Tour Details:

Duration : 3 hrs.
Tour Type: Small Group Guide Language: English

Colosseum Private Tours

Your professional guide will take you to the depths of the Colosseum, the underground where you will discover what it was really like for the gladiators and animals, slaves and convicts. You will receive audio headsets that will help you listen to your guide describe live, what really happened two millennia ago.
Your tour begins with a VIP entry which is different from the skip-the-line and the general admission entrance. Close your eyes and imagine a gladiator making his entry to the deafening sounds of the crowds which could swell up to 80,000 as they chanted, cheered, jeered, and watched the gladiators fight for glory. Now, the tour takes a dark turn as you are drawn into the hypogeum. This dark labyrinth of tunnels and corridors housed gladiators, animals, slaves, and convicts. There were 80 elevated platforms that would rise up to bring the gladiators and animals to the top of the arena as well as bring the dead bodies down to be disposed of! You will be spellbound by the ingenuity of Roman engineering and building techniques. The expert guides will tell you spine-tingling tales that will spook you.

Roman Forum

Visit the Colosseum Undergrounds not available for standard tickets. The Roman Forum will take you back in time. Ancient government buildings are what this site is most famous for. You will see the Via Sacra, and stroll along on it as your guide explains this was the very street for marches and pageantry to mark triumphs where spectators would gather on the streets. Your expert tour guide will also point out important temples and churches; what is left of them today. Visit the Temple of Vesta and the Temple of Julius Caesar.

Palatine Hill

Imperial palaces are what Palatine Hill is very famous for, notwithstanding, Rome originated here. Excavations have revealed that there is evidence of civilization as early as the 10th century BC. Palatine House was discovered by an archaeologist in 2016 who believe was the birthplace of Augustus – The first Emperor of Rome.

Colosseum Roman Forum tour including Palatine Hill – Rome Official Small Group Tours. Local tour guides to discover ancient Rome.

Inclusions:

• Ticket entrance
• Special access to the Underground
• headset system
• Professional guide
• Small group

Do not miss out on the guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and the added bonus of Skipping The Line

Important Information About The Colosseum Small-Group Tour

• Tour Time: we have a strictly time entrance to respect, so please arrive not later than 15 minutes prior tour departure booked.
• Meet your guide near the Colosseum.
• Wear comfortable shoes. Bring a hat, sunscreen lotion.
• Empty water bottles. Water can be filled in many of the water fountains on the route.
• Please note that for safety reasons the Coliseum can accommodate up to 3.000 people at once. This could lead to delays in access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors
• Tour is not wheelchair accessible
• Please notice that the Colosseum Administration, which depends on the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities has the faculty to close the Colosseum, or parts of it, with or without notice, for events, strikes, heavy rain, or any other reason. In which case, we will offer an alternative itinerary as it seems fit or we will offer a partial refund.