Colosseum Guided Tour with Special Access to the Gladiator Arena
Rome, Italy
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Travel back to the glory days of Ancient Rome with a guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. Step onto the arena floor like a true gladiator, visit the legendary birthplace of Rome, and hear stories of power, politics, and pageantry from your guide. The tour starts from central Rome locations for your convenience.
- Explore three iconic sites in a single tour
- Save time with pre-booked admission
- Experience a gladiator's perspective from the arena floor
- Gain a deeper understanding of the Colosseum's historical context from your guide ;
What's Included
- Professional Tour Guide
- A full experience ticket to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
- Quality Headset
- The special access to the gladiator arena
- The admission tickets price: 25€, is included in the price paid online
- Free admission tickets for all children under 18 years old
- Colosseum and Arena entrance ticket valued at €24 per person.
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Entrance to the Underground and III Level of the Colosseum
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
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End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Colosseum
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
2
Roman Forum
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Palatine Hill
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Most travelers 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 tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 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
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HEATHER_B, Jun 2026
Tour guide was absolutely amazing. His name was Roberto.. he taught us a lot during our tour. He was also very funny..
Paul_L, Jun 2026
Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and regaled us with interesting stories, suppositions and facts that were easily digestible.
Robyn_R, Jun 2026
The tour was phenomenal and so informative. Our guide Natalia was so great at providing both historical and fun facts about all three places we went. She was very knowledgeable when asked questions and created a very warm and inviting group throughout the tour. Would highly recommend this.
RyanW_M, Oct 2025
Guide was not readily understood in English. There was not a lot of information on what was seen. The “Gladiator Access” description was very deceiving, as the guide only talked about general descriptions of gladiators in Ancient Rome. There is no special “gladiator access” for this ticket.
Everything we came across of interest was dismissed as another ticket purchase. Nearly half the tour was irrelevant talk about keeping up or dodging tourists. This was a disappointing purchase.
Dan_T, Jun 2024
The sites and history presented by the guide were great! Francesca, our guide, was excellent and being at the arena level to see the whole site around us was great.
Kristina_B, Jun 2024
Our guide from Crown Tours was extremely knowledgeable and we walked away learning interesting historical tidbits of ancient to modern day Rome.
CAROLYN_B, Jul 2023
I think the name of our tour guide was Eva. She was very knowledgeable. And told many interesting stories of what life was like back then. We saw Roman Forum, Palentine Hill and Colloseum. I would definitely recommend this tour. It was a large group but we had headphones so we could hear her. We learned alot!!
David_A, Jun 2023
Your company ruined my trip because you canceled my tour last minute. I will never use your company again
Response from Host, Jun 2023
We have sent a reschedule message two days before with no response. Although you have arrived late for your original meeting time saying that you couldn't find us my colleagues tried to fit you in a tour leaving within 30 minutes but you have chosen the refund and we did it. We have tried our best and that unfortunately did not meet your needs. Our apologies and we hope your next experience goes better
Katherine_R, Jun 2023
Being able to spend time with family enjoying the Colosseum & The Forum. Katalina was a lively and informative tour guide :)
Elaine_C, Jun 2023
The tour company CANCELLED the "floor" access portion of this tour a day ahead of time. The tour company said the Colosseum cancelled access because of rain but when we toured the Colosseum there were lots of other tour companies on the floor area!!
The primary reason I booked this tour was for the floor access. The tour company knows that if they cancel this part of the tour a day ahead, there is not much you (visitor with limited days to visit this site) can do. The company returned $10 when they cancelled the floor access.
The tour company changed the sequence of this tour so that we visited the Colosseum at the end of the tour rather than the beginning. This meant that it was hotter at the Colosseum and since we didn't end at Palatine hill, we had no opportunity look around this area at our own pace after the tour ended. I chose this tour carefully - I considered the sequence described in the tour company description. I would NOT recommend this company.
Response from Host, Jun 2023
Dear customer,
Sorry for the experience you had is not the one you expected. Unfortunately the Colosseum organizers have cancelled randomly the tickets to limit the access to the arena floor so instead of cancelling the full tour we have downgraded to a regular tour with a partial refund ofcourse.
Thank you and we hope the next experience would be better.
The Tour Team
Ana_R, Oct 2023
Adorei a Patrícia, muito atenciosa, bem disposta e atenta às necessidades do grupo. Explicou muito bem a história do Coliseu, Adorei *****
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