Colosseum Tour: Explore Roman History and Gladiators

Experience an exclusive group walking tour of the Colosseum and Ancient Rome. Enjoy priority access, learn about Roman history, and discover the world of gladiator combats!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 10 days
Highlights
  • Colosseum - The guide will provide a brief overview of Ancient Rome, ensuring every group member is familiar with the key aspects of its captivating history. The small group will then proceed to the most iconic symbol of Ancient Rome, the Colosseum.
    With the Colosseum as the focal point, the guide will optimize the time spent in Rome. Upon entering…
What's Included
  • Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Entrance to the Roman Forum (if full tour option selected)
  • Entrance to Palatine Hill (if full tour option selected)
  • Professional guide for 2.5 hours (if option selected for guided tour)
  • Headphones
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum guided sharing tour. Have fun discovering Roman history and Gladiator combats! Visit the Colosseum with an enthusiastic guide who will reveal many stories and anecdotes on Roman emperors and Senators. You will visit the Colosseum, go to the Palatine Hill to see the ruins of the Palace of the emperor Domitian, see…

Location
Santi Cosma e Damiano
Via dei Fori Imperiali
The meeting point is in the square in front, OUTSIDE, of the Basilica of Santi Cosma and Damiano, the church is located on Via dei Fori Imperiali (half way) & is close the entrance of the Roman Forum. You will see our staff in front of the Basilica wearing a uniform with the logos of the company.
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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Soren
Feb 1, 2025
Colosseum - Exciting experience to visit the Colosseum! A bit well pebret price, but ok, not every day you visit Rome Must definitely be experienced when visiting the city
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Mir_t
Jan 26, 2025
Tour was truly an... - Tour was truly an unforgettable experience! Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate, bringing the history of this iconic structure to life. Highlights: * Skip-the-line entry: This was a HUGE plus, saving us precious time and allowing us to maximize our visit. * In-depth commentary: The guide provided fascinating insights into the Colosseum's construction, the gladiatorial games, and the daily life of ancient Roman.
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Jktrock
Jan 17, 2025
Great experience - Breathtaking. It’s history. All I can say. We bought tickets on the official site. Visited Colosseum first then Roman Forum. Didn’t have audio guides but used Rick Steve’s Pocket Guide to Rome. Excellent commentary and it was super informative for Roman Forum, even kids got it.
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Irwin_a
Jan 5, 2025
Massimo was very... - Massimo was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the topic. The only suggestion that we had was that he speak when he is having his audience.
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Lakshman_p
Jan 4, 2025
Roman roamin’ - It is worth the price. It is a great 4 km walking tour of breathtaking scenery and history. Our guide Marcus was highly informed, witty, caring, friendly and easy to understand. A gifted narrator. The colosseum is like time travel back!
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Julia_l
Jan 3, 2025
Excellent - Excellent guide very informative. Worth the money to skip the queue as our guide took us to the frount of the queue
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Aaa60978
Jan 3, 2025
Great tour and terrific tour guide - Everything about this experience was EXCELLENT. I visited with 14 friends and family. Booking with Rome Private Guides was easy. They set up the tour I requested quickly, responded promptly to emails, and even arranged for a last minute change without a problem. Our tour guide, Chiara Ferralis, was friendly, very knowledgable and easy to understand. She was great at answering questions and made the whole experience enjoyable from start to finish. The tour was everything I hoped it would be. Everyone in the group had a great time, and our group included a number of people, including me, who had visited Rome many times before. Chaira's detailed knowledge and insights regarding what we were seeing significantly enriched our visit.
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Michelle_g
Jan 7, 2025
Okay- maybe better options - Liked our tour guide. Didn’t like we had to wait for people. Wish we could have seen more. Spent a lot of time waiting around and listening to the stories and not really seeing things.
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Christina_c
Jan 4, 2025
Tour was 2 Hours delay changed. When they say may change, It’s explained later that it’s The norm. bummer - If this experience was just about the guide I would give it 5 stars. He was great and I would book with him directly. Separate from this company. We assuming you are in Rome for a limited time like us, it’s really a shame that the start time you book can’t be guaranteed. In description it was suggested times “may change” … but tell me if I’m wrong, when you see that, you are thinking to yourself maybe 30 min late at the most. We had only 12 hours to explore Rome, and so we booked the 9Am so we could have the rest of the day free to explore. I first got a text from the company saying it changed to “11:30a”, which already is 1 hour 30 min later than planned. But the physical ticket showed they actually didn’t book it until 11:45a. The whole pre-booking process felt like the company was being allusive until it was too late for an opportunity to try and find the same time slot elsewhere. I contacted 2 days prior when I was informed of the change, because the change was so drastic (it went from morning to basically a noon slot) - and the communication was basically “too bad so sad”. Again, 30 min change… fine… even if it was an hour change I would be irritated, but okay. But to be nearly 2 hours difference - this company is okay with derailing your entire schedule. Which makes me think they are not good at keeping their promises. If anyone else has leads on a company that can better commit to the time you paid for, please let me know. So far I have not had any attempts from the company to make this right, even when I contacted them days before the experience to explain my situation. Unfortunate.
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Shane_p
Jan 1, 2025
Just okay! - Super expensive and shocking service and a guide who you can see is tied of his job. I’d take a hard pass on this tour operator.
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