Colosseum Arena Small Group Tour with Palatine Hill & Forum

The Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill are the most important ancient sites in the city, but visiting on your own can be overwhelming. With this tour, take in the highlights of these three fascinating sites with an expert guide in a smaller, personal group. This tour also includes special, limited access to the arena floor. Stand in the centre of the Colosseum and relive the glory of the empire. Explore Palatine Hill, where Emperors built their palaces and the elites luxuriated in their villas - remains of which you can see all around you. Then, discover the Forum, the heart of all Ancient Rome. Here’s where the work of running the world’s largest empire really took place. This is the best way to discover Rome. Places are limited, book today! *Please note we will either start with the Colosseum or the Roman Forum/Palatine Hill depending on the time of tickets we can purchase* **Colosseum admission is free on the first Sunday of the month. Tours are discounted on these days.**

Unlike regular tours of the Colosseum, this tour gets you straight inside the ancient amphitheatre and out onto the arena floor through the Gladiator’s Gate. This is the route the gladiators themselves took almost 2,000 years ago. Imagine the scene of them being greeted by the cheers and jeers of 50,000 bloodthirsty spectators. Your expert guide will transport you back in time to the height of the Roman Empire when the Colosseum was constructed. These were times when Rome was ruled by all-powerful emperors (sometimes wise, sometimes wacky), the city was flooded with exotic riches from around the world, and the Colosseum acted as the city’s main stage for showing off the animals and people that Rome had conquered and captured.

Next, we’ll climb the Palatine Hill, where the ancient city was founded. The Palatine Hill is a real archaeological wonder, home to settlements from the Iron Age to the 16th century. Gaze upon such sites as the Hut of Romulus, Rome’s legendary founder, and the Imperial Palace, where the emperors in their family engaged in ruling, politicking, and scheming.

The final destination on this tour is the Roman Forum. As the beating heart of ancient Rome, the Roman Forum was once a bustling hub of markets, law courts, temples, and more. It was here that Julius Caesar was cremated, here where two disgraced emperors were murdered in 69 AD, and here where Cicero delivered the speeches that shaped western culture for centuries.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• 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.
• Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.

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  Restricted Arena Floor Access

• Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
• Passionate storytelling, and plenty of history to learn
• Headphones available for audio tour
• Expert-led guided tour of Rome
• Small-Group, personalised experience
• Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
• Discover the iconic sites of Ancient Rome in one tour!
• Colosseum entrance ticket with arena access (valued at €24 per person)

Please be at the Arch of Constantine 10 minutes before the start time of your tour. Here you will find one of team holding a Carpe Diem Rome sign. Please remember to bring identification cards on the day of the experience. Customers accompanying children are required to demonstrate their parental or guardian status. Furthermore, we kindly request that customers bring identification for the children they are accompanying. This policy is in place to ensure the safety and welfare of all participants, particularly the minors involved. Please provide the full names of all travelers in your group, including yourself and any co-travelers while booking your experience.

Please be advised..

• This Tour is Provided by Carpe Diem Tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Rome.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• If you cancel at least 7 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
  If you cancel within 7 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
• This Tour is Rated 4.7 Stars based on 141 valid reviews on VIATOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.