfortable
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Car and chauffeur |
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250.00 |
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350.00 |
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395.00 |
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620.00 |
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Good if you want to see a lot of places in a
short time. You're taken to the sites and
you're told a little about them.
Easy
touring . |
English speaking driver |
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360.00 |
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460.00 |
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500.00 |
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730.00 |
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Narrated tour. Slightly more expensive, but
a lot more satisfactory. You're told all you
want to know in good English.
Especially
suggest for this tour.
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Driving guide |
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420.00 |
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520.00 |
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570.00 |
unavailable |
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Not only you are driven to the places, but
once there the guide will walk with you and
tell you all about them.
Best for groups with more than 8 people.. |
Driver plus guide |
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695.00 |
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790.00 |
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840.00 |
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1,060.00 |
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Prices are inclusive of VAT (IVA)10%
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Description of the
vehicles |
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Sedan
up to 4 + driver |
Minivan
up to 6/7 + driver |
Minibus
up to 8 + driver |
Small bus
up to 13/19 + driver |
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Seats 4+driver,
but ideal for max 3+1 child. The trunk can hold 3
medium size suitcases plus 3 smaller bags. |
Seats up to
8+driver.
The trunk can hold
7 or 8 medium size suitcases plus several smaller
bags. |
Seats up to
8+driver. The trunk can hold 10 medium size
suitcases plus several smaller bags. |
Seats up to
20+driver. The trunk can hold 14 medium size
suitcases plus several smaller bags. |
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All vehicles are licensed for chauffeured car hire
(NCC), can practically drive anywhere: historical
city centers, special lanes for public
transportation vehicles etcetera, and bring the
passengers right up to the site they want to visit. They can be driven by chauffeurs, English
speaking drivers and driving-guides. The buses are
subject to restrictions They can only drive in
certain areas an have to pay a (costly) passage in
many cities. They are driven by chauffeurs or
English speaking drivers, not driving guides. |
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Rome, full-day
tour
including
St. Peter's |
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Full-day tour of Rome,
including
St. Peter's |
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Pantheon |
Roman
Forum |
Piazza
Navona |
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If you only have one day
to see Rome, this is your tour! In addition to the must-see
highlights, St. Peter's, the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum, we
will be able to include in the full-day tour also the Forum,
the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and even stop for an authentic Italian
lunch.
Time permitting, the Catacombs
and/or Michelangelo's Moses could be included also |
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Via Veneto and Piazza
Barberini (drive),
Spanish
Steps (stop),
Pincio Terrace (stop),
Piazza del Popolo (stop),
Tomb of Augustus (drive),
Piazza Navona (stop),
Pantheon (visit),
Via del
Corso (drive),
Trevi
Fountain (stop),
Four fountains crossing
(drive),
Quirinale
Palace (drive),
Piazza
Venezia (stop),
Capitol Hill and Roman Forum,
(stop),
Colosseum (visit),
Circus Maximus (stop),
St. Peters
Basilica (visit),
More sites and
curiosities, less known than the places listed above, will be
brought to your attention while driving.
Remember: you'll
always see more than you'll be expecting to see! |
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More about
the itinerary: |
Tour's price |
▲ Top of page ▲ |
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Depending on the
location of your hotel, we could start from either one of the three
sites and than continue with the others. Here follows a brief
description of the sites. |
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Supposing we start from
the Via Veneto
area, we drive down the
Via Sistina
and stop to look at the famous
Spanish Steps.
We continue than to the
Pincio Terrace
and enjoy the beautiful
panorama of Rome and the
Vatican City.
Driving down the hill, we arrive at
Piazza del Popolo.
Driving past the ruins of the
Mausoleum of Augustus,
we arrive in
Piazza Navona.
Finally we arrive at
St. Peters Basilica.
After visiting St. Peters Basilica most people like to stop for
lunch and I take them to a nice, typical, little restaurant nearby
or, if they prefer, to a cafeteria for some pizza or sandwich. The
afternoon is almost entirely dedicated to Ancient Rome. One cant
miss the Pantheon, the best preserved of the Ancient Roman
buildings. The
Capitol Hill
(Campidoglio) is normally the next stop. From the top of the hill
you also see the incredible scenario of the
Roman Forum,
the ruins of the ancient centre of the city of Rome. Next we arrive
at the Colosseum,
certainly one of the must-see highlights of Rome. After a stop in
Piazza Venezia
to take a picture at the
Monument to the first
King of Italy and
Mussolini's
balcony. Finally
we arrive at the
Trevi Fountain,
where you throw a coin in to make sure you return to Rome! By the
way, should you be short of coins, itll be my pleasure to provide
them
its a great investment for me! Naturally this is just a
suggested itinerary, it would be planned differently if you stayed
in a hotel thats in a different location rather than in Via Veneto
or if you had been to some of these places already on your own or
even simply for traffic reasons. There are hundreds of sites to see
in Rome. We could go and see the view from the
Janicolum Hill
instead of the Pincio
and the Moses
instead of the Capitol. I'll never be short of places to show you,
as we say here, it takes more than a lifes time to see Rome.
You
are always free to modify the itinerary as you please. |
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This and
all the other tours I'm listing in this website can be done in many
ways: if you know where to go and you want to save some money, you
can hire a car with chauffeur; if you want some narration, but not a
whole lot, you can hire an English speaking driver, if you want more
details and better English spoken, you hire a driving guide; if you
want to really visit a place thoroughly, or if you are with a large
group, you may want to hire an official guide. The best solutions
will be suggested for each tour. |
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Full day
day tour of Rome including St. Peter's
- 8hours/100km |
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Vehicles and Prices ▼ |
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Service ▼ |
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sedan |
minivan |
minibus |
small bus |
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Just a chauffeur to drive you around.
Inexpensive and
comfortable,
it's good if you know what to go see.
Inexpensive
but comfortable
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Car and chauffeur |
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250.00 |
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350.00 |
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395.00 |
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620.00 |
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Good if you want to see a lot of places in a short time.
You're taken to the sites and you're told a little about
them.
Best buy . |
English speaking driver |
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360.00 |
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460.00 |
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500.00 |
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730.00 |
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More expensive, but more satisfactory. Narration in good
English.
Good value
for money, includes guided tour of the St. Peter's
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Driving guide |
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420.00 |
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520.00 |
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570.00 |
unavailable |
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Not only you are driven to the places, but once there
the guide will walk with you and tell you all about
them.
Best for groups with more than 8 people.. |
Driver plus guide |
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695.00 |
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790.00 |
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840.00 |
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1,060.00 |
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Prices are inclusive of VAT (IVA)10%
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Description of the
vehicles |
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Sedan
up to 4 + driver |
Minivan
up to 6/7 + driver |
Minibus
up to 8 + driver |
Small bus
up to 13/19 + driver |
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Seats 4+driver,
but ideal for max 3+1 child. The trunk can hold 3
medium size suitcases plus 3 smaller bags. |
Seats up to
8+driver.
The trunk can hold
7 or 8 medium size suitcases plus several smaller
bags. |
Seats up to
8+driver. The trunk can hold 10 medium size
suitcases plus several smaller bags. |
Seats up to
20+driver. The trunk can hold 14 medium size
suitcases plus several smaller bags. |
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All vehicles are licensed for chauffeured car hire
(NCC), can practically drive anywhere: historical
city centers, special lanes for public
transportation vehicles etcetera, and bring the
passengers right up to the site they want to visit. They can be driven by chauffeurs, English
speaking drivers and driving-guides. The buses are
subject to restrictions They can only drive in
certain areas an have to pay a (costly) passage in
many cities. They are driven by chauffeurs or
English speaking drivers, not driving guides. |
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Rome and Vatican
full-day tour |
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Full day tour of Rome
and Vatican |
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Many people think
the Sistine Chapel is the most important site to see in Rome and
they have to visit it first, then visit everything else if
there's time. I don't fully agree with that, I recommend to
dedicate a separate half day to the visit of the Vatican to have
one full day for Rome and enjoy it thoroughly. But if you only
have one day and you really want to see the Sistine, here's the
tour for you. |
The Sistine's Ceiling |
Prophet Joel |
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Short description of the itinerary: |
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Via Veneto and
Piazza Barberini (drive),
Via
del Corso (drive),
Trevi
Fountain (stop),
Four fountains crossing
(drive),
Quirinale Palace (drive),
Piazza
Venezia (stop),
Colosseum (visit),
Key Hole (curiosity),
Aventine Hill and Circus Maximus
(stop),
Vatican (visit).
Possible inclusions:
Spanish
Steps (stop),
Piazza Navona (stop),
Pantheon and St. Mary' above Minerva (visit),
More sites and
curiosities, less known than the places listed above, will be
brought to your attention while driving.
Remember: you'll
always see more than you'll be expecting to see! |
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More about this tour: |
Tour's
price |
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This tour is
obviously centered on the Vatican and, be prepared, it's a tough
one. The tour of the Vatican, which includes obviously St.
Peter's Basilica, takes about three hours. During this time
you'll not have the chance to take a brake and sit down. There's
no air-conditioning, except when you're in the Sistine and in
the Gallery of Tapestries, and so it's hot. And it's crowded,
which makes it even more hot. Do I sound like I don't want to
take you there? Wrong! I do, but I would love you not to go it
within a tour of Rome. I'm used to all this, but I know you'll
be exhausted. Anyway, if you decide to pay the 30 Euros to book
your entrance, we can go first thing in the morning and that's a
little better. It's better because it's cooler, but also because
at the end we can go and sit down and have some lunch, so you
rest before you start touring again. I said the tour of the
Vatican takes about three hours, but between getting there,
getting in and getting out, almost four hours easily pass. Then
you go for lunch which takes at least another hour. At this
point there will not be much time left to see other sites. I
said from the beginning that including the Vatican in a full day
tour of Rome forces you to leave out of the tour other sites,
but I can guarantee we can include at least the Colosseum and
the Trevi Fountain. For the rest, it depends mostly on how you
move around and how traffic moves around the day we'll do this
tour.
Please remember that
basically you hire a driver/guide for 4 or 8 hours and you're
free to change anything, |
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This and all the other tours I'm listing in this website
can be done in many ways: if you know where to go and
you want to save some money, you can hire a car with
chauffeur; if you want some narration, but not a whole
lot, you can hire an English speaking driver, if you
want more details and better English spoken, you hire a
driving guide; if you want to really visit a place
thoroughly, or if you are with a large group, you may
want to hire an official guide. The best solutions will
be suggested for each tour. |
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Full day
day tour of Rome
and Vatican
- 8hours/100km |
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Vehicles and Prices ▼ |
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Service ▼ |
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sedan |
minivan |
minibus |
small bus |
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Just a chauffeur to drive you around.
Inexpensive and comfortable,
it's good if you know what to go see.
Inexpensive
comfortable tour
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Car and chauffeur |
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200.00 |
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245.00 |
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275.00 |
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470.00 |
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You visit all the major highlights of Rome
and you're told a little about them. Vatican
tour on your own.
Good
value for a whirlwind tour . |
English speaking driver |
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310.00 |
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365.00 |
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385.00 |
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645.00 |
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Narrated tour in good English.
Good
value for money, includes guided tour of the
Vatican
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Driving guide |
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480.00 |
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550.00 |
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590.00 |
unavailable |
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Not only you are driven to the places, but
once there the guide will walk with you and
tell you all about them.
Best for groups with more than 8 people.. |
Driver plus guide |
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640.00 |
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685.00 |
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715.00 |
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910.00 |
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Prices are inclusive of VAT (IVA)10%
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Description of the
vehicles |
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Sedan
up to 4 + driver |
Minivan
up to 6/7 + driver |
Minibus
up to 8 + driver |
Small bus
up to 13/19 + driver |
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Seats 4+driver,
but ideal for max 3+1 child. The trunk can hold 3
medium size suitcases plus 3 smaller bags. |
Seats up to
8+driver.
The trunk can hold
7 or 8 medium size suitcases plus several smaller
bags. |
Seats up to
8+driver. The trunk can hold 10 medium size
suitcases plus several smaller bags. |
Seats up to
20+driver. The trunk can hold 14 medium size
suitcases plus several smaller bags. |
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All vehicles are licensed for chauffeured car hire
(NCC), can practically drive anywhere: historical
city centers, special lanes for public
transportation vehicles etcetera, and bring the
passengers right up to the site they want to visit. They can be driven by chauffeurs, English
speaking drivers and driving-guides. The buses are
subject to restrictions They can only drive in
certain areas an have to pay a (costly) passage in
many cities. They are driven by chauffeurs or
English speaking drivers, not driving guides. |
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Rome by night
tours |
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Just in case
you want something different from a walk around your
hotel's neighborhood and dinner in a nearby restaurant.
Rome is
spectacular at night, sites like the Colosseum, Trevi
Fountain and St. Peter's Basilica are even more
incredible at night than during the day. Climb the
Capitol hill and see Michelangelo's designed square in a
sort of mystical atmosphere and the panorama of the
Roman Forum. |
Spanish Steps
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The Colosseum |
Fountain of the Turtles
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Short description of the
itinerary: |
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The sites
that look best at night are: St. Peter's, Piazza Navona,
Colosseum, Pantheon, Piazza Venezia, Pincio, Janicolum,
Capitol Hill, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps. But it will
be the atmosphere that you'll love.
More sites and curiosities,
less known than the places listed above, will be brought
to your attention while driving.
Remember: you'll
always see more than you'll be expecting to see!
Dinner and/or drinks are not included. Dinner is
available in selected restaurants for 25/35 person,
depending on the restaurant you choose, wine included. |
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More about
the itinerary: |
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You'll be
met at your hotel or at the restaurant where you'll
decide to have dinner at and you'll be driven around the
city for two hours to see all the places lit up. You'll
be making stops and walking around in Places like Piazza
Navona and the Trevi Fountain for example, to get into
the ephemeral atmosphere of the Roman night. I'm
frequently asked: "what do people do in the evening here
?" Well, you'll see for yourself what they do: they just
enjoy the city! Can any place be more romantic than
Rome? It is so pleasant to stroll around the piazzas in
the cool breeze of the evening after a hot summer day.
You can enjoy a "Tartufo" ice cream at the "Tre Scalini"
in Piazza Navona or a drink in Piazza della Rotonda in
front of the Pantheon all lit up so much that you'll
wish the evening would never end! Rome is not a
dangerous city, you can walk all over at night without
worrying about your own safety, but going with somebody
who knows the city makes your evening touring even
safer. Obviously if you're staying in a hotel in the
very center of the city you can walk on your own to
Piazza Navona, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon or the
Spanish Steps. You can still do the tour with me, we'll
leave those places out of the itinerary and instead go
to all the places that are further away and not too easy
to get to, like St. Peter's, the Janicolum Hill, the
Colosseum, Palatine Hill etc.
There is not a set time to start the tour, you can
always decide for yourself at what time you want to go,
but also there's a big difference in the time night
falls over the year. In fall you can start the tour
around 7:00 pm and have your dinner afterwards, while in
the summer you'll have to wait until after 9:00 pm.
There are two different types of tours you can do, one
that lasts two hours and takes you to see the city
illuminated and another one that includes time for
dinner and take 4 hours.
The price for the dinner is never included but I can
suggest a restaurant and take you there. I'll wait for
you and then take you on the tour. Obviously in fall you
can reverse that and have your tour before the dinner
because it gets dark earlier. There are several pretty
good restaurant I can take you to. restaurants with a
show, outdoors in a beautiful garden or in a quant Roman
"Piazza" or even out of town. Dinner at "Bucci's" in the
little town of Castelgandolfo in a terrace overlooking
the lake, is an unforgettable experience!
You are
always free to modify the itinerary as you please. |
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This and all the other tours I'm listing in this website
can be done in many ways: if you know where to go and
you want to save some money, you can hire a car with
chauffeur; if you want some narration, but not a whole
lot, you can hire an English speaking driver, if you
want more details and better English spoken, you hire a
driving guide; if you want to really visit a place
thoroughly, or if you are with a large group, you may
want to hire an official guide. The best solutions will
be suggested for each tour. |
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Rome by
night
- 8hours/100km |
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Vehicles and Prices ▼ |
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Service ▼ |
sedan |
minivan |
minibus |
small bus |
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Just a chauffeur to drive you around.
Inexpensive and comfortable,
it's good if you know what to go see.
Cheapest comfortable touring
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Car and chauffeur |
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2-hour tour |
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100.00 |
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115.00 |
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135.00 |
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245.00 |
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4-hour tour |
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155.00 |
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190.00 |
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220.00 |
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355.00 |
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Good if you want to see a lot of places in a
short time. You're taken to the sites and
you're told a little about them.
Best buy . |
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English speaking driver |
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2-hour tour |
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135.00 |
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155.00 |
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180.00 |
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275.00 |
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4-hour tour |
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195.00 |
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220.00 |
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245.00 |
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385.00 |
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Narrated tour. Slightly more expensive, but
a lot more satisfactory. You're told all you
want to know in good English.
Value for money
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Driving guide |
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2-hour tour |
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155.00 |
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175.00 |
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200.00 |
unavailable |
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4-hour tour |
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215.00 |
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235.00 |
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265.00 |
unavailable |
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Not only you are driven to the places, but
once there the guide will walk with you and
tell you all about them.
Best for groups with more than 8 people.. |
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Driver plus guide |
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2-hour tour |
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220.00 |
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235.00 |
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255.00 |
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355.00 |
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4-hour tour |
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275.00 |
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310.00 |
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335.00 |
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470.00 |
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Prices are inclusive of VAT (IVA)10%
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Description of the vehicles |
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Sedan
up to 4 + driver |
Minivan
up to 6/7 + driver |
Minibus
up to 8 + driver |
Small bus
up to 13/19 + driver |
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Seats 4+driver,
but ideal for max 3+1 child. The trunk can hold 3
medium size suitcases plus 3 smaller bags. |
Seats up to
8+driver.
The trunk can hold
7 or 8 medium size suitcases plus several smaller
bags. |
Seats up to
8+driver. The trunk can hold 10 medium size
suitcases plus several smaller bags. |
Seats up to
20+driver. The trunk can hold 14 medium size
suitcases plus several smaller bags. |
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All vehicles are
licensed for chauffeured car hire (NCC), can
practically drive anywhere: historical city centers,
special lanes for public transportation vehicles
etcetera, and bring the passengers right up to the
site they want to visit. They can be driven by
chauffeurs, English speaking drivers and
driving-guides. The buses are subject to
restrictions They can only drive in certain areas an
have to pay a (costly) passage in many cities. They
are driven by chauffeurs or English speaking
drivers, not driving guides. |
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This is how it works with the Vatican reservations:
To skip the line at the
Vatican, make your
own reservation with the Vatican directly!
Your guide can't make you
skip the line, you can do it for yourself, just go on line and
paste this into your browser:
http://biglietteriamusei.vatican.va/musei/tickets/index.html
Those guides and
travel agents who say that if you book with them you'll
skip the line will do it the same thing who can do by
yourself in 2 minutes without being charged extra money!
Make your reservation and
then pick your guide!
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Combining
two half-day tours in one day, you'll be charged for a full-day
tour! |
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Rates per
vehicle for full-day tour:
sedan (1/4 persons) 485 ;
minivan (4 persons) 505 ;
minivan (6/7 persons) 530 .
minivan (7/8 persons) 600 . |
These rates
include:
8 hours
of touring (including
pick up and drop off)
in the requested vehicle conducted by experienced
driving guide and VAT (value added tax).
Rates do not
include entrance fees or meals and drinks. |
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