Colosseum Gladiator's Arena and Roman Forum Guided Tour: Explore Ancient Rome's Gladiatorial Arena

Experience the Colosseum Gladiator’s Arena and Roman Forum Guided Tour. Beat the queues, explore the mysteries of the Colosseum, and walk in the footsteps of ancient Rome’s fierce gladiators. Join now!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 7 days learn more
Highlights
  • Colosseum - This is a real exclusive guided tour. You will avoid lines and crowds, getting directly inside the Colosseum Arena. Walk in the footsteps of the Roman gladiators through the “Libitinaria” Gate of Death (A special entrance not open to the general public) and see through their eyes as they battle in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. You will enjoy a special perspective of the Colosseum, feeling like a real gladiator during the ludus gladiatorius.

Your guide will tell you all about gladiators fighting and will tell many stories about fool emperors who played in the arena as gladiators against wild beasts. From the arena floor, you will also have a view directly above of the undergrounds.

What's Included
  • Skip the line access
  • Clear audio with headsets
  • Included fees and taxes
  • Expert English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Walk with us on the path of the famous gladiators of Rome and recreate their stories and the historical events that took place on the sand-covered arena floor within the walls of the Colosseum. You will beat the rush on your trip by avoiding the lengthy queues to travel deep inside the Colosseum’s walls to explore its many mysteries and history gory. Walk in the footsteps of the Roman gladiators through the Libitinaria Gate of Death (a special entry which is not open to the general public) and see through their eyes as they combat in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and convicted criminals. Join us on this VIP Colosseum Arena Small Group Tour and walk in the footsteps of the greatest warriors of ancient Rome.

  • Meet your guide at the office in Via del Colosseo nr 31, above the second floor of the Colosseum metro stop(blue line). Just around the corner from the Caffè Roma.
  • Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present all travelers’ full names at the office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
  • There is moderate amount of walking involved.
  • The exact timings and reservations can vary, dependant on the monument/attractions administration offices availabilities and decisions on the booking day and can be subject to last minute changes. Departure time can differ up to 20 minutes from your selected time.
  • Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
  • Please be aware that large bags/backpacks/suitcases are not permitted in the monument/ attraction. Only very small bags are allowed. Please do not bring these items with you on the day of your tour as there are no cloakrooms at the monument.
  • Pets are not allowed inside the venue
  • Please note that from August 6th, 2021, all public museums in Italy will require all visitors above the age of 12 years old to show a valid ID and certification proving that you have either: Been vaccinated with an approved vaccine (Pfizer-BioNtech, Astrazeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna) Been tested (PCR or antigen) with a negative result within the last 48hrs; Recovered from COVID-19, attested by a PCR or antigen test result, at least 15 days and no more than six months old;
  • The tour reservations have strict timing. To join the tour you are required to be at the meeting point for check-in at least 30 minutes prior to your tour departure time.
  • Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
Location
Via del Colosseo, 31
Via del Colosseo
Meet your guide in Via del Colosseo nr 31, in front of Caffe Roma, above the second floor of the Colosseum metro stop(blue line).
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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Kilalaqld
Aug 15, 2024
Barbara was excellent - Barbara our guide did an excellent job showing us around . Great insight and knowledge of the sites ,loved her enthusiasm and fun around the tour ,
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Maria_b
Aug 7, 2024
Amazing - Colosseum was one of our favorite spots in Rome! Thanks to Viator we were able to get first hand of the history behind the stadium!
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Jason_b
Jul 23, 2024
Comprehensive - Got tickets for this tour at the last minute after hearing the tour we were on didn't provide them. As others have said, make sure you get there early to find the guide and get your tickets. Our tour guide provided an exceptional experience with what he had to work with. Was able to impart lots of history and answer every question. It would have been nice to get the underground and main level in the same tour, but not the tour groups fault. The forum was very cool to see and hear about as well, so much history in one place! The only thing I would improve is the earpieces were not the greatest quality.
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Carrie_t
Jul 4, 2024
Awesome tour! - Wonderful experience! Our tour guide Vita was awesome! She was so knowledgeable and funny! This was the best tour of our trip, highly recommend!
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Susan_w
Jul 1, 2024
Family trip - Paola was a great guide, very knowledgeable and entertaining. She was very understanding of finding shade on a hot day!
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Joe_s
Jun 25, 2024
Great tour. Learned so much I never would have known if I went by myself - Learning the history and stories to the site made the trip so much better. Guide was over the top with so much interesting information
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Wendy_s
Jun 25, 2024
Nice tour - We had a great guide who explained all the highlights and answered questions. I know some people in previous comments complained that the tour doesn't include guiding at the Roman forum, but I didn't mind. It meant we had time to wander around the coliseum. And the souvenir shop and see tue forum at our leisure...it can even be seen within the next 24 hours if you are tired after the coliseum tour. I'm giving 4 stars because the wording of the tour title gives the impression of a guided forum tour as well. They should change that title to Forum access.
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Marina_s
Jul 28, 2024
Poor english tour guide. - Very poor english tour guide, didn’t understood almost anything. Part of that, the organization was good and clear
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Nareg_b
Jun 25, 2024
Not recommended - We arrived at the meetup location 20 minutes prior to the start time of the event and the tour guide had already left. The start time of the event was 9:30am, we arrived at the entrance of the colosseum at 9:15am. We called the tour operator (Italy With Family S.R.L) to ask for contact information so that we can meet our group in the colosseum but they refused to do so and told us that the colosseum operates on strict timelines. We ended up visiting the colosseum by ourselves. To conclude, I wouldn’t recommend this tour operator.
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Colleenrq846mp
Jun 25, 2024
Terrible Experience - Avoid - Booked a tour with this company and mistakenly selected the wrong date. Emailed and called several days in advance to correct. Even though there were plenty of spots available they refused to make the change. We had to forfeit the full cost of the booking.
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