VIP Colosseum Tour: Gladiator's Gate Access

Experience the Colosseum like never before with VIP access and a small group tour. Explore the history of gladiators and ancient Rome, and discover the secrets of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 72 hours
Highlights
  • Roman Forum - The tours also feature the Roman Forum, the vibrant hub of ancient Rome, known for its political, religious, and social significance. Guests can explore the remnants where emperors, gladiators, and citizens once gathered.
  • Palatine Hill - This Ancient Rome tour includes a stop at Palatine Hill, the former residence of emperors…
What's Included
  • Official Professional Guide (only if the Guided Tour option selected)
  • Audio Equipment to Hear the Guide (only if the Guided Tour option selected)
  • Colosseum entrance ticket with arena access (valued at €24 per person)
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Assistance from our Meeting Point
  • Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

Embark on an exclusive guided tour into the heart of ancient Rome. Begin your journey at the renowned Colosseum, with complete access to the Arena Floor. Stand where gladiators once battled and emperors watched over the cheering crowds, as your knowledgeable guide brings the amphitheater’s exciting history to life with engaging stories and intriguing…

Location
Santi Cosma e Damiano
Via dei Fori Imperiali
The meeting point is in the square in front of the Santi Cosma and Damiano Basilica, in Via dei Fori Imperiali 1 (halfway, near the Roman Forum entrance). Our staff will be wearing a light blue vest with our logos on. Please arrive 15 minutes early—late arrivals cannot join the tour.
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.

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519norberth
May 13, 2026
Excellent small group tour - Mircea Marciu was an excellent guide. Friendly and knowledgeable. Audioguide was helpful. The tour had enough time to see the stops. I would recommend this small group tour.
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Kimberlybu4671ne
May 2, 2026
Phenomenal Guide - Mirceu was our guide and he was so attentive and knowledgeable. You could feel his passion for the history and he had answers to all of our questions. He was so pleasant to be with and made our experience truly memorable. A+++
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Normad817
Apr 29, 2026
If you don’t get a guided tour, you’re missing out! - Our guide Mircea Marciu is just amazing and highly recommend him for any tour guide around Rome. He was a pure delight and gave us a great personal insight of Roman history everywhere we went and lots of fun fact.
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Jessicalw2022
Apr 15, 2026
Colosseum and Forum - Overall the experience was amazing Mircea Marciu is so knowledgeable and has history down to the tea. Learned so much Only downside and this isn’t for the tour but website it gives the wrong price it will say your 20-70 euros but when you click on the date and availability it’s almost double the price and this is even if you book months in advance. So the website is misleading
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K8837xdannas
Mar 10, 2026
Wonderful tour - The best thing you can do is book this tour. It was incredibly interesting and informative. Our guide, Mircea Marciu, shared so many fascinating details and stories that truly brought Rome to life. I also think 2.5 hours is the perfect amount of time — enough to absorb everything without feeling tired. Highly recommended.
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Sightsee02562690806
Mar 10, 2026
Guided visit with Romina - Fantastic visit. We were very well received by the guide Romina. We liked the whole visit, friendly, knowledgeable of the whole history responding to our quest. It was a fascinating visit.
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Phileasfog
Mar 7, 2026
A great afternoon exploring the Ancient city - We had an excellent tour guide, Mircea, whose passion for his job shone through. He made the tour flow so easily. The length of the visit was just right. The organisers were thorough and everything went seamlessly on entering the forum and Coloseum, even when there was a hiccup with ID for one guest in our tour group.
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Escape19709718159
Feb 24, 2026
Fascinating experience - Marcea was an excellent guide ,who passed all his wealth of knoweledge and passion for history. Very interesting amd interactive excursion worth every penny
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Sidneyl683
Feb 24, 2026
Better acquisition of historical knowledge. - It was a great experience. Making the guided tour was very cultural. We've learned a lot. Our guide Romina was wonderful. Me and my family loved it.
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Carmen
Apr 20, 2026
Must see sites - We enjoyed the sites and our guide, Mircea, was very good. He presented the historical facts in the perspective of time. The only thing I would change would be taking a longer tour. The security line was moving very slowly when we visited, thus the guide had no choice, but to rush during the first half of the tour, which was the Roman Forum for us.
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From $58
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 72 hours before the start of your experience (local time).