Colosseum Tour: Gladiator's Arena Experience

Experience an unforgettable small group tour of the Colosseum with exclusive access to the arena entrance. Walk in the footsteps of gladiators and stand on the central arena stage with a licensed guide.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 10 days
Highlights
  • Colosseum - Colosseum with the special Gladiatior’s entrance, inclunding the Arena stage, first and second level of the monument
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line entry to Palatine Hill (if option selected)
  • Admission to the Colosseum arena (25 EUR if option selected)
  • Tour guide and headphones
  • Skip-the-line entry to the Roman Forum (if option selected)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Prepare for an unforgettable journey to the Colosseum! Walk the same path the gladiators took as you gain access through a special entrance, typically utilized by the gladiators when they were about to commence their battles. Stand on the core stage arena of the Colosseum, an area commonly restricted to the public. Throughout this journey, a highly…

Location
Santi Cosma e Damiano
Via dei Fori Imperiali
The meeting point is in the square in front, OUTSIDE, of the Basilica of Santi Cosma and Damiano, the church is located on Via dei Fori Imperiali (half way) & is close the entrance of the Roman Forum. You will see our staff in front of the Basilica wearing a uniform with the logos of the company.
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.

Customer Ratings
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(105 Ratings)
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Patriciavvvvvvv
Apr 30, 2024
Extremely enthusiastic guide; Rome came to life even more for us! - We took a tour of over 3 hours in the Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Hill. The time flew by and our guide Laura Antonucci was amazing! She speaks English very well (without an accent) and she enthusiastically tells many stories and anecdotes. Even my 17 year old son had a great time. Highly recommended; she brought the tour with a lot of knowledge, enthusiasm and humor. In the Colosseum she spoke so beautifully about the gladiators that we almost thought we were living in Roman times. Thank you Laura for this wonderful experience that made Rome even more alive for us!
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Cheryl_e
Mar 21, 2024
Highly recommended - Alice - The tour guides and their colleagues were excellent- friendly and knowledgeable. Great communication throughout the booking process. Alice who hosted the tour in English was brilliant and entertaining too
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Heather
Aug 8, 2023
Quick tour of Colosseum - If you are in Rome and looking for a quick tour, this one is great. Good photo opportunities. You can walk around on your own after the tour.
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Claudia
Nov 19, 2023
Engaging - The Guide was great, very knowledgeable and very enthusiastic about the history of Rome. We enjoyed his stories. He made the waiting time not seem like we were waiting
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A7538rekimberlya
Jul 18, 2024
Know your audience and be kind - The tour guide’s knowledge was impeccable and that’s where my positive review ends. He walked super fast. He didn’t know or care to know where people were in the group. He said he accounts for losing 10% of people anyway. It was super hot and he was like he was late for something! He told us there was an elevator for those who needed it. A mother and daughter duo were going to ride the elevator together and he told the daughter she didn’t need the elevator and needed to take the stairs. Out of pure embarrassment, she took the stairs. The mother said she had just had surgery and even though she could do it, she should not have done it because she will be hurting later. After the coliseum tour, my husband and I made the decision to not continue after he was so far ahead of us. We turned in our headsets where the tour began and left.
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Peter_m
Apr 23, 2024
Disappointing experience - We already did this tour 3 times, but in the past always everything went well. We booked the 17:00 tour, but we were asked to join the next our from 17:30, that we accepted. We were at the meeting point on time, but the tour guide with another group arrived only at about 18:00PM. Without telling us anything He just gave us the tickets and we went to the Colosseum, where we had approx. 30 minutes. It was very disappointing.
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Pam_h
Jul 30, 2023
Not so good - Our tour guide seemed exhausted and I felt so bad for him. He was very smart. It started 20 minutes late. We could not hear very well, but the place itself is great. I do not think a tour is needed when you visit. It is what it is and there are signs everywhere.
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Annette_g
Jun 2, 2024
Not the tour to choose - Was not small group!!! Guide was bossy & over half the group left within 15 minutes of starting. Missed out on an amazing opportunity to see a Rome classic.
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Sykezlimit
May 3, 2024
Buyer beware! - I wish I'd seen some of the other reviews here prior to booking, because like them I feel I've been scammed. Less than 24 hours before the tour was to start, I got a WhatsApp message from "Simone" stating they'd had a problem with ticketing and changed our tour time from 11am to 1.20pm. This would mean a clash with another tour we'd already booked and now being less than 24hrs away were unable to change. When I requested if there was another time available I was told that was the only time. So I requested a refund as the change/cancellation wasn't my doing but was dented due to their "cancellation policy". So I was charged for a tour I was not able to go on at a time I didn't agree to or request. So far my efforts to get a refund have been in vain.... avoid this tour provider. Go with a different provider or just get your own online directly from the colosseum website.
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Lee_e
Jul 29, 2023
Ruined our final day in Rome - Cancelled our tour a few hours before, reason seemingly that they didn’t have the tickets to sell! Was the last day of our visit so we didn’t get to see one of the main reasons we came! Disgusting service and avoid at all costs - plenty of reliable alternatives!
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