Rome Colosseum Ancient Rome Exclusive Private Guided Tour
Overview
Enjoy our unique private guided 3-hour Tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum in Rome. Save time waiting in ticket lines with this tour that includes Colosseum admission. Visit the Colosseum and wander the fulcrum of ancient Rome at your leisure while listening to stories told by your expert tour guide about the gladiators, wild beasts, and sea battles that entertained up to 60,000 spectators. Explore the first and second tiers for great views. Then walk through the ruins of Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum with your guide, an art and archaeology expert. With this tour, you can maximize your time enjoying this excellent experience.
The tour is suitable for families with kids, small groups, and couples.
What's Included
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
- Assistance on site and from the office
- Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
- 3-hrs Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill private tour
- Official Professional Licensed Local Blue Badge Tour Guide
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel drop-off
Meeting Location
Via delle Terme di Tito
00184 Roma RM, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Via della Salara Vecchia
00186 Roma RM, Italy
What To Expect
Colosseum
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Palatine Hill
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Roman Forum
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Arch of Constantine (Pass By)
Arco di Tito
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Basilica of Maxentius (Pass By)
Temple of Venus and Roma (Pass By)
Curia Julia (Pass By)
Colle Capitolino (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with walking problems
- We kindly inform you that any kind of disability (mobilty issues, wheelchair, visual impairment, hearing impairment,... ) or anything that might prevent you to regularly join the tour, MUST BE communicate in advance to our staff.
- Not Suitable for Children under 7 years, Wheelchair users, Vegans and Diabetics
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 15 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.
- Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to provide all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
- The order in which the sites are visited during the tour can vary depending on admission availability (the tour may start at the Palatine Hill and Roman Forum before the Colosseum)
- You must have a valid photo ID to enter the Colosseum (student's ID, Driver License, Passport or State ID all work.) You will be asked to also provide your name, last name and date of birth (at the beginning of the tour, if not provided beforehand.) Security will prevent you from entering the site if the information provided is not accurate and/or don't match the one on your ID.
- Discount for children can be applied only with a valid ID card
- Please note that for safety reasons the Coliseum can accommodate up to 3.000 people at once.This could lead to delays in access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors
- For security reasons all visitors and their luggage shall be screened.
- Forbidden objects inside the Colosseum: bottles and glasses containers, alcholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags and luggage / trolley
- Can be introduced medium and small size backpacks to shoulder, which must be checked, as any other bag, with metal detectors, opened and visually inspected by the Urbe Security Institute, responsible for the inspection
- Please notice that the Colosseum Administration, which depends on the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities has the faculty to close the Colosseum, or parts of it, with or without notice, for events, strikes, heavy rain, or any other reason. In which case, we will offer an alternative itinerary as it seems fit and offer a partial refund
- No change on a booking can be accepted. In that instance, no refund will be issued.
- For the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
- Pets are not allowed
- Wheelchair users or walker users cannot have access to the Palatine Hill.
- The start time of the tour may vary depending on the availability of tickets or due to extraordinary and unplanned closures or not communicated promptly.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational reasons
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
- The itinerary may vary depending on weather conditions (ice, rain, or high temperatures) or other events beyond the travel agency's control.
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Activity code: C-20905P66
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