Skip the Line - Colosseum with Arena & Roman Forum Guided Tour, Rome

With our 3 hours Colosseum Arena you will visit the Colosseum, and Roman Forum and the added bonus of entering the Colosseum through the special Gladiator entrance and enter directly into the arena floor, usually closed-off to the general public. You will literally follow in the footsteps of the Gladiators - you can’t ask for a more authentic experience of Ancient Rome! We offer this small group tour in both English. Discover how the animals and gladiators were brought up to the arena where the action took place in front of thousands of spectators. Stop for a second to take at the moment as you enter the Colosseum through the very same entrance the Gladiators used over 2000s years ago before their lethal combats. Follow your guide outside the arena and travel even further back in time as you enter the Roman Forum, the true heart of Ancient Rome with monuments dating as far back as the 7th century BC.

Inclusions & Exclusions

✔ Entrance – Colosseum

✔ 3h Guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

✔ Entrance – Arena Colosseum or Palatine

✔ Skip the lines Entrance ticket

✔ Entrance – Roman Forum

✖ Food and drink

✖ Round-trip hotel transfers

✖ Transport to/from attractions

✖ Tips

Departure & Return

Departure: ,

Please arrive on time 15 minutes before to meet your guide at our address in Via Frangipane 30 to avoid missing the entrance to the Colosseum. Our guide will be waiting for you at this address.

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Itinerary

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Colosseum Called by the ancient Romans, "Anphitheatrum Flavlum" (Flavian Amphitheater), the Colosseum is the most famous and impressive monument of Ancient Rome, as well as the largest amphitheater in the world. The name is certainly linked to the large size of the building but derives, above all, from the fact that nearby there was a colossal bronze statue of Nero. With our fast-track entrance you will have access to the center of the Arena: have your camera ready to discover the Colosseum, where gladiators and wild beasts fought. The morning sessions were dedicated to the "Venationes", where the "Bestiarii" gladiators fought against wild animals. Enter through the special gladiator door and take advantage of the chance to enter the arena where the gladiators fought!

Duration: 1.5 hours

2

Via dei Fori Imperiali The Imperial Forums constitute a series of five monumental squares built over the course of a century and a half (between 46 BC and 113 AD) in the heart of the city of Rome by Julius Caesar and the emperors Augustus, Vespasian, Nerva and Trajan. Our guides will add incredible anecdotes about the Colosseum, the spectators, the fights between beasts and gladiators and the history of the powerful emperors and politicians of the time.

Duration: 45 minutes

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Palatine Hill The Palatine Hill is one of the seven hills of Rome, located between the Velabrum and the Roman Forum, and is one of the oldest parts of the city. The site is now a large open-air museum and can be visited during the day. Here, emperors and wealthy families had their houses built, to admire the splendid view of the Roman Forum and the Circus Maximus. Together with our guides you will walk along the Palatine Hill, an archaeological area that the guide will revive by telling the story and various anecdotes about Ancient Rome. We will help you understand what those ruins represented, connecting them to the main characters and events in the history of Ancient Rome.

Duration: 45 minutes

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

• If the time you choose is not available, you will be transferred to another time on the same day. These changes do not depend on us. Therefore by booking you are aware of this possible change and therefore we warn you so as not to have complaints later, or requests for refunds. Example: If you choose the 09:30 time slot and the Colosseum ticket office closes at that time you will be moved to the first available slot, at 13.30pm. Thank you.

• 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.

• Most travelers can participate

• You will receive a confirmation at the time of booking

• Skip the line included, means you'll be in the fast line, not that you won't have anyone in front of you.

• It rarely happens, but if on the day of the visit, for security reasons and overbooking, the Colosseum ticket office cancels entry to the Arena, the Arena will be replaced with the Palatine, with the itinerary confirmed Guided Tour: Colosseum, Imperial Forums and Palatine, and the panoramic Arena. No refunds will be made, the arena will be replaced with the palatine.

• It is advisable not to book more than one tour, on the same day, with close times

• The tour is a shared tour, it is not a private tour

• Please leave a Whatsapp number where you will be contacted by our support once you have booked the tour with

• The youth rate is applicable to students and children: you must have photo ID showing their age

• 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.

• Important notice for last minute bookings (on the same day or from one day to the next): in case of lack of places the customer will be placed on the day following the booked date.

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