Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Get direct access from the Gladiators' Gate without having to suffer the heat or a large crowd. A professional guide will accompany you on a journey back in time, lasting approx. 1.5 hours. Considerable attention and high emotions are waiting for you!
This guided tour is a truly exclusive experience, get directly inside the Colosseum from the Gladiator's Gate, arriving in the middle of the Arena's fighting floor. Enjoy a unique perspective of the Colosseum, where you can feel like a real gladiator during the "Ludus Gladiators."
Your guide will tell you all about gladiator combats and many stories about fool emperors who played in the Arena as gladiators against wild beasts.
From the Arena floor, you will also have a view directly above the Undergrounds.
Your guided tour will continue with the Colosseum's first and second rings, admire the incredible engineering of the Romans, and all about their skills to build this legendary monument!
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Headsets to hear the guide clearly (over 8 pax)
Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
Professional tour guide
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
Roman Forum and Palatine Hill guided tour
Departure Point
Via delle Terme di Tito, 72, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
The meeting point is in front of the "Oppio Caffe" on Via delle Terme di Tito on the corner of Via
Nicola Salvi. Our staff will wait beside the park entrance with a "Tour in the city" sign.
Colosseum, Rome, Italy Have privileged entrance from the Porta Libitinaria and avoid the crowds. Enter the Colosseum directly into the Arena floor where gladiators gave their performances, hear fascinating stories of combat, and visit the first and second ring.
From the arena floor, you will also have a view directly above the undergrounds. Your exclusive guided tour will continue with the Colosseum's first and second rings. Admire the incredible engineering genius of the Romans and hear about the incredible speed at which they were able to build this structure. 90 minutes
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 20 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational purposes.
To enter the Colosseum, one ticket will be used for the entire group. The Colosseum management does not distribute individual tickets for the monument. For this reason, we are not able to give only admission tickets to late arrivals who missed the tour!
The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational purposes
Children must be accompanied by an adult
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.
Child discount is 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.
To facilitate the security checks please insert any object (including mobile phone) in the bag/backpack or in the tray to be included in the X-ray
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 entrance 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
Activity not recommended for people with motor lag
No change on a booking can be accepted after 24hrs to the starting time of the tour. 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
Every refund request MUST be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour
Tickets are dated and time
Each traveler must present a valid ID card or 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.
Not allowed for walker users
We kindly inform you that any kind of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,... ) or anything that might prevent you to regularly join the tour, MUST BE communicated in advance to our staff
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
NicolaGosey
21 Nov 2022
Amazing time in Rome but we were so happy with got a tour guide for the colosseum tour, it was our first time to Rome and we will defo be back.
r.maurer4
15 Aug 2017
Great tour. Sam was a wonderful guide. Highly recommend evening tour when Rome in August cools down. Highlight of the trip.
Neilsa C
31 Jul 2017
The Fun Tour experience was mediocre at best. The only advantage was the skip the line portion. Our tour guide rushed through the tour and lacked knowledge of the colosseum history. She left early but that gave us the opportunity to wander around on our own.
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We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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