Colosseum & Ancient Rome with Arena Floor Option I Max 6 People
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Rome, Italy
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
The Colosseum is one of Rome’s notable landmarks— but understanding its history isn’t easy without a guide. On this small-group tour, listen to stories of emperors and gladiators as you tour the ancient amphitheater. Then visit the nearby Roman Forum and Palatine Hill to gain further insight into the city's ancient history. This tour comes with different upgrades, so you can customize your experience to suit your budget and interests.
- Enjoy an intimate experience in a small-group setting
- Check off three of Rome's ancient sights in under a few hours
- Upgrade your experience to access the restricted Arena Floor
- Opt for your tour to be fully-private if you wish
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
A small-group tour means better access to your guide than larger groups, with a private upgrade available.
What's Included
- Tour in a Safe and Semi Private Group of 6 people
- Professional, local, expert guide
- Access to the Arena Floor through the Gladiator's Gate entrance (if option selected)
- Access to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
- Colosseum entrance with optional 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.
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Largo Gaetana AgnesiL.go Gaetana Agnesi, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
In Largo Gaetana Agnesi, underneath the red Metro "M" sign outside the upper-floor entrance of Colosseum Metro Station (Line B). PLEASE NOTE: The metro station has both upper and lower entrances, each marked with a Metro sign. Please ensure you are at the upper-level entrance.
End point
- Roman Forum00186 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Itinerary
Find your way to Rome's famous Colosseum to meet your guide and small group (if private option not selected).
Get guaranteed access to the ancient arena and proceed directly inside. Explore the first two rings of the arena while listening to stories of Caesar, gladiators, games, and entertainment. Learn about the architecture and engineering—and even tour the Arena Floor, if you selected the upgrade when booking.
Next, visit the Roman Forum, where you can see the Arch of Titus, the Basilica of Maxentius, and the Temple of Antonino and Faustina, plus other storied sights.
Continue to Palatine Hill, climbing as you hear about the origins of ancient Rome, including Livia and the House of Augustus. See the valley between Palatine Hill and Aventine Hill, where Circus Maximus once stood.
After several hours, your tour ends back at the meeting point.
Get guaranteed access to the ancient arena and proceed directly inside. Explore the first two rings of the arena while listening to stories of Caesar, gladiators, games, and entertainment. Learn about the architecture and engineering—and even tour the Arena Floor, if you selected the upgrade when booking.
Next, visit the Roman Forum, where you can see the Arch of Titus, the Basilica of Maxentius, and the Temple of Antonino and Faustina, plus other storied sights.
Continue to Palatine Hill, climbing as you hear about the origins of ancient Rome, including Livia and the House of Augustus. See the valley between Palatine Hill and Aventine Hill, where Circus Maximus once stood.
After several hours, your tour ends back at the meeting point.
1
Colosseum
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Roman Forum
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
3
Palatine Hill
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- The colosseum currently guarantees special access to the arena floor which is off limits to the general public. The arena area is where the gladiator fights took place and also gives you the closest view of the underground area possible
- 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.
- Remember to bring a valid photo ID for each passenger
- Please note that all Colosseum tour starting times are subject to change based on ticket availability.
- The above itinerary is an example, the order of the sites might change depending on the scheduled slot.
- Guests with wheelchair accessibility needs will find difficulty with this semi-private tour. In order to ensure a tour with alternative routes, please inquire with our customer support team and we will find you a barrier-free tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 3,553 reviews
Janine_M, Jun 2026
Donata was friendly, funny and knowledgeable. What a great way to spend 3 hours! Definitely recommend this tour.
Joan_R, Jun 2026
Max was an excellent guide. Very informative of the days in Roman times. He was patient and not rushing us through to just get done . Would definitely recommend this tour for first time visitors in Rome.
Lori_V, Jun 2026
Excellent tour with so much information and knowledge about the history of the area. We learned so much and super friendly. Only bad part was our guide was a little too in your face to the point of being uncomfortable at times. I think he was just passionate about what he was talking about.
Kaitlyn_B, Jun 2026
This was one of the best tours I've ever done on any vacation. Our tour guide, Dario, was passionate, engaging, and knowledgeable. He took us through the Forums and Colosseum, explaining hundreds of years of history in an easily understandable way. We learned a ton on this tour and got some excellent photos. The arena floor is not to be missed!
It was very hot in the afternoon sun and Dario was conscious of finding us shady spots to stop in and making sure we had time for water breaks. The three hours flew by and we left feeling like we really understood this part of ancient Roman history. Cannot recommend this tour enough!
Jonnie_Q, Jun 2026
Very in depth tour of the Coloseum. Our guide, Gabrielle, was the most knowledgeable docent of our trip. She wove fragments of history together to tell a complete story of the construction, social and political importance of the Coloseum, the scope of the spectacles enacted there, dispelled commonly assumed myths, and identified the reinforcement of the stratified social classes that the seating emphasized . Gabrielle brought the Coloseum to life - the walls came alive with the people of a long ago time.
Thara_V, Jun 2026
Paula was an excellent tour guide. She explained everything clearly and thoroughly. We appreciated the care she took to make sure we stayed hydrated and that we got enough rests along the way. Highly recommend this tour.
Sonya_B, Jun 2026
Our guide Dennis was great! He was very knowledgeable and animated. He was also very helpful to the needs of everyone in our small group. We had a fantastic time.
Stacy_B, Jun 2026
Ciara was an amazing tour guide! Liv Tours was an outstanding company to book with…great communication, detailed location meeting, and absolutely an awesome experience. Will book with this company again!!
Theresa_R, Jun 2026
The semi private tour with six people was great. Our guide was absolutely fantastic and she made it a great day. When you can engage people from 23 yo to 64+ you are spectacular. I would say it’s a bit of walking including some stairs.
Anna_C, Jun 2026
We participated in the first tour of the day, which I recommend, as the area gets crowded fast! Our tour guide, Ilaria, was excellent: knowledgeable and friendly, offering a balance of information and time to look around and take pictures. The tour was a good length of time, and we stayed in the area after the tour ended to explore some on our own.
Hannah_S, Jun 2026
Definitely recommend taking an early tour of the colosseum to beat the heat and the line! Guide was a very good story teller
Charles_G, Jun 2026
Rude tour guide that treated the tour like a rehearsed tour, even though it was only three people and private. Whenever we ask anything he would get upset and go back to a script of things he must’ve been trained to show us or talk about. It was boring, and we would’ve learned more reading from our phones and walking through it.
Gail_B, Jun 2026
Our tour guide Fabio was amazing! He was so polite, knowledgeable and his English was impeccable. He answered all of our questions and even helped us find a taxi and the end of the tour.
Marc_R, Jun 2026
One of the best tours we have ever taken. We thoroughly enjoyed our extremely knowledgeable tour guide Elisabetta. She was amazing -an absolute fantastic tour of the Coliseum.
Joseph_S, Jun 2026
Serena was great. She was a professional. Excellent guide providing thoughtful and knowledgeable insight information throughout the tour. I was amazed Serena was able to fit all we saw and learned into the few hours we spent together. I would not hesitate to take this tour. It was great to have such a small group, it was well worth the additional cost. We left the “skip the line tours” in the dust.
Gordon_T, Jun 2026
Good tour, but limited to the main level of the colosseum. Guide was extremely knowledgeable on the whole history of everything, but unless you are a real history buff, I'd skip everything after the colosseum.
Ken_H, Jun 2026
Tour was great, communicated very well, knew lots of great facts, and made sure all the group members were enjoying the tour, were comfortable, and answered any questions asked!
Jennifer_M, Jun 2026
We had a great time seeing the Colloseum and our tour guide was very informative and made sure we found the best spots for photo-ops in between giving us a great summary of the history of Rome.
Brenda_E, Jun 2026
Fabio was the most knowledgeable & accommodating tour guide we have ever had-anywhere!!! My husband has a walker & I have a bad knee so instead of booking a small group tour, we booked the private tour. Fabio made it totally worth the extra expense!! My husband was so pleased to have been able to see the colosseum in such a personal way! We highly recommend this tour, and don’t forget to ask for Fabio!! He rates A+++++!
Beth_W, Jun 2026
The tour was well organized. Our guide Laura was amazing. She told all the history of everyplace we toured. . She was very enjoyable.
Candee_W, May 2026
Fabricio was awesome! He was so knowledgable about the Colosseum and all of its history; it was like we could imagine the gladiators & animals fighting! We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and I’m taking my son back in June! Palatine Hill and the Roman forum are special as well!!
Gregory_M, May 2026
Our tour Guide was amazing.
So polite, professional and friendly.
Celina was so personable. she was very informative and was very engaging.
Thank you so much
Bill_W, May 2026
That was a fantastic tour of the Colosseum and Arena floor was great. Our guide was awesome. He was very knowledgeable and had great stories as we walked through the Forum and Palatine Hill. Would go back, because you never have enough time!
Wendy_C, May 2026
Wow what a great tour..we had Sabrina she was so good and shared so much history with us..thank you guys for organising and excellent tour
Amanda_D, May 2026
Marco was a fantastic guide! Bravo Marco! Very knowledgeable and did a great job of keeping a good pace for my elderly mother. We had a great time opening our minds to learn the history of what actually happened in these areas.
Matt_G, May 2026
Fabulous time with Serena, who was knowledgeable and charming and helpful and who helped us navigate busy monuments on a hot day with ease. Would absolutely recommend!
Tanner_P, May 2026
Great informative tour and our guide Dennis was amazing, best time even with the hotter than normal temps.
David_S, May 2026
Dario was a personable and knowledgeable guide who kept us at a great pace so we could see as many highlights as possible. He shared lots of interesting history along the way and shepherded us to the right lines and spots to skip the waits and get the best views and photos. He even helped us with restaurant recommendations afterward - a much-appreciated bonus. Highly recommend!
Clare_S, May 2026
Our tour guide, Sylvia I think her nickname was sissy. She was fabulous very informative. Spoke clearly enjoyed the whole tour with her. I will definitely tell friends to join the tour for the Colosseum excellent.
Geoff_B, May 2026
Lots of walking around the ancient ruins. Tons to see and experience. The Roman Forum and Colosseum are certainly amazing to witness first hand.
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