3-Hour Walking Tour of Colosseum & Ancient Rome Highlights

Colosseum

Roman Forum

Colosseum tunnels

Roman Forum

Colosseum with a professional tour guide

Highlights

Experience the splendour of the Colosseum of Rome

Walk in the footsteps of emperors in the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

Rome

architectural, archaeological, historical

Group Tour

3 Hours

Easy

English

Description

Sign-up for this 3-hour trip to the most iconic sites of ancient Rome and learn about the gladiators and games. Go inside the Colosseum to see this spectacular stadium in all its glory, and explore the arena, the oldest part of Rome. End the tour with visits to the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill where the emperors lived.

Itinerary

Day in Rome
- Meet your tour guide and begin just outside the Colosseum, where your guide can introduce you to the area as you make your way to the entrance. Once inside, you will be awestruck by the vast size of this ancient stadium where gladiators fought and died for the Roman spectators. As you visit the main floor level and get a view from the spectator seating level, your guide will describe all of the games and events in the Colosseum.
- Head to the oldest part of Rome when you begin your climb up to Palatine Hill. The site of the huts of Romulus (the first king and founder of Rome) is also the site of the home of first Emperor Augustus. While atop the Palatine Hill, you will walk through the palaces where emperors lived and even sneak peeked at the famous Circus Maximus below where the chariot races were held.
- After getting your fill of empirical grandeur, you will follow your guide down the hill into the Roman Forum. This is where the Roman people and senators went about their daily life. Home to temples, government offices, the senate-house and even the library, you will see the structures that made the Roman Empire famous as well as prosperous.
- You will even walk in the footsteps of emperors and plebs alike as your guide takes you down the original stones of the Via Sacra, or Sacred Road, into the forum.
- The entire experience ends with you having the chance to ask questions to your guide and get any advice you need for the rest of your stay in Rome. With small groups of no more than 12 people, you are guaranteed to make a connection that will last a lifetime.

What's Included

All entry tickets

Expert, friendly and certified tour guide

What's Excluded

Transport to and from the meeting point

Food and drink

Gratuities

Know Before You Go

Please do not bring large bags/suitcases.

Please do not bring weapons/knives, a glass of any kind or aerosol cans.

There are checkpoints for covid-19 restrictions and proof of green pass and security checkpoints where the items above will be taken from you if you have them.

This area can get extremely hot in the summer months, we advise bringing water in plastic or metal bottles, which can be refilled on tour.

What To Bring

Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.

Please bring a photo ID as well as proof of the Covid-19 green pass or equivalent. (proof of full vaccination OR proof of recovery from covid-19 within 6 months OR proof of a negative covid-19 test within 48 hours prior to entry time).