Rome: Guided Group Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
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Our goal is to make the best tour experience for our customers. We set a limit in our group size so that the tour guide has time to answer the questions of each and any of tour participants. We have carefully chosen the best tour guides so that our clients get the most out of every tour. Their local expertise brings added value to our tours and main goal of achieving the best satisfactory experience for each client. Be guided by a professional local expert tour guide. Grasp the ancient beauty of Colosseum, symbol of the eternal city of Rome. You will take a stroll through the Roman Forum where spectacular ancient temples are still standing after 2000 years. You will walk through the Palatine Hill where Roman Emperors lived.
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Dive into the ancient history of the Colosseum. The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheater, is an oval magnificent architecture in the center of Rome. Built of travertine, tuff and brick-faced concrete. It is the largest construction ever build in ancient Rome. It is situated just east of the Roman Forum. Emperor Vespasian began the construction in 72 AD and was completed in 80 AD by its successor Titus.
The roman Forum also known Forum Romanum is a plaza surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient Rome governments buildings at the center of the city. Originally a marketplace, the citizens of the ancient city referred to this place as the Forum Magnum. Dive yourself in the ancient culture to learn the way of life Rome’s predecessors lived.
The Palatine Hill is the only hill from the Seven Hills of Rome situated in the center of Rome. It is the most ancient place of the city, 40 meters above the Roman Forum, looking down upon the Circus Maximus. Augustus Imperial palaces were built here.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that entry to the Colosseum requires passing through a metal detector security check. On busy days, a short queue may form for this procedure.
- 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 will result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
- The itinerary order might change. It is possible that you will visit the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill first and then the Colosseum.
- The customers need to show up 20 mins before at the meeting point in order to meet the guide and guarantee a smooth departure of the tour. Late arrivals will not be accomodate and no refund will be due
- Colosseum tickets have a strict entry time: customers who will not show up at the meeting point will miss the entrance and no refund will be due.
- 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.
- The meeting time might change by 30 minutes. In this case we will inform you in advance
- Not suitable for customers with mobility impairments
- Not suitable for customers with hearing impairments (headsets are used during the tour)
- Not suitable for customers with mobility impairments
Reviews(2,354)
The guide was extremely knowledgeable. Wish that the ticket price included more of the areas that cost extra.
Georgia was a wonderful guide! It was great to go through these Roman ruins with historical background.
Would recommend this tour to a friend. Simon was our tour guide and he was extremely knowledgeable. The meeting point was easy to find.
Despite the hottest day in Roman history on this day, our tour guide did a heroic trip in giving our group a great history of these sites.
Excellent tour, a lot of history; I definitely recommend it, one of the best guides!! Thank you, Martha, we loved your tour
Our tour guide shared alot of great information at a very nice speed. It was clear he was very enthusiastic and tried to engage the entire group. The meeting point is a little tricky to find, but if you follow the directions from the company's confirmation message it's not too bad. I booked the tour to start at 9:40AM but the company changed the start time to 9:20AM, which was OK because we were available. When we went it was extremely hot, but the tour guide did a good job giving us breaks to fill our water bottle, find shaded areas to talk and found the best path to walk between monuments that minimized our time in the sun.
This was a great tour and Julia was an amazing guide. She kept us moving and out of the sun, which was very welcome given the crazy heat.
Joseph the tour guide was absolutely excellent- informed but kept it engaging. And it was helpful having someone pick out what to focus on.
Our guide was very knowledgeable, and easily engaged our 2 children, aged 13 & 9. Pace of the tour is perfect. There is a lot of walking, in the heat so bring a hat! We did queue to get into the forum and then the colosseum but the guide was so compelling it didn’t feel like any time was wasted.
Bring a water bottle, hat, and sunscreen. Felicity was an excellent, knowledgeable tour guide who is quite passionate about history and Rome! She spent the entire time telling us all sorts of information. I learned so much!
