Rome Exclusive Colosseum Gladiators Arena Guided Tour

Get direct access from the Gladiators’ Gate without having to suffer the heat or a large crowd. A professional guide will accompany you on a journey back in time, lasting approx. 1.5 hours. Considerable attention and high emotions are waiting for you!

This guided tour is a truly exclusive experience, get directly inside the Colosseum from the Gladiator’s Gate, arriving in the middle of the Arena’s fighting floor. Enjoy a unique perspective of the Colosseum, where you can feel like a real gladiator during the “Ludus Gladiators.”

Your guide will tell you all about gladiator combats and many stories about fool emperors who played in the Arena as gladiators against wild beasts.

From the Arena floor, you will also have a view directly above the Undergrounds.

Your guided tour will continue with the Colosseum’s first and second rings, admire the incredible engineering of the Romans, and all about their skills to build this legendary monument!

Have privileged entrance from the Porta Libitinaria and avoid the crowds. Enter the Colosseum directly into the Arena floor where gladiators gave their performances, hear fascinating stories of combat, and visit the first and second ring.

From the arena floor, you will also have a view directly above the undergrounds. Your exclusive guided tour will continue with the Colosseum’s first and second rings. Admire the incredible engineering genius of the Romans and hear about the incredible speed at which they were able to build this structure.

• 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 purposes.
• To enter the Colosseum, one ticket will be used for the entire group. The Colosseum management does not distribute individual tickets for the monument. For this reason, we are not able to give only admission tickets to late arrivals who missed the tour!
• The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational purposes
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• You must have a valid photo ID to enter the Colosseum (student’s ID, Driver License, Passport or State ID all work.) You will be asked to also provide your name, last name and date of birth (at the beginning of the tour, if not provided beforehand.) Security will prevent you from entering the site if the information provided is not accurate and/or don’t match the one on your ID.
• 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.
• To facilitate the security checks please insert any object (including mobile phone) in the bag/backpack or in the tray to be included in the X-ray
• 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.
• PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED
• Every refund request MUST be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour
• Tickets are dated and time
• Each traveler must present a valid ID card or 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.
• Not allowed for walker users
• We kindly inform you that any kind of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,… ) or anything that might prevent you to regularly join the tour, MUST BE communicated in advance to our staff

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• Headsets to hear the guide clearly (over 8 pax)
• Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
• Professional tour guide

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Food and drinks
• Roman Forum and Palatine Hill guided tour

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The meeting point is at Via Delle Terme di Tito on the corner of Via
Nicola Salvi. Our Staff will wait next to the Park entrance with a “Tour in the city” sign.
You do not need to redeem any tickets before the date of the tour. All you have to do is show up 20 min prior to departure of your tour. Your name is going to be on our list.

PLEASE NOTE: Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 20 minutes before the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons. We will depart from the meeting point 15 minutes prior to the tour booked time. Later arrivals cannot join the tour with no refund
Please be advised that the Colosseum’s capacity regulations and security may delay the tour departure. This means that it could also influence the smooth running of the tour, especially on national holidays and events.
You must have a valid photo ID to enter the Colosseum (student’s ID, Driver’s License, Passport, or State ID all work.) You will also be required to provide your name, last name, and date of birth (at the beginning of the tour, if not provided beforehand.) Security will prevent you from entering the site if the information provided is not accurate or doesn’t match the one on your ID. Child discount is applied only with a valid ID card
We kindly inform you that any sort of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,…) or anything that might prevent you from joining the tour regularly, MUST BE communicated in advance to our staff.

Every refund request MUST be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour

We inform you that even if you have skip-the-line tickets, access to archaeological areas or museums may be subject to delays beyond our control. Such delays depend not on our travel agency but on extraordinary, unpredictable events. In this case, it is impossible to request any refund.

Please be advised..

• This Tour is Provided by Tour In Rome by Tour in the City.
• 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 3 Stars based on 4 valid reviews on VIATOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.