Exclusive Colosseum Gladiator's Arena with Roman Forum
Description
The relics and ruins of the once-mighty Roman Empire lie scattered across the vast territories it once occupied, but nowhere do we find such impressive remains as in the city of Rome itself. This tour is for no more than 25 people, which will make the tour highly intimate, but fun at the same time. The world of Ancient Rome cannot be fully understood without exposure to the history of the Roman Forum, and so after the Colosseum, you will follow your guide in a journey to explore the magical Roman Forum. Every single monument of Rome holds remarkable historical baggage, but the history of the Roman Forum is a history of power, society, and discipline. Exclusivity, privacy, and entertainment, are the words that perfectly describe the experience provided by this tour!
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Meeting Point: Via dei Fori Imperiali, 25, 00186 Rome (RM) Please meet in front of the Tourist Information Point at Fori Imperiali. Our coordinators will be identifiable by their “The Ultimate Italy” t-shirts.
You will enter the Colosseum through the back door, also called the Gladiator's Gate. This entrance allows you to have a spectacular view of the monument's interior, being on top of the Colosseum Underground.
The Forum and Palatine are also guided with priority access to both. The relics and ruins of the once-mighty Roman Empire lie scattered across the vast territories it once occupied, but nowhere do we find such impressive remains as in the city of Rome itself. In this tour, you will be using a VIP entrance, through the back door of the Colosseum, which will take you and your small group straight inside the walls of the monument without wasting any time in the long ticket lines. This tour is for no more than 25 people, which will make the tour highly intimate, but fun at the same time. The world of Ancient Rome cannot be understood fully without exposure to the history of the Roman Forum and so after the Colosseum, you will follow your guide in a journey to explore the magical Roman Forum. Exclusivity, privacy, and entertainment are the words that perfectly describe the experience provided by this tour!
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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.
- 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 starting time could be subject to change. Do not book this tour on your day of travel or on the same day as another tour (refunds will not be given to customers that cannot attend an updated start time). Updated information will be emailed as soon as any changes are made
- The tour can start at either the Colosseum or the Palatine Hill/Roman Forum
- The tour will run rain or shine (unless the monument is closed by the officials for safety reasons)
- There are mandatory security checks at all entry points to the sites. The waiting time for the security check can be considerable during peak times/seasons and has nothing to do with the ticket line
- You are not allowed with knives, glass bottles or large backpacks inside of the Archeological area.
- The tour reservations have strict timing. To join the tour you are required to be at the meeting point for check-in at least 30 minutes prior to your tour departure time. If you arrive late for the meeting time, it will not be possible to join the group or reschedule, unless you pay for the activity again. As per "No Show" rules you will not be entitled to a refund.
- The names provided during the booking process must match the ID provided at the entrance of the Colosseum
- Purchasing the guided tour, you are acknowledging and consenting that the Colosseum Underground admission fee is 24 € for adults, along with a 2 € booking fee, and free entry for children under 18. The remaining amount covers professional licensed tour guide along with other services, headsets, booking fees, and tour amenities. The tour operator provides transparency and is looking to ensure your understanding of the cost breakdown, enabling you to fully appreciate the value of the guided tour.
Reviews(26)
Maria, our guide, was amazing. Her knowledge and enthusiasm to the area were fantastic. Highly recommended to anyone wanting the full experience
Tour was good but the tour company was very disorganized, rebooked my time from 5:00 to 2:10 and then split my tour into two separate times.
Our tour guide of the Colosseum was terrific and we enjoyed the tour. But then she told us we had to wait in a long line on our own to get into the Roman Forum or Palatine Hill. There was no tour or skip-the-line offered for either. This felt quite different than what the description said and what we paid for.
Tour was delayed for over an hour. We had only 30 minutes to tour the Forum. Went to the Coliseum for what was supposed to be a two hour tour, however, it was to an hour. Our three hour tour lasted only two hours. On the bright side our tour guides were very knowledgeable.
Our guide Maya gave us a memorable experience. Without her we would not have known what we were truly looking at.
Our Colosseum guide Katsa, is very knowledgeable, funny, & patient person. She provided excellent context behind this amazing structure! We are a small group of 10, including 2 teenagers. Katsa made sure everyone was engaged. She provided thoughtful tips (like the location of the less crowded bathrooms) & was so kind in taking photos! Please note that there is a long line at security check in but it seemed to be efficient & the time passed quickly, at least to me. Highly recommend to take a small group tour with Katsia!
Colosseum & Arena Floor: Guided Tour. Guide was knowledgeable but clearly in a rush and complained about the number of tourists visiting his city. £200 for a tour which lasted about an hour though billed as 90 mins with nothing you can't learn from a Lonely Planet guide book. Also, we had to go back to the tour office to get the tickets for the Forum and Palatine as they hadn't given them to the tour guide! Unfortunately because of all the tour companies feeding off the tourist trade there are very few tickets available to just wander the sites yourself which is a much better way to go. The tickets for a family of four if you can get them are 42 euros. Not a bad mark up!
The guide was very friendly and knowledgeable in topics about the Roman Colosseum, but when asked about historic events somewhat related to the Colosseum couldn't answer with certainty. It could be that his English was somewhat limited. Also, the company didn't give us from the beginning the tickets to visit the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill. So when the tour finished at the Colosseum (the guided tour is just for the Colosseum) and asked the guide, he told us we had to get back to the office which was not close. This was not the guide's fault, but we had to walk back to the office under the rain and trying to sort the crowds. I found the experience somewhat disorganized
Our guide was informative when it came to the Colosseum, but it all seemed a bit unorganized. Once Colosseum tour ended, we were given tickcets to Palatine Hill and The Roman Forum and were left to figure out the rest on our own. It would have been nice to have some sort of explanation to those things as well.
Felt taken advantage of. Paid for a guided tour and was only guided through the colosseum and then given tickets to enter and explore on my own. Waste of money. Better to just buy all your tickets yourself and save yourself a lot of money.
