L.go Gaetana Agnesi, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
The meeting point is near Caffè Roma. (close to the upper level exit of the METRO STATION "COLOSSEO"). *Please note that there are two levels to the Colosseum Metro Station,* The tour staff will be holding an "Empire Tour" sign. Please arrive 15 minutes earlier and valid ID with you Thank you!

End point

Roman Forum
Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

What To Expect

Colosseum

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Roman Forum

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Palatine Hill

30 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

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.
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.
Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time of the tour.
Avoid bringing large purses, bags, or backpacks on your tour.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 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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Jeffrey_W, Apr 2024

The guide was terrific!!!!! This tour far exceeded my expectations and I highly recommend the underground tour. We had a different guide for the Forum and Palatine Hill, and that part was a bit rushed because there were 2 separate groups combined for that part and the other group had to rush to get to their coliseum tour. We were able to stay and finish at leisure since that was after our coliseum tour.

Colosseum

Ethan_B, Feb 2024

We had our tour with Tanya did a fantastic job. I thoroughly enjoyed having her as a guide. Our entire group learned so much and had a amazing time would recommend.

As maxing your of the underground.

Bryan_B, Feb 2024

Amazing tour. So glad we had full access and skip the line as it was busy for Feb. Easy to find the meeting point, great info from the tour host.

Great Tour! A must do!

Carmen_P, Feb 2024

Our tour guide was great! She had a lot of patience and was super informative on everything! Was truly a great tour! Definitely recommend for anyone wanting to see the coliseum and learn some history along the way.

Really Interesting experience. But....

Craig_L, Jan 2024

The experience is awesome but the guide felt more like she was just trying to get through info that she has recited 10,000 times.... Also would have been nice to know in advance that the second half was not possible the same day because you could physically not get to Palantine Hill before the last entrance at 330. Suggest not to book after 1pm.

Worst tour I’ve been on

Hayley_Y, Jan 2024

Shortly after I arrived at the meeting spot, I was told I couldn’t go into the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill because it was going to close before I got there. I was taken into the colosseum by one man and he barely explained anything to me. We reached the line to enter and they said I needed to wait until 2 pm (the tour was at 1:30 pm). So the man said like 2 things about the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. I explained I was told I was told I wasn’t going to be able to go in and he claimed I could get in. He continued to ask me what I knew about the colosseum and the Romans instead of explaining anything to me. He even asked me how much I paid for this tour. Finally I entered the colosseum and the man walked all over the place trying to find something and I had no idea what was going on. Finally I saw a sign that said “Underground Meeting Point” and I assumed that wasn’t the correct spot since the man was walked around searching for something for 15 minutes. Finally he told me back to the spot that I had thought I was supposed to be and said bye. I was taken on the tour by someone else. After the tour inside the colosseum was over I walked over to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, and they were closed and were not allowing anyone inside. I was extremely disappointed by the entire thing and it made me want to leave.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Hi, sorry for the inconvenience that happened, That day Colosseum management decided to close for 1 hour early Roman forum. That's why we informed you forum tour going to be the next day. Sorry for again Thank you!

Cut short

Shary_B, Dec 2023

The colosseum was breath taking we did a group tour with and archeologists who was great and knowledgeable. After that we met with our tour guide but didn’t get to shop in the souvenir store and it seems our tour got cut short as it was to be a 3 hour tour and got got within an hour and a half the guide just took us to the forum spoke a little on some of the history and basically dismissed herself. Basically left alone to explore but didn’t get a full booking experience like any tours we have booked. I think getting half a refund should be appropriate seeing how we only had half the tour. Don’t think I would book this tour again just seemed a little sketchy

A disappointment!

FABIAN_D, Dec 2023

This tour by Empire Tour was a disappointment. We paid for a small group English tour. We were assigned a tour guide that has only 4 months of experience, from Poland, and her English was so-so. Additionally, she's soft spoken, so most of the time, as she was walking ahead and talking, most of us couldn't hear what she was saying. The first portion was the Underground tour, which is conducted by the Colleseum staff. The tour agency made a mistake with one ticket for one family member who was with us, and it took 20 min. to handle this. That family has to NOT go on the Underground tour - which was excellent (again, it conducted by Empire Tour. Underground tours are handled by Colleseum staff.) After we we done with the Colleseum tour, we had to WhatsApp our tour guide to rejoin the family, and we had a shortened rest of the tour. Our guide kept looking at her watch to end the tour by the 3rd hour, although we consumed almost 40 min. with the mishaps. I really question Viator vetting these tour companies.

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