Ancient Rome Tour: Colosseum & Forum Highlights

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: 72 hours
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…
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…
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…

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 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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Paige_b
Nov 19, 2024
Worth it! - Rome is full of history and you cannot skip out on learning about the colosseum! Scott our guide shared so much information in an entertaining way, he even helped us find a lunch spot. If you want more than a photo of Roman history this tour is the way to go!
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Ken_h
Nov 17, 2024
Once in a lifetime - The colosseum was awesome. Being inside on the floor was a bit overwhelming…2000 year old, all the history and stories of this place. Than the Roman forum. Unbelievable the buildings and statues that were build. Our tour guide was great. He had lots of information and made it fun. Answered all our questions. Really glad I did this once in a lifetime tour.
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Colinjbrighton
Oct 9, 2024
Excellent Colosseum Tour - This tour was a highlight of our trip to Rome. Carlo was superb, an encyclopaedic knowledge of Roman history and very charming.
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Nel483
Oct 2, 2024
The Colosseum of Rome... - One of the attractions of Rome, is the visit to the Colosseum, it is recommended to buy access tickets online, in order to avoid the long lines that present for your admission. Light clothing is recommended.
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Lori_a
Sep 29, 2024
Wow! Just 👌 - Valerio was fantastic! He was so informative. Lots of info we did not know. The sights were so amazing. Well worth it! Highly recommended.
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Kevin_w
Nov 2, 2024
It was extremely crowded... - It was extremely crowded as were other tours in Rome. The tour guide was great and provided a lot of good information. The site itself was amazing.
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E9904ofkingak
Nov 18, 2024
Staff unfriendly, monument very nice - Monument very nice, staff better not to mention, not friendly at all despite the high ticket prices. Bought ticket online then they asked passport at check in like policy man, they checked tickets 3 times.
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Lesa_l
Oct 18, 2024
Don’t Buy From Viator. - It was unclear that to get actual tix you have to go to a meeting point that, due to construction around the site, was up and away from it and hard to find due to crowds and fencing. I was on site by 15 min ahead. I never got my tix and so did not see the coliseum. Very disappointed.
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Alantorres
Oct 5, 2024
Need Better Meeting Location Instructions - I received two different meeting locations. By the time we went from one to the other, the tour had left.
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Maria_c
Sep 28, 2024
This was a waste of money - This was not a guided tour. Rather I met with the guide, he downloaded an app on my phone and told me to follow it, gave me my ticket and sent me on my way. And the app was not picking up the right location of where I was inside the colosseum.
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