Exclusive Colosseum Arena Floor & Roman Forum Private Guided Tour

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2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

Colosseum Gladiator's Arena Floor, Roman Forum Exclusive Guided Tour.
Receive direct access to the Gladiators' Gate without suffering the heat and struggling with the large crowds. With this exclusive guided tour, you can get directly inside the Colosseum from the Gladiator's Gate, allowing you to arrive in the middle of the arena's fighting floor.
You can enjoy a unique perspective of the Colosseum, where you will feel like a real gladiator did during games. Your guide will tell you all about gladiators' combats and many stories about fool emperors who played in the arena as gladiators against wild beasts.
From the Arena floor, you will also view directly above the undergrounds. Your guided tour will continue with the Colosseum's first and second rings, admiring the incredible engineering genius of the Romans and their skill to build this legendary monument. Later, walk through the ruins of Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum with your guide, who will be an art and archaeology expert.

What's Included

Esclusive Arena Floor direct access Gladiator's Entrance
Exclusive access to Colosseum Arena Floor and Roman Forum
Headset system
Colosseum and Ancient Rome guided walking tour
Private Guided Tour with an Official Professional tour guide
Food and beverages
Gratuities (recommended)
Hotel pickup and drop off
Transportation to and from the attractions

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The meeting point is in front of the "Oppio Caffe" on Via delle Terme di Tito on the corner of Via Nicola Salvi. The guide will have a sign with "Tour in the city / Explore Italy tours" on it. Meeting time 15 minutes prior to tour departure time.

End point

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1

    Receive privileged entrance to the Colosseum directly onto the Arena floor, where gladiators gave their performances.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 2

    You will then, visit the Roman Forum. This is one of the most important archaeological areas in the world with some of Ancient Rome's most evocative ruins, including the Temple of Julius Caesar, Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House and Basilica of Maxentius. Admire the Roman Forum's Sacred Way, the triumphal road where the Centurions of Caesar marched after their return from countless battles and conquests.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 3

    Next, go to Palatine Hill to see where the elite emperors took residence. Admire the views of the Circus Maximus on one side and the Roman Forum on the other. See the ruins of the Temple of Julius Caesar, built in the same spot where his body was cremated. Look at the Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House, Basilica of Maxentius and much more.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 4

    The Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in AD 312. Situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill, the arch spans the Via Triumphalis, the route taken by victorious military leaders when they entered the city in a triumphal procession. [a] Dedicated in 315, it is the largest Roman triumphal arch, with overall dimensions of[1] 21 m (69 ft) high, 25.9 m (85 ft) wide and 7.4 m (24 ft) deep. It has three bays, the central one being 11.5 m (38 ft) high and 6.5 m (21 ft) wide and the laterals 7.4 m (24 ft) by 3.4 m (11 ft) each. The arch is constructed of brick-faced concrete covered in marble.

    10 minutes Admission ticket included
  • (Pass by)

    The Curia Julia (Latin: Curia Iulia, Italian: Curia Iulia) is the third named Curia, or senate-house, in the ancient city of Rome. It was built in 44 BC when Julius Caesar replaced Faustus Cornelius Sulla's reconstructed Curia Cornelia, which itself had replaced the Curia Hostilia. Caesar did so to redesign both spaces within the Comitium and the Roman Forum. The alterations within the Comitium reduced the prominence of the Senate and cleared the original space. The work, however, was interrupted by Caesar's assassination at the Curia of Pompey of the Theatre of Pompey, where the Senate had been meeting temporarily while the work was completed. The project was eventually finished by Caesar's successor, Augustus Caesar, in 29 BC.[1] The Curia Julia is one of many Roman structures that survive mostly intact. This is due to its conversion into the basilica of Sant'Adriano al Foro in the 7th century and several later restorations.

    Admission ticket free
  • 5

    The Arch of Titus (Italian: Arco di Tito; Latin: Arcus Titi) is a 1st-century AD honorific arch,[1] located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed in c. 81 AD by the Emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother Titus to commemorate Titus's official deification or consecratio and the victory of Titus together with their father, Vespasian, over the Jewish rebellion in Judaea.[2] The arch contains panels depicting the triumphal procession celebrated in 71 AD after the Roman victory culminating in the fall of Jerusalem,[2] and provides one of the few contemporary depictions of artifacts of Herod's Temple.[citation needed] It became a symbol of the Jewish diaspora, and the menorah depicted on the arch served as the model for the menorah used as the emblem of the state of Israel.[3]

    10 minutes Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 30 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.
  • Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
  • The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational resons
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