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The Vatican Experience

Don’t miss the Vatican Museums & Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel unveiled in detail by an expert guide.

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The Colosseum Experience

Visit the center of Ancient Rome and touch the original stones with your own hands

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The Amalfi Experience

Discover the charm of Amalfi, Sorrento, and Positano, where the scent of lemons fills the air—guided by an expert driver and local guide.

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VATICAN Experiences

Long hallway in a museum with statues on both sides and arched ceiling, illuminated by overhead lights.

Vatican, Italy

GOOD MORINING VATICAN MUSEUMS WITH KEYMASTER EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE

VATICAN MUSEUMS BEFORE & AFTER HOURS EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE

VATICAN MUSEUMS PRIVATE EXPERIENCE PRIVATE EXPERIENCE

EARLY MORNING VATICAN MUSEUMS SEMI-PRIVATE EXPERIENCE

VATICAN MUSEUMS GROUP EXPERIENCE GROUP EXPERIENCE

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Spiral staircase with columns and black railing, viewed from the top looking down.
Person taking a photo in an ornate museum hall filled with classical sculptures.

COLOSSEUM Experiences

The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, with people standing in line outside and cars on the street in front. The sky is partly cloudy.

Rome, Italy

COLOSSEUM & ROMAN FORUM PRIVATE EXPERIENCE

COLOSSEUM & ROMAN FORUM GROUP EXPERIENCE

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Ancient Roman ruins with three tall, Corinthian columns standing among brick structures and ruins. Blue sky with a few clouds in the background.
A historic white marble monument with a statue on top of a chariot pulled by horses, set against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds and green trees in the foreground.
Inside view of the Roman Colosseum showing ancient stone walls, arched openings, and multiple levels with tourists walking along the upper edge, under a clear blue sky.
View of a canal in Venice, Italy, with a stone bridge and a boat passing underneath, seen through a circular opening in a stone structure, with historic buildings and the church of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background.

Venice, Italy

VENICE Experiences

ST. MARK’S BASILICA PRIVATE EXPERIENCE

ST. MARK’S BASILICA GROUP EXPERIENCE

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Close-up of a detailed bronze fountain featuring a lion's face and four birds, in front of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, with tourists walking around in the background.
St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, with tourists visiting and taking photos in front of the basilica on a clear day.
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Build Your Own Experience

Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, and the Amalfi Coast

Create your tailored private tour across Italy’s most iconic destinations…

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Not just another tour company…

At City Lights Experiences, we believe that travel should be more than just sightseeing; it should be an unforgettable experience.

Whether you join us during regular museum and archaeological site hours or opt for an exclusive opening or tailored experience, rest assured you’ll be in the capable and caring hands of our expert team.

We don’t believe in mass tourism. In fact, we like to think of ourselves as the delightful rebels of the travel world, crafting authentic, immersive journeys that help you connect deeply with the places you explore.

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  • Statues of three seated and standing figures in a formal garden with trimmed bushes, gravel path, and stone wall, trees in the background, under a blue sky.
  • People viewing the Sistine Chapel ceiling and wall paintings inside the Vatican Museums in Vatican City.
  • Two people observing and speaking in an ornately decorated art gallery with large map tapestries on the wall.
  • A group of people observing a woman opening a large, decorative iron gate inside a building with marble and ornate columns.
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Where Stories Come Alive

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Day Trips from Rome

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NAPLES & POMPEII DAY TRIP FROM ROME

AMALFI COAST DAY TRIP FROM ROME

CIVITAVECCHIA SHORE EXCURSION TO ROME & RETURN

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Common Questions

  • The price covers:

    • Entrance tickets

    • Reservation fees

    • A professional licensed guide

    • Headsets (for groups larger than 5 people)

    • The full itinerary as described in the tour program

  • Customers should be at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to the departure time. If you will be late, please contact our customer care team at City Lights Tours at the telephone number found on your confirmation voucher and we will do our best to accommodate you; however, it may not be possible for you to join the tour. Late arrivals are not eligible for refunds.

    Please note that if you do not arrive on time for your tour, it cannot be rescheduled. This is because the tickets are time-sensitive and valid only for the specific date and hour booked.

  • We suggest booking your Experience at your earliest convenience. Due to popular demand, it is possible that the Experience will be fully booked if left too late. 

  • We accept online payments from most major credit and debit card providers including Visa Credit, Visa Debit, Maestro, MasterCard, and American Express.

  • You should receive your email confirmation, including your tour voucher, after you make your booking online. In most cases this happens almost instantly.

  • If your payment didn’t go through, it may be due to your credit card not passing our payment gateway security check. For a credit card to be accepted, it needs to have 3D security verification enabled.

    If your card has been declined for the reason mentioned above, please contact us directly at info@citylightstours.com or through our online forms and we will assist you in completing the booking process.

  • If you did not receive an email confirmation when making your booking, please check your spam folder first. If it's not there, contact our customer care team at info@citylightstours.com, and we will be happy to investigate and reissue your tour voucher if necessary.

  • Please contact City Lights Tours customer care team at info@citylightstours.com before making your booking, and we will advise you on accessibility, as well as any potential restrictions at the sites you wish to visit. Note that a wheelchair-friendly itinerary is available and must be booked specifically for such needs.

  • If you wish to cancel your booking, please contact our customer care team at info@citylightstours.com. Cancellations will be issued in accordance with our Cancellation Policy, which can be found on our Terms & Conditions page.

  • You can reschedule or change your tour providing that you give us enough notice. Changes to bookings are subject to our Terms & Conditions.

  • We would be happy to accommodate additional guests subject to availability. Please contact our customer care team at City Lights Tours with the details.

  • Our staff at the meeting point will be dressed in branded clothing, with CityLights logos on it.

  • The Vatican and Colosseum tours entail extensive walking, including navigating staircases and uneven surfaces.

  • If you join a group experience, the guide will have a microphone connected to the headsets provided to all customers. We always ensure high-quality headsets for our experiences. However, please note that inside the Vatican, the audio equipment is provided by the Vatican (Whisper), and the quality of the headsets may vary. 

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Borgo Vittorio 85a 00193 Roma, Italy
+39 351 737 8623

info@citylightstours.com

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