Small Group Tour: Colosseum & Roman Forum with Arena Floor Access
Overview
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2 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Step onto the arena floor like a gladiator when you take this exclusive tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Your friendly professional guide will take you and your small group through the special gladiator gate entrance to stand directly on the arena floor. Here, you will get to feel what it's like to look up at the stadium the way gladiators would on the day of battle. After learning about the daily lives and fighting styles of the gladiators your guide will take you up to the next level so you can see the arena from the view of the excited spectators, where you will learn all about the games and the emperors who hosted them. Your guide will also take you to the Roman Forum, the city center of ancient Rome with it's temples and government offices. From here you'll go up to the Palatine Hill to hear your guide tell stories of the emperors as you walk through the palaces they built and lived in.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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 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.
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.
What To Expect
Roman Forum
Take in the oldest part of Rome when you visit the Roman Forum to see the government buildings, temples and ancient roads that were home to daily life in Ancient Rome. Pass by the senate house, the temple of the Vestal Virgins and the Temple of Julius Caesar where his ashes were laid to rest. Walk on the road built by Emperor Augustus and marvel at the beautiful ruins that can still be seen today.
Palatine Hill
Make your way from the forum up to the Palatine Hill where Emperors built their palaces. Once home to the founder of Rome, Romulus, the Palatine Hill is where Rome originates. Throughout Roman history emperors were born and died on this hill. Many of them built grand homes we call palaces thanks to the name of the hill. You will walk through the ruins of these palaces as your guide tells you the entertaining stories of the emperors and the history of Rome. You will even get a peak at the Circus Maximus, the stadium where chariot races were held, as well as Emperor Domitian's own private stadium on top of the Palatine Hill.
What‘s Included
Entry to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Headsets for groups when appropriate
Colosseum entrance ticket with arena access (valued at €24 per person)
Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
Access to Arena floor
Expert Certified Guide
Transport to/from meeting point.
Food and Drink
Gratuities
Options
Large Group Discount Arena
Large Group Tour Arena Access: Maximum 30 people in the group.
VIP Small Afternoon Tour
VIP Small Group : With a maximum of 9 adults. This is as close to a private experience we offer as a group tour option.
Colosseum, Forum & Palatine: You'll be able to ask our guide questions specific to your interests in our small group.
Fewer crowds. More Shade.
Winter at the Colosseum
Winter Season Access: Take advantage of the cooler temperatures and fewer crowds to get this special February tour.
VIP Extra Small Group Tour
VIP Extra Small Group: With a maximum of 5 people on this tour, you are sure to get the extra VIP treatment in the form of a tiny group tour.
Duration: 3 hours
Colosseum, Forum, Palatine: The order of the sites visited on the tour will vary based on time and date booked.
Mid-Size Colosseum Arena Floor
Mid-size group : This is a tour with a maximum of 20 people.
Premier VIP Emperors Tour
Extended Tour of Imperial Rome: After visiting the Arena Floor of the Colosseum, visit the Palatine Hill, Roman Forum and Imperial Forums of the Emperors
Premier VIP: With a small group of maximum 6 people, you will have the full attention of your expert tour guide for your entire tour.
Duration: 4 hours: The tour will last 3.5 to 4 hours depending upon the pace of the group.
Colosseum and Imperial Rome: Visit the Arena Floor of the Colosseum as well as the Palatine Hill, Roman Forum, and the Imperial Forums of the emperors.
Ages 12 and Up Only please: Due to the duration of the tour and the route, the minimum age is 12 yrs, the tour is not suitable for strollers.
VIP Early Bird Exclusive
VIP Very Small Group Tour: With a maximum of 9 adults. This is as close to a private experience we offer as a group tour option.
Prime time Colosseum: Ask the questions you've always wondered about in this small group, and don't get lost in a crowd.
Small Group Arena Floor Access
Beat the Roman Heat: Tour route is designed to keep you cool by entering the Colosseum and Roman Forum/Palatine Hill at the optimal times of day.
Small Group Arena Floor Access
Reviews
779 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Best tour ever!
Janine C,,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Most incredible small group tour I have ever been on!! Angela was incredibly knowledgeable and very entertaining on our tour of the Colosseum in the rain. I highly recommend this tour and hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
The rain stopper
Clint o,,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We were a bit apprehensive at first. It was a deluge of rain! But as soon as Angela started the tour… Boom, it stopped. Turns out she made some kind of pact with a rain god or something. Weird stuff I know. But it works! She was awesome and not afraid to share the book version and the not so book version. We had an amazing time! Thank you!
Colosseum and Forum Tour
Misty S,,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Very informative and was a great time. It was slightly raining, but that didn’t stop us at all. I learned a lot and would not have had even close to the same experience if I would have tried to tour those spaces on my own.
Our guide Fay was awesome...
Brigitte S,,Feb 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Fay was awesome and very energetic, making the tour fun and very informative. The only negative about the tour was that the company did not honor the original time we had booked and changed the time of our tour twice which required us to change other plans that day as well.
Mitch was fantastic! So...
Michelle B,,Feb 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Mitch was fantastic! So knowledgeable, so fun, so entertaining, really made our experience to notch! I’d give him more stars if I could. Answered everyone’s questions and even questions we didn’t have. 10/10!
Fantastico!
Susan B,,Feb 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide Mitch was a wealth of knowledge. He went over and above just a tour guide to help with a problem ticket.
The tour guide was...
laura b,,Feb 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour guide was extremely informative and he is an excellent tour guide his name started with an M Very nice guy.
Great tour!
Alex S,,Jan 31, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00What a great tour! Unfortunately I didn't make a note of our host's name, but I believe David was his name? This is likely because I was so mentally fatigued (in a good way) after the tour was over! His knowledge and energy was amazing and he explained everything in such detail - I feel like I got the whole history of the empire in a couple short hours! Highly recommended!
Best way to view the colosseum
Thomas W,,Jan 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Angela was a very good tour operator. She was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic and made the tour fun.
Fantastic tour, superb guide
Georgina D,,Jan 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a fantastic tour! Tiberius was the perfect guide, he has a wealth of knowledge, it’s súper charismatic and we had one of the best tours I’ve ever had.
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