Colosseum Tour: Gladiator Arena and Ancient Rome

Step onto the arena floor like a gladiator on this exclusive Colosseum tour. Explore the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with a professional guide and learn about the daily lives of gladiators and the emperors who hosted the games.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 7 days
Highlights
  • Roman Forum - Take in the oldest part of Rome when you visit the Roman Forum to see the government buildings, temples and ancient roads that were home to daily life in Ancient Rome. Pass by the senate house, the temple of the Vestal Virgins and the Temple of Julius Caesar where his ashes were laid to rest. Walk on the road built by Emperor Augustus and marvel at the beautiful ruins that can still be seen today.
What's Included
  • Entry to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
  • Colosseum entrance ticket with arena access (valued at €24 per person)
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Access to Arena floor
  • Expert Certified Guide
  • Headsets for groups when appropriate
What's Not Included
  • Transport to/from meeting point.
  • Food and Drink
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Step onto the arena floor like a gladiator when you take this exclusive tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Your friendly professional guide will take you and your small group through the special gladiator gate entrance to stand directly on the arena floor. Here, you will get to feel what it’s like to look up at the stadium the way…

Location
Via dei SS. Quattro, 81
Via dei SS. Quattro
Meet at the Roman Vacations office on Via dei Santi Quattro, 81 Roma RM 00184.. Look for the white Roman Vacations flag with the lion head on it.
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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Fran_r
Feb 2, 2025
Highly recommend, the highlight of our weekend in Rome - Without a doubt the highlight of our visit to Rome. Our guide Marcello (?) was friendly and very welcoming of any questions we had. He was knowledgeable and clearly had a passion for Roman history which was infectious. The tour really bought things to life for us and also held the interest of my teens who also loved our visit. Thank you.
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Pamelac325
Jan 28, 2025
Amazing tour!!! - Most amazing tour!! The guide was so knowledgeable and made the entire tour so easy for us. No wait in lines and took extremely good care of us. I would recommend this tour for everyone if I could give more stars I would. Thank you for an amazing adventure/tour in Rome!
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Sudhanshu_k
Jan 27, 2025
Colosseum and Palatine hill - An amazing experience ! The Colosseum came back to life , stories which were entertwined with factoids and engineering marvels truly brought home an afternoon which we will remember for a long time !!!
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Cmyers36
Jan 22, 2025
Cannot visit Rome without this tour! - Highly highly recommend this tour! Mitch was a fantastic guide. He fit so much history into our tour in a very interesting way. Even in the rain, he made the tour our best experience in Rome! They provide radios so you can always hear him clearly. When I come back to Rome, I will definitely use this company again for tours! Big bonus they have an office which makes meeting easy so you aren’t wandering around. Don’t miss this tour! I would not recommend seeing this sites without it.
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Charlotte_m
Jan 22, 2025
Cannot see colosseum/forum without this tour! - Highly highly recommend this tour! Mitch was a fantastic guide. He fit so much history into our tour in a very interesting way. Even in the rain, he made the tour our best experience in Rome! They provide radios so you can always hear him clearly. When I come back to Rome, I will definitely use this company again for tours! Big bonus they have an office which makes meeting easy so you aren’t wandering around. Don’t miss this tour! I would not recommend seeing this sites without it.
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Grey_88
Jan 9, 2025
Made our visit to the grandiose Colosseum complete. - Our guide for the tour was Mircea. The guy was a walking historical archive. He delivers rapid precise information and answers any query without pause. He bridges antiquity material with relevant references for me and my wife to digest and it's all delivered with a dry sense of humor. He kept time, and stayed ahead of the large groups, made sure my daughter kept up, and showed us more than we ever anticipated. Our excursion was made twice as rich with him connecting all the dots for us. I would highly recommend Mircea to anyone wanting to learn as much as they can from 200BC to 2025AD. Money well spent.
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B7958qqcristinaf
Jan 5, 2025
Great experience - Wonderful experience! Our guide was terrific and extremely knowledgeable. Definitely recommended. Being in a small group made the experience even better.
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Chris
Jan 4, 2025
Fun engaging tour of a vast historical locale - This was a great morning that the whole family enjoyed. The tour was very much highlights, but you can’t expect much more with 3 hours to cover the colosseum and the hill. The guide was friendly and responsive to the kids. Highly recommend.
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85antong
Jan 1, 2025
Brilliant Morning Tour - We had a great tour with Mircea, he was very knowledgeable and entertaining throughout the whole morning. It was a very busy day and he moved us through the crowds and queues effortlessly, finding the less crowded places for photos. Couldn't have asked for a more entertaining and knowledgeable guide, thanks so much for a great day
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Karim_s
Dec 31, 2024
Amazing experience - We had an amazing private tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum with Marcello. His deep knowledge and engaging stories brought ancient Rome to life. Marcello’s passion and expertise made this tour the highlight of our trip. We highly recommend him to anyone looking to explore Rome’s incredible history. He’s a legend.
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