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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Kimberly_l
Apr 12, 2025
Great tour, very knowledgeable and personable. - Mitch was an excellent tour guide. He was knowledge, funny and approachable. My husband and I thought we knew a bit about the colosseum, etc before we did the tour, but Mitch just blew our minds with all the facts and history he knew. We had a blast and never got tired of hearing what Mitch had to say. We would join any tour he was doing, simply because he was that great. We did get our original time/early bird ticket rescheduled to a different time which impacted our ability to utilize our Vatican tickets, however the tour operator was upfront and willing to refund us if we wished or, reimburse us the difference. We did end up missing out on our other non-refundable tour because of this last minute change (a week out) but Mitch delivered an excellent that made up for our loss (and it was of not fault of his). Definitely recommend booking the Arena Floor Small Group Tour. Fantastic job.
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Gemma9239
Apr 11, 2025
Recommend! - This was a great trip, Marcello was very knowledgeable and told us just enough. My 14 year old stayed engaged and it was great to have the guide navigate the chaos of the collesseum and us just follow, it really is a lot of people and lots and lots of security checks and different queues etc.... unfortunately my daughter lost her phone about 2 thirds of the way through the tour and so we had to cut our short but that was nothing to do with the tour and everything to do with teenagers and I would fully recommend this tour. It is expensive but we would've been lost without it! Thank you
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Anne_p
Apr 11, 2025
This tour was great! Rich... - This tour was great! Rich was an excellent tour guide. He provided a tremendous amount of information and was very knowledgeable and deserved five stars for the way he delivered the tour. The tour flowed seamlessly as we moved between areas. The size of the tour is limited to 15 people and we had 12. The small size provided a very personal tour. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to see these sites.
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399arianej
Apr 10, 2025
Movies meet real life - This tour was the highlight of our stop in Rome! We are fans of the movie and seeing this phenomenal place in person and learning the true history was priceless.
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Robert_a
Apr 10, 2025
Very informative guide - Our guide spun a fabulous tale that made the Colloseo , Palatine Hill, and the Roman forum come to life
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W1545mejorgef
Apr 9, 2025
Roman experience - Excellent guide. Really good experience. Made it fun. Nice guy. Interesting view. The Forum was fantastic. Had a great time.
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Jennifer_f
Apr 9, 2025
Great guide! - Marcelo was an amazing guide! He kept my family of 5 engaged and interested for hours. He has a wealth of knowledge that makes the tour an exceptional experience. The kids are still talking about all the things they learned. I would repeat this tour again and again. Thank you Marcelo!
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Jonathan
Apr 9, 2025
Awesome tour with Mitch! - Incredible tour with Mitch as our guide. My wife and I take a lot of tours and I asked many questions and he was always happy to explain more in-depth due to his detailed knowledge of Rome. Mitch made the ancient Roman ruins come alive for us.
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Karen_b
Apr 9, 2025
Book it - you won’t regret it - We could not have asked for a better experience. Highly recommend this tour. Our guide was super knowledgeable and also very accommodating for us to take photos, take a quick break, and made sure we all were having a good time.
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Penny_s
Apr 14, 2025
Disappointing and unprofessional - We were very disappointed with our Forum-Palatine Hill-Colosseum tour. The demeanor of the the guide was very unprofessional: pants unzippped, his own bag of snacks and talking with his mouth full. While he knew his history and details well, the presentation was lacking in context, vision and overview. It was hard to follow along from stop to stop. If a tour guest asked a question, he did not repeat it for the group. We'd hear an answer but not necessarily understand the context. One customer asked about accessing the lowest level (we saw people down there) and we got an earful about the management. Most of the time we felt confused about what we were seeing as the explanations were vague and lacked detail. Overall we didn't get the level of experience we expected based on other tours we've done in Rome and elsewhere.
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From $59
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 7 days before the start of your experience (local time).