Colosseum and Roman Forum Experience: Gladiators Gate and Arena Floor Access
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63 Ratings
Roma
Experience the Colosseum like a gladiator with skip-the-line access to the Arena Floor. Explore the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill for a complete perspective on ancient Rome. Small group tour for personalized attention.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Colosseum - If you’ve been dreaming about visiting Rome’s iconic Flavian Amphitheater then this gladiator’s Arena Colosseum Tour is for you. After skipping the general admission lines, and heading to this amazing edifice’s backdoor, a.k.a. ‘the gladiator’s entrance’, you’ll be treated to sections that are completely closed off to standard ticket-holders. Our Colosseum Tour with underground & arena floor access lets you stand exactly where the heat of the action took place.

Seeing the Colosseum from these totally unique perspectives is an emotional rush, heightened by the captivating historic narrative supplied by your passionate guide, who’ll separate fact from myth on one of the most intriguing sites in the world. Find out what each area of the Colosseum was used for, the engineering feats behind every brick, and how this bloodthirsty ring reflected the political and social values of Ancient Rome herself.

What's Included
  • Expert English-speaking guide
  • Full tour of Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
  • Exclusive access to the Arena Floor
  • Small groups with a maximum of 10 people
  • All fees and taxes included
  • Skip-the-line tickets
What's Not Included
  • Hotel Pick Up - Drop Off
  • Gratuites
Additional Information

Indulge in a journey once exclusive to gladiators as you bypass queues and enter directly through the ancient portals to the Colosseum Arena Floor.

This thoughtfully designed plan embraces the Gladiators Gate of the Colosseum, along with the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, giving you a comprehensive understanding of one of the most significant civilizations in history. Your Skip-the-line Colosseum tickets are incorporated.

Not only will you be tracing the path of gladiators, but you’ll also enjoy a 360° view from the vantage point where it was feasible to observe all 50,000 enthusiastic spectators, beautifully expounded by a devoted guide.

Following your guided tour of the Colosseum, you’ll proceed past the Arch of Constantine and into the Roman Forum.

You’ll always receive personalized attention in a tight-knit group of just 10 individuals or less. This Colosseum Tour guarantees a level of personal attention unavailable with larger groups.

  • 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.
  • The final start time of the tour will be communicated a week in advance as there can be some changes for ticketing purposes.
  • 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.
Location
Piazza del Colosseo, 21
Piazza del Colosseo
This tour begins outside the “Colosseo” metro station (Line B - ground level). Your guide will be waiting in front of the green kiosk, holding a sign with the ‘What a Life Tours’ logo on it. Please remember that Rome’s streets can be confusing, we recommend allowing extra time in case you get lost.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cameron_r
May 17, 2024
Amazing experience - We absolutely loved this tour - both the locations themselves and the thoroughness our tour guide provided on the historical context and background of the sights and Rome itself. It was engaging and well-paced. Ferdinando was an amazing guide and would highly recommend him for this tour or any other one. It was the perfect end to our trip to Rome & Italy
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Tylertory
May 17, 2024
Informative and fun tour! - Great tour! Our tour guide Michele was extremely knowledgeable, funny, and kept us engaged and interested. Would highly recommend!
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William_f
May 9, 2024
Colosseum Fun Tour - Valentina was our guide and she was awesome! Knowledgeable and provided an excellent insight into all of the areas we visited. Colosseum was amazing well as the Forum. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Nancynapa
May 8, 2024
Worth every penny! - We just finished our tour of the Colosseum and it was fantastic! There were only 6 of us on the tour. We had access to the underground and arena. Our guide, Carlotta, had a degree in archeology and was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Rome and the Colosseum. She was also, very personable and fun. I highly recommend this company!
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Lanek538
May 2, 2024
Colosseum tour - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and informative. Even though it was raining, she kept a smile and sense of humor the whole time.
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Jennifer_h
May 1, 2024
Excellent tour with a great guide!!! - The guide was so interesting and knowledgeable .. made the tour more exciting. We spent a lot of time in the Roman forum ruins and got entrance to coliseum floor which I think it important not many people here and you get a better prospective of the coliseum. If you don't get to enter coliseum floor you have to look down not up.
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Stephanie_a
May 22, 2024
Enlightening tour! - We enjoyed this tour very much and learned a lot of very interesting information. The only drawback is that we bought skip the line tickets and we were still waiting in line to get in.
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Anthony
Apr 25, 2024
Good tour - Enjoyable tour. Very informative. I just don’t like it when tour guides feel they have to discuss politics.
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Judy_g
May 3, 2024
Disappointed - The tour did not start out on a good foot. We were to meet at 1:45 for a 2pm tour. No one was there and I noticed an email that the guide would be late and starting at 2:20 instead. By 2:30 she still had not arrived. 2:40pm she showed up with no apology or explanation to why there was a delay. Once Esther arrived, the tour started and she was quite knowledgeable about the Forum and Colosseum. We also thought our tour included the lower level of the Colosseum, but she stated it was not part of this tour. I would suggest the tour, but hesitate to give them high marks due to their lack of communication and lateness
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Rick
Apr 28, 2024
Great place amazing what we saw value for money for our tour price definitely not im afraid - I was told at the start we would go down below where the gladiators used to come out from and this never happened very disappointed
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