Why choose this Rome tour ?
Go back in time with this 2.5-hour skip-the-line tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum in Rome. Bypass the queue at the Colosseum to avoid long waits. Explore the first and second tiers for great views. Then walk through the ruins of Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum with your guide, an art and archaeology expert.
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What makes Best Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Guided Tour a unique experience ?
Start your journey with the visit of Rome’s symbolic monument with a tour that makes it easy and fun for all ages. Learn about the amphitheatre’s history from an official tour guide with an art and archaeology background.
Learn about the spectacular games and bloody battles that were held inside. Hear about the techniques of construction invented by the Romans, the incredible ability of the gladiators, the violent fighting between exotic animals and the high level of technology achieved by Roman engineers to build the Colosseum.
Walk around the first tiers and see the arena to learn about the trapdoors and all the mechanisms used to animate the games. Your guide will keep you entertained with stories of sea-battles, the cages where lions were kept before the games started, the rooms in which gladiators were waiting before they reached the arena, the executions, and the excitement of the spectators attending the most spectacular, fantastic, and expensive games in human history.
After the Colosseum, you will walk through the Palatine Hill, where you will be able to explore the site of an older settlement from the 9th century BC.
Admire the first settlements of the city of Rome and the Hippodrome, an elliptical sunken garden from the Palace of Domitian. Here, enjoy an impressive view of the Circus Maximus and the valley of the Roman Forum. Learn about the legend of Romulus and Remus, the abandoned brothers raised by a she-wolf who once they grew older, fought each other for power and control.
You will finish this amazing experience with the visit of the Roman Forum, one of the most important archaeological areas in the world with some of Ancient Rome’s most evocative ruins, including the Temple of Julius Caesar, Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House and Basilica of Maxentius. Admire the Roman Forum’s Sacred Way, the triumphal road where the Centurions of Caesar marched after their return from countless battles and conquests.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 20 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.
- 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.
- The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational resons
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- 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.
- Child discount is applied only with a valid ID card
- Please note that for safety reasons the Coliseum can accommodate up to 3.000 people at once.
- This could lead to delays in access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors.
- For security reasons all visitors and their luggage shall be screened.
- Forbidden objects inside the Colosseum: bottles and glasses containers, alcholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags and luggage / trolley
- Can be introduced medium and small size backpacks to shoulder, which must be checked, as any other bag, with metal detectors, opened and visually inspected by the Urbe Security Institute, responsible for the entrance inspection
- Please notice that the Colosseum Administration, which depends on the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities has the faculty to close the Colosseum, or parts of it, with or without notice, for events, strikes, heavy rain, or any other reason. In which case, we will offer an alternative itinerary as it seems fit and offer a partial refund
- Activity not recommended for people with motor lag
- No change on a booking can be accepted after 24hrs to the starting time of the tour. In that instance, no refund will be issued.
- For the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
- The order in which the sites will be visited may vary depending on the availability of entry
- All the refund requests must be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour
- To get inside the Colosseum it is used group ticket and not individual one. It cannot be can asked just the ticket entrance.
- 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.
- The itinerary may vary depending on weather conditions (ice, rain, or high temperatures) or other events beyond the travel agency’s control.
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Best Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Guided Tour Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Official Tour Guide at disposal for 3 Hours
- 3h Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill guided tour (max 19 pax)
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
- Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
- Radios and earphones to amplify the voice of the tour guide (over 8 pax)
Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Transportation to/from attractions
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Vatican Guided Tours.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Rome.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 12 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
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The meeting point is in front of the “Oppio Caffe” on Via delle Terme di Tito on the corner of Via
Nicola Salvi. The guide will have a sign with “Tour in the city” on it and will wait beside the park entrance.
Please make sure to show up at the meeting point for the check-in at least 20 min before your tour departure time, as the entrance is strictly timed. As per the above, anyone coming after the stated meeting time cannot be accommodated or refunded!
The actual departure time can differ from the one selected for organizational reasons due to last-minute decisions of the Colosseum management.
Visitors must pass through metal detectors at the security checkpoint. Please expect to wait 20-30 minutes to clear security.
All visitors must have a photo ID for the security check!
It could also influence the smooth running of the tour, especially on national holidays and events.
Forbidden items: glass bottles and glass containers, alcoholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags, and luggage/trolley.
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
For the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
We inform you that the management of the Museums or Archaeological sites, or the Ministry of Cultural Heritage may at any time decide to close some sites totally or partially. If the communication reaches us in a timely manner, and it is possible, we will provide alternatives. If the closure is sudden and it is out of our control, we will not be able to give other alternatives and no refund will be possible.
All the refund requests must be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour
