Colosseum Tour: Arena Floor Access

Enter the Colosseum like a gladiator, explore the arena floor, and uncover the secrets of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 10 days
Highlights
  • Colosseum - With the Colosseum looming large in the background, the excitement and anticipation rise as you get closer and closer to this world-famous landmark. Get a closer look at the incredibly detailed facade as you make your way through the arches and into the magnificent Colosseum, where you can imagine yourself a part of the roaring crowd…
What's Included
  • Entrance Fees
  • Professional Licensed tour guide
  • Colosseum entrance ticket with arena access (valued at €24 per person)
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Headsets
  • Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Spare a moment to appreciate one of the globe’s most famous landmarks, the Colosseum. Our exclusive access tour provides you with the opportunity to enter the Colosseum via the ‘Gate of Life’, stepping right onto the arena floor, exactly where the gladiators once tread. Once inside, feel the gritty sand beneath your feet, soak up the majesty of the…

Location
Santi Cosma e Damiano
Via dei Fori Imperiali
Meet in front of the Basilica San Cosma and Damiano. Look for tour greeters in red Show Me Italy jackets/shirts. They will be waiting next to the large red pillar just in front of the church on the Via dei Fori Imperiali.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 10 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 10 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Jencorsil
Oct 19, 2025
Knowledgeable and thoughtful tour - Well paced overview of the various sites hosted by a knowledgeable live guide. Our guide was also thoughtful to be clear about any potential challenges navigating the many stairs of the Colosseum, the hills leading into and out of the Forum and also Palatine Hill.
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Escape59474772301
Oct 19, 2025
Educational experience of a lifetime. - The tour was excellent. Maura is very knowledgeable about Roman history, and did an excellent job of navigating our group through security and around the attractions. Her English was easy to understand, and her explanations of what we were seeing very clear. Maura's explanations of how the Collosseum was operated, Roman society, and the life of the gladiators were defining moments. This is authoritative history, not the fictional narrative created by movies.
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Amanecerangie
Oct 17, 2025
Delighted with the experience - Delighted with the experience. Tatiana the guide is wonderful, she told the story so passionately and well documented with illustrations that it was difficult that we did not stay the story of Rome. We were delighted with it. I recommend it 100%
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Marials9619xa
Oct 17, 2025
Amazing guide with so much knowledge - We had the best trip and our guide Chiara Mo. was absolutely amazing and had so much knowledge about everything. Would recommend everyone
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Manuel_j
Oct 11, 2025
Guide was very... - Guide was very knowledgeable of each section of the tour. Would recommend him to anyone interested in this tour.
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Q6638ctkellyb
Oct 10, 2025
Amazing, loved it. Gina the guide was brilliant - Our guide was Gina and she knew so much. She made the historic ruins come to life using our imagination. She brought energy to what she said, which drew us all in even more. We all learned so much. Would definitely book again :)
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Klorina
Oct 5, 2025
Very good tour - Very good tour. One wish was for the tour guide to leave some time to take pictures at every big place. I felt rushed at times.
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Joseph
Oct 12, 2025
Roman Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill - The tour included a local guide who was very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. She told us a lot of the history of the Colosseum and the other sites we visited.
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Dimikyri
Oct 19, 2025
They could do better than that - Not recommended. We paid 70 euros per person for a live guided tour (2.5 hours) around roman forum, pallatino Hill and colosseum Arena. Although our guide did his best to squeeze all 3 sights into the programme, we hardly visited the Roman forum and almost skip the Palatine Hill. Better go for a live guided tour around colosseum, take your time there and do the rest of the sightseeings on your own, because they don't deliver what you pay for.
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Thejilliebean
Oct 13, 2025
Not Organized. - I’m not sure what was going on the day of our trip. It was all of this: CONS ✔️Unorganized ✔️ Not on time ✔️Hard to hear ✔️Big group PROS ✔️It’s Rome. It’s beautiful. The sites amazing ✔️Tickets taken care of ✔️Got a little with the photos & guide
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 10 days before the start of your experience (local time).