Colosseum and Roman Forum Guided Tour
Description
This incredible tour goes to the very heart of ancient Rome and takes in the Empire’s most iconic monuments. Our experienced guide will take you back to the time of gladiator fights at the Colosseum and reveal the secrets of the Roman Forum, which was the political and economic centre of the city and, therefore, of the entire empire. No tour of this area would be complete without exploring the Palatine Hill – the Beverly Hills of ancient Rome, where emperors and nobles resided, high above the riff-raff below.
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Entrance to the Colosseum
You will stroll through the ancient Rome's posh district where the richest citizens lived and your tour guide will recount the extravagant luxury and decadence that was once there.
Next in line is the political and economic center of the entire Roman Empire as well as the city. Here your guide will explain the processions, trials, public speeches, elections and commercial affairs that epitomize ancient Roman culture.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the entry may result with denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
- Please arrive to the meeting location 20-15 minutes before the tour starting time, arriving after the tour starting time may result with missing out the tour. It's not possible to join the tour half way through
- 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.
Reviews(97)
Marco our guide was excellent, he has a great knowledge of all things Rome and kept the group engaged throughout the tours, we highly recommend this tour.
Our guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. You can tell she is interested in the history. She brought so much positive energy and was so passionate. Probably our favourite tour guide on our trip so far. Thank you Ivana!
Wonderful experience our guide Gabriella was knowledgeable and kept the trip fast paced wthout being rushed . Her style was very unguide like and only at the busiest point of the Coloseum reluctantly did the whole extendable stick follow me thing .. Her explanation gave you a real sense of what it was like to live in the height of the Roman Empire and explained the demise of the buildings and the social history of Rome through the ages . The audio equipment was very good too. Learned a lot . Enjoyed the trip loads definitely recommend
Amazing tour. Good audio and guide. Plenty of shade since it was hot. Very informative and surreal. Loved the Palatine hill and forum
It was very educational, interesting and the tour guide Marco made it fun! He is quite the story teller. The best tour we have been on.
Excellent tour guide. Very informative and knowledgeable on the history of the coliseum & Roman Foreum. Highly recommend.
Marco was an amazing tour guide. Not sure we would have appreciated the history as much as we did if we have a different guide.
Gabriella was our tour guide and was very informative and passionate about what she was telling us. I really enjoyed our time in the Forum and could spend a day there. The colloseum was just as amazing as expected.
Our tourguide was Gabrielle! She was a great tourguide. She explains everything so great, and made our experience much better!
Great tour. The guide was super nice and took his time to explain everything well. Don't forget to bring a sun hat!
