Get an in-depth introduction to Rome's ancient heyday during this guided, skip-the-line tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum. Revisit the days of the imperial capital's gladiatorial fighters, bypassing the usual wait times with exclusive fast-track entry. Audio headsets are included, leaving you free to explore.

A skip-the-line guided tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum
Cover three of Rome's top landmarks in just a few hours
Listen to entertaining facts and stories from the days of ancient imperial Roman rule
Bypass the long lines using an exclusive reserved priority entrance

What's Included

Colosseum Entrance
Entrance to Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Official Tour Guide
Colosseum Tour Headset

Any private expenses not included
tips not included
Arena Floor & Underground of the Colosseum not included
Upper tiers (Attico) are not included

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

L.go Gaetana Agnesi, 5, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
The meeting point is located at Largo Gaetana Agnesi, 5, on the second floor of the Colosseo metro station. It is in front of the entrance to the primary school. Our staff will be wearing a dark blue uniform with the City Walkers logo. Please arrive 20 minutes earlier and bring a valid ID with you

End point

Palatine Hill, 00186 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
After the tour finishes your guide will show you the exit or if you want to stay more will advise you what to see.

What To Expect

Colosseum

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Roman Forum

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Palatine Hill

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Please be aware that to enter the Colosseum it is necessary to pass a metal detector security check; although skip the line tickets are included, on busy days there may be a queue to do in order to pass through security check.

Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
The itinerary order might change. It is possible that you will visit the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill first and then the Colosseum.
Ticket price: Adult 16 €+ 2€ booking fee - Children (under18) 0 €.
The costumers need to show up 20 mins before at the meeting point in order to meet the guide and guarantee a smooth departure of the tour.
Colossum tickets have a strict entry time: customers who will not show up at the meeting point will miss the entrance and no refund will be due.
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.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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.

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Reviews

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Excellent tour

Yvonne_C, Apr 2024

Our guide Redu was excellent. We loved the tour he was extremely knowledgeable and fun. The entire tour was amazing .

Best tour!

Ashley_L, Apr 2024

This was another great experience through the Viator app!!! Georgia was out tour guide! She was fun, engaging, and answered any questions we had. We def recommend this tour and get Georgia!

Amazing

Anna_T, Apr 2024

It was amazing. It was one of the amazing experienced. Just make sure to check the weather and dress up appropriately. Bring water and sunscreen.

Best guided tour company for colosseum

Kartik_D, Apr 2024

It was an excellent experience with the travel company. We were running late by few minutes, we did informed the company and they waited for us till the time we arrived. The tour guide "Georgia" she is the most amazing & best tour guide we could have asked for. She explained all the things in detail with some funny elements in between just so we do not get bored throughout the tour. Being a rome local her english was just too good. Would recommend booking your tour with this company will be a worth of the experience.

Excellent

Irina_M, Apr 2024

Great and informative tour - we had a great time and loved our tour guide Andan from City Tours - he was very knowledgable, genuinely passionate about history and had a great sense of humor - big thanks to him!

Amazing rome must sees tour!

juliette_n, Apr 2024

Fi was such an amazing guide! She's so knowledgeable and passionate. This tour was amazing, highly recommend!

David Battaglino is a must if you want to experience the real Rome!

kimberleyolij, Apr 2024

We never had a tour guide who made an experience both entertaining and informative like David did. The humor and knowledge on this guy makes it worth your while!

Lots of fun. Our guide,...

Matthew_C, Apr 2024

Lots of fun. Our guide, Adrian, was very organized, knowledgeable and entertaining. Highly recommend.

This was a great experience!

Ashley_L, Apr 2024

We enjoyed this tour so much. It was very educational, fun, and our guide was really great! The guides were easy to find when we got there. They made sure everyone stayed together and understood what they were saying.

Amazing Experience

Joanne_I, Apr 2024

My family and I had such a memorable experience touring the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with our tour guide Radu! He was exceptional! I was worried that a three hour tour would be too long, however Radu's enthusiasm and love for what he does kept us so engaged. We learned so much! There is no way that I would have had the same experience without a tour! I had never booked a tour before and so glad I did. Worth every penny.

Great guide but back to front tour

Clare_R, Apr 2024

Great guide, but connection for microphone was a bit patchy. Started with forum, then palatine Hill followed by colloseum . We really would have preferred to start with the colloseum as advertised.

Great experience

Russell_R, Apr 2024

Gloria was a wonderful, informative guide. She was very personable and patient. Highly recommended tour.

Must-sees

Louise_M, Apr 2024

This is our first time visiting Rome and we had a lovely tour with Felicity yesterday. She was very informative and friendly and brought to life all of the sites around us. It was very busy out, given the proximity to Easter, but she got us through all the crowds very swiftly. Would highly recommend :)

Great experience

jillian_r, Apr 2024

Our Tour Guide Gloria was amazing, not only knowledgeable but able to bring it all alive. She clearly loved her job, enjoying share her knowledge. Her tips on pasta were also much appreciated.

Colosseum and Roman Forum

Allison_B, Apr 2024

Our tour was through City Walkers and our guide was Adnan. He was energetic and excited about the history of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. He was friendly and easy to talk with. His English was great. We enjoyed learning so much about Roman history and would absolutely recommend this tour guide and company!

Must do tour

Arnaldo_m, Apr 2024

Wow this is a must go tour. We learned so much. It’s amazing the way everything is explained and all the rich historical gained knowledge.

Colosseum tour

Meena_J, Apr 2024

Our guide Adrian was humorous and energetic and knowledgeable. There is so much to see there that you need to go back and roam around on your own.

Fantastic tour guide - David

Kris_R, Apr 2024

David was fantastic! Couldn’t have asked for a better tour! He was charismatic and genuinely was proud of the information he shared! He gave so much information and created a story that recreates history! He painted a picture of what really happened thousands of years ago!

Fellowship of the blue sticker

Joshua_W, Apr 2024

Fellowship of the blue stickers assemble! Radu, despite the rain and the puddles in my shoes you made this tour special. You brought the history to life and made us laugh on the way. You sir lead the fellowship to Mount Doom and delivered a tour full of history and laughs. Hopefully see you again, the English couple

Roman adventure

Karol_M, Apr 2024

Our Guide was excellent. He had a passion and huge knowledge. Thanks to him, we got to know many interesting informations about roman empire and gladiators.

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