Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Guided Tour

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Duration:2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Rome, Italy

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Colosseum/Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Official Guided Tour and Tickets!
Intimate Small Group Tours with our local expert guides for an unforgettable experience.
Immerse Yourself in the History in this 2.5-hour skip-the-line tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum in Rome goes back in time. Bypass the queue at the Colosseum to avoid long waits. Explore the first and second tiers for great views.
Then walk through the ruins of Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum with your guide, an art and archaeology expert history come to life!!

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

WHAT TO EXPECT

1. Colosseum
Start your journey with a visit to Rome's symbolic monument with a tour that makes it easy and fun for all ages. Learn about the amphitheater’s history from an official tour guide with an art and archaeology background. Learn about the spectacular games and bloody battles that were held inside. Hear about the techniques of construction invented by the Romans, the incredible ability of the gladiators, the violent fighting between exotic animals, and the high level of technology achieved by Roman engineers to build the Colosseum. Walk around the first tiers and see the arena to learn about the trapdoors and all the mechanisms used to animate the games. Your guide will keep you entertained with stories of sea-battles, the cages where lions were kept before the games started, the rooms in which gladiators were waiting before they reached the arena, the executions, and the excitement of the spectators attending the most spectacular, fantastic, and expensive games in human history.
2. Palatine Hill
After the Colosseum, you will walk through Palatine Hill, where you will be able to explore the site of an older settlement from the 9th century BC. Admire the first settlements of the city of Rome and the Hippodrome, an elliptical sunken garden from the Palace of Domitian. Here, enjoy an impressive view of the Circus Maximus and the valley of the Roman Forum. Learn about the legend of Romulus and Remus, the abandoned brothers raised by a she-wolf who once they grew older, fought each other for power and control.
3. Roman Forum
You will finish this amazing experience with a visit to the Roman Forum, one of the most important archaeological areas in the world with some of Ancient Rome's most evocative ruins, including the Temple of Julius Caesar, Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House and Basilica of Maxentius. Admire the Roman Forum's Sacred Way, the triumphal road where the Centurions of Caesar marched after their return from countless battles and conquests.

ADDITIONAL INFO

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 25 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.
• 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.
• PLEASE NOTE: as for the Colosseum new management, it might take few minutes to grab tickets for kids (if any of them are in the group) so the activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational reasons
• The order in which the sites are visited during the tour can vary
• 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.
• Discounts for children under 18 years is applied only with a valid ID card!
• Please note that for safety reasons the Colosseum can accommodate up to 3.000 people at once.This could lead to delays in access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors.
• For security reasons all visitors and their luggage shall be screened.
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Forbidden objects inside the Colosseum: bottles and glasses containers, alcholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags and luggage / trolley
• Please notice that the Colosseum Administration, which depends on the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities has the faculty to close the Colosseum, or parts of it, with or without notice, for events, strikes, heavy rain, or any other reason. In which case, we will offer an alternative itinerary as it seems fit and offer a partial refund
• Activity not recommended for people with motor lag
• No change on a booking can be accepted less than 96 hours before the time of the tour. In that instance, no refund will be issued.
• For the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
• PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED
• The meeting point is at Via delle Terme di Tito on the corner of Via Nicola Salvi. Our Staff will wait next to the park entrance with a "Tour in the city" sign. MANDATORY meeting time 25 minutes prior to tour departure time
• In case of late arrival or cancellation beyond the limits indicated in the cancellation policy by the customer, a refund is not foreseen.
• The duration of the tour may vary according to the time taken to access the monument. The tour duration is always at least 2 hours and will always be at most 3 hours.
• Every refund request MUST be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour
• The Colosseum management does not distribute individual tickets. We will have one group tickets for the entire group. For this reason, we cannot give individual tickets to late arrivals.
• Not recommended for travelers with walking problems
• Not accessible for walker users
• We kindly inform you that any kind of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,... ) or anything that might prevent you to regularly join the tour, MUST BE communicated in advance to our staff.

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Posted By : Linh_D
Caterina was a fantastic tour guide!! She was enthusiastic and friendly and super easy to understand
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 09:42:09

Posted By : Stephen_H
The tour guide was excellent, very knowledgeable, professional, and helpful. She was able to answer numerous questions by multiple people on the tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 05:10:30

Posted By : Theresa_G
This was not well organized. Our tickets were not purchased prior to the time we arrived causing our entry to the Colosseum to be delayed. We did not go up Palantine Hill as described, just viewed from a distance. We spent more time being shown pictures in a notebook than actually looking at the ruins.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 00:37:15

Posted By : Dustin_W
Excellent tour. Valentina was knowledgeable & entertaining. We would recommend for anyone wanting to tour the site.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 13:35:25

Posted By : Deby_A
Very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable guide - provided so much information on the history of the forum , palentine hill and colosseum.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 12:56:41

Posted By : Louise_B
Great tour, extremely informative and enjoyable.
We had three adults and two kids (9 & 12) and the kids really enjoyed it.
Everyone has a headset so you can hear the tour guide. He was easy to follow and made sure the group stayed together, he was more than happy to answer questions. Tour lasted a good 2.5 hrs and we had a couple of toilet breaks. Make sure to bring water, its quite warm in there.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 12:49:27

Posted By : Joanne_M
Skip-the-Line is THE way to go. Lines were incredible to get into the colosseum (as a perk we were lucky enough to be there the day of the 2,777 anniversary so we saw gladiators, senators, etc. dressed and walking and acting around the colosseum).

Our guide was very nice, knowledgeable and patient. She offered the elevator to anyone who couldn't do the steps. The hearing devices were very clear no matter where you were in the group - I always too up the rear lol. We did tiers 1 and 2 and, for me, that was enough as my walking stamina is limited. (Only complaint is that the colosseum was the only place my nephew wanted to buy a souvenir - we bypassed the store and ended up with no access to it.)

Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum - again more walking but totally worth it. The weather was beautiful (couldn't imagine it at 86 degrees) and the views were spectacular - "that's where Cesar was killed". All statues face the Vatican - so if you get lost, use them as directors.

This was a great way to start our trip to Italy. I recommend this tour.

We then w
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 10:20:12

Posted By : findtanveer
It was a great tour! The tour guide had great knowledge. She gave a lot of good information. It was great to see the 2000 years old building still standing.
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 18:25:07

Posted By : Vikki_C
Our guide was fantastic, he knew so much about his subject and was very enthusiastic! Well worth the money for a 3 hour guided tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 15:21:45

Posted By : Dreamer29043474556
Francisco was a fantastic guide really providing us with a deep sense of history and place essence which we would have otherwise been remiss to garner had we chosen to go without a guide. We took the 3pm slot on quite a warm spring day in late April and the tour lasted for just around 2 hours. For us this was perfect as our two 10 year old boys were quickly losing steam by the end. Perhaps the sweetest part was Francisco nominating our boys to be assistant guides, a role which they took on with pride and joy. We will definitely remember the tour as a highlight of our trip to Italy/Rome.
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 04:51:46