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
Explore the Colosseum and Forum in style on a private walking tour with an art expert, and skip the queues for the Colosseum and Palatine Hill. Accompanied by your own private guide who specializes in art history, you'll enjoy personalized attention on your special private tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum without wasting time waiting in line.
Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
Reserved Access to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
Guided private walking tour with expert guide for your group only
Gratuities
Departure Point
L.go Gaetana Agnesi, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
At Largo Gaetana Agnesi, above the 2nd floor of the metro line B (blue line) stop "Colosseo". Your guide coordinator will be waiting here wearing a blue City Wonders polo shirt or jacket for easy recognition.
Colosseum, Rome, Italy Your walking tour starts at Colle Oppio, from where you can admire a view of the Roman Forum and Colosseum, Rome’s most iconic ancient landmark. Then head down the hill and enter the Colosseum. Once inside, walk around the arena with your art history guide, listening to stories about the gory gladiator battles and other brutal events that once took place here. 120 minutes
Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy Then exit the Colosseum and walk over to Palatine Hill, stopping at the Arch of Constantine on the way. Walk up the hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome, for a view of the Roman Forum and Nero’s Circus Maximus, where chariot races used to take place. 30 minutes
Roman Forum, Rome, Italy Finally, stroll along Via Sacra, aka ‘Sacred Way,’ the main road through the Roman Forum that connected the Colosseum to Capitoline Hill and was once used for Roman triumph ceremonies. Your tour ends here, from where you can continue exploring on your own.
Please note: As this is a private tour, your specialized art history guide can tailor the commentary to suit your interests. When booking, please list any special interests you have, such as architecture, art or culture, so your guide can prepare.
30 minutes
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Only small bags are allowed
Please note: All participant names are required at the time of booking in order to enter the Colosseum.
Please note that the itinerary for our tours may differ from the advertised order of destinations. We assure you that any changes made to the tour itinerary are carefully planned and intended to enhance your overall experience
On this tour, some of the venues or parts of the venue may be subject to last-minute, unpredictable closures. When this occurs, we are happy to offer customers an extended tour in keeping with the advertised total length of the tour.
May experience delays in clearing security checks when entering the venue
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.
rlindley
10 Jun 2024
We were notified that our tour was cancelled after waiting for 30 minutes. This is second tour cancelled by City Wonders
769dellas
12 Oct 2023
We did this tour today and it was amazing our guide Patrick was very informative and helpful with all questions he had a folder of pictures and as we walked through each part he would show us what it would have looked like the colours/materials I would recommend this tour and the guide he always made sure everyone was all together and engaged with everyone the group was about 12/13 of us but we all where friendly great tour
Compass42738420570
24 Sep 2023
We had Alexandria as our tour guide and she was awesome! Very humorous, polite, knowledgable, and patience. I definitely recommend her!
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