Colosseum Tour: Gladiator's Gate and Arena Floor

Experience the Colosseum like never before on our Semi-Private Tour with exclusive access to the Gladiator’s Gate and Arena Floor. Skip the line, explore the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 72 hours
Highlights
  • Colosseum - Step into the glory of Ancient Rome, walking where gladiators once battled. Experience the Colosseum’s grandeur with a local expert, exploring exclusive areas like the arena floor and Emperor’s Box. Hear echoes of the past as you marvel at the amphitheater’s engineering marvels. Ascend to the second level, imagining the crowds and the…
What's Included
  • Colosseum entry and special Arena Floor access
  • Inclusive of all entrance fees (€23.60 value)
  • Priority reserved entry to Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
  • Enjoy the intimacy of a small group (12 max)
  • Learn from an English-speaking expert guide
  • Audio headsets for clear guide commentary
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Food/Beverage
Additional Information

Meet your guide and small group at a central meeting point for your chosen tour time. Enter the Colosseum through the Gladiator’s Gate, ensuring a smooth experience with your pre-purchased ticket.
Explore the partial reconstruction of the arena floor, gazing up at the tiered ruins above. Listen to your guide’s commentary on how the arena was used and…

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.

Customer Ratings
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Climber20978356787
Jan 26, 2025
Colosseum and Palatino hill with Patrick - Patrick was our guide, a good story teller, with a great culture of roman history. We had a great tour and we highly recommend him.
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Gina
Dec 24, 2024
This is a must with a tour guide. - You definitely need to do this with a tour guide, do not attempt my yourself. There is limited information around these sights if you had have done it yourself. Fabio was extremely informative and spent time showing us pictures of what it used to look like so we didn’t need to just imagine!! You can tell he is passionate about his job. All up almost 3 hours.
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Alexander_lakey
Dec 3, 2024
Really interesting tour with a very knowledgeable guide - We visited in early December 2024 and had Silvia as our guide. She was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable, experience as an archiologist meaning she had first hand details of finding roman artifacts, always happy to answer questions. She provided fabulous stories and background throughout the tour. We skipped the line at the Colosseum, with great access to the whole building and loads of interesting stories provided, backed by pictures to illustrate how the gladiators would have looked and what animals they would have fought. We moved to Palatine hill to see the ancient palace ruins, then down into the forum to experience the temples and majesty of the Roman ruins. This tour was great and we loved being with Sylvia; we'd highly recommend her and City Wonders for tours next time you are visiting Rome.
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Linda_m
Oct 13, 2024
Our guide was great!! - History was made fresh by a tremendous guide, she ( maybe Maressia) made it really enjoyable. 2 1/2 hrs was well spent!
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John_p
Oct 6, 2024
“We Attacked the Colesseum and more!” - Favio, our tour guide was amazing. He spoke English and Italian very clearly and well. He was a wealth of information, funny, and took his time to answer any and all questions the group had. He was extremely enthusiastic and thoroughly enjoyed his job. His catch phrase was “attention, we attack!” The headsets were especially useful and not bulky in crowded/noisy situations. We thoroughly enjoyed our day with him and would highly recommend him.
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Nathan
Sep 25, 2024
A must do. Amazing experience!! - Absolutely amazing. The Colosseum is so much more breathtaking in person. We were so glad to have chosen to do this tour. We had Giuseppe as our guide, he made the experience one to remember! He was very kind, informative, knowledgeable and attentive to allowing us to take our time to ask questions and take pictures. He’s our most favourite guide on our whole trip !
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Wadiemario95
Sep 15, 2024
Great tour with a great tour guide@ - Had a tour with Maria Luisa, her knowledge is exceptional and her passion to educate the tourist is impeccable! She's also very friendly :)
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Jennifersi2947mq
Sep 11, 2024
Great guide - The setting was nice, but the tour guide made it great! Simon was a pleasure to have guide us, with a great sense of humor and a lot of great facts.
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H1465tgchrisj
Aug 27, 2024
Great experience - Our guide, Francesca, was fantastic. Very knowledgeable, friendly and engaging. Really enjoyed the tour and the information given.
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Torid8
Aug 12, 2024
Christina is a great guide! - This was a great experience. The meeting point was very easy to find. We met our guide Christina who was extremely kind and knowledgeable about the history of Rome. She took her time to explain everything to us, pulled out reference books and photos to compare past and present, and let us have ample time to take it in, get our pictures while also keeping us at a steady pace. I would definitely recommend this tour. I do recommend a hat or umbrella for the forum portion just because there is little shade. Other than that it was a very well done tour.
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