CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy - Private Shore Excursions Tours & Transfers Main | Private Shore Excursions Private Shore Excursions are available daily from the ports of Livorno, Civitavecchia, Naples, Sorrento and Amalfi. When booking Shore Excursions, please provide the name of the ship, with arrival and departure times from the port. Most vehicles used for shore excursions are Mercedes E-class, V-class & 16 seat minibuses. However, JDB Ground retains the right to substitute a different vehicle type if necessary. Tour itineraries are subject to change due to site closings, inclement weather, strikes or other unforeseen circumstances. JDB Ground reserves the right to substitute a venue or site during a tour in the event the scheduled site is not available. Entrance fees to museums and exhibits are not included in the rate unless indicated, nor are gratuities for drivers and guides. Should the client miss the scheduled Shore Excursion for any reason, the client will be charged the full fee and is not entitled to a refund. Please advise at the time of booking if the client has a physical disability or if there are children needing a car seat. Custom Shore Excursions from the ports of Livorno, Civitavecchia, Naples, Sorrento or Amalfi can be arranged by emailing your request to italyground@jdbhotels.com or calling JDB at 800.346.5358. IMPORTANT: Please read our Payment and Cancellation Policy and Pickup Procedures. Full Day Rome Tour with Driver and Guide from Civitavecchia Port 8 - 9 Hours Our driver will meet you at the ship for transfer to Rome, where you will meet your expert guide for a full day of touring. Choose any two of the following private guided tours of Rome. Please note that not all tours are available every day of the week. Departure time, which depends on the ship's arrival and departure schedule, will be confirmed at the time of booking. Number of Persons: 1 - 2 (Car) 3 - 7 (Minivan) 8 - 14 (Minibus) € 918 € 1011 € 1064* *Required Rome city bus permit fee additional. Entry fees and lunch are additional. Private Vatican Tour With Reserved Entry 3 Hours* Begin your tour in the Vatican museum, for an in-depth look at its outstanding collection that includes some of the world's most valuable treasures. Then admire the magnificent Sistine Chapel with its incomparable paintings by Michelangelo. See majestic St. Peter's Basilica, including the architecture and statues of its famous piazza. *The Vatican Tour will be approximately 3 hours to allow time for other touring. Available Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. With the exception of July and August, the Basilica is closed on Wednesday mornings and the tour will consist of the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and the Piazza. Entry fees of € 19 per person are additional and will be charged to the client's credit card. If the client cancels the tour or changes the date of the tour less than 40 days before the requested tour date, the ticket cost is NOT refundable. JDB is not responsible for the accuracy of the Vatican's reservation system. NOTE: In addition to Sundays, the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel are scheduled to be closed the following dates during 2008: March 19, 24; May 1, 22; August 14, 15; November 1; December 8, 25, 26. Ancient Rome 3 Hours Spend the morning learning about this 3,000 year old city with your expert private guide. Learn the fascinating history of the Colosseum, walk among the buildings of the ancient Roman Forum, and enjoy the Circo Massimo, the Arch of Constantine and the Piazza Venezia. Entry fees for the Forum and Coliseum of € 12.50 per person are additional and will be charged to the client's credit card. If the client cancels the tour or changes the date of the tour, the ticket cost is NOT refundable. Includes car and driver. Classic Rome 3 Hours This classic itinerary gives a good overview of Rome and its most famous treasures. With your private guide, visit and learn the history of the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps and the Pantheon. Entry fees of approximately € 7 per person are to be paid directly. Underground Rome 3 Hours Discover the hidden treasures of the catacombs of Rome, underground cemeteries where many saints were buried. The vast catacombs of San Callisto (AD 50), hewn from the Vulcanic tufa, are the burial places of several early Popes and contain niches, or loculi, which held two to three bodies. Close by, the walls of the catacombs of San Sebastiano are covered in graffiti invoking St. Peter and St. Paul, whose remains may have been located there at one time. The church of San Clemente, dating back to 1857, houses a 4th century church, and below it, a series of ancient Roman buildings dedicated to St. Clement, the 4th Pope. Another underground level is home to a temple of the cult of Mithras, once an all-male religion imported from Persia which rivaled Christianity for popularity. Lastly, see the Ludus Magnus, an ancient training ground for the Roman Gladiators. NOTE: Tour is not available on Sunday or holiday mornings. Angels & Demons 3 Hours Based on the best selling novel by Dan Brown, this private tour follows the path of the llluminati. "Let the Angel guide our lofty quest" directs you to the four places where the preferiti cardinals were found dead, executed by the mysterious Assassini a day before the Conclave for the election of the new Pope. View from the outside the famous Passetto and the Castel of the Angel. This intriguing and page-turning story also dictates a stop at some of the most interesting monuments, chapels and places of Rome: the Pantheon, People's square, Raphael's Chigi Chapel, Bernini's masterpieces "Ecstasy of Saint Theresa" and the "Fountain of the Four Rivers" as well as the Colonnaded Portico of St. Peter's square, the Tiber river, and . . . everything in between! NOTE: Tour is not available on Sunday or Wednesday morning. Borghese Gallery and Gardens 3 Hours A new tour for art lovers! The original sculptures and paintings in the Borghese Gallery date back to Cardinal Scipione's collection and include masterpieces by Rubens, Bernini and Caravaggio. You will enter with a reservation and your expert guide will lead you through the gallery with explanations to appreciate these famous works of art. Then take a stroll through the Borghese Gardens, one of the first parks of its kinds in Rome with its formal gardens divided by avenues and graced by statues. Entry fees of approximately € 12.50 per person are additional. NOTE: Tour is not available on Mondays. Jewish Ghetto and Environs 3 Hours Take a tour through Rome's Jewish quarter, which dates to the 16th century. Your Jewish history expert will accompany you through the beautiful Synagogues with the accompaniment of the resident Jewish community expert, then proceed to visit the museum with its original documents, the Ghetto, the ancient fish market, and to see Michelangelo's Moses. Not available on Friday afternoons or Saturday. Entry fees of approximately € 7.50 per person are additional.