Colosseum Tour: Explore Ancient Rome's Wonders

Discover the secrets of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum on this small-group guided tour. Skip the long entrance lines and explore the historical sites with a certified local guide.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 72 hours
Highlights
  • Colosseum - Your journey into antiquity begins with the Colosseum, one of the world’s most iconic sights. Your guide will call on their historical and archaeological expertise to tell you all about the battles, both physical and political, that played out in this incredible amphitheater.
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What's Included
  • Licensed local tour guide
  • Headset
  • Adult entry tickets (€18.00) for the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum
  • Group Tour (max 25 people group)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Tips
Additional Information

Explore the marvels of ancient Rome with our guided tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum! Our tour includes tickets that are designed to enhance your visit, ensuring a seamless and well-organized entry, allowing you to savor every moment.
Guided by certified local experts, including art historians and archaeologists, our tour…

Location
Arch of Constantine
Via di San Gregorio
At the Arch of Constantine, on San Gregorio side (which is the opposite side of the Colosseum), you will find one of our local guides waiting for you with an ORANGE UMBRELLA with Tours and the City written on it.
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 between 1 and 3 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 1 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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K3861lxericj
Jun 27, 2025
Great tour! - Great tour, Silvia was extremely knowledgeable! Being able to skip past the lines made it well worth the cost! Bring snacks, extra water (or top off any time you pass a nasoni), fans and an umbrella for the heat and sun! Book the earliest tour to help beat the heat
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Maddym523
May 23, 2025
Fantastic Tour Guide - This tour was fantastic. We met at the arch at 9am. The tour guide Alfredo was easy to find, holding an orange umbrella as per the instructions we received. Our group was small with 9 people. We first went to the forum - there was hardly anyone there at that time. We entered the Coloseum at 10:30, skipping the lines with our guide (non-tour group lines were extremely long. Alfredo was very knowledgeable and friendly. Everyone in the group really enjoyed this tour. The audio headset was really helpful as you could walk ahead and still be guided by Alfredo. Overall, excellent tour and I would recommend seeing the Coloseum this way to avoid being stuck in line all day.
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K2870winicholasb
May 22, 2025
Glowing 5⭐️ review - Italo was a superb guide and was so passionate and knowledgeable about the history of Amphitheatrum Flavium, Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill. Highly highly recommend!
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Michelle_t
May 13, 2025
Pick this one - Phenomenal experience! The tour guide was very knowledgeable, easy to understand and we moved at a good pace. Would go again!
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Sarmad_k
May 7, 2025
Highly recommended for... - Highly recommended for anyone interested in roman history. The guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. A lot of information shared through out the tour. Lots of good sites to be visited. Good value for money
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Claudette_d
Jun 18, 2025
Excellent guide - Our guide was excellent! She was very knowledgeable and accommodating. We went in mid June and it was extremely hot, our kids ages 11-16 were miserable. Make sure you have lots of water, hat or umbrella and sunscreen.
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Joe
Jun 9, 2025
Refused Entrance - Booked 4 adults and 2 children. Operator said I booked 2 adults and 4 children even though my trip advisor receipt clearly showed otherwise. They would not allow the other 2 adults in our group in. When I asked for a refund the operator was not accommodating stating it was my fault. I now have to dispute this with the credit card company. After telling the operator I would do so and would be leaving a negative review he did not seem to care and said do whatever you like. Very disappointing.
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H7394uhstevens
Jun 7, 2025
Ripped off by either Trip Advisor of Vendor - Trip cancelled by operator day before we were supposed to go. Told us it was our fault for not reading Viator messages. Tried to reschedule while we were still in Rome. Trip Advisor still sent us messages reminding us of our trip. Operator said, “oh those are just automated messages.” Now, Trip Adviser sending us messages to rate our trip! Really? Somebody has taken our money we paid in December 2024 for this tour in Rome. We will contact our financial institution about clawing back our funds. Better yet, Trip Advisor or the vendor who would not tell us who they were would contact us before we had to go thru the claw back process. Obviously we are unhappy at the 10 level!
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Alex_w
May 24, 2025
Very disappointed – no help offered, lost money - Extremely disappointed with Viator. We booked 2 adult and 2 children tickets for the Colosseum, but all the tickets ended up under my name (Ax$#), instead of being correctly assigned to myself and my daughter T#$% When I reached out for help, they were more focused on telling me what went wrong than actually helping to fix it. They made €84 from us and offered no support or workable solution. What’s worse, I later discovered there were still tickets available directly at the Colosseum—and they were cheaper. Viator didn’t suggest this or help us rebook infact they said it was sold out and lied to us. I had to sort it out myself. Save yourself the stress and money—don’t book through Viator. Go direct
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Sherry_r
May 23, 2025
Terrible tour! - It was entirely too long and our guide spent way too long on insignificant details!!! He was very very slow and by the time we reached the colleseum we had 30 minutes out of 3 hours! What a waste of our day! It was the most boring tour I’ve ever experienced!!! Would never recommend
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 72 hours before the start of your experience (local time).