Take the stress out of waiting in long visitor lines by going on this Colosseum tour that includes skip-the-line entry. Explore areas of the Colosseum not accessible to regular ticket holders, and see the underground level, the Arena,and the Roman Forum. Along the way, your tour will be brought to life with guide commentary through headsets. Options available for small group guided tours.

Hassle-free tour with entry to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum included
Avoid long lines—this tour gives you a guarantee to skip the long lines
Hear your guide clearly through headsets
See restricted areas of the Undergrounds, and Arena
Small group tour options available

What's Included

Dedicated entrance tickets and reservation fees
Access to EITHER the Underground section OR the Arena floor /depends on option chosen during booking
Guided tour of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Live expert guide
Sterilized earphones to hear clearly your guide
Full on-site assistance

The higher levels are momentarily closed. This tour includes access up to the 2nd tier
Please note: The "Arena" options of this tour do not include access to the Underground section

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Piazza del Colosseo, 21, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
Meet us outside the ground floor exit of the metro (subway) station "Colosseo" by the green kiosk. Look for a yellow label with TOURIKS written on it. Please arrive 30 minutes before the starting time. Note that there is also an upper floor exit of the metro station; please meet us downstairs.

End point

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

What To Expect

Make the most of your time touring Rome by booking this group tour that explores the Colosseum in depth, taking you to places most visitors do not get to see. Explore the underground level, the Arena, and the Roman Forum with an accompanying audio guide.

Learn stories of ancient emperors and senators, goddesses and warriors as you walk from place to place. Get your cameras ready for photos of the Arch of Constantine, the Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill.

Your tour starts with meeting your live guide and group at the departure point, and then you’ll get your audio guide, and be on your way for your half-day tour.

Colosseum

1 hour 10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Colosseum

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Arch of Constantine

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Roman Forum

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Palatine Hill

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
Please be at the meeting point 30 minutes before the tour starts in order to complete the signup. We might not be able to accommodate, refund or reschedule late arrivals
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 note that the tickets for this tour are nominative. We will register on them the names you have provided during checkout. Please make sure to provide the names of the people attending the tour as they appear on their passport.

You will pass through strict security checks both at the Colosseum and at the Roman Forum entrance. Please be aware that security check lines are not skippable
Flying drones and knives of any kind are strictly forbidden. Neither trolleys and big backpacks nor animals are allowed into the Colosseum. Glass/metal containers and sprays of any kind are also not allowed
The order in which the sites are visited during the tour can vary; either the Colosseum or Forum and Palatine Hill will come first
The Belvedere is momentarily not part of this tour due to COVID-19 restrictions
A moderate amount of walking and steps are involved; wear comfortable walking shoes
Please note that the group will leave the meeting point 15 minutes before the starting time in order to pass the security check
This tour is subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
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.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Good tour

ROBERT_Y, Apr 2024

Good tour , guide was great friendly and knowledgeable ! Was our first time at the Collesseum and We would have been lost without our guide .

Rome with sons

Jayne_S, Apr 2024

Marco was a truly fantastic guide. He was brimming with knowledge and interesting facts, he was an absolute joy and made our tour exceptional. We couldn’t have wished for a better guide. Thank you Marco.

Awesome Colosseum, Forum, and Capitoline!

Frances_R, Apr 2024

Patrizzio was awesome! What a thorough and informative tour! It was so great to see the underground and learn about the Colosseum. The Forum and Capitoline hill were equally fascinating.

Sonia was an excellent guide!

Monica_F, Apr 2024

Sonia was an EXCELLENT tour guide and explained everything so well and tied everything together. We toured the Vatican the next day and because Sonia had taught us so much we were able to better understand how all the history tied together. Highly recommend! Make sure to map to the exact meet up location and get there early as the meetup area is very crowded!

Guide was wonderful. I...

Kimberly_N, Apr 2024

Guide was wonderful. I had wanted the underground tour as we had already done the tour. I booked the tour thinking it was the underground tour. We were told at the site we would not be going below. Other than that it was great

Great guide lots of walking very informative

elizabeth_p, Apr 2024

This was a great tour. Walked the Roman forum and Colosseum. Guide was very nice and informative. Amazing spectacle would highly recommend to ALL travelers to Rome. Be prepared for a lot of walking.

Awesome experience!

Krista_J, Apr 2024

Awesome experience! Our group of 7 absolutely loved this tour and are so thankful that we had the best guide!! Sonia was amazing! She was extremely knowledgeable and shared lots of interesting details about what we were seeing, and she also shared her own personal stories along the way. She was entertaining, smart, kind, funny and very well-spoken. I highly recommend this tour to anyone and I hope you’ll get a guide as great as we had!

Very informative and interesting!

Anthony_G, Apr 2024

Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a lot about the history and purpose of the monuments. It was a great experience!

Highly Recommended Tour

Allison_B, Apr 2024

Knowledgeable and entertaining tour guide. Highly recommend visiting the underground. If traveling with young children, a stroller was convenient and accommodated (although there were moments we needed to carry/lift the stroller over stairs and uneven terrain).

Amazing tour of The Colosseum and Palatine Hill

Julia_S, Apr 2024

Nicoletta did a wonderful job on our tour. She explained the Colosseum’s architectural and engineering mastery which is incredible and a sight to behold! We also saw and learned about Palatine Hill, which was way more interesting than we expected. Do not miss this surprising place! You won’t be disappointed.

You must take this guided tour

Manon_L, Apr 2024

Our tour guide was so knowledgeable, organized and so friendly. I highly recommend this tour. I truly believe that without a guided experience, you wouldn’t truly appreciate it all

A walk through history

Ryan_H, Apr 2024

It is one thing to see these place on TV, but quite another to experience their immensity in person. Our guide was very knowledgeable, kind and spoke clearly. The sites we visited were great. My only complaint is that I wish she had gone into a little more detail for the “history nerd”, but for the average tourist, this tour was more than sufficient. My family entirely enjoyed our experience. Thank you!

A Great Tour! Would 100% do again!

Kristen_M, Apr 2024

This was our favorite part about our trip to Rome! Gabriel our tour guide was so knowledgeable and friendly throughout the time we spent touring the Colosseum and Roman Forum. The stories and history he included were very interesting and even his jokes hit their mark! I also appreciate Gabriel recognizing that I was pregnant and making accommodations for my husband and I to take some alternative routes in areas that would have been hard for me to walk up. 10/10 recommend! Thank you again Gabriel for guiding us through our favorite memory of Rome!

Wonderful and educational tour

Michelle_L, Apr 2024

It was great to get an opportunity to revisit this magnificent place, but this time with an experienced and welcoming tour guide. We learnt so much and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves....despite the odd rain shower.

Found tour group easy...

Doug_F, Apr 2024

Found tour group easy enough. Very chaotic to enter the Colosseum with the thousands of other people but underground tour was good due to less people doing the undergound. Would have like to see the rebuild lift mechanism which was over there but we didn't walk past it. No time for the museum section was unfortunate and had to skip it all.

The Colesium & forum tour

Thomas_B, Apr 2024

Had a wonderful tour of the Colesium. Nicoletta was a great tour guide. So informative, she knew so many things about the history of the colesium and made it so interesting.

Nice trip

Moonjung_C, Apr 2024

It was amazing experience. First time rome for my son. He learned a lot of things about Vatican city.

Was great.

Margaret_P, Apr 2024

We were prepaired because of your service which made everything run smoothly. There was no waiting and we had a great tour.

Very informative

Cathleen_M, Apr 2024

Colosseum tour was very informative. Tour guide very professional and knowledgeable. Would recommend

Terrific

urania_c, Apr 2024

The tour guide she was so knowledgeable, pleasant, answered every question, know her history, very helpful