Rome: Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Group Tour
Description
Experience Ancient Rome like never before with a comprehensive tour of the city’s most sought-after sites. This group tour offers unbeatable value, combining speedy access to the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum with expert guidance, all in just 3 hours. We’ll begin inside the world-famous Colosseum, where you’ll enjoy above-the-arena-views while your licensed guide brings the arena’s epic past to life with gripping stories of gladiators, emperors, and ingenious Roman engineering. Next up is Palatine Hill, the legendary birthplace of Rome and home to its most extravagant imperial palaces. Then, we’ll head into the Roman Forum, once the vibrant centre of political power, religious life, and daily activity in ancient Rome. With a relaxed pace and time to ask questions and engage with each site, this tour offers a comfortable, enriching experience at the best price. What are you waiting for? Book now, spots are limited.
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Walk in the path of Rome's famous Gladiators and discover the magic of the Colosseum. You will explore this incredible ancient stadium with your local, expert guide, who will bring the stadium to life before your eyes. Prepare to learn its amazing history in detail and uncover its many secrets. *Please note we will start with the Colosseum or the Roman Forum/Palatine Hill, depending on the time of tickets we can purchase.*
The most beautiful and important of Rome's seven hills is the Palatine Hill. Discover the founding point of one of the greatest civilisations and explore the ancient ruins of the Imperial palace; let our guides unveil this spectacular archaeological site where the ruins, towering pine trees and spectacular views over the Circus Maximus and the Roman Forum give you an overview of the ancient city like no other. It's truly an incredible experience.
The political, social, and commercial heart of downtown Rome is not to be missed! Walk the original Roman roads (the via sacra and via nova) and weave between ornate arches, towering temples, and lots more! Although there is less than half of the forum complete today, let our guides do the work and fill in the blanks for you, helping you to build a picture of the empire at its peak.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Walking Tour (External Visit) does not include Colosseum entry; all sights are viewed from outside.
- 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 traveller 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.
Reviews(87)
When I booked our tour, one of my children was 17 years old. By the day of the tour, he had turned 18. We checked in with the group, received our headsets, and proceeded to the entrance of the Colosseum. That’s when we were denied entry because the ticket listed him as 17 while his passport correctly showed he was now 18. What was most disappointing wasn’t the entry issue itself—it was the complete lack of assistance from the tour operator. The guide simply collected our headsets, told us to “have a nice day,” and continued the tour without us. We were left outside after paying for a guided experience that we never received. I’ve spent the entire day calling and emailing, and it appears there is no intention of offering any refund or meaningful resolution. Viator, do better. Carpe Diem Tours, do better. Customers understand that mistakes can happen. What matters is how you treat people when they do. Unfortunately, in our case, there was no effort whatsoever to help or find a solution.
Very good experience I highly recommend!! Our guide was very informative and she was very kind. We learned lots! Would do it again.
Francesca was so knowledgeable and an amazing tour guide! Fantastic tour with an archaeologist guide who was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging.
This tour will show you things that will surprise an enrich about Roman culture and Empire. Great job by our guide, Kasia, that took us in a history voyage that was a learning and enriching experience.
It was a great experience, Lele was very knowledgeable
Very interesting to learn all about how Rome was built. Marianna was very knowledgeable and friendly.
Outstanding and knowledgeable tour guide. Our guide was really engaging. We didn't enter the Colosseum but I think this is the perfect tour for someone who wants to gain a general knowledge of the area and it's history.
We did not enjoy our tour experience overall. We felt that a lot of the information shared were random tidbits rather than capturing the overall history of the Colosseum. Our tour guide moved on to new spots without ensuring she had the whole group together, and spoke quickly and wordily. We didn’t even catch her name. This all could be partly due to the headphone set quality and the amount of people visiting the monuments at the same time - which is unfortunate considering it wasn’t the time we originally booked for. It does seem, however, that our tour guide studies the history of Rome extensively and maybe an extremely small tour group (1-4) would be better suited to her tour style.
Must see with friends and or family; very informative and nice to skip long lines. Recommended guides who was very helpful
It's about 3 hours long, a fair amount of interesting archeological info included. An option was given part way through the Forum tour which our group enjoyed though involving a slightly strenuous climb.
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re thrilled you enjoyed the archaeological insights and overall experience. We also appreciate your helpful note about the climb during the Forum. We hope to welcome you again soon in Rome!
