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Colosseum Tour: Ancient Rome's Glory
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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.
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…
- 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 everything right and that feats of ancient engineering even allowed the Romans to re-enact naval battles here.
What's Included
- Access to the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
- Professional Expert Licensed Guide
- Fully guided visit of the Colosseum
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person, or €24 per person if arena access is included)
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Access to the Colosseum Arena Floor (if option selected)
- Audio…
- Access to the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
- Professional Expert Licensed Guide
- Fully guided visit of the Colosseum
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person, or €24 per person if arena access is included)
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Access to the Colosseum Arena Floor (if option selected)
- Audio Guide on your mobile phone (if option selected)
- Headsets to hear your guide clearly
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- 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…
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 through narratives of Ancient Rome’s prime era.
- Please note: All participant names are required at the time of booking in order to enter the Colosseum.
- Every customer on this tour is required to present a valid government issued ID or Passport at the Colosseum, that matches their name on the reservation, or entry will be refused. Name changes are not permitted once the booking is confirmed
- Please note that the itinerary for our tours may differ from the advertised order of destinations. We assure you that any changes made to the tour itinerary are carefully planned and intended to enhance your overall experience
- On this tour, some of the venues or parts of the venue may be subject to last-minute, unpredictable closures. When this occurs, we are happy to offer customers an extended tour in keeping with the advertised total length of the tour
- May experience delays in clearing security checks when entering the venue
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.
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.
Customer Ratings
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Alga_r
Apr 11, 2025
5 star experience - Emmanuella was an exceptional guide. Highly recommend this tour. We went at 2 pm and jt was a great time.
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Julia_k
Mar 24, 2025
Great experience with a... - Great experience with a very knowledgeable guide! Enjoyed our time walking through the Roman forum and the colosseum! Quite crowded but our guide navigated our large group well. Headsets worked great to hear.
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Andersonbz5636rs
Feb 19, 2025
Amazing!! - Our formidable guide, very attentive, and knowledgeable of the locations! It was an incredible experience! I recommend to anyone who can visit these wonderful places!
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Travellingchick000
Feb 16, 2025
Great tour! - I did the tour starting at 10.15, was easy to find the meet up point. We were given headphones and a radio so could hear the guide nice and easily.
The tour started going round the forum which was far bigger than I expected. We then moved onto the colluseum which was really impressive.
Got lots of steps in which is a bonus!
Would recommend this tour as its as really interesting.
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Anil
Feb 3, 2025
TEMPLES OF ANCIENT ROME - The Roman Forum is visible from Collesium as they are located on the same archeological site and is connected by the road leading to the Forum Via dei Fori Imperiali.
The Roman Forum or  Forum Romanum, is a rectangular plaza surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient buildings at the centre of the city of Rome.
Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments of Temples attracting 4.5 million or more sightseers yearly. These ruins houses these Temples for Sightseeing and is a visual delight.
The Arch of Titus and Septimius Severus
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The Temple of Romulus.
The Basilica of Constantine, which has three remaining arches
The Temple of Saturn, which has eight remaining columns
We had a remarkable day trekking amongst the ancient ruins of Rome and learning the History of Italy.
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Sightseer43638674215
Jan 26, 2025
Wonderful place - Wonderful positive Vibes over here i would recommend you all to visit here kind of Ancient Rome place and super positive vibes
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Kellyo1966
Jan 25, 2025
Busy Rome - 3rd time in Rome and first for our friends. It was so busy that most attractions we only got to see outside. We tried booking well in advance and ended up trying to get tickets at sites. We did get into Castel Sant' Angelo, which is just amazing and offers beautiful views of Rome. Loads of access to many areas, which makes this one of the best castle visits anywhere. Not expensive to visit. You can line up and buy on the day, we waited half hour. Big Bus tour around Rome was not too bad, we used it more of a taxi to get to different areas. Spanish steps and Trevi fountain are a must and even if you visit the Colosseum from the outside, if you can't get tickets, that is still magical. If you want to see everything, give yourself a good 4-5 full days, book very early from the official site, not resellers and just go the fast pass. If you don't do fast pass you will be lining up everywhere and you will hate the experience. We stayed outside of Rome on an Olive farm in Casalazzara and caught the train into Termini station and it only cost us €3. That was perfect for us as we didn't want the beeping horns and garbage trucks keeping us awake.
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Jo_m
Feb 10, 2025
It was long with a lot of... - It was long with a lot of walking, with steps, although there was lifts inside Colosseum when you move to valentine Hill i didn't notice any lifts.
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Ross_m
Feb 16, 2025
Wait to book - Be careful booking this, you need to cancel 144 hours or 6 days before your tour for the colosseum. If your flight is delayed you will not be allowed to change the booking. You just lose your money. I’m sure it’s written somewhere, I wouldn’t book this until you’re here, even though it says it’s likely to sell out. Luckily I made it in time to take the other two tours I booked. I’m sure they have their reasons, just a tough pill to swallow; hope this helps you avoid the same fate.
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Carrieti4041xx
Jan 24, 2025
Do not book through this company - Do not book through them. We showed up 10 minutes early as directed. They said the tour guide did not show up. We asked what our options were. They said we could try to call for a refund. We took the tickets and went inside and had no idea what to view. Then, had to wait in a really long line for Palatine Hill in the heat of the day/sun. Had we known it was going to be canceled we would have gone early in the morning and been prepared with what to do there- and bought much cheaper tickets. We tried to get a refund. It was painful. We didn't get all the money back as we should have with the terrible experience.
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