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Semi Private Colosseum Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Skip The Line Guided Tour

Small Group Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Guided Tour

Rome, Italy
  • 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Rome's crowded and complex ancient ruins can be daunting to visit. With this tour, breeze past the tourist crush and enjoy in-depth explanations from your guide about the history and significance of the city's three main sites: the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. Follow the footsteps of ancient gladiators, marvel at the ruins of magnificent temples, and see where the city of Rome was founded.
  • See the highlights of the Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill in just hours
  • Skip-the-line admission to Rome's top archaeological sites to save time
  • Visit with a guide to help interpret the ancient ruins and answer questions
  • A small-group tour for more personal attention from your guide

What's Included

  • Colosseum, Roman forum and Palatine Hill admission fee
  • Official Tour Guide
  • Colosseum tour headset
  • Arena Floor & Underground Colosseum
  • The tunnels beneath the Colosseum
  • Any private expenses

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • L.go Gaetana Agnesi, 5, 00184 Roma RM, Italy

    The meeting point is located on the second floor of the Colosseo metro station. It is situated 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 have an ID with you

End point

  • Palatine Hill, 00186 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

    After the tour ends your guide will help you with any questions you might have. The guide will show what to visit by your own and the exit route.

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
  • Ticket price: Adult 16 € + 2€ booking fee - Children (under18) 0 €
  • 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.
  • Costumers need to show up 20 mins before at the meeting point in order ti guarantee a smooth departure of the activity.
  • 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 15 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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      Nice guide but difficult to hear her.
      Marcia_B, Oct 2023
      The archeological places on the grounds around the outside of coliseum. Guide was nice but talked really fast and difficult to understand. Audio system was very poor. Was very very crowded in coliseum.
      Informative Roman Tour
      Dionne_H, Oct 2023
      We had two tour guides Tiziana Fiori and I think I remember his name, Mossimo. They were both informative and interesting and at times entertaining. Being sure to keep us safe and in the shade. Thank you.
      Worst tour we have ever been on
      Jeanie_K, Oct 2023
      Our guide was American from California and didn’t give us cohesive history information- it was hard to hear him and we were out in a separate group from our friends which was completely irritating We flew all the way to Rome and our experience with this tour was terrible. Our guide walked so fast and it was so crowded that we lost him at least 4,5 times and had to spend time trying to find him and keep up. Our friends had a much better guide and got so much more out of their tour. We ended up leaving the tour 3/4 way thru because it was so awful. This was our first Viator tour and most likely our last. We learned nothing what so ever from it And it was $140 We asked for a refund and only got 1/2 put money back
      Response from Host, Oct 2023
      Dear Jeanie_K, thank you for taking the time to leave this review. We're sorry that the tour didn't meet your expectations. We will investigate with the guide to understand what happened, as their tours are usually appreciated, and we receive enthusiastic reviews. We would like to emphasize that visits to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill have specific time constraints, as participants often have other scheduled activities. For customers who prefer a more relaxed pace and want to have more interaction with the guide, we recommend booking a private tour. We are sorry to hear that your friends ended up in a different group. As you may have noticed, we have several groups departing at the same time, and unless customers specify that they are part of the same group, there is no way for us to know that two separate bookings are related. The refund we provided fully covered the guided tour, as it was not to your liking and the non-refunded portion covers the cost of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill tickets that you used to visit the area. Kind regards, City Walkers Tours
      Great Tour
      Vishal_S, Jun 2023
      We had a great time on the tour. As I write this can not remember her name(older lady with blonde hair that carried a Hawaiian flower Lao as an identifier) did an amazing job. She had a wealth of knowledge and was excited to share it. She advised us where good spots were to take photos. Couldn’t have asked for more in a guide, she was great.
      Colosseum, Roman Forum, & Palatine Hill
      Nancy_A, Jun 2023
      This was an excellent and very informative tour. Mauricio was an awesome tour guide with a wealth of information. We had 11 people in our small group which I feel is the perfect size. Mauricio made sure we were all together and took great care of us.
      Skip the line is great!
      Karen_L, Jun 2023
      John Luca did a great job telling about the history of the coliseum, palatine hill and the Roman forum. Lots of stairs and walking but worth the trip!
      Great experience
      Mary_L, Jun 2023
      Gianluca was an excellent tour guide! I loved his explanations of everything and felt he really took his time with us. Our tour was at 1pm and it was very sunny and hot so he always made an effort to find a shady spot for us. I most enjoyed our time on Palatine Hill and the amazing views.
      Very crowded, and though...
      Matthew_F, May 2023
      Very crowded, and though it felt rushed it was still a long walk. Tour guide repeated themselves a lot and kept trying to make jokes.
      Wonderful tour!
      Laura_H, Apr 2023
      This was a wonderful tour of the history of the ruins we were seeing. Our guide made these ancient ruins come to life!
      Great tour with a very knowledgeable tour guide.
      Maureen_P, Jul 2022
      We really enjoyed this tour. Without our guide, Lorenzo, we would not have learned as much as we did. He is quite knowledgeable about the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and the Roman forum plus provided us with many other informational tidbits. Well worth it!
      Awesome tour of Rome Ancients.
      Harry_A, Jun 2022
      Great tour and really educational too. Friendly guide and very well informed. Definitely wear comfortable shoes alot of un even ground. Bring Water can be warm. Skip the line is awesome
      Colossus and forum small group tour
      Harry_A, Jun 2022
      Very nice tour very informative whatever you do where comfortable shoes alot walking on uneven surfaces skip the line is awesome went in June not too hot could see it being way more humid and hotter when in the main part of summer. walk our of metro train station go outside and go up a level to area in the shade trees
      Fantastic
      MaLora_M, Sep 2021
      Shoutout to Roberta for sharing her knowledge about the history and at the same time for giving us ample of time to take pictures 😁😁 Very kind&friendly!!

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