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Skip-the-Line Guided Group Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill
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Skip-the-Line Guided Group Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill
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What you can expect during your visit
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
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(888) 651-9785
2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Offered in: English and 5 more
Overview
Get an in-depth introduction to Rome's ancient heyday during this guided, skip-the-line tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum. Revisit the days of the imperial capital's gladiatorial fighters, bypassing the usual wait times with exclusive fast-track entry. Audio headsets are included, leaving you free to explore.
- A skip-the-line guided tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum
- Cover three of Rome's top landmarks in just a few hours
- Listen to entertaining facts and stories from the days of ancient imperial Roman rule
- Bypass the long lines using an exclusive reserved priority entrance
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What's Included
Colosseum Privileged Entrance Ticket
Priority Entrance for Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Official Tour Guide
Exclusive Partner Entrance Access
Colosseum Tour Headset
Any private expenses
Driver service fee
The tunnels beneath the Colosseum
Arena Floor & Underground Colosseum
Departure & Return
Largo Gaetana Agnesi, 5 , Largo Gaetana Agnesi, 5, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
Palatine Hill , Palatine Hill, 00186 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, ItalyThe meeting point is near Caffe Roma (close to the upper floor exit of the metro station "Colosseo"). Our staff will hold a "City Walkers" sign
After the tour finishes your guide will show you the exit or if you want to stay more will advise you what to see.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
- OPERATED BY City Walkers Tours
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Learn more about cancellations.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during Skip-the-Line Guided Group Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill?
A:The policies on sanitization are:
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Q:
What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Skip-the-Line Guided Group Tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill?
A:The policy on staff health & safety is:
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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- "this tour was also quite short, but you can spend the rest of your day exploring everything by yourself after the tour guide has finished." See review
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Great your for all ages! My kids enjoyed it!
Emily_B
, Jul 2022
Our tour guide, Alex was great. If you are at a historical site like The Colosseum you have to hear the backstory/ history of it. Almost half of the group quit. For those who quit early on, why do you bother with the tour? It did state in the tour info that there will be stairs.
I learned so much from Alex. It let me appreciate what I'm looking at and understand the transformation of the area. I highly recommend this tour!
Just do it on your own
Jan_T
, Jul 2022
We did the 2.5 hour skip the line Colosseum, palatine hill and Roman forum guided tour. Our tour only lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes. We felt rushed throughout our tour, we were in the Colosseum and we weren’t even given the option to pop in the gift shop and once we left we could not go back in. We then hit the Roman forum, and our guide never took us to Palatine Hill he just completely skipped it. While the guide was knowledgeable he did rush through and we did not get the full experience we had hoped for. You’re better off just using another tour company or doing it on your own.
Great tour!
Cassidy_J
, Jul 2022
Great guide!!
Marie_W
, Jun 2022
Good overview of highlights
Nadina_H
, Jun 2022
I liked that we got to see the highlights of the ancient buildings. Valerie was clearly very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I liked the books and visuals she used to demonstrate what the buildings looked like in the past vs the present. Overall good tour! I do feel that there was a little too much time standing around to talk and wish we could have walked around more.
Great experience for first time visitors!
Haley_C
, Jun 2022
Great experience!
Klaas_d
, Jun 2022
Excellent guided tour with audio
Loh_P
, Jun 2022
Worth it!
Julie_R
, Jun 2022
Great guide- she was very knowledgeable and kind. I highly recommend Susana. I was surprised by how important it was to go with a guide- we would have missed a lot on our own.
My only critique is that while they gave us the location for the meeting point- we had no idea it was at the Metro station. It would be better if Viator made it clear that was where we meet like say: please meet us at the 2nd floor on top of Metro.. it was stressful -and our taxi dropped us a block away without the clarity of where we were to go.
A whistle stop tour through the most iconic Roman attractions
Sara_H
, May 2022
Awesome tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum. Our guide Augustus/ Augustino (sorry I can't remember exactly!) was an excellent, enthusiastic and humorous storyteller. Given how many group tours there were going on in those attractions he was certain to be attentive to our whereabouts! The group size was decent, around 20 people in total. We spent most of the time at the Colosseum and so less time was spent at Palatine Hill and the Forum but you could spend more time exploring the Forum yourself after the tour ended.
It was an extremely hot, sunny day but we enjoyed all of it.
Excellent Tour!
Sev_E
, May 2022
Raul was an excellent guide for this tour. He spoke perfect English and explained crucial details of what we were seeing. He even cracked a few jokes throughout the tour, which made the whole experience that much more enjoyable. Grazie mille Raul! My only regret is that we were not able to be guided through the entire Forum, though I enjoyed wandering at my own pace after the tour was finished.
Radu was great! He has...
Krikor_A
, May 2022
Great expirience
Yaroslav_K
, May 2022
Roman Empire and Coliseum tour
Gerry_S
, May 2022
Excellent
Michelle_v
, Apr 2022
Very easy to book.. Very...
Caroline_H
, Apr 2022
Everything I wanted from my first ever guided tour.
Mark_K
, Apr 2022
Excellent guided tour....
Anna_B
, Apr 2022
Fun, informative and delivered with care.
Tanya_M
, Apr 2022
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