Colosseum Tour: Exclusive Gladiators Gate Entry

Enter the Colosseum through the Gladiators Gate, explore the Arena Floor, and discover the secrets of ancient Rome with a guided tour.

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 10 days
Highlights
  • Colosseum - Experience Rome’s iconic landmarks effortlessly with your tour guide. Discover the history of the amphitheater and the grand events the Colosseum Arena has hosted. Learn about Roman construction techniques, the impressive skills of gladiators, fierce animal battles, and the advanced engineering methods used to build the Colosseum….
What's Included
  • Colosseum 1st and 2nd level entry
  • Entry Tickets
  • Official tour guide at the Colosseum
  • Roman Forum and Palatine Hill ticket (self-guided)
What's Not Included
  • no ‘Underground or Arena entrance with this tour.
  • Skip the security line (all visitors must go through a security metal detector )
  • Private transportation
  • Guide for Roman forum and Palatine hill
Additional Information

Use a dedicated gate restricted to the general public access to enter the Colosseum. Walk through the Gladiators Gate and right onto the Colosseum, where gladiators fought in ancient times and catch a glimpse of the beautiful Roman amphitheater surrounding you, where 60,000 screaming spectators would watch champions fight their opponents to the death….

Location
Piazza del Colosseo, 21
Piazza del Colosseo
Our meeting point will be on the upper level of the Colosseo metro station, right near the 'M' metro symbol and the 'SOS' sign, close to Caffe Roma. Just look for the 'Discover Rome Tours' staff, and you’ll easily spot us there!
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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Scott_g
Sep 10, 2025
Our guide was very... - Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the colosseum which made the trip very enjoyable.
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Christie_a
Sep 7, 2025
Enjoyable!!! - Guide was so passionate and knowledgeable! What a wonderful tour! Adrianna - thank you for love of the city and colosseum!
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Adam_m
Sep 5, 2025
An awe inspiring morning tour! - Our tour guide, Milo, was well informed and helped us envision what it was like long, long ago in Rome! We walked away with a deep sense of awe with regard to the structure itself and the people who built it!
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Kim_h
Sep 1, 2025
Colosseum tour - Melo was a great tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and informative. Would definitely recommend to visitors to Rome.
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Brandee_m
Aug 13, 2025
A must see colosseum tour & experience - Giovanna was very knowledgeable and kept the tour entertaining. Be ready to walk 10k+ this day because there’s so much to see.
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Alaina_n
Aug 2, 2025
This company is easy to... - This company is easy to work with! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. I really enjoyed the small tour group!
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Tish_m
Jul 28, 2025
Guide had lots of... - Guide had lots of knowledge about site and relayed it in an interesting way. Highly recommend this tour!
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Frankie_m
Jul 21, 2025
I have 5 stars because... - I have 5 stars because the experience of being there was great. Was a little pricey and couldn't understand the tour guide very well. The headset kept going out. Because it was the 5pm tour, we had to come back the next day to see the other places on the ticket. We didn't know that at the time and didn't have time to come back the next day.
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Jenna_d
Jul 20, 2025
Great! - Our tour guide Giovanna was great! She did a great job in keeping us out of the sun and cool, and explained the history very well and had many accompanying photos. I think personally I would have been better off just booking tickets and not a tour, so only do this if you’re into a lot of history and have the time for the tour, otherwise you can see the colosseum in 30 mins. Our actual tour started about half an hour after the tour time. She was great in telling us spots to take pictures and gave us the option of the steps or elevator. We also got tickets for other sights with this tour but we didn’t end up going because you can see it from the street.
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Patty_g
Jul 17, 2025
This was a nice tour for... - This was a nice tour for our family, kids ages 17,14 and 13. Perfect amount of time. The only problem we struggled with was it was very hard to understand the guides English. It was so bad we just took the headsets off and went about our tour on our own.
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From $58
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 10 days before the start of your experience (local time).