Colosseum Arena & Roman Forum Tour
Colosseum Arena &
Roman Forum Tour
The Key Facts
Private Tour
Daily at 9.00am & 2.00pm *
* These are the times that are bookable instantly from our website. To request a different departure time, please send us a request via the Request a Quotepage.
Semi-Private Tour
Daily at 9.00am
Group Sizes:
Private Tour: 1-12 people **
** For groups larger than 12 people, please send us a request via the Request a Quote page.
Semi-Private Tour: 2-6 people
Duration: 3 Hours
- Enter the Colosseum via the Gladiator’s Gate entrance and walk on the Arena Floor where the Roman Gladiators stood!
- Learn about the brutal games where gladiators and animals fought, from your local expert historian tour guide
- Get an in-depth look into life in Ancient Rome with a guided tour of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, with the unique storytelling style of your Real Rome Tours guide
- Enjoy the amazing views from the Palatine Hill, looking down over the Roman Forum from where the Roman Emperors and nobles once lived
- Bookable as a private tour, or you can join a handful of other people in a semi-private tour of only 6 people maximum.
Private Tour
- Base Price *: €425
- Additional Adult: €50
- Additional Child **: €25
- Infants: Free
Semi-Private Tour
- Adult: €125
- Child (aged 5-17 on the day of the tour): €99
Notes on Private Tour Pricing:
- * Base Price is for the first two people on the tour.
- ** Children aged 5-17 on the day of the tour
- *** Infants aged 0-4 on the day of the tour
- Prices are for groups of up to 12 people. For groups larger than 12 people, please send us a request via the Request a Quote page.
YOUR FULL TOUR
Description
Overview
If you love the drama and excitement of the ancient Roman gladiators, then our Skip the Line Colosseum Arena Floor Tour is for you! With all the thrill and no waiting in lines you’re sure to make memories that will last a lifetime. Not everyone can say that they have stood where the gladiators used to fight, but with this privileged entrance floor Colosseum tour you will be able to.
Colosseum Arena Tour (Gladiator's Gate)
Start your guided tour at the Colosseum and explore the arena where gladiators and animals fought to the death for the entertainment of bloodthirsty Roman citizens and emperors.
You will enter the arena via the famed “Gladiator’s Gate” – picture the scene in the Gladiator movie where Maximus and his comrades enter the arena and look around in awe at the crowds in the stadium and you get the picture!
Stand on the spot where the gladiators and animals fought in the bloody games, while your guide tells you fascinating stories about these events (while debunking some popular myths along the way!)
With all the thrill and no waiting in lines you’re sure to make memories that will last a lifetime. Not everyone can say that they have stood where the gladiators used to fight, but with this privileged entrance floor Colosseum tour you will be able to.
Roman Forum Tour
Stroll through the Roman Forum, where Romans lived out their daily lives. Here, politics, business, state funerals, and military parades all took centre stage.
See the wall on which famous orators such as Cicero made their speeches.
Learn the history of Ancient Rome as you walk among 2000 year old ruins
See the wall on which famous orators such as Cicero made their speeches.
Take a look at the remains of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina and the temples of Julius Caesar and Romulus.
Listen to your guide’s explanations about the history of the Forum and what the temples, arches, and monuments were used for.
Hear about all the activities that took place in this sacred part of Ancient Rome during the days of the Roman Republic.
Palatine Hill Tour
Visit the Palatine Hill, which was home to the wealthiest of Rome’s noble citizens during the time of the Republic, and later, exclusively the emperor.
Today, you can still see remains of some of the imperial palace’s former splendour.
The Palatine Hill looked over the Roman Forum, and it was no accident that the elite ruling class of Rome resided there, eventually becoming home to the Emperors, who built such large residences that the word “palace” takes its name from the hill. Another reason for the importance of this hill was its legendary connection with the birth of Rome.
A visit to the Palatine Hill is a must if you want to understand how the Romans felt about their city.
