Rome: Colosseum Access with Official AI App & Arena Option
Overview
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Experience Ancient Rome like never before with flexible, self-guided Colosseum tours designed for every traveler. Choose the option that suits you best: Colosseum Access with Videoguide App, Colosseum Access with Arena Floor and Videoguide App, Colosseum Access with Virtual Reality, or Virtual Reality only (no entry ticket).
Start your journey at our meeting point, where our team ensures a smooth and stress-free experience. With ticket options, access the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and Imperial Forums, and explore at your own pace. Enhance your visit with our AI-powered Videoguide App, featuring 48-hour access to immersive audio-visual content and engaging historical insights directly on your smartphone.
For a truly unique perspective, upgrade with Arena Floor access or dive into our cutting-edge Virtual Reality experience, bringing Ancient Rome back to life. Even without entry tickets, VR offers a complete and unforgettable journey through history.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
MEETING POINT is in Via Marco Aurelio, 19, Rome, where you will collect your tickets from our staff and be accompanied at the Colosseum entrance
Following the new directives of the Colosseum, the ticket to the Colosseum is nominative and therefore it is mandatory to provide the FULL NAME OF ALL PARTICIPANTS. (INCLUDING INFANTS)
After the security check you’ll be free to explore the Colosseum with our incredible AI VideoGuide App
After the visit of the Colosseum (around 1h), with the same tickets, you will be able to visit the Palatine Hill, Roman Forum and Imperial Forum still accompanied with our Videoguide App!
The Colosseum requires mandatory entry procedures and mandatory security check that must be carried out. This may delay the tour departure especially on national holidays, weekends and during high season.
Everyone, also children/under 18 must carry ID passports or a valid identity document (also a digital copy), because the Colosseum staff may ask to check them at the entrance.
The Colosseum area is an open archaeological park and for this reason is not equipped with sun/rain covers and shops. The local operator is not responsible for any kind of discomfort due to this.
Please wear comfortable shoes and bring your own bottle of water (no glass bottles/no alcohol).
The local operator is not responsible for any inconvenience caused by the closure of the Colosseum/Palatine Hill/Roman Forum/Imperial Forum due to strikes, events, bad weather, etc.
It is forbidden to enter the Colosseum and Palatine Hill/Roman Forum/Imperial Forum with with BULKY luggages, handbags. Please be aware that there is no luggage storage and that we cannot keep your stuff. Take only the necessary stuff: camera, plastic bottles, documents, wallets etc
It is strictly forbidden to enter the Colosseum with knives and any kind of cutting object. Pay attention not to bring with you this kind of stuff.
This ticket does NOT includes the access to the Arena (except if you booked "Vip Arena Ticket" option).
This tickets does NOT includes access to Underground.
The AI VideoGuide App is an App for Smartphones. All the information to download it will be provided after the purchase.
Each participant should have their own set of earphones, as these will be needed to use the AI VideoGuide App.
From October 27 to March 1: Opening Hours of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and Imperial Forum: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM; Last Entry: 3:30 PM Closing Time: 4:30 PM. Make sure to plan your visit accordingly to fully enjoy these historic sites!
What To Expect
Colosseum
The Colosseum is the largest amphitheater ever built and the symbol of Rome. Travelers marvel at its imposing architecture, imagining the gladiatorial games and wild animal hunts that entertained up to 80,000 spectators.
Roman Forum
The Roman Forum was the political, religious, and commercial heart of ancient Rome. Visitors walk along the Via Sacra among the ruins of ancient temples, basilicas, and triumphal arches reliving the daily life of Roman citizens.
Options
Colosseum Access + Arena Floor
Arena Floor Special Access: Enjoy a visit to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and Imperial Forum + access to the Arena Floor with our APP
Only VR (NO COLOSSEUM ENTRY)
VR Show Outside Colosseum: IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE ENTRY TICKET TO THE COLOSSEUM. You will enjoy an immersive Virtual Reality Show outside the Colosseum
Colosseum Access
Enjoy a visit to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and Imperial Forum with our immersive AI Video Guide App
Colosseum with Virtual Reality
Colosseum Access + VR Show : Experience a 3D reconstruction and immersive audio guide with our Headset before your visit at Colosseum (NO arena access)
What‘s Included
AI Video Guide App to download on your own device (please bring your own earphones)
Access to the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and Imperial Forum
Online and on-site local assistance
Presale fee costs of 2,44 euros per person
Paper MAP with 3D reconstructions
Colosseum Entry Tickets (unless you book the Only VR option)
Access to Arena (except if you booked the "Arena" option)
Access to Underground or Third Level of the Colosseum
Earphones for Audio Guide
Live Guide
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 7 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 7 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Reviews
2,994 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
AI videos didn't feel authentic
Marian C,Jun 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00The lady in the office was lovely and gave us the maps and directions of how to enter the Collesseum. The tour itself was by AI video. I would suggest having these downloaded prior to entering although I was able to get WiFi inside to download them before we started. There are 13 videos in total and there were impersonal and felt history rich for us rather than being an immersive experience. We enjoyed being in the Colesseum but actually gave up on the videos after a while.
Great experience booking...
Emma m,May 30, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great experience booking with this firm, ticket office close to colluseum and staff were very helpful and informative
I waited till last minute...
Kala P,May 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00I waited till last minute to book tickets and this was my only option, and I’m thrilled that it was as seamless as hoped. It obviously had additional fees since you can not purchase the tickets through the colosseum website but well worth it for the experience
An experience...
Silvia M,May 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00An important and enriching experience. Easy to manage. Bring water and allow time for breaks.
Positive experience but uncomfortable.
cri c,May 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00The visit to the Colosseum was very beautiful... an experience I recommend with the support of the audio guide. It's a shame about the inconvenience in retrieving the tickets, wasting time by having to go physically to an address. It seems excessive in 2026. It would have been sufficient to send the entrance tickets via email.
Excursion to the Colosseum canceled and aggressive behavior from the GetYourGuide tour operator.
A5037ERlucap,May 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00During our recent vacation in Italy, my wife booked a VIP entrance to the Colosseum through the GetYourGuide portal. In detail: booking GYGZGZ48K8NB, access to the Colosseum and Arena option, 2 adults and 1 child, price EUR 145.71, date Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 10 AM. Supplier of the activity: ANCIENT & RECENT Tour Operator, 19 Marco Aurelio Street, Rome. The facts: on the day of the tour, upon arriving on time at the indicated address, we are informed that our reservation has been CANCELED. I ask for an explanation and they tell me that it is not their fault. I ask for an alternative solution and they respond that they cannot do anything. They then invite me to leave because they have other customers waiting. I check the GetYourGuide app and the reservation still appears valid, but within a few minutes its status changes to "canceled." It is clear that they canceled it at that moment; in fact, the employee returns and tells me: "Do you see?" "Your reservation is canceled." A grotesque mockery! I then ask to speak with the owner, who is passed to me on the phone; he introduces himself as lawyer Guido Gerace and within a few minutes manages to make things even worse. A serious person would have apologized and sought an alternative; instead, this self-proclaimed prince of the bar gives me a scene beyond the limits of rudeness, shouting that I was obstructing the work of his office, that he would call the Carabinieri, that "he was a lawyer and would have me thrown in jail and thrown away the key." Crazy stuff! After a few days, we were refunded for the reservation, but our day at the Colosseum was ruined. In conclusion, these people offer a shameful service. They profit from the large flow of international "one-shot" tourists but take no responsibility. Therefore, I suggest staying away. However, I am surprised that an international portal like GetYourGuide maintains certified collaborations with such low-quality tour operators. Perhaps it is time to clean house.
Poor information
Preben M,May 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00Again poor information Our tickets were pulled forward and only by chance we discovered it in their amount of invalid emails
Book directly at much...
Arindam C,May 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00Book directly at much cheaper rate. They charge 3 to 4 times extra without any value added services. Also ticket collection location is very far from actual area.
**I do not recommend it! Stay away from this agency!!!**
S989PMaleksandrag,Apr 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00I booked my Colosseum tickets in this agency via GetYourGuide well in advance and paid a high price to secure entry. However, just 1 DAY before my scheduled visit, the agency canceled my booking with cheap excuses like “we forgot to close the booking window in time” and “the Colosseum did not provide us with enough tickets.” The woman on the Phone was also rude and said to me "this is not my problem anymore"!! If you don’t have tickets, then don’t sell them in the first place!!!!!! Booking early is essential for visiting the Colosseum, and without a reservation, your chances of getting in are extremely low. This is highly unprofessional and unreliable behavior. I strongly advise against booking anything with this company!!!
Horrible experience, waste of money
ingav564,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Horrible experience! They care more about reviews than our experience. Obviously it's not a good strategy. Never again. No help, no assistance, they basically just told us where to go. I don't see ANY REASON to buy tickets this way and pay extra. The app didn't work anyway (some code was requested but they never gave it to us).
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