Colosseum with Arena & Roman Forum Guided Tour

4.2
(81 reviews)
Rome, Italy

2 hours 50 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

Enter the Colosseum and literally follow in the footsteps of the Gladiators - you couldn't ask for a more authentic experience of Ancient Rome!
Learn how the animals and gladiators were brought to the arena where the action took place in front of thousands of spectators.
Pause for a second to take in the moment as you enter the Colosseum through the same entrance used by the Gladiators more than 2000 years ago before their lethal battles.
Follow your guide outside the arena and travel even further back in time as you enter the Roman Forum, the true heart of ancient Rome!
If, on the day of the tour, for public reasons, the Arena part will not be open, the first and second floors of the Colosseum, plus the Roman forum and the imperial forums will be visited. In this case, customers will participate in the fantastic complete tour of the Colosseum, and will be reimbursed 10 euros each.

What's Included

Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person, or €24 per person if arena access included)
Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
Expert certified guide
Entry to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine hill
Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
Online support at the time of boarding the tour
Online Consultant who will send you boarding information
Food and drink
Round-trip hotel transfers
Transport to/from attractions
Tips

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Via dei SS. Quattro, 81

When you’ll arrive, please enter in the office Please check-in at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to your scheduled tour time. Tours will depart promptly at the scheduled time, and no refunds will be given for late arrivals or missed tours.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours 50 minutes (approximately)
  • 1
    Colosseum

    Called by the ancient Romans, "Anphitheatrum Flavlum" (Flavian Amphitheater), the Colosseum is the most famous and impressive monument of Ancient Rome, as well as the largest amphitheater in the world. The name is certainly linked to the large size of the building but derives, above all, from the fact that nearby there was a colossal bronze statue of Nero. With our fast-track entrance you will have access to the center of the Arena: have your camera ready to discover the Colosseum, where gladiators and wild beasts fought. The morning sessions were dedicated to the "Venationes", where the "Bestiarii" gladiators fought against wild animals. Enter through the special gladiator door and take advantage of the chance to enter the arena where the gladiators fought!

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Via dei Fori Imperiali

    The Imperial Forums constitute a series of five monumental squares built over the course of a century and a half (between 46 BC and 113 AD) in the heart of the city of Rome by Julius Caesar and the emperors Augustus, Vespasian, Nerva and Trajan. Our guides will add incredible anecdotes about the Colosseum, the spectators, the fights between beasts and gladiators and the history of the powerful emperors and politicians of the time.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Palatine Hill

    The Palatine Hill is one of the seven hills of Rome, located between the Velabrum and the Roman Forum, and is one of the oldest parts of the city. The site is now a large open-air museum and can be visited during the day. Here, emperors and wealthy families had their houses built, to admire the splendid view of the Roman Forum and the Circus Maximus. Together with our guides you will walk along the Palatine Hill, an archaeological area that the guide will revive by telling the story and various anecdotes about Ancient Rome. We will help you understand what those ruins represented, connecting them to the main characters and events in the history of Ancient Rome.

    50 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • If the chosen time is not available, you will be transferred to another time on the same day. These changes do not depend on us. Therefore, when booking, you are aware of this possible change and that is why we warn you not to have any complaints later, or requests for refunds. Example: If you choose the time of 9:30 am and the Coliseu sale closes at that time, you will be transferred to the first available time, at 10:20am and 1:30pm.
  • Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to provide the full names of all travelers prior to the tour may result in refusal to participate in the Colosseum and Roman Forum tour.
  • The tour is a shared tour, it is not a private tour.
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