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Colosseum Express Guided Tour

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Overview

If short on time in Rome this should be the best way of doing it. To join our group tour for the Colosseum, one of the most visited places in the world and allow your expert official tour guide to transform your visit into a fully conscious cultural experience. You will get to hear about its origin, development, gladiators and the entertainments that were staged in it.
At the end of the guided tour, the guide will provide each guest with their entrance tickets for the Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum, along with all the useful information needed to reach the sites and explore them at their own pace.

What's Included

  • Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
  • Food and drink
  • Tips
  • Gratuities
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Meeting Location

Meeting point

Via di San Gregorio
00186 Roma RM, Italy

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Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

End point

Piazza del Colosseo
00184 Roma RM, Italy

The tour will end in the Colosseum.

What To Expect

Colosseum

If short on time in Rome, this should be the best way of doing it, join our group tour for the colosseum, the icon and symbol of Rome , the largest amphitheatre built during the Roman Empire. In one of our best walking tours our official tour guides will reveal you who founded Rome, the meaning and the importance of an amphitheatre in the empire, about the origin and the evolution of the venations and the Munera Gladiatoria where thousands of wild animals were captured and trained gladiators were offering public entertainments. At the end of the tour, your guide will accompany you to the entrance of the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill and there you can explore the area on your own. Please bring water, comfortable shoes and clothes and get ready to be transported back in time!
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Foro Romano

At the end of the guided tour of the colosseum, you will be accompanied to another significant attraction, the Roman Forum, initially a marshy area that later was transformed in a meeting place where political, religious and commercial buildings were built, nothing else but the center of the ancient Roman empire. You will explore the area on your own and without any extra cost because the entrance ticket is included in the initially price.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Palatine Hill

Another attraction to be explored on your own and without any extra cost, will be the Palatine Hill, the site upon which, Rome or Caput Mundi, was founded. You will admire hundred of ruins of impressive ancient buildings like Domitian Palace, The Iron Age Hut foundations, rests of temples like Magna Mater, Apollo, The House of Augustus and his wife Livia, The spectacular Farnese Gardens. Remember that from the Palatine Hill you can have the best view of the Roman Forum, as well, and why not, the best pictures!
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Colosseum Express Guided Tour?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Colosseum Express Guided Tour?
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
Apr 2025
Q: What's included in the price?
A:
The following is included:
  • Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person).
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person).
  • Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
  • Guided tour of the Colosseum.
  • entrance tickets for the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill for personal exploration (no guides).
  • headsets to hear the tour guide clearly ( for groups bigger than 6 people).
The following is NOT included:
  • food and drink.
  • tips.
  • gratuities.
Apr 2025
Q: What is the minimum age for this tour?
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There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..

Apr 2025
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If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.

If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.

Apr 2025
Q: Is this an accessible tour?
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Accessibility information for the Colosseum Express Guided Tour is as follows:

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Apr 2025
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Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Colosseum Express Guided Tour will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!

 

 

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What's Included

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  • Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
  • Guided tour of the Colosseum
  • Entrance tickets for the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill for personal exploration (no guides)
  • Headsets to hear the tour guide clearly ( for groups bigger than 6 people)
  • Food and drink
  • Tips
  • Gratuities

Additional Info

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

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  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
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