Colosseum Guided Tour with Special Access to the Gladiator Arena
Description
Discover Rome’s iconic symbol and travel back in time to the Ancient Empire period entering the Colosseum as a Gladiator since the special ticket further grants you exclusive access to the arena floor where gladiators once fought. And stroll through its arches and corridors before heading to the nearby Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.
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You’ll visit the amphitheatre (Colosseum) with a professional licensed guide to let you know the stories and history that bring you these ruins to life.The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheater, is an elliptical architecture in the center of Rome. It is the one of the largest construction ever built in ancient Rome. The Colosseum lies quite close to the Roman Forum and the Palatine hill. The emperor Vespasian began the construction of the amphitheater in 72 AD. It was then completed in 80 AD, under the reign of his son Titus.
Next, visit the Roman Forum to see where the center of Roman social, political, and religious life took place. Home to the old marketplace and Temple of Julius Caesar, it was a grand site at the heart of Roman life.
Head up Palatine Hill next, the rumored birthplace of Rome and middle of the 7 hills. Enjoy panoramic views over the city from here, including unforgettable views of the Colosseum and Roman Forum themselves.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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.
- 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(10)
Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and regaled us with interesting stories, suppositions and facts that were easily digestible.
The tour was phenomenal and so informative. Our guide Natalia was so great at providing both historical and fun facts about all three places we went. She was very knowledgeable when asked questions and created a very warm and inviting group throughout the tour. Would highly recommend this.
Guide was not readily understood in English. There was not a lot of information on what was seen. The “Gladiator Access” description was very deceiving, as the guide only talked about general descriptions of gladiators in Ancient Rome. There is no special “gladiator access” for this ticket. Everything we came across of interest was dismissed as another ticket purchase. Nearly half the tour was irrelevant talk about keeping up or dodging tourists. This was a disappointing purchase.
The sites and history presented by the guide were great! Francesca, our guide, was excellent and being at the arena level to see the whole site around us was great.
Our guide from Crown Tours was extremely knowledgeable and we walked away learning interesting historical tidbits of ancient to modern day Rome.
I think the name of our tour guide was Eva. She was very knowledgeable. And told many interesting stories of what life was like back then. We saw Roman Forum, Palentine Hill and Colloseum. I would definitely recommend this tour. It was a large group but we had headphones so we could hear her. We learned alot!!
Your company ruined my trip because you canceled my tour last minute. I will never use your company again
We have sent a reschedule message two days before with no response. Although you have arrived late for your original meeting time saying that you couldn't find us my colleagues tried to fit you in a tour leaving within 30 minutes but you have chosen the refund and we did it. We have tried our best and that unfortunately did not meet your needs. Our apologies and we hope your next experience goes better
Being able to spend time with family enjoying the Colosseum & The Forum. Katalina was a lively and informative tour guide :)
The tour company CANCELLED the "floor" access portion of this tour a day ahead of time. The tour company said the Colosseum cancelled access because of rain but when we toured the Colosseum there were lots of other tour companies on the floor area!! The primary reason I booked this tour was for the floor access. The tour company knows that if they cancel this part of the tour a day ahead, there is not much you (visitor with limited days to visit this site) can do. The company returned $10 when they cancelled the floor access. The tour company changed the sequence of this tour so that we visited the Colosseum at the end of the tour rather than the beginning. This meant that it was hotter at the Colosseum and since we didn't end at Palatine hill, we had no opportunity look around this area at our own pace after the tour ended. I chose this tour carefully - I considered the sequence described in the tour company description. I would NOT recommend this company.
Dear customer, Sorry for the experience you had is not the one you expected. Unfortunately the Colosseum organizers have cancelled randomly the tickets to limit the access to the arena floor so instead of cancelling the full tour we have downgraded to a regular tour with a partial refund ofcourse. Thank you and we hope the next experience would be better. The Tour Team
