Rome: Colosseum Guided Tour with Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Visiting the Colosseum is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Make the best of your Colosseum visit with this flexible experience.
Learn about the history, features and tales behind the Colosseum, the greatest entertainment venue of all times.
Find out about the political and social background of the Roman Empire before, during and after the construction of the Colosseum and get to know its purpose and its role within the Roman society.
Explore the Palatine Hill and Roman forum, and revive the Ancient Rome!
Additional Info
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
The meeting time might change by 30 minutes. In this case we will inform you in advance
Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID (a photo of the ID is acceptable) that matches the name provided at the time of booking to ensure entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum. Providing incorrect names will result in denied entry, and no refund will be issued.
The itinerary order might change. It is possible that you will visit the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill first and then the Colosseum
The costumers need to show up 20 mins before at the meeting point in order to guarantee a smooth departure of the activity.
Please ensure that the full names and birth dates of all participants are provided at the moment of booking, as entry cannot be guaranteed if the booking information is incomplete. All customers must have a ticket, even if they are eligible for free entry.
Please note that entry to the Colosseum requires passing through a metal detector security check. On busy days, a queue may form for this procedure.
Not suitable for travelers with mobility impairments
What To Expect
Colosseum
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.
Roman Forum
Explore the ruins of the Ancient Rome. The Roman Forum was the very core of the Eternal City. This is was the political, religious and financial center of the city and all the Roman Empire. The Forum is where some of the most important Ancient Roman buildings were, and their ruins now are. Tickets are provided to you once inside the Colosseum. The guide will send you the PDF tickets on your favorite electronic device so you can explore the Roman Forum at your own pace. After your visit at the Colosseum, once at the exit, turn right and head towards the triumphal Arch of Titus. On the right you can see the entrance to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill areas.
Options
Coliseo Visita Guiada Español
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Visite guidée en français
English tour guide
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes: Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Guided Group Tour with local expert guide! English tour with priority entry tickets. Itenerary: +Colosseum +Arch of Constantine +Roman Forum +Palace of Domitian +Palatine Hill +Temple of Antoninus and Faustine What to Expect: Dive in a 2.5 hour guided tour with professional local expertise. Immerse yourself in ancient and wonderful Roman history.
Tour in italiano
Führung auf Deutsch
Guided Group Tour : with local expert guide! German tour with priority entry tickets. Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes The tour includes:: Colosseum Roman Forum Palatine Hill Dive in a 2.5 hour guided tour: with professional local expertise. Immerse yourself in ancient and wonderful Roman history.
English tour with Arena
Arena Stage: With this option, in addition to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill, you will also visit the Colosseum's arena
English Arena + Forum
Express Colosseum Arena: Explore Ancient Rome’s most iconic landmarks with an expert guide, from the Gladiator’s Gate and Arena Floor to the Palatine. Duration: 2 hours Included: Colosseum Arena, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill Excluded: 1st and 2nd tiers Colosseum attico Colosseum Underground
What‘s Included
Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill entrance ticket (Adult 18€- Child 0€)
Booking fee 2€
Licensed Guide
Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of this experience covers other services.
Headsets
Underground and Belvedere Access
Arena Floor Access if not selected
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 1 and 3 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 1 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Reviews
3,004 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A day at the Colleseum
Dana F,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Very interesting, lots to see. Prepare for the heat. Try to book early in the day when it's cooler and the crowds are smaller
Shame
Andy R,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00I think you need to hit lucky with your particular guide. Ours was a nice guy but didnt hold our attention to a greater extent. Found ourselves getting bored and wanting to leave the tour at times and explorer independently. Our audio radio/ earpiece was lousy and it was incredibly difficult to hear the commentary
Brilliant affordable well organised tour
Vivienne B,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Brilliant affordable well organised tour. Our English Roman guide was very knowledgeable with a great dry humour. Safe to say that we didn't end up elbowing any french people out of the way. A*
Wonderful Colosseum area tour.
indyspartan,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Joseph ( handsome Joe!) was a wonderful guide full of information and able to answer any questions! We thoroughly enjoyed our tour.
This tour is worth going.
Susan R,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide was a history teacher with great knowledge and shared interesting details about the history of Rome.
Great history lesson and experience!
revginnyd,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful experience with such a knowledgeable guide! He gave us the history of the area, allowed time for pictures And was very thorough in his understanding and sharing of the areas.
Nightmare, trying to receive my paid in full ticket.
DonF303,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We booked online months ago. We did not have the option of printing a ticket pass or anything of that nature at that time. Wewere advised that we would be getting an email or text message just prior to our visit to the Colosseum within link to obtain our ticket. To obtain our ticket, we were given a very short brief summary to meet at terminal B outside of the train station there were 1000 peoplestanding there, but First we had a lot of difficulty finding this terminal B. We asked the police officer who sent us in the wrong direction. We asked totour guide of another agency who sent us in the wrong direction we asked locals who sent us in the wrong direction so after walking in circles for 30 minutes in the June heat and Rome, we finally found terminal B outside. While standing there amongst the shoulder toshoulder crowd, I asked another tour guide who told me and broken Italian accented English that I was in the right place, but our tour operator just not there and they usually come here and just wait and they will show up luckily for me a couple from San Francisco California was standing right next to me when I asked that question and he heard the response as well. told me hey buddy the guy you need is right here with me. We’re on the same tour turnaround to see that the tour operator forthe agency selected by TripAdvisor had the sign between his knees where it was very easy to spot in a crowd of 1000 people and was speaking in broken Englishwith an Indian accent that was nearly incomprehensible the tour Guide, whose job it was to to simply look at our ID and take our name print our ticket, which could’ve been done months before or days before our trip attempted multiple times to explain to me in his very broken English again Indian accent how to get to the beginning of the first line. It was like calling my medical insurance company and speaking to customer service. At an Indian call center could only understand one or two words out of three and had to have him repeat everything multiple times to get thegist of what to do and how to do my own self guided tour. I would not recommend this to anyone who is not very familiar with and its people. 👎
Joesph the Handsome!!...
Reagan L,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Joesph the Handsome!! What an amazing guide, looking forward to when you become mayor my friend! Very knowledgeable, friendly and funny individual I’d recommend to anyone interested in actually learning while sightseeing. Love the pictures he had to show as reference throughout the 3 hour long experience
We got to go through all...
Estelle D,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We got to go through all the ruins of the city and learned history and saw how they have preserved the beautiful structure’s. I recommend for both kids and adults, me and my girls had sm fun.
Poor service
chakravarthyb2026,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Bad guide experience, not worth the money.
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