Private Guided Tour in the Colosseum and Ancient Rome
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Private Guided Tour in the Colosseum and Ancient Rome
By Roman Vacations
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Ages 0-110
Duration: 2–3 hours
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Entry to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
- Your own exclusive expert certified tour guide
- Headsets for groups when appropriate
- €18 entry ticket to sites
- Entry/Admission - Colosseum
- Entry/Admission - Foro Romano
- Entry/Admission - Palatine Hill
What's not included- Food and Drink
- Gratuities
- Transportation to or from the meeting point
- Start:
- Foro Traiano, 84, 00187 Roma RM, ItalyYour private guide will meet you at Trajan's Column. They will stand along the fence on the NW side of the column with an orange Roman Vacations sign.
End:- Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Roma RM, ItalyThe tour will end at the Colosseum where there is a Metro B station as well as a bus stop. This is only a short walk from a taxi stand in two directions as well.
- Near public transportation
- Pushchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 282076P6- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- 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.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 282076P6
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Itinerary
- Foro Traiano, 84, 00187 Roma RM, ItalyYour private guide will meet you at Trajan's Column. They will stand along the fence on the NW side of the column with an orange Roman Vacations sign.
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- Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Roma RM, ItalyThe tour will end at the Colosseum where there is a Metro B station as well as a bus stop. This is only a short walk from a taxi stand in two directions as well.
About the operator
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- kpbatka0 contributionsColesso & Palletine HillEasy to find meeting location and very personable guide (Mike). Answered all questions and gave useful advice. We did the 3pm tour. Still crowded but it was a true “skip the line” tour. Learned a lot and was allowed sufficient time for photos.Written 5 October 2024
- kl3250 contributionsGreat experience.Mitch was an amazing tour guide! So full of knowledge. You could tell he could have told us so much more if not under the time restraint. He has me so interested in the Colosseum that I ordered a book about it that he suggested. I would highly recommend this tour.Written 5 October 2024
- Jacki R0 contributionsGreat tourGreat tour. Marcello was excellent, enough info without overloading & kept everyone engaged. Would highly recommend.Written 3 October 2024
- D3542LIbrianl0 contributionsGreat, informative tour of the Coliseum and Forum!My wife and I just returned from Rome and felt compelled to write a review about our experience with Roman vacations. Mitch was our guide for our Colosseum and forum tour. He was incredibly knowledgeable, had a great sense of humor, and brought the palatine, forum, and Colosseum to life. we can’t recommend this tour highly enough!Written 2 October 2024
- ThomasT44720 contributionsKnowledgeable , fun and understandableGreat tour. Guide was very knowledgeable and could hear well with ear phone. Guide was fun and answered all questions Lots of walking with stepsWritten 1 October 2024
- wonjik20220 contributionsGreat experienceMitch was an amazing tour guide. He is extremely knowledgeable and provided us with so much Roman history in a fun and engaging way. Highly recommend him and Roman Vacations!Written 28 September 2024
- J5134VLkristenb0 contributionsBig D rules - brilliant tourthe views were amazing, the guide exceptional, explained so much and answered questions all with humour and excellent knowledgeWritten 26 September 2024
- Carolyn M0 contributionsA holiday highlight.What a tour... Our guide was so friendly and knowledgeable. The history is fascinating and it's definitely worth a guide showing you around. There were only 6 people on our tour, which was just perfect. We went at 9am, and I'd definitely recommend getting there early ahead of the main crowds.Written 26 September 2024
- Cameron L0 contributionsRome with factsRich was great. Spent time answering questions and gave us time to explore each location after he had explained them and a bit of history.Written 23 September 2024
- DavidK3860 contributionsThe history and grandeur of Ancient Rome comes aliveThis was simply stupendous! From the moment we were greeted at the Roman Vacations office to the final parting of our group nearly three hours later, we felt that we had been treated to the perfect experience. Rich was so incredibly knowledgeable, had a mastery of communicating to us what we were seeing and where we were going, and did it with efficiency and good humor. We were so pleased to have chosen this very small group tour. It gave good opportunities to ask questions and be provided with a personalized experience.Written 23 September 2024
- jaytilles0 contributionsAmanda was the hostess with the mostest.Amanda was a wealth of knowledge and had a wonderfully cheeky sense of humor. Our tour covered far more than just the colosseum and was delightfully longer than expected. Our tour was on a Saturday morning which meant that it was as packed as Disneyland. Elbow to elbow. Amanda helped is navigate the massive crowds. Bypassing the seemingly mile-long lines to enter the Forum was worth its weight in gold. I highly recommend this tour.Written 22 September 2024
- Q2274OZwaynes0 contributionsGreat knowledge tourRich was great! Thank you so much. Thundered all the time but never rained! Plenty of great knowledge imparted by our guide. Highly recommendWritten 19 September 2024
- Z6594JUlarryb0 contributionsA Great ExperienceWe've been to the colluseum in years past but our ge ide this time was exceptional. He really knows the history of Rome and was very sociable.Written 19 September 2024
- RyokoshaScarlett0 contributionsThe Colosseum Inside Ands Out And MoreMidge (“Mike”) is a great guide who thoroughly explained everything we saw on the tour and has a great sense of humour. I enjoyed the tour very much.Written 14 September 2024
- D9069FAbrentc0 contributionsA must do for first timers and those wanting more info abt RomeDiletta was friendly, informative and fun! The very first thing I did as I enter Europe, Itially, Rome was to take this tour. She was kind, friendly and adapted the tour to me and my family. Not only giving us the assumed information of the past but also local current culture and recommendations. The two hours flew buy and we loved every second of it. Highly recommend this tour and Diletta!Written 13 September 2024
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2 contributions
Nov 2023 • Family
Dreadful experience! I would absolutely recommend going with a different tour company.
Our guide was obviously bored and hardly spoke! We resorted to looking up information online as the tour was going on, in order to understand what we were seeing! Other tour group leaders had folders with images to help bring the ancient structures to life...not ours!
It was such a disappointment compared to every other tour we have done during our trip in Italy.
Avoid this tour company and book elsewhere.
Our guide was obviously bored and hardly spoke! We resorted to looking up information online as the tour was going on, in order to understand what we were seeing! Other tour group leaders had folders with images to help bring the ancient structures to life...not ours!
It was such a disappointment compared to every other tour we have done during our trip in Italy.
Avoid this tour company and book elsewhere.
Written 2 November 2023
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Hi Katherine, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We will speak with the guide regarding their demeanour and lack of visuala on tour. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and apologies that it wasn't of the high standards we expect, we will make sure to do better going forward.
Written 3 November 2023
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Kaitlyn Chasey
New York City, NY3 contributions
Sept 2021 • Couples
We booked this tour on our last day in Rome and it was the best way to spend the day! Our guide, Mircea, was energetic, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable. Highly recommend booking with Roman Vacations. It was the perfect day, thanks again M! - Kaitlyn & Drew
Written 19 September 2021
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Thank you so much Kaitlyn! We are so happy you had a great tour with Mircea!
Written 11 October 2021
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Anthony J
birmingham8 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
We booked a tour and ended up just being another couple with us on the tour so 4 in total, the lady who met us initially was lovely and very chatty, happy to give advice on where to go in Rome and when.. then our guide showed up and his name began with M, I can't remember his full name (sorry) but what a great guide, the knowledge of everything was unbelievable.
I would recommend this tour and company
I would recommend this tour and company
Written 8 May 2022
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Thank you Anthony, we are so happy you had a great time on the tour, and we hope you found the advice helpful as well.
Written 9 May 2022
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Jennifer C
Scottsdale, AZ15 contributions
Aug 2022
Had a really informative and fun tour of the Colosseum, Forum, Palatine hill with Benjamin, our tour guide. I have seen the Colosseum and Forum before, but with his tour, I got a much more in-depth appreciation. My daughters (14 & 17) and mother (70s) also enjoyed the tour, and he was very attentive to our needs for breaks, water, shade, a lift for my mom. Highly recommend.
Written 8 August 2022
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Thank you so much for the kind review! Benjamin is amazing, we're so glad you enjoyed your tour with him!
Written 9 August 2022
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FrequentFlier754468
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Family
Outstanding experience with the tour led by Arturo. He enriched the tour with many historical details and stories. Super-friendly and vivid guide in a well-organized tour that my wife and our 12 year old son enjoyed as well.
Written 20 October 2023
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Thank you for your kind review! Glad you enjoyed the tour with Arturo!
Written 22 October 2023
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Allisia J
Southport, IN5 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
Lumi was an amazing tour guide!!! She was very in depth and informative. She gave us so much information and truly made the tour 1000000% worth it.
Written 26 April 2024
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Thank you for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed the tour with Lumi. She is a great guide. Safe travels!
Written 27 April 2024
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JeremiahNJ
Warren, NJ2 contributions
Sept 2021 • Family
Book with Mircea! He is wonderful and possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of Roman history. We learned a great deal about gladiators, Roman emperors, the praetorian guard, the Borgias and the Farnese’s and even Mussolini and Hitler! Highly, highly recommend!
Written 8 September 2021
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Thank you Jeremiah! We are so happy you had an amazing time on your tour with Mircea! His knowledge is vast, that's for sure. Feel free to reach out and request him for tours next time you're in Rome!
Written 9 September 2021
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Cameron L
17 contributions
Tatiana was very knowledgeable. We thought she was going somewhat fast but soon realized that even sprinting we'd never able to see it all! She has put together a very enjoyable and informative tour of the must-see things on the tour! Loved it!
Written 23 September 2024
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Ciao! Many thanks for your kind words. We are so glad you enojyed the tour and we hope to see you again soon!
Written 24 September 2024
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kirsten o
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • Family
Great experience! We did a virtually private tour and learned a lot without feeling overlwhelmed. Rich, gave a fantastic tour
Written 5 August 2024
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Ciao! Many thanks for your kind words. Rich is amazing at what he does and his knowledge is so vast. We refer to him as the walking and talking encyclopedia for this reason. We are so glad you enjoyed the tour with him. We hope to see you guys again soon.
Safe travels!
Written 6 August 2024
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Eduardo P
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • Family
Wow, excellent Tour with Rich we love the way that he explain the story the pictures he took to us are exceptional.👋
Amazing as an overall experience!!!
Amazing as an overall experience!!!
Written 6 July 2024
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Ciao Eduardo! We are so glad you enjoyed the tour with Rich. He is awesome at what he does and cares very much about the people he is guiding. He wants to make sure you have a great time. We hope to see you again soon. Safe travels!
Written 7 July 2024
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