Rome: Guided Group Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
Overview
Available languages
2 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
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.
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
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
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 within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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
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.
What‘s Included
Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill entrance ticket (Adult 18€- Child 0€)
Official Tour Guide
Headsets to Hear the Guide Better
Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
Any private expenses not included
tips not included
Arena Floor & Underground of the Colosseum not included
Upper tiers (Attico) are not included
Options
Visite guidée en français
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
English Colosseum Guided Tour
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Guided tour in German
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Tour in italiano
Coliseo Visita Guiada Español
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes: Coliseo, Foro Romano y Colina Palatina Salta La Linea Visita Guiada en Grupo. Guía Español
Reviews
2,338 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Walk through history
Ron d,May 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great walk through history. Having read a number of novels about Ancient Rome it was amazing to actually be there. Had a great guide. Very knowledgeable and amusing.
Don’t go alone, get a guide…
U4351VWmatthewh,May 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00David (tour guide) was absolutely brilliant. Informative, funny, entertaining, knowledgeable and good with adults and kids alike. We would have missed so much if we didn’t have him.
Excellent tour! Recommend highly!
Elizabeth H,May 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide was excellent! She was extremely knowledgeable and her enthusiasm was infectious. I have never had as good a guide on any tour before. I highly recommend this tour.
Amazing tour of Colosseum and Palatine Hill
Michael M,May 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was an amazing tour. Our guide Alec was terrific: engaging, funny, and informative. Highly recommended!
REALLY INTERESTING BUT THE HEADSETS...
Jeremy,May 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The communication about this tour was good and it was easy to find the City Walkers reps next to the Metro stop for the Colosseum. The staff were very pleasant, and we were provided with earbuds which would allow us to hear our guide. This is where the problem started. When we were introduced to Emmanuelle it soon became clear that none of the eight or so people assembled around her could hear her through the earbuds. After asking us for our names, which remarkably she remembered all the tour, off we all trotted with our guide chatting away and none but those standing directly beside her able to make out what she was saying! Knowing looks were exchanged and I eventually tapped Emmanuelle on the shoulder and let her know that we were struggling with the sound. Her microphone was moved but it made no difference. So, on we ploughed, and if we wanted to hear anything in particular, we had to make sure we were within earshot - this was not ideal. I was very much looking forward to learning about the history, construction, use and decline of the Colosseum but actually heard very little of any of this. The tour was comprehensive, with many opportunities to take great photographs, and Emmanuelle is charming, but I was left feeling overwhelmingly disappointed. Who knows what the sound problem was, but it would seem that a basic check that everyone can hear the guide, before the tour starts, would be a sensible and easy thing to do. I would certainly recommend that all City Walker guides do this in future, to prevent the disappointment our group suffered.
We enjoyed this tour and...
Jennifer B,May 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00We enjoyed this tour and found our guide to be extremely knowledgeable (I can't remember her name). That said, we had a hard time understanding her as the headset quality could have been better. We just tried to stay close to the guide so we did not have to rely on the headset to here all the interesting information she had to share.
Great and interesting guided tour with a super friendly guide
Steffen K,Apr 30, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour is very interesting and informative. The guide had a lot of idea and took care of us!
Long, interesting, and tiring.
Craig H,Apr 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Could not hear the tour guide very well. Guide walked too quickly during parts of the tour. Older people, like myself, had a hard time keeping up with her.
Guid. Group tour Collosseum
Erhard Z,Apr 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00good timing,good explanation,3 hours is enough time,very well prepared,24 people are to many it was very cowded
Exciting
rodolpheb192,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Nadia was exciting. She has captivated our family about the history of the Coliseum. Thank you.
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