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Rome: Colosseum with Arena and Ancient Rome Tour
Rome: Colosseum with Arena and Ancient Rome Tour
ROMAN FORUM
Rome: Colosseum with Arena and Ancient Rome Tour
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Rome: Colosseum with Arena and Ancient Rome Tour

By VIVICOS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SRL
8.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €69 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

VIP Colosseum sharing tour with access through the Gladiator' Arch and to the Arena floor. Follow the footsteps of the Gladiators by accessing the Colosseum through the Gladiators' Gate known as the Gate of the Deaths because the death gladiators were brought out after their combats in the roman times! Enjoy a great view of the Colosseum and the below dungeons from the restricted area of the Arena Floor. Your guide will guide you through the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum and share with you many stories and secrets of the roman gladiators. emperors and senators. Your storytelling guide will use during the tour many visual aids to bring past Rome back to life! This tour includes the Colosseum with the restricted area of the Arena Floor, as well as the archaeological sites of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill!
Its is a sharing tour in a small group with a dedicated friendly professional guide.

Activity location

  • Colosseum
    • Piazza del Colosseo
    • 00184, Rome, Italy, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Santi Cosma e Damiano
    • 1 Via dei Fori Imperiali
    • 00186, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Check availability

Portuguese Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • Portuguese
Language options: Portuguese
Price details
€84.90 x 1 Adult€84.90
Total
Price is €84.90
French
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • French

French

Language options: French
Price details
€84.90 x 1 Adult€84.90
Total
Price is €84.90
English Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€109.00 x 1 Adult€109.00
Total
Price is €109.00
Spanish Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Price details
€109.00 x 1 Adult€109.00
Total
Price is €109.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance to Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
  • What's includedWhat's includedColosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • What's includedWhat's includedPlease note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
  • What's includedWhat's includedTour guide and headphones
  • What's includedWhat's includedColosseum entrance ticket with arena access (valued at €24 per person)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport to/from attractions
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking.
  • Most travellers can participate. Not wheelchair accessible. Please note that due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not suitable for any persons with disabilities.
  • Please Note: to access the Colosseum you need to add in your reservation the exact name and surname of all participants in your group and children need to be specified. In case of mistake in writing your name and surname in your reservation, if the Colosseum tickets controllers deny the access due to the wrong name and surname we decline any responsibility and NO REFUND will be provided.
  • The entrance tickets to the Colosseum cannot be changed nor refunded.
  • ID mandatory. Each traveller 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. Guests who show up without ID cannot be guaranteed entrance.
  • Please note: by purchasing this tour you accept our Terms and Conditions and you are aware that in case of late arrival you will lose your tour and no refund will be given for no show or for late arrival.
  • Meeting time is subject to change; if this occurs, you will receive a call or message from the activity provider. Please provide your correct phone number and country code.
  • Please show up at least 15 minutes before the tour to do the check in.
  • There might be a change in order of the itinerary due to security and ticket availability.
  • Please be aware that to enter the Colosseum it is necessary to pass a metal detector security check. No visitor can avoid these checks.
  • Please make sure you bring comfortable shoes and a refillable plastic water bottle especially during hot weather! In summer time due to the heat the tour might last about 2 hours.
  • Near public transport.
  • Normal sized backpacks are permitted, huge backpacks will not be admitted. Not allowed: Pets, weapons or sharp objects, oversized luggage, smoking, alcohol or drugs, sprays or aerosols, glassware, unaccompanied minors, electric wheelchairs.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travellers.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Colosseum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
This 2.5-hour guided tour with fast track access to the Colosseum through the Gladiators' Gate; our storytelling guide will take ancient history back to life. You will depart from our meeting point and you will receive personal headsets for a better listening to the guide. With this entrance you will access in the centre of the Arena, have your camera ready to discover the Colosseum where Gladiators and wild beast did their combats. Access through the special Gladiator's Gate  and take the chance to step into Arena stage where Gladiators used to join the fights! Included parts of the Colosseum: 1st and 2nd level, Arena floor. Please note: the 3rd level and the Undergrounds are NOT included in this tour
Roman Forum
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
From this stage you will visit the ring that overlooks the underground areas of the Colosseum. While you take in the amazing view, your guides will share their knowledge about the history of Ancient Rome and of the Colosseum in particular. The guides are all licensed and have a degree either in Art History or Archaeology, and enrich their explanation adding amazing anecdotes about the Colosseum, its spectators, the fights between wild beasts and gladiators, and the lives of the powerful Emperors and politicians of the time.
Palatine Hill
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Your tour of Ancient Rome will continue to the Palatine Hill, one of Rome’s seven hills. Here, emperors and wealthy families used to have their houses built, to enjoy the stunning view over the Roman Forum and Circus Maximum. Your group will then walk down the Palatine Hill and stroll among the ruins of the Roman Forum, an archaeological area that the guide will bring alive sharing more history and anecdotes about Ancient Rome. Our guides use overlay books and 3D pictures to show you how each column, temple and building used to look like at that time. You will understand what those ruins used to represent, linking them to the main characters and events of Ancient Rome’s history. At the end of the tour, you will return back to the starting point and from there can proceed with the rest of your day.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESColosseum
    • Piazza del Colosseo
    • 00184, Rome, Italy, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESanti Cosma e Damiano
    • 1 Via dei Fori Imperiali
    • 00186, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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