Aerial view over St. Peter's Square and the rooftops of Rome

Family · 7D | 6N

Rome with the Family

Gladiator school, the Colosseum's underground, a whole Roman port town to run around at Ostia Antica, and the fountains of Tivoli.

Best time
April to June
Route
Rome · Ostia · Tivoli

Day by day

7 days, planned in full

Gladiator school, the Colosseum's underground, a whole Roman port town to run around at Ostia Antica, and the fountains of Tivoli.

  1. Day 1

    Arrive in Rome

    A private van into a family apartment near Piazza Navona, then gelato and a walk to the Pantheon before anyone falls asleep.

    Night
    Rome
    Meals
    Dinner
  2. Day 2

    Gladiator school

    Two hours on the Appian Way with wooden swords, a proper instructor and a certificate, then the catacombs down the road.

    Night
    Rome
    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch
  3. Day 3

    The Colosseum, underneath

    The hypogeum where the animals and lifts were, then the arena floor and the Forum with a guide briefed for children.

    Night
    Rome
    Meals
    Breakfast
  4. Day 4

    The Vatican, and a pizza

    An early slot for the galleries — shorter route, more mummies and chariots — then St Peter's dome, and a pizza class in the afternoon.

    Night
    Rome
    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch
  5. Day 5

    Ostia Antica

    Rome's port town, half an hour out: streets, baths, a theatre and mosaic floors, with nobody telling anyone not to climb on it.

    Night
    Rome
    Meals
    Breakfast
  6. Day 6

    Tivoli's fountains

    Villa d'Este's five hundred jets, all of them gravity-fed, then Hadrian's villa and the Villa Borghese boating lake back in town.

    Night
    Rome
    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch
  7. Day 7

    Fly home

    A private van to Fiumicino, with a stop at the Trevi for the coin-throwing if the timing allows.

    Meals
    Breakfast

What's included

  • 6 nights in family rooms or an apartment in the centre
  • Return economy airfare from Delhi or Mumbai
  • Private van with child seats for airport and day trips
  • Gladiator school session with equipment and certificates
  • Colosseum underground and arena floor with a family guide
  • Vatican Museums early entry, Ostia Antica and Tivoli entries
  • Pizza-making class and the Villa Borghese boats

Not included

  • Schengen visa for each traveller
  • Meals not named in the itinerary
  • Travel insurance
  • City tax, paid at the hotel

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