Colosseum Self-Guided with Virtual Reality

Experience the Colosseum like never before with a skip-the-line self-guided tour. Explore the ancient monument with virtual reality glasses and learn about its history through an interactive audioguide.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 10 days learn more
Highlights
  • Arch of Constantine - We will meet at the Arch of Constantine,situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill is the largest Roman triumphal arch in Rome, erected in 315 by the Roman Senate to commemorate the imperor Constantine.
What's Included
  • Colosseum reservation fee (€2 per person)
  • Colosseum entrance ticket (€18 per person)
  • English-speaking Assistant for VR headset
  • All fees and taxes included
  • Oculus VR headset (virtual reality experience of the Colosseum)
  • Audio-guide in multiple languages (English, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, French)
What's Not Included
  • Live guide/Guided tour
  • Access to the Underground and the Third Order
  • Food and beverages
  • Pick-up/Drop-off service
  • Luggage storage
Additional Information

In accordance with the updated guidelines of the Colosseum, tickets are nontransferable and thus the FULL NAME OF EVERY PARTICIPANT is required.

Partake in a unique ‘bypass-the-queue self-led exploration’ and discover the Colosseum like you’ve never done before using our exclusive Oculus glasses. Engage with the pioneering animated and interactive simulation of the Colosseum and its vicinity as they existed in the age of the Romans, coupled with a comprehensive multilingual audioguide narrating the chronicles of these locations. An immersive and multi-sensory adventure that is both educational and entertaining for all family members, regardless of their age!

For security purposes, all forms of 3D equipment are prohibited within the Colosseum. Therefore, the virtual reality exhibition transpires outside the monument before entering.

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THE TOUR BEFORE RESERVING YOUR SPOT!

  • MEETING POINT: Arch of Costantine, side of the Colosseum. You will meet our staff that will hold a big black flag saying “Ancient and Recent - Virtual Reality Tour - Meeting point” on it.
  • Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers’ full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
  • Following the new directives of the Colosseum, the ticket to the Colosseum is nominative and therefore it is mandatory to have the FULL NAME OF ALL PARTICIPANTS
  • The virtual reality experience has a specific departure time: if you arrive late for the meeting point, it will not be possible to join the group or reschedule, unless you pay for the activity again. As per no-show rules, you will not be entitled to a refund.
  • For security reasons is not possible to bring inside the Colosseum any kind of 3D device: the virtual reality experience takes place outside from the monument and before entering.
  • The Colosseum requires mandatory entry procedures (show children/under 18 to the staff, voucher exchange) and mandatory security check that must be carried out even. This could require to wait a little more before entering the monument, as this part cannot be skipped.
  • The Colosseum’s capacity regulations (no more than 3000 people inside at the same time) may delay the tour departure. This could also influence the smooth running of the tour especially on national holidays, weekends and during high season. So, even the skip-the-line queue may be not as fast as usual.
  • Children/under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and must carry passports or a valid identity document, because the Colosseum staff may ask to check them at the entrance.
  • Please wear comfortable shoes and bring your own bottle of water (no glass bottles/no alcohol).
  • The local operator is not responsible for any inconvenience caused by the closure of the Colosseum/Palatine Hill/Roman Forum due to strikes, events, bad weather, etc.
  • It is strictly forbidden to enter the Colosseum and Palatine Hill/Roman Forum with backpacks, handbags and luggage. Please be aware that there is no luggage storage and that we cannot keep your stuff.
  • It is strictly forbidden to enter the Colosseum with knives and any kind of cutting object. Pay attention not to bring with you this kind of stuff.
  • The tour operates regardless of the weather conditions.
  • You are required to show up at the meeting point 15 MINUTES PRIOR to the arranged time of departure.
  • 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
Arch of Constantine
Via di San Gregorio
Meet by the Arch of Constantine, side of the Colosseum. In order to be easily recognizable, our staff will hold a big black flago saying "Ancient and Recent - Colosseum Virtual Reality Tour - Meeting Point" on it.
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.

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Rosa
Mar 21, 2024
WOW - beautiful especially the staff mattia michele and cristina incredible formidable great, excellent experience. we will definitely be back, the viewers are beautiful especially the one given to me❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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Sabine
Jan 4, 2024
Top tip for the Colosseum - Really a great medium to immerse yourself in that era. Our children and we parents were thrilled, and you have a completely different knowledge when you visit and explore the Colosseum afterwards.
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Alena_s
Aug 12, 2023
Great for tweens and adults! - Really helped to visualize what the colosseum was like at its height. Adults and kids really enjoyed it. Really nice to skip the lines as well!
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Ashley
Aug 19, 2022
Colosseum Visit - The colosseum was amazing. There was no waiting around and the staff was very friendly and helpful. Overall the experience was amazing.
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R5454qvevelynm
Aug 10, 2022
Great learning for the whole family - This was my first time using VR and I loved it! Combining Ancient ruins with Virtual Reality so you could see the Colloseam in it's heyday was amazing! We did this as a family with our 2 young boys 9 & 7 and we all thought it was great, I think the boys would have liked the tour but with the VR it really just added that extra bit to make it a special day out and a great learning experience. The guides were helpful and friendly also.
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Roving09267568164
Feb 9, 2024
AVERAGE - Maybe interesting for children. For a somewhat average adult. Quality of the film to be developed. Several languages are available to listen to the explanations (French too). We watch the 3D film which is made up of 3 parts, outside the coliseum before starting our visit to the monument. The queue cut-out, however, is interesting to avoid the endless queue in front of the coliseum.
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Mary_l
Jul 18, 2023
VR & Skip the line-Disappointing - Purchased these tickets for the VR experience and ability to skip the line. The VR explanation sounded very intriguing and exciting to be able to see a recreation of the colosseum dating back to its beginning. We had 10 in our group. My family bought 4 tickets. The day before our tour. Another family of 2 received an email, that said the VR experience is cancelled due to technology problems and your new time to arrive is 45 minutes later. The rest of us did NOT receive an email. We went at the 9AM scheduled time but no one with a black Viator flag was at the meeting spot. We looked on our app and there was a message about the cancelled VR. Since we now had 45 min. to blow off our steam and grab coffee, we left. At 9:20 we get a call that says you are late and where are you!? Another person received communication on the app, '"have you found us?" We hurried back to the meeting spot and no one was there. We waited until 9:50AM and the lady with the black flag arrived. We explained our irritation with the process, lack of communication, and missing out on VR. She couldn't help us and said call the office. We called later that day and they said we would get a partial refund. Our tickets were originally, $192 for 4 tickets. We got an email that we will get a refund of $92. Have not seen that come through yet and it has been 5 business days. Needless to say, we did get in and skip the line quickly, but I could have paid 19 euros to skip the line on a competitors site and skipped all this hassle!
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Rufusew
Jul 12, 2024
Not Customer Friendly - This company is not customer friendly. I requested to make a time change on the same day. They would not do it. They told me that I made my plans to far in advance
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Culture770246
Feb 20, 2024
No communication possible with this service provider. - Too disappointed. : We had booked on Tuesday and had to change to Wednesday. So it was just a change of date, no refund. Impossible to reach them by phone, no email address and negative response to Booking who tried for us. So we pay for 4 entries instead of 2 😭. Really uncommercial!
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Angela_t
Jun 20, 2022
Don’t waste your money - We showed up 15 minutes early and we’re unable to find the group. We tried to call and message them but they had left without us. We then had to purchase tickets again and then the tour operator got back to us after we had already bought new tickets. When we requested a refund they refused using the excuse that we were late. 0/10 recommend don’t waste your money on this tour.
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