Rome

Skip the Line Tour: Colosseum Official Guided Tour - Entrance Fee Included

Roma, Italy

From $55.30

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-You will not receive a refund if you cancel.

  • 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Take a guided tour of the Colosseum, including skip-the-line admission, to get the most out of your visit. By exploring the amphitheater with an official Colosseum guide, learn all about the history of this iconic Rome landmark. Hear stories about gladiator battles and Roman emperors, and marvel at the engineering of the ancient structure. Suitable for children.
  • Learn about the Colosseum's history and engineering from a guide
  • Listen to tales of gladiator battles that once took place here
  • Skip-the-line admission to the Colosseum with a guided tour
  • Tour limited to 25 people with all entrance fees included

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

Get skip-the-line access to the Colosseum and see the first and second tiers.

What's Included

  • Colosseum walking guided tour
  • Professional tour guide
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • group of max 24 pax
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Gratuities (recommended)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Roman Forum and Palatine guided tour

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

  • Via delle Terme di Tito, 72
    Via delle Terme di Tito, 72, 00184 Roma RM, Italy

    The meeting point is at Via delle Terme di Tito on the corner with Via Nicola Salvi. Our staff will wait beside the park entrance with a "Tour in the city" sign.

End point

  • Colosseo
    00184 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

What To Expect

Colosseum

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 15 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.
  • 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 activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational reasons
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult. Discount for children under 18 years is applied only with a valid ID card! Without valid ID ticket control operators will deny entry at the Colosseum.
  • You must have a valid photo ID to enter the Colosseum (ID, Driver License, Passport or State ID all work.) You will be asked to also provide your name, last name and date of birth (at the beginning of the tour, if not provided beforehand.) Security will prevent you from entering the site if the information provided is not accurate and/or don't match the one on your ID.
  • Discount for children under 18 years is applied only with a valid ID card!
  • Please note that for safety reasons the Colosseum can accommodate up to 3.000 people at once.This could lead to delays in access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors.
  • For security reasons all visitors and their luggage shall be screened.
  • To facilitate the security checks please insert any object (including mobile phone) in the bag/backpack or in the tray to be included in the X-ray
  • Forbidden objects inside the Colosseum: bottles and glasses containers, alcholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags and luggage / trolley
  • Can be introduced medium and small size backpacks to shoulder, which must be checked, as any other bag, with metal detectors, opened and visually inspected by the Urbe Security Institute, responsible for the entrance inspection
  • Please notice that the Colosseum Administration, which depends on the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities has the faculty to close the Colosseum, or parts of it, with or without notice, for events, strikes, heavy rain, or any other reason. In which case, we will offer an alternative itinerary as it seems fit and offer a partial refund
  • Activity not recommended for people with motor lag
  • No change on a booking can be accepted after 24hrs to the starting time of the tour. In that instance, no refund will be issued.
  • For the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
  • PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED
  • The duration of the tour may vary according to the time taken to access the monument. The tour duration is always at least 75 minutes and will always be at most 100 minutes.
  • Every refund request MUST be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour
  • The Colosseum management does not distribute individeual tickets. We will have one group tickets for the entire group. For this reason, we cannot give individual tickets to late arrivals.
  • Not recommended for travelers with walking problems
  • We kindly inform you that any kind of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,... ) or anything that might prevent you to regularly join the tour, MUST BE communicate in advance to our staff.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 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.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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    Traveler Tips


    Make sure you do this early in the day, if it is going to be hot, and take a photo id.
    Expect to wait a long time in the queues to get to each room.
    I would recommend doing your research beforehand because it will improve the experience a lot.

    Reviews

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    Colosseum blissfully quiet in December
    Patrick_M, Dec 2023
    The tour guide’s combination of knowledge about her subject matter combined with humour made the tour more interesting
    Awesome tour guide
    Amanda_M, Nov 2023
    Our tour guide was very helpful and provided lots of interesting information. His English was outstanding.
    A great guided tour!
    Bias_H, Nov 2023
    Well worth the money! Our guide was fast, funny and full of information and history. 👍😁 I recommend this guided tour to anyone.
    The tour was as...
    Janet_F, Nov 2023
    The tour was as described. Checkin was easy. The guide was knowledgeable. It was a pleasant experience.
    Interesting tour
    Catherine_M, Nov 2023
    This tour was good, although we would have preferred a little more time to take in what we were being shown but understand to cover everything there are time limits
    Awesome!
    Lynn_S, Oct 2023
    Guide was interesting and knowledgeable! Easy to listen to and great stories! Loved the history lesson.
    Ask for Francesco in Rome
    Stephen_K, Oct 2023
    We met with our tour guide Francesco. In a 5 week long tour, Francesco rated very close if not the best tour guide we had. Plenty of fact details and a bit of fun as well. Good photographer as well to take the group photos in plenty of places. Knew his stuff about the Coloesseum and the surrounding area. Thanks Francesco.
    See Rome with an expert
    Michele_E, Oct 2023
    Tour guide was informative and thorough. The meeting location was a bit hard to locate. We enjoyed learning the history of the Coliseum and The Forum.
    This is a scam
    Brian_L, Oct 2023
    The group left for the tour before the scheduled time. We were there on time but the group left. They did not call us. We could not get the money refunded. This is a scam company.
    Response from Host, Oct 2023
    Dear Client, We are very sorry you had problems finding the meeting point and arrived late when your group was already inside the Colosseum. We remind you that tickets are dated, timed, and not refundable; for this reason, we cannot wait for those who arrive late. We understand that it could be challenging for foreigners to find a meeting point in a new city where most people speak a different language. All other customers found the meeting point, and the tour left regularly. Our phone number is at H24, 7 days a week, and we chat on VIATOR. Please note that while we do have to skip the line access, every patron still needs to go through the security checkpoint set by the venue. The problem you had with reaching the meeting point in time is not under our control or responsibility, including concerning the method chosen by our guests to reach the meeting point. We are one of the very few agencies with a meeting point far from the crowd and very close to the Colosseum entrance, and as a result, we can hold no responsibility for your late arrival, as this is very clear from the moment of booking. Again, we are very sorry that this tour did not meet your expectations. We always welcome feedback from our customers, as this will allow us to keep improving our services. Thank you again for taking the time to leave us a review. Stefano
    Great guide, she was...
    Alejandra_C, Oct 2023
    Great guide, she was excelent and explain everything in detail. Is great to avoid lines. The entrance was very fast
    History secures an A....communication and information secures a C
    MaryJane_M, Oct 2023
    Our tour guide did a good job of bringing the far past into the past that was represented by the colosseum in Nero's day. We enjoyed that.
    Katrina was wonderful!
    Laura_K, Oct 2023
    The colosseum is a very chaotic environment and our guide Katrina was amazing at getting us through the line very efficiently! She was very knowledgeable and found us the best spots for pictures at the colosseum. A great tour!!!
    Terrible customer service
    MichelleWiley, Oct 2023
    Booked online and when we showed up for our tour they said they didn’t have enough room for us and cancelled our tour! We had to scramble to find something else. Use Crown tours instead. Better tour and cheaper price. Very accommodating!
    Response from Host, Oct 2023
    Dear Client, We have refunded your reservation. We apologize for the issues. It didn't depend on us but on the booking system software. Please see below the message we have received from the booking system management: Important Update: Recent Resolution of Email Outage We are writing to inform you about a recent issue that may have affected your Bókun email notifications. No actions are required from you at this time. Due to a technical incident with a third-party provider, we experienced a temporary disruption in our email system, meaning we were unable to successfully send out all email notifications. We can confirm since October the 12th at 16:11 UTC all booking related emails successfully started sending again. Here are the essential details: 1. Customer Booking Confirmation and Cancellation Emails not sent to customers during the outage (Oct 10th 14:14 to Oct 11th 17:54 UTC) have now been sent. Your customers should have received these notifications. 2. Booking confirmation, cancellation and booking request emails to Bókun account holders not sent during the outage are currently being sent with all pending emails to be sent by the end of the day. We have taken this incident very seriously and measures have been taken to prevent a future recurrence of this issue. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience, frustration, or confusion this has caused. Your continued support and trust in Bókun are highly valued, and we remain committed to delivering exceptional service. If you have any questions, concerns, or require assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to our dedicated Customer Support team at support@bokun.io. We are here to support you in any way we can. Warm regards, Bókun Management Team
    Great Guide! Fabulous place!
    rue6sbcglobalnet, Oct 2023
    Our guide was extremely informative, funny and helpful! It was a long day of walking and information but he kept it easy and fun as we walked through the sites. Definitely a wonderful tour and we are glad we had the guide to fill in all the bits of information not found in a book.
    Well Organized
    Shonda_M, Oct 2023
    Very well organized. Tour guides English was a tad bit to understand but overall good. Communication beforehand was precise
    Had a great time
    William_R, Oct 2023
    The tour guide was very knowledgeable and understanding of everyone’s needs. The colosseum was the one thing that I always wanted to see and I learned a lot from the tour.
    Because of the crowds and...
    Mary_C, Sep 2023
    Because of the crowds and because I am short it was hard to follow the guide. He lost several of us for a while.
    Response from Host, Sep 2023
    Dear Client, We are sorry the tour did not meet your expectations. We have reviewed the feedback from your group's participants and couldn't find any similar complaints. About the crowd, we cannot be responsible because the Colosseum is not managed by us but by the Italian State so you should send a complaint to the government authorities. Nonetheless, we have forwarded your review to the Guide Management department so that it can be looked at and followed up with the guide in case it is needed. Our local guides, selected for experience and professionalism, try their best to share their passion for their country and local History; we apologize that the guided tour was disappointing for you, and we will do our best to avoid it again. Should you wish to contact us directly at info@tourinthecity.com with your comments, please do not hesitate to do so and provide your booking reference number so we can follow up with the relevant people for you. Thank you for leaving us your review once again. We hope to hear from you soon. Kind Regards, Stefano Tour in the City
    Nice tour, bad audio equipment.
    Gerald_P, Sep 2023
    Nice tour, knowledgeable guide. Unfortunately his equipment was not working correctly and we could not hear most of his commentary. Nearly a waste of money and time.
    Response from Host, Sep 2023
    Dear Client, We are sorry the tour did not meet your expectations. We have reviewed the feedback from your group's participants and couldn't find any similar complaints. These are some titles of the reviews posted by our clients in the last few days: "Very Informative and Wonderful Experience" "Entertaining and informative." "Worth the money." "INTRIGUING WONDERFUL TOUR" "Don’t miss this tour." "You see and hear amazing stories about ancient life." "Well worth the money." "EXCEPTIONAL" The radios used for our tours are of top quality and malfunctioning, if happens has to be immediately told to the tour guide, who can fix the problem. The radios are all tested before each tour to ensure their proper functioning. We invite you to check the reservation and indicate your booking number so we can check who was your tour guide. The itineraries of the tours offered by us are planned to allow our customers to get the best out of the visits and to optimize the time available. It would be helpful for you to contact us to check through your booking code which tour you have participated in and make the right decisions. Nevertheless, we have also forwarded this to our Guide Management department so that it can be looked at and followed up with the guide in case it is needed. Our local guides, selected for experience and professionalism, try their best to share their passion for their country and local History; we apologize that the guided tour was disappointing for you, and we will do our best to avoid it again. Should you wish to contact us directly at info@tourinthecity.com with your comments, please do not hesitate to do so and provide your booking reference number so we can follow up with the relevant people for you. Thank you for leaving us your review once again. We hope to hear from you soon. Kind Regards, Stefano Tour in the City
    We’ll done tour
    Aaron_S, Sep 2023
    Tour was extremely informative. Tour guide was knowledgeable, and kept track of all members in a very crowded Colosseum. Would recommend for first time tourists.
    Biggest mistake ever!!
    Kara_K, Sep 2023
    The tour was overbooked so we could not attend. We got there to the meeting point and they said that Viator oversold the tour so we NEVER got to go. Awful and sad experience!!
    Response from Host, Sep 2023
    Dear Client, We are sorry the tour did not meet your expectations. We have investigated your case, and we haven't had any overbooking, so please check your reservation and indicate your booking number so we can check if you booked the tour with us. Thank you for leaving us your review once again. We hope to hear from you soon. Kind Regards, Stefano Tour in the City
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