About this tour
Skip the port queues and head straight to Rome with your own driver waiting at Civitavecchia's exit. This private ten-hour tour gives you complete control—shape your itinerary on the drive in, spend eight hours exploring the city at your pace, then return to your ship. You'll travel in a Mercedes van with an English-speaking driver, with the option to add a specialist guide for Vatican or Colosseum walks. Lunch break built in; restaurants can be pre-booked.
Highlights
- Driver meets you at ship exit, no shuttle queues
- Eight hours to explore Rome independently or guided
- Fully customisable itinerary planned en route
- Skip-the-line tickets available for major sites
- Optional three-hour specialist guide for Vatican or Colosseum
- Luxury Mercedes van, wheelchair accessible throughout
- One-hour lunch break with restaurant booking available
What to expect
Your driver collects you at 7:30 AM from the ship exit and you'll be driving towards Rome within minutes. The journey takes roughly an hour; use this time to chat through what you actually want to see. Once in the city, you've got flexibility—wander independently, book a guide for deeper dives into the Vatican or ancient sites, visit multiple spots, or linger in one area. A one-hour lunch pause runs from 1–2 PM; your driver can arrange a local spot in advance if you ask. Around 4 PM you'll head back to the port, arriving with time to spare before re-boarding.
Good to know
Book advance skip-the-line tickets through the operator (charged separately). Dress code applies: knees and shoulders covered for churches and museums. Provide your ship name, docking and re-boarding times at booking. Travel times vary with traffic and time of day. Groups over seven people use two vans with separate guides.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original Global Hobo summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.