Colosseum Tour: Exclusive Arena and Underground Access

Experience the ultimate VIP access to the Colosseum, explore the hidden underground and exclusive Arena floor. Then, journey through time at the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 7 days
Highlights
  • Colosseum - Discover the world’s most visited monument in the most comprehensive way! Enjoy a privileged entrance with exclusive access directly into the Gladiators’ Arena, bypassing the long queues that regular ticket holders face. Once inside, walk on the Arena floor through the famous “Porta Libitinaria.” Descend into the Underground section…
What's Included
  • Live expert guide
  • Fast track entrance tickets and reservation fees
  • Sterilized earphones to hear clearly your guide
  • Thorough guided tour of the Underground section and Arena floor
  • Guided tour of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
  • Full on-site assistance
Additional Information

Bypass the queue and comprehensively explore the world’s most frequented landmark with a private tour guide. Experience sections of the Colosseum not accessible to regular ticket holders. Set foot on the exclusive Arena floor and venture into the Underground segment. Trace the path of the Gladiators and immerse yourself in the backstage of the renowned…

Location
Piazza del Colosseo, 21
Piazza del Colosseo
Meet at the green kiosk on the right as you exit the Colosseo metro station. Look for a member of staff carrying a yellow label with TOURIKS on it. Please arrive 30 minutes before the starting time. Note that there is also an upper floor exit of the metro station; please meet us downstairs.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 7 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Emily_f
Jun 18, 2025
Can’t go wrong with a Private Tour with Bogdan - We had an excellent experience with Bogdan at the Colosseum and Roman Forum. He was warm, engaging, knowledgeable and highly informative that we came away learning more from him than any other tour we had in the past at both these monuments. I highly recommend him to anyone who wants to not just learn but enjoy stories, pictures and facts that make history exciting for our teenage nephew who after 8 hours maybe wasn’t so excited about another tour. Bogdan is one of the best!
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Don_b
Dec 27, 2024
Just WOW. If you get the... - Just WOW. If you get the opportunity to do this tour, jump at it. Walking where the gladiators once stood is once in a lifetime experience, and our guide Rosi was simply amazing. Highly recommended!!!
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Laurel_l
Nov 11, 2024
Fun, informative tour of Colosseum - Bogdan was so fun, friendly and informative. He is a great story teller, bringing history to life for our group. He was caring and showed concern for one of our party whose leg began to bother her, and he altered our tour a bit to accommodate her. I would highly recommend Bogdan for your next tour!
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Patrick_c
Oct 29, 2024
An afternoon with Mario - Our guide Mario was exceptional. He was very pleasant, knowledgeable, and funny too. I had taken this tour previously and he focused on aspects of the Colloseo, Pallantine, and Forum that I had not heard before. We thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Patrick_p
Sep 18, 2024
Perfecto - Our guide was simply fantastic. She was extremely knowledgeable and best of all told the stories with great passion. She brought Ancient Rome to life. Totally worth the private tour as we had zero waiting. Thank you for a great experience.
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Matthew_f
Jun 5, 2024
Great experience - Excellent and knowledgeable guide. Beautiful walk through the forum. Plenty of time to take in the sights and learn some of the history. The colosseum portion was great. Didn't get to go underground but did get to the see it from the platform.
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Laurie_f
Oct 13, 2023
Fabulous experience! - Donnatella was the most amazing, fun and knowledgeable guide. What a wonderful experience! A definite must- do in Rome.
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Sagecon
Sep 20, 2023
Fabulous tour with the brilliant Donatella! - Donatella was fantastic! So knowledgeable and funny! We loved her. She absolutely made the tour! She talked nonstop about Rome and its rich history and answered all of our questions. We highly recommend her!!!
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Michael_b
Apr 29, 2025
Excellent Tour - Our experience was very good. However we paid $800 for a private tour of the Colosseum and the underground. Our guide told us numerous times that she was not able to come down to the underground tour, and so we negotiated that part of the tour on our own. However this was the very reason we booked an expensive private tour; to have a tour guide the entire time.
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Angela_j
May 3, 2024
Disappointing no underground access - I booked this tour specifically because of access to the underground section of the Colosseum. I was contacted almost 3 weeks prior to the tour and informed the underground would not be guaranteed. The company wanted me to make a decision at that point on whether I was going to keep the tour. Even though the tour was non-refundable, the company did offer to refund my cost because of this. We chose to proceed but honestly, I feel like another option would have been better. We arrived at the meeting point 35 minutes early because the instructions asked us to be there 30 minutes ahead of the tour time. We were instructed to look for a yellow umbrella at the green kiosk, right outside the metro. Turns out, the tour rep was on the other side of the green kiosk and could not be seen from right outside the metro, nor was he holding a yellow umbrella. Our guide was 20 minutes late and arrived with a cigarette with an inch of ash hanging out of his mouth. He was uninteresting and never told us his name, not friendly or personable. And he informed us he did not work for the tour company but was an independent contractor. For the cost of this private tour, it was not worth it. Or we just got a terrible guide. I'd look elsewhere and make sure the underground portion is guaranteed.
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From $328
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 7 days before the start of your experience (local time).