Colosseum Arena Floor: Exclusive Access with Gladiator’s Gate Entry and Guided Tour

Experience the grandeur of the Colosseum arena floor with exclusive access through the Gladiator’s Gate. Stand where gladiators once stood and learn about the shocking events that took place. Explore underground chambers and climb ancient stone stairs on a guided tour.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 10 days
Highlights
  • Colosseum - Walk in the footsteps of the gladiators on this unique tour of the Colosseum and its arena floor and then explore the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with an expert guide.
  • Roman Forum - Admire the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum on a Rome walking tour
  • Palatine Hill - You will also discover the Palatine Hill, where the…
What's Included
  • Arena Floor restricted area
  • Admission Fees
  • Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Tour
  • Headsets
  • Entrance/Gladiator Door
  • Official Live Guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

With exclusive access, visitors will enter the Colosseum through the Gladiator’s Gate, stepping directly onto the arena floor. Experience the magnificence of the arena from a unique viewpoint, standing where gladiators once stood as they emerged to the cheers of thousands of spectators.
A licensed tour guide will vividly recount the thrilling and…

Location
Santi Cosma e Damiano
Via dei Fori Imperiali
Meet in front of the Basilica San Cosma and Damiano. Look for tour greeters in red Show Me Italy jackets/shirts. They will be waiting next to the large red pillar just in front of the church on the Via dei Fori Imperiali.
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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274billw
Aug 5, 2025
Book with confidence! - Such an informative and quick tour. No waiting, just go and see so much history. The have a fine tuned operation and will take good care of you.
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Chitrak_p
Aug 4, 2025
Great tour. - The tour was excellent. We got to see the coliseum from the floor which was cool. The tour guide was very nice and friendly and very knowledgeable.
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Dani_l
Aug 4, 2025
Fantastic Tour - Our guide was great. The tour was fascinating. Bring fans and a water bottle to refill. Bathrooms are sparse. Skip The Line is a Must!!
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Road719394
Aug 3, 2025
amazing colosseum tour - Colosseum tour including the arena floor, roman forum and palatine hill was definitely worth the cost of the tour. Lots of information you wouldn't get if you went on your own. Our guide was knowledgeable and always checking to see if the group was together. Considering how crowded the Colosseum was this was very important. Be prepared to walk a lot, including stairs. The walking is worth it!
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Wacalverley
Aug 2, 2025
Great tour and... - Great tour and knowledgeable guide. The guide was very helpful finding the elevator and how to exit.
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Sean
Aug 2, 2025
Colosseum Tour - A great day and had a really friendly and knowledgeable guide, gave us plenty of time to see and do everything expected and it was a great experience
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Rscallen2015
Aug 4, 2025
Bring ID to not get caught out! - Amazing knowledgeable guide who was funny and had a dry sense of humour. Lots of opportunities to take a pit stop if needed. Wear sensible shoes- ground is very uneven. Only reason it’s not 5/5 is the lack of clear info to bring ID to get into the colosseum. This info is available but only if you search through every tab on the tripadvisor info page- it would be helpful if this was in the email as I got badly caught out here (thankfully hotel helped me out last minute!)
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Isabelle_s
Aug 3, 2025
Coliseum - Our guide was awesome and her knowledge was amazing. The only issue was finding the meeting place we nearly missed our tour.
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Dave_m
Aug 5, 2025
Average tour experience. Recommend smaller tour group size. - While our tour guide seemed very nice and knowledgeable, it was very hard to hear her and to understand her through the headphones due to poor audio quality. We traveled as a family of 4 with a 14 and 11 yr old. There were several times we were well behind our guide due to how busy it was. At one point we had completely lost our guide. We think the biggest issue was this tour had too many people (approx 25) making it hard to stay close to our guide. It seemed we missed out on a lot. If you’re traveling with a similar group, we highly recommend paying for a ticket with a smaller size tour group.
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Glenda_j
Aug 5, 2025
The tour started late.... - The tour started late. There were not enough employees to guide you where to go we had to wait in line for a long time then wheeler did find our guide we had to wait for late people. Then the company added four extra people with meant we had to wait again. The guide was nice and friendly but tended to go off on other stories and had to bring herself back to point on many occasions. We found that she confused us with the way she explained - have had better tours.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 10 days before the start of your experience (local time).