Colosseum & Ancient Rome with Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Tour

Experience the ancient glory of Rome on a skip-the-line tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum. Explore the impressive ruins with an expert historian guide and learn fascinating anecdotes and history of Ancient Rome’s heyday.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 7 days learn more
Highlights
  • Colosseum - Your journey into antiquity begins with the Colosseum, one of the world’s most iconic sights. Your guide will call on their historical and archaeological expertise to tell you all about the battles, both physical and political, that played out in this incredible amphitheater. You might be surprised to learn that ‘Gladiator’ didn’t get everything right and that feats of ancient engineering even allowed the Romans to re-enact naval battles here.
What's Included
  • Fully guided visit of the Colosseum [if guided tour selected]
  • Access to the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
  • Audio guided visit of Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill [if option selected]
  • Headsets to hear your guide clearly [if guided tour selected]
  • Colosseum Entry ticket with Arena access if selected [€24]
  • Colosseum Entry ticket [€18]
  • Professional Expert Licenced Guide [if guided tour selected]
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Experience the revived magnificence of ancient Rome! Bypass the queue at three of the most important enduring edifices of the Eternal City: the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum. Throughout the 3-hour tour, your proficient English-speaking historian guide will weave stories and impart historical knowledge, reconstructing the awe-inspiring ruins through narratives of Ancient Rome’s prime era.

  • Please ensure to arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before your departure time. Late comers cannot be accommodated.
  • Please note: All participant names are required at the time of booking in order to enter the Colosseum.
  • Please note that the itinerary for our tours may differ from the advertised order of destinations. We assure you that any changes made to the tour itinerary are carefully planned and intended to enhance your overall experience
  • On this tour, some of the venues or parts of the venue may be subject to last-minute, unpredictable closures. When this occurs, we are happy to offer customers an extended tour in keeping with the advertised total length of the tour.
  • May experience delays in clearing security checks when entering the venue
  • IF PRIVATE TOUR IS SELECTED: Please be aware that the price for both adults and children is the same. Children can be booked at the adult rate.
  • Each traveler must present a valid ID card or document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
  • If you select the audioguided option, you will not be part of a guided tour, you will be able to visit the Colosseum at your own pace with your mobile audioguide. Please make sure to read all instructions on your voucher.
Location
Largo Gaetana Agnesi
Meet your guide at Largo Gaetana Agnesi, on the little square above the metro line B (blue line) stop "Colosseo". Your guide coordinator will be waiting here wearing a blue City Wonders polo shirt or jacket for easy recognition.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 7 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Corey_d
Sep 16, 2024
Just seeing such a... - Just seeing such a beautiful old place It’s a once in a lifetime experience. Thank goodness Tree bought my ticket from VA tour. Otherwise the waiting in line would’ve been much much longer much much longer.
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Angelinarg7931we
Sep 13, 2024
10/10 - Scott our tour guide was awesome! Perfect English and headsets were excellent audio quality. He was very knowledgeable of the sites we visited but also funny and made the experience enjoyable as well as informational. Thank you for the wonderful tour!
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David
Sep 10, 2024
BUCKET LIST EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME - Stefano Saraceni (tour in Rome and Transfer) was absolutely the best. My family and I had a bucket list experience that was second to none. The highlight of our Cruise experience in the Mediterranean. Stefano was very friendly, accommodating, and had a wealth of knowledge about things to see in Rome. Thank you!
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Himabindu_b
Sep 5, 2024
Best way to see and know history of Colosseum - It was very well organized and in detail tour. Our tour guide Carlos was really good in explaining the history and covering every question patiently.
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Johnpaul_d
Sep 1, 2024
Our tour of the Colusseum. - Our guide (Simeone) was amazing. So knowledgeable and made it very fun, in spite of the very warm conditions.
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Kateb7772023
Aug 30, 2024
Brava Silvia! Colosseum, P.H., and Roman Forum tour was amazing! - Silvia Rana was our tour guide and she was absolutely amazing! The day started out stressful because our tickets printed by our travel agent stated the start of the tour was 30 minutes later than what the real tour started. We received a call from City Wonders stating Silvia was waiting for us before she started the tour. We arrived as quickly as possible and Silvia quickly put us at ease, and got us all checked in for the tour. Her knowledge of Ancient Rome is second to none. You can tell she is living her passion by giving tours and doing archeological digs. She is the best!
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Joshua_p
Aug 30, 2024
Scott for pres - Scott is the man, give the dude a raise, funny as hell, no bullsh!t, the facts to make the tour enjoyable and care for the rest of the tour group helping ensure they stayed out of the sun and were hydrated.
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Son_t
Sep 5, 2024
The tour guide rushed through the whole thing. Only had very limited time to look and take pictures. - The tour guide rushed through the whole thing. Only had very limited time to look and take pictures.
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Michael_p
Sep 4, 2024
Rubbish audio guide - Don’t get the audio guide. It is neither logical, intuitive to follow nor does it relate to the way in which you are guided around the venues. Trying to figure out where you are resulted in both consumption of time and increasing frustration resulting in ditching the guide and sticking to broadly inadequate written guides at the venues. The Torre guide that took us to the gate was great but sadly the audio guides was better consigned to the bin
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Paul_n
Sep 1, 2024
Rip off - It was hot. It was crowded. It was the colosseum and agora. We could have bought a timed ticket (€18) without the middleman for less than half the price .
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