Experience the glory of ancient Rome with this in-depth tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. Zip past the crowds with skip-the-line entrance and follow your guide directly inside the Colosseum to marvel at this magnificent amphitheater. Learn about its history and architecture before moving on to the forum ruins. End your visit on Palatine Hill, where you can snap photos of modern Rome from above.

See Rome's top ancient sites in one day: Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill
Fast-track Colosseum tickets to enjoy more time touring the amphitheater
Visit the Roman Forum with a guide to better understand the complex ruins
See where Rome was founded and enjoy bird's-eye views atop Palatine Hill

What's Included

Entry Tickets
Private Guided Tour

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Fontana del Colosseo, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
In front of the Colosseum Metro Stop right by the newsstand and the water fountain, on the street level of the Colosseum (not above). The guide will have a sign with your name on it. Please note that the tickets are timed-entry and non-refundable (if you arrive late it is not possible to enter).

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Colosseum

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Roman Forum

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Palatine Hill

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present ID documents with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
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 is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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Jorge_B, Mar 2024

Super great experience. Good information. One of the best tour guides we have met. Extremely recomended.

Excellent tour

Theresa_L, Dec 2023

We had significant difficulty in trying to find a meeting point I am extremely grateful that our guide waited for us and we ended up having a fabulous tour

Great tours of Colosseum and Ancient Rome

Bruce_F, Nov 2023

My mother and I took a private tour of the Colosseum and Ancient Rome with Serena of Blue Cat Tours. She walked us through the entire structure of the Colosseum, sharing her extensive knowledge of the history of Rome and the Colosseum over the past two thousand years. She was extremely patient with my elderly mother and helped make this experience very special. The Colosseum is an impressive place and it’s very existence is hard to imagine. We also visited the Roman Forum area and Palatine Hill. Serena walked us through these areas, telling us about life in Ancient Rome and the significance of many of its buildings and other structures. I was especially fascinated when Serena pointed out to me the location where Rome was actually founded nearly eight centuries before Christ. Overall, it was an unforgettable experience for us both and Serena was an essential part of that.

Private tour is the way to go

Philip_G, Oct 2023

Our private tour of the Colosseum and forum was fantastic. Our tour guide, Serena with Blue Cat Tours, was able to show us so much more than what the small group tours appeared to focus on. Also, if you're like us and like to move and not be stuck in the crowd, the private tour accomplishes just that. We were able to move through the Colosseum at ease with Serena's guidance and have all of our questions answered.

Best Rome experience!!!

Jess_H, Sep 2023

THE MOST INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE EVER!!!!!!! This literally made our whole trip, your guide teaches you SO much about the colloseum and Roman forum in such an engaging way!! This is 1000% worth it and 1000% necessary for your trip to rome, if you don’t go with Serena you will seriously miss out on so much history and knowledge. It was so amazing to have the tour to ourselves and ask a million questions, and she was kind enough to take a thousand pictures for us :) the guide goes at your pace and had an answer for every single question I asked. So so so amazing cannot rave about this tour and tour guide enough!! Shout out to Serena who made it incredible!!

Wonderful experience!

Jay_P, Jul 2023

Serena was great! Informative, and complete! She was on time, flexible and always kept our interests, including my 13 and 19 year old children. Well done!

Absolutely amazing...

Ryan_S, Jun 2023

Absolutely amazing experience and would highly recommend for an informative and interactive tour. Guide was extremely knowledgeable!

McGinley Private tour of Coliseum

Sean_M, May 2023

Using the guide with a small private tour is the way to go. Viator makes it easy and it’s the only way to see the coliseum in Rome. Thanks

Great tour!

Chihyu_C, May 2023

Our guide Serena was very friendly and gave us a lot of interesting details during the tour. Highly recommend! Thank you!

Highly Recommend

Terrance_W, Mar 2023

Very thorough and interesting tour. We received a great deal of information about ancient Rome through touring the Colosseum and Forum areas. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. I don't think we would have got nearly as much out of this if we toured by ourselves.

Great experience in the Colosseum

Robert_R, Jul 2022

This was an excellent tour. What a great tour! Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable about the Colosseum and Ancient Rome. She used pictures show us what we are seeing now and then overlayed them with what it is thought to look like back then. Just a fantastic experience overall. I highly recommend this tour.

Amazing insight into Ancient Rome

Matthew_R, Jul 2022

Serena was a fantastic guide. She was so knowledgeable and really brought the Colosseum and Roman Forum to life for us. Would definitely recommend! A perfect way to start your holiday in Rome.

Amazing

Medhat_A, May 2022

The entire tour was great. I wish the lower levels were also included. Our tour guide was great, very patient and quite knowledgeable.

Great tour with friendly and knowledgeable guide

Drew_Z, May 2022

Sierra was fantastic, she was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot. She was friendly and navigated us through crowds with no issues. Don’t hesitate to book this tour, we would do all of our tours with Sierra if we could. Thank you for everything!

The perfect private tour to Rome’s most famous sites

Ashley_K, Apr 2022

Serena was an excellent tour guide. Not only was she extremely knowledgeable but she navigated us through both sites avoiding crowds as best a possible. Having this intimate tour allowed us to really learn about what we were seeing and easily ask questions. Don’t look anywhere else - best value out there.

Wonderful tour full of insight & knowledge

Cori_Y, Apr 2022

We loved our experience touring & would highly recommend that you book this experience rather than go solo or with a big group. Insanely knowledgeable & full of insight on ancient times. We loved every minute

Impressive Tour of So Much History -- Wow

Caitlin_W, Mar 2022

Serena met us at the metro stop by the Colosseum and, thank goodness, didn't leave when we were 10 minutes late. Instead, she calmed us down from our hurrying and smoothly handled everything we needed to do to get inside the Colosseum. Serena is brilliant. She seemed to be able to answer, in detail, our most random questions. She knew secret entrances into sites so we could skip the line. She was able to give us nuanced and unexpected looks into what life might have been life in Ancient Rome and how the Middle Ages used the grand structures of the past to eek out existence in hard times. The tour is extensive -- so bring your thinking caps and walking shoes. We were swirling by the end of it, but in that good way you want to be when visiting one of the most historically important cities on the planet. I highly recommend, but also show up fed and rested -- this tour is amazing and will leave you primed for the best sleep of your life.

Two women in Rome 🇮🇹🍷

Susan_B, Feb 2022

Our tour guide Serena made our colosseum and Ancient Rome tour more exciting due to her knowledge. Everything was taken to the smallest history detail that it fascinating to take us bake in time as we were experiencing what we saw. A guided tour is the way to go. 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Awesome Colosseum tour!

Jane_M, Nov 2021

We had an incredible experience with Serena. She was an excellent historian of not only the Colosseum, but the great history of Rome. She answered all of our questions and shared a lot of insights on the tour. 10-out-of-10 recommend!

Awesome tour of Rome’s major sites

DALE_W, Sep 2021

Our tour guide was Serena and she was incredibly knowledgeable and personable and you could instantly tell that Rome is her passion. Our family learned a lot of interesting things about the Coliseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum. It was awesome, thanks to Serena. Highly recommend.