Take part in this private 3-hour Colosseum and ancient Rome Tour. Enjoy the Colosseum, with its rich history of gladiators, slaves and ferocious animals, and also cruelty, discipline and clemency. Our visit begins on the site that over the centuries has become the symbol of the city, the Colosseum. Built by the Emperors of the Flavian dynasty.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Larger groups pay less per person.
Out at sunset: the 2:30 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 5:13 PM in the coming weeks.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 13.
- Enjoy a Colosseum Lower Level Tour - Discover the secrets of the construction of the Colosseum - Know about the gladiatorial games
- Discover Colosseum Upper Level - Enjoy the View of the Piazza del Colosseum - Take a picture from Colosseum Terrace
- Discover the Ancient Roman Temples - Explore the Center of the Ancient Roman - Visit the Temple of Julius Cesar
- Discover the Palatine Hill - See where the Roman Emperors once lived
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All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Private Colosseum, Ancient Rome Tour and Gladiator Arena Optional lasts about 3 hours. The itinerary has 4 stops.
Prices start at $263 per person for this Rome experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, with 15 departures a day between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
Children aged 3–6 pay from $114, adults from $263. Infants go free.
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
The meeting point is In front of COLOSSEO METRO Station, Lower Level Exit, nearby the Newsstand and across the road from the Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo 22, Roma 00184. Please don't go to the Metro Upper Level. Our guide will be waiting for you holding a sign that says '' Tours of Rome ''. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, IT.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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My brother and I reserved a private tour to visit the underground of the Colosseum. Our tour guide Ciara was amazing! She was very thorough throughout the entire tour, knowledgeable and answered every question we asked. She was wonderful! We hope we see her again soon!
Colesseum brilliant and to be fair tour guide was knowledgeable but did not have people skills I would not book through Get your Guide again total shambles ,late to arrive at meeting point ,no apology and 2 young men were not very pleasant luckily the good weather and history of the Colesseum was worth it
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It walking tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum was really great. Well organised and excellent guide. If traveling with infants best not to carry a stroller or pram.
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Roman forum visit was too short - we did not enjoy the real places and always did the same walk back and forth to get to a point and to another. The quality of the sound of the audio was very bad… not satisfactory for 85€ per person to our opinion
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Christina is a very knowledgable guide on ancient Rome and elevated our experience at the Colosseum and Roman Forum. Would 100% recommend her as a guide!
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Franz was a great tour guide! Really patient and more than happy for us to stop and take pictures and ask questions. As a history student who also studied Ancient Rome, it was an incredible tour and I learned so much from Franz about the way the Colosseum worked and about what Romans did in the Forum. He pointed out the different statues and explained what the reliefs carved in the monuments represented. I highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in Ancient Rome!
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Our guide Andrea was very nice and knowledgeable. He shared so much information about the history of Rome and the areas we were visiting. He answered all of our questions and we learned so much from our time with him.
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The guide was very attentive, informative and it was an amazing experience for a first trip to the coliseum
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Excellent! Super intelligent guide who made the private tour so much fun! It is easy to walk among these ruins, but without the guide you really do not know wat you are looking at. Our guide was able to teach us so much about what we were looking at and carried with him many visual aids to show us what he was describing. It really made the colosseum and the forum come to life. Hands down a wonderful experience we highly recommend!
Dear Justin Thank You for reviewing the tour. We are glad that you enjoyed it and we are looking forward to seeing you again. Grazie Mille !!!
We loved our private tour with Lorenzo. He was a fantastic guide and went through the history of the Colosseum, Forum and surrounding areas in a logical and interesting fashion. His knowledge of the details of the monuments and ruins was superb. Highly recommended.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Colosseum, Ancient Rome Tour and Gladiator Arena Optional | 3 hours | 4.1 (17) | $263 | |
 VIP Colosseum and Ancient Rome Tour and Gladiators Arena Optional | 3 hours | 4.2 (222) | $79 | View |
 Rome: Colosseum with Roman Forum & Palatine Hill + Arena Optional | 3 hours | 4.6 (1,541) | $55 | View |
 Colosseum & Forum with Optional Arena or Underground Access | 1–3 hours | 4.7 (5,383) | $113 | View |
 Gladiator’s Gate: Special Access Colosseum Tour with Arena Floor | 3 hours | 4.7 (4,175) | $72 | View |
 Colosseum & Forum Private Tour + Optional Arena or Underground | 3 hours | 4.8 (113) | $410 | View |
 Colosseum Express Group Tour with Optional Arena Access | 1h 15min | 4.4 (135) | $63 | View |