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Skip the Line: Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Official Guided Tour
2h30
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Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
Visit Rome's symbolic monument with a tour that makes it easy and fun for all ages. Learn about the amphitheater's history from a guide with an art and archaeology background.
Learn about the spectacular games and bloody battles that were held inside. Hear about the techniques of construction invented by the Romans, the incredible ability of the gladiators, the violent fighting between exotic animals and the high level of technology achieved by Roman engineers to built the Colosseum.
Walk around the first tiers and reach the arena to learn about the trapdoors and all the mechanisms used to animate the games. Your guide will keep you entertained with stories of sea-battles, the cages where lions were kept before the games started, the rooms in which gladiators were waiting before they reached the arena, the executions, and the excitement of the spectators attending the most spectacular, fantastic, and expensive games in human history.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Roman Forum, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy
You will then, visit the Roman Forum. This is one of the most important archaeological areas in the world with some of Ancient Rome's most evocative ruins, including the Temple of Julius Caesar, Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House and Basilica of Maxentius. Admire the Roman Forum's Sacred Way, the triumphal road where the Centurions of Caesar marched after their return from countless battles and conquests.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy
After you walk through Palatine Hill, explore the site of an older settlement from the 9th century BC.
Admire the incredible frescoes in the House of Augustus and the Hippodrome, an elliptical sunken garden from the Palace of Domitian. Here, enjoy an impressive view of the Circus Maximus and the valley of the Roman Forum. Learn about the legend of Romulus and Remus, the abandoned brothers raised by a wolf who fought each other for power and control.
Duration: 45 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
Visit Rome's symbolic monument with a tour that makes it easy and fun for all ages. Learn about the amphitheater's history from a guide with an art and archaeology background.
Learn about the spectacular games and bloody battles that were held inside. Hear about the techniques of construction invented by the Romans, the incredible ability of the gladiators, the violent fighting between exotic animals and the high level of technology achieved by Roman engineers to built the Colosseum.
Walk around the first tiers and reach the arena to learn about the trapdoors and all the mechanisms used to animate the games. Your guide will keep you entertained with stories of sea-battles, the cages where lions were kept before the games started, the rooms in which gladiators were waiting before they reached the arena, the executions, and the excitement of the spectators attending the most spectacular, fantastic, and expensive games in human history.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Roman Forum, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy
You will then, visit the Roman Forum. This is one of the most important archaeological areas in the world with some of Ancient Rome's most evocative ruins, including the Temple of Julius Caesar, Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House and Basilica of Maxentius. Admire the Roman Forum's Sacred Way, the triumphal road where the Centurions of Caesar marched after their return from countless battles and conquests.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy
After you walk through Palatine Hill, explore the site of an older settlement from the 9th century BC.
Admire the incredible frescoes in the House of Augustus and the Hippodrome, an elliptical sunken garden from the Palace of Domitian. Here, enjoy an impressive view of the Circus Maximus and the valley of the Roman Forum. Learn about the legend of Romulus and Remus, the abandoned brothers raised by a wolf who fought each other for power and control.
Duration: 45 minutes
Included
- Colosseum & Ancient Rome guided walking tour
- Professional Tour Guide
- Headset system
- Small Group of 25 person or less guaranteed
- Entry/Admission - Colosseum
- Entry/Admission - Roman Forum
- Entry/Admission - Palatine Hill
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 30 minutes prior the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.
- To get inside the Colosseum it used group ticket and not individual one. Anyone can ask just the ticket entramce.
- All visitors MUST have a photo ID for the security check
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Child discount is applied only with a valid ID card
- As per Colosseum rules, LARGE BAGS - PERFUMES – SPRAY/AEROSOL CANS- WEAPONS – GLASS – ALCOHOL are forbidden. Please note that there is no cloakroom service inside the Colosseum to accommodate the above items.
- At the end of the Colosseum Tour, guests who wish to access the Roman Forum & Palatine will be accompanied by a member of our staff
- Activity not recommended for people with motor lag
- Near public transportation
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Please be advised that the Colosseum’s capacity regulations and security may delay the tour departure . This could also influence the smooth running of the tour especially on national holidays and events
- PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Not recommended for travelers with walking problems
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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Cultural
100%
Tourism
95%
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Great tour with knowledgeable guide..Recommended !!! It was well organized and we had ample time to explore and understand the places ...
My travel companion and I had only two days to see the greatest "hits" of Rome and the Viator Skip the line tours were perfect for us. The weather was sunny but hot, we had just arrived after an 8 hour flight, but we felt comfortable on the tour and the guide was very kind and sensitive to finding shade for us. Paulo was knowledgeable and made sure we were kept together and answered any and all questions we may have had. The Colosseum, Forum and Palentine Hill are important fixtures in the history of Rome and can not be missed. We were able to easily find the meeting place and the tour started and ended just as described. Highly recommend Viator!!
Simona, an archaeologist working in the Roman Forum, was fabulous. It was a rather large group over 20, but her knowledge and perspective kept everyone glued to her words. She presented just enough history with Roman culture to bring the entire ruins to life. The use of her pictures while showing the actual ruins was superb. I would hire Simona again and recommend her to anyone. Worth every penny to be guided in/out easily and with such a rich explanation along the way.
Went on way too long, guide spent too much time talking about in-depth detail which wasn't all required. As a result we didn't reach the Roman Forum until 6.50pm - and the staff made everyone leave at 7pm. This was going to be one of the highlights of the tour for me, but as a result we only entered the first 100yrds before we were ushered out the exit to leave. Very disappointed as we only had 2 days in Rome. My advice, buy tickets at the gate, do the history research yourself beforehand, and don't bother with the tour. The guide knew his stuff hence the 2 stars, but he knew how to talk all day as well.
We had the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum tour and it was fantastic! We took the tour with Simona Mariotti and she was absolutely wonderful! She is an Archaeologist, so she was EXTREMELY knowledgeable on the history of everything around us. Simona was incredibly kind and made our trip totally worth it :)
Laura did a great job to "make the bricks alive", thank you! Interesting information, but very focused, not to many details.
We had a small tour group with a few children. Our English speaking guide is an archeologist work on a current “dig”. A true historian. She was able to address all our questions.
This was EXCELLENT! I highly recommend everyone do this.
The guide should not do an English speaking tour guide. She did not know very much English at all.
Good solid tour. Tour guide was a knowledgeable archeologist. Loved the ear buds so everyone can hear and you get info while walking. I would say presentation was a little dry. In addition, the tour guide spoke English with quite a heavy accent, which always makes it a challenge to stay interested in the material.
The tour itself was good, the guide was informative and we had easy access through the colosseum. I think the Palatine hill tour maybe was a bit too long, but overall good. The unfortunate thing was that one of our headsets did not work and when we told the guide, she basically said tough luck. So one of us just had to follow around but could not hear any of the information it was too loud in the colosseum to hear, even when standing close.
2 1/2 tour lasted 2 hours 1/2 hour spent waiting for 2nd portion of tour Palatine Hill and Roman Forum section to begin. Guide for Colosseum was excellent. Sam was very knowledgeable and polite. Guide for Palantine Hill and Roman Forum, Matthew, was rude and included too many unnecessary expletives, not referring to the subject matter. He was knowledgeable about the material presented however, he was more worried about signing people up for different tours instead of focusing on the tour he was giving.