Colosseum Tour: Gladiator's View and Forum Walk

Experience the Colosseum like a gladiator, skip the lines, and explore ancient Rome’s iconic sites with expert guides.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 7 days
Highlights
  • Colosseum - Skip-the-line privilege entrance to the colosseum
    First, we start with the one and only colosseum. One of the world’s most iconic and visited sights the colosseum is usually the first stop for most visitors. Without a clue of what played on in Rome’s legendary past, you only be able to understand a small portion of what actually took…
What's Included
  • Skip-the-Line Access to the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
  • Licensed English-speaking guide
  • Entrance tickets to Colosseum Arena, Forum & Palatine Hill
  • Access to the Colosseum Arena floor
  • Headsets for clear audio
  • Fully guided visit of the Colosseum
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Leave Rome with exciting stories to tell all back home!
Get a gladiator’s view of the Colosseum, then explore the Roman Forum on a walking tour of ancient Rome. With a skip-the-line ticket, avoid the long entrance lines and access the arena via the Gladiator’s Gate. Stand where gladiators once fought, hear tales of ruthless crowds and emperors, then…

Location
Piazza del Colosseo, 23
Piazza del Colosseo
Please meet us at the (green souvenir kiosk) outside the lower-level exit of COLOSEEO Metro. Our staff will be holding an "Empire Tour" sign. Please arrive 15 minutes before, and remember to bring a valid ID. Thank you.
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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Merolal2025
Jun 27, 2025
Wonderful experience! - Our guide Benji was amazing, informative, patient, knew the best spots for pictures, and had so much knowledge about the history. Definitely recommend this tour and doing the full experience!!
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Lindaminna
Jun 22, 2025
Great VIP experience - This private tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill & Forum Romanum was a great experience. Our guide, Sandro, was knowledgeable, funny and gave us his undivided attention for more than 2 hours. We learnt a lot of fascinating information about these historic sights and had almost direct access everywhere without much queuing. We can really recommend this tour!
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Linda_a
Jun 22, 2025
Perfect VIP experience - Sandro was an excellent guide - knowledgeable, funny and attentive. The tour was appropriately long (just over 2 hours) and provided lots of fascinating information about the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Forum Romanum. Highly and warmly recommended!
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787oussamak
Jun 22, 2025
Fantastic Colosseum Arena Tour! - The Colosseum Arena Tour was absolutely fantastic! Our guide was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable, making the whole experience even more enjoyable. We were in a small group of just 6 people, which made it feel very personal and relaxed. Being on the arena floor was amazing, and having a smaller group made it much easier to ask questions and take in the atmosphere. Truly worth it—highly recommend the small group arena tour for anyone visiting Rome!
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Boardingpass542093
Jun 20, 2025
Europe trip - Giulia was very knowledgeable and made the tour extremely pleasant. It was a hot day and she made sure we were hydrated and not too hot.
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Todd_h
Jun 20, 2025
Europe trip - Our guide Giulia was terrific. It was a hot day and she made sure we didn’t get too hot and guided us through everything and was extremely knowledgeable and could answer all our questions Thanks Giulia !
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Voyage55896397484
Jun 19, 2025
Colosseum Arena Floor and Forum Private Tour - We had an amazing and informative tour guide. He explained everything in such detail but was at the same time, entertaining and engaging as well. Highly encourage the private tour!
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609cathrinef
Jun 11, 2025
Great Underground Coliseum Tour - Andrea was wonderful and insightful tour guide. She explained all the sights in great detail and even brought a book along so you could visually see how the coliseum has changed through time. It was our favorite sight in Rome. Thank you Andrea for a day I will always remember!
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Vincent_s
Jun 11, 2025
Julia was fantastic and... - Julia was fantastic and provided us with all of the historical facts about the Colosseum. Ask her to show you the drawing 5 stones up from the bottom of the pillar!
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James_f
Jun 9, 2025
Touring it in Roma! - Our tour was amazing! Would recommend to anyone! Weather hot but worth it! Would do it all over again!
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From $208
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 7 days before the start of your experience (local time).