Colosseum & Forum med valgfri arena eller underjordisk adgang

“Super Mario” was a great tour guide. It ended up being just myself, my brother, and the guide. He was informative and fun. He also gave us lots of general information about life in Italy.

I think anyone that DOESN’T use a guided tour of the Pantheon and Coliseum is doing it wrong. There is just too much to know and see to do it without an expert. The tour was well structured, the guide was very knowledgeable - and we definitely got the full experience without feeling rushed or like we missed out. Walking tours are my favorite for getting true value out of a historic place (vs. a singular sight/cool vantage point such as a mountain or a canyon). This one definitely didn’t let me down and I recommend it to everyone that intends to visit Rome. One thing I’d note for those who use Viator and go on different tours is to look at your options in relation to the premium spots/restricted areas. We did not have direct access to the underground portion or the top of the coliseum (which I believe is relatively new to being open to the public). I think those would’ve been amazing too but they were booked well in advance and we didn’t get the chance to jump into one of those groups. Enjoy!

We were only in the coliseum for 10 minutes. We were not allowed re-entry later after the tour because you are only allowed in once per day at your time slot. This was incredibly disappointing. The itinerary online said we would be in the coliseum for an hour. The tour guide himself was very knowledgeable, however he was difficult to understand with the mic, did not give us any time to take photos. I would not recommend the coliseum + Palatine hill reservation. There are plenty of plaques around palatine hill for you to appreciate it enough using a self guided tour. On a bright note, the tour company reps themselves were lovely. We were running very late and they were as accommodating as they could be, and helped us start the tour on time.

. The tour was overwhelming from start to finish. The meeting point was extremely overcrowded, and the Vatican portion of the tour was very long and exhausting, especially given the heat. Although the Basilica was included in our tour, we were required to walk back to the original meeting point, which was a considerable distance from the Vatican, and then meet another tour guide before continuing to the Basilica. We were told it would take approximately another 20 minutes to walk there. At that point, we were too exhausted to continue and decided to leave the tour. We also noticed that many people were having difficulty finding their way back to the meeting point, which added to the confusion and frustration. My suggestion would be to have the tour guide meet the group directly at the Vatican and continue from there to the Basilica, rather than requiring tourists to walk back to the original meeting point and then reconnect with another guide. This would make the tour much more organized, efficient, and enjoyable for everyone, particularly in hot weather.

Tour says optional underground tour but after booking the underground part was not an option. We made the most of the tour anyway but I would not recommend booking 2pm as it’s was in the sun most of the time and was extremely hot. Still interesting but I was disappointed not to be on the underground tour as I had thought I’d booked . Expensive for what it was .

Marco knew his stuff and made learning a lot of history very fun. The grounds are even more amazing with that context. Great tour!!

Absolutely incredible experience, the whole tour was brought to life by our incredible tour guide. Highly recommended!

Amazing ruins and not just at the Colosseum. Great to skip the line and get a route through the ruins that was avoiding most of the crowds. Guide had a great personality, was happy to take questions, and had many little stories and facts to share. Only downer was standing in line in the middle of the tour to get into the forum area. Still plenty of tourists in the third week of September and still hot.

We paid extra for the underground tour. Either the guide or the administration made a mistake. The guide thought we were supposed to be at the colosseum at 1400 hours, however the tickets were for 1300 hours. So when we got to the colosseum an hour late. They did not want to let us in at all. The guide talked them into letting us in for a couple minutes, but we never got to tour the underground portion we paid extra for. The main reason we booked this portion of the tour. We are also requesting a partial refund for their mistake. Not sure how that’s going to go

The tour guide was excellent. He was informative and knowledgeable regarding the Colosseum, not an easy accomplishment considering the ruins are 2000 years old.