Private Colosseum, Roman Forum Tour: Arena Floor or Family Option
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Rome, Italy
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Add some fun to your ancient Rome explorations, with this private tour of the Colosseum and Roman Forum. You have the benefit of a private guide just for your sole group to explore ancient Rome. Experience the historic ruins, including the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, and gain access to the arena floor of the Colosseum, not available on a standard ticket.
- Explore one of the New7Wonders of the World—the Colosseum
- Hear commentary adapted to your private group's interests
- Enjoy an interactive and engaging experience
- Tour ancient Rome with your own personal guide
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
Access the restricted arena floor area of the Colosseum, which most tours skip.
What's Included
- Access to the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
- Private, Professional and Expert Tour Guide to answer all your questions
- Fully guided tour of the Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Hill
- Colosseum entrance ticket with 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 Drink
- Gratuities
- Arena Floor and Palatine NOT included with the Family Option
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Largo Gaetana AgnesiL.go Gaetana Agnesi, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
In front of the SOS sign outside the Colosseum Metro station's upper floor entrance, located in Largo Gaetana Agnesi. PLEASE NOTE: The metro station has an upper and lower entrance, both with SOS signs. Please ensure you are at the upper level. Coordinates: 41.891560,12.491393
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Colosseum
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Palatine Hill
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Roman Forum
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to provide all travelers' full names at the office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or photo ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
- 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.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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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
5.0
based on 452 reviews
Chris_R, Apr 2026
Excellent tour and Dennis was great. Lots to see and understand so this is really just an introduction to the enormous amount of history.
Philip_M, Apr 2026
I have taken a lot of tours this was the best tour that we have ever been on. Silva was knowledgeable in all area's of roman History, arcaeology,maps of the Colosseum and Construction. She also veryperonable, charming warm hearted. If I could give 20 stars I would. Thank you for the best day ever.
TimChilders, Mar 2026
We did a private tour with just five of us as a family. Gabriella was an amazing guide. She was fun, exuberant, truly loves her job, is a teacher during the week, and a bottomless fount of knowledge about the Coliseum and the Forum. Everyone had a great time and learned SO MUCH history! It was simply amazing. Highly recommended!!
Cullen_B, Feb 2026
Excellent tour of the Coliseum and Roman Forum. Out tour guide Samuele, was very knowledgeable about architecture and Roman history. Highly recommended.
Holly_B, Jan 2026
So nice to skip all the lines, and Gaia did an excellent job of explaining the history of the Colosseum and Forum with so many interesting stories. Highly recommend this tour and hopefully you can get Gaia as your guide.
Nikhil_A, Dec 2025
I’m so glad we chose to do the tour with LivTours — Giulia was amazing! This was hands down the best tour we had in Rome. She is incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about Roman history, and we learned so much throughout the experience.
We had tons of questions, and she answered every one of them with patience. She’s also very friendly and easy to talk to. We love taking photos and videos, and she always waited for us without any rush — she even offered to take pictures of us, which we really appreciated.
She also recommended great places to eat, which made our trip even better. We truly missed her as our guide on the other tours we took and wished she could have shown us around everywhere!
I highly recommend LivTours — and especially Giulia!
jameswerner99, Nov 2025
An excellent tour of the ancient sites allowing us to see the area as it once was and as it is now. Highly recommended
Madison_K, Oct 2025
This tour was amazing! We had Marco and he was so good at educating us on the history in an easy to understand way. The Roman forums and colleseum were the highlight of our quick 48 hrs in Rome. Highly highly recommend this tour!
Jennifer_W, Oct 2025
Absolutely fantastic private tour seeing the Colosseum and Forum! Our tour guide was wonderful, personable, and extremely knowledgeable about the history of Rome. Definitely would go again!
Stephanie_B, Oct 2025
Davide is a true expert who deeply loves the history, art, and intrigue of the Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill. Also friendly, open to questions, and always had an answer and interesting stories of the ancients.
Louise_B, Sep 2025
Our tour was absolutely excellent from start to finish! Everything was perfectly organized, and the pacing allowed us to really enjoy each stop without feeling rushed. Our guide Fabio was knowledgeable, engaging, and added so many interesting details that truly brought the history and culture to life. We also appreciated the personal touches—helpful tips, great recommendations, and a warm, welcoming attitude that made the whole experience even more memorable. The sights were incredible, but it was the guide’s enthusiasm and professionalism that really made this tour stand out. Highly recommend
Jessica_A, Sep 2025
Wonderful experience. Julia was so knowledgeable and friendly and explained everything so well. This was our first tour on our trip and couldn't have picked a better way to start off!
Mary_A, Sep 2025
Our guide Laura through Liv Tours was fantastic! Shared so much rich history and made the experience so memorable!
Diana_H, Sep 2025
Great experience our guide
Marco was so informative and gave a great tour. Very educational on Roman history.
Bethany_R, Aug 2025
Highly recommend this tour! A private tour with Sylvia was worth every penny! She had photos and stories to share that brought the entire experience to life! Amazing scenery and opportunity to talk about the history and experiences of people at that time was incredible! She also offered to take pictures of our family along the way which was kind & helped us capture our memories! Thank you Sylvia!
Michael_B, Aug 2025
This was a wonderful tour. Gaia, tour guide with Livtours.com was very professional, knowledgeable and courteous. She provided an in-depth explanation on the colosseum and forum grounds. We ran into her at the Vatican tour and wished she was our guide there also.
James_L, Aug 2025
is us who were extremely lucky to book with LIV through Viator but beyond that we were so honored to have and exceptional guide to walk through history and that guide is Francesca!
Francesca made us feel comfortable from the very beginning which was a prelude to a walking and talking history of the Colosseum and the surrounding buildings and monuments that put us back in time to appreciate the arts, sciences, architecture and labor, and social
politics and policies of the Roman hierarchy over time. Francesca provided wonderful insights of the times that allows us to see parallels to modern day living in our country and throughout the world.
Grazie Mille to Francesca for memories that will stay forever with us! Such a pleasant and wonderful disposition that should make your company proud. We were proud and grater to her as our guide and even though we are miles apart with regard to homelands, we shall always view her as a friend! Thank you very much!, Francesca!
Marcus_L, Jul 2025
It was a very nice and informative tour. We learned many things about the Colosseum and the Forum that we didn't know before.
Nicole_C, Jul 2025
Dennis was our tour guide and he was great. He was very informative, personable and a great guide. We enjoyed our tour.
Jennifer_S, Jul 2025
Great tour. Extremely informative and interesting. Highly recommend. Our guide Ilena was wonderful. We did a 3 hr tour but could have been longer.
Cody_J, Jun 2025
Francesca is very passionate and knowledgeable about the Colosseum and surrounding areas. She was incredibly friendly and made sure we understood the deep history and highlights of Roman culture and how it relates to modern day.
Anne_C, Jun 2025
Very in depth tour Guide was very knowledgeable and carried many photos and images of the colosseum as it was designed Helped to envision it
Franco_L, Jun 2025
Giovanni was phenomenal. Super knowledgeable, entertaining, friendly and super accommodating in other words the kind of person you would want as a guide on your tour!
Justin_W, May 2025
Incredibly accommodating and knowledgeable guide! We had a couple of hiccups due to our own fault. Our guide helped us sort this out.
Clarence_H, May 2025
Very knowledgeable guide who was helpful and flexible. She also provided picture of drawings to explain how the colosseum looked. We highly recommend this tour.
Karlee_W, May 2025
Our guide was so knowledgeable and was eager to answer any of our questions. Barbara (Bright) really brought the coliseum experience to life and gave us a real depiction of what life was like at the time. Barbara (Bright) was the absolute best guide and we highly recommend her.
Michael_H, Apr 2025
Lisa was a great guide with tons of knowledge. Having a private tour allows for a more personal experience.
Ken_W, Apr 2025
Our guide not only was incredibly personable but she was knowledgeable about every aspect of the tour. She was able to explain the history and culture, while making the experience enjoyable. One of the best tours we’ve done in years.
Wayne_G, Apr 2025
Put on your walking shoes and get ready to learn about Ancient Rome. Our guide, Ribal, was amazing. He was kind, spoke English fluently, and knew everything about Rome. His love of archaeology and teaching made him the perfect guide. We will be back and look forward to spending more time with him. Highly recommended.
Theresa_K, Mar 2025
Absolutely a great experience. We had Valentina and she was so knowledgeable and passionate about history. This was her field of study and you could really tell. She provided us with some much information! I would 100% recommend booking this private tour. The company who handles it did an EXCELLENT just with communication! Unbeknownst to us, this was the same company who hosted our private tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and Basicalla. Again, LivTours did an excellent job. Look for tours hosted by them and you won't be disappointed.
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