Step onto the Colosseum’s exclusive Arena Floor, an area only a select few get to visit. With a small group of just 10, skip the lines and explore where gladiators once stood, gaining a unique perspective on this ancient arena. Your local guide will then lead you to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, where the stories of Rome’s emperors and citizens come alive amidst the ruins. Enjoy this immersive experience of Rome’s most legendary sites.
Passionate English-speaking guide
Skip the line Colosseum tickets
Arena Floor access
1st & 2nd levels
Guided tour of Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Max 10 people
Wheelchair accessible
Meet your guide outside the Colosseum metro stop
Your adventure starts at the Colosseum Metro Stop, where your guide awaits to unveil the secrets of ancient Rome.
Colosseum
The first portion of your adventure features the magnificent Colosseum, a masterpiece of ancient engineering overflowing with Roman history.
Arena Floor
Imagine the roar of ancient crowds as you stand on the Arena Floor, the center stage of Roman spectacle.
1st Level
Feel the adrenaline rush of what a gladiator would have felt back in the day!
2nd Level
From this vantage point, the same emperors watched from, take in sweeping views and capture stunning photos of the Colosseum's interior.
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david fishel
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November 05, 2025
Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and we loved her conversational manner of presentation. Also, the portable hearing devices were far better than those supplied on our earlier Vatican tour,
When in Rome
Edward Dominguez
Verified Review
November 01, 2025
We enjoyed the day seeing the Roman Forum and Colosseum. We got started on time yet had quite a wait to enter the Forum. The information and accompanying photo explanations throughout the tour made the experience worth doing. There was plenty of time to explore both venues and we were even given a bit of time to see some areas on our own. We were happy with the amount of time the tour took, the information provided and the access to both sites.
Semi private colosseum tour
Sara Floerchinger
Verified Review
October 31, 2025
Eleonora was fantastic!
Lauren Kelbel
Verified Review
October 27, 2025
Bringing ruins back to life.
Gary Stewart
Verified Review
October 27, 2025
Our guide was excellent! Extremely knowledgeable and engaging. She shared fascinating facts and historical insights that brought the ancient sites to life and gave real depth to the experience. We left with a much greater appreciation for the history and culture of Rome. Highly recommend this tour!
Pascal Berger
Verified Review
October 26, 2025
Serena was a great tour guide
Thomas Pittella
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October 26, 2025
Serena was an amazing tour guide. She was extremely knowledgeable and answered my questions. I have had tour guides in the past and many were not as good as her. She also helped us get to where we were going after by giving instructions
Donald Caruthers
Verified Review
October 26, 2025
Colosseum Tour
Ronnie Moore
Verified Review
October 24, 2025
Tour was great and Mike, our Guy, was wonderful. Very knowledgeable and seems to be a Roma historian. Great info and insight .
John Cannady
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October 24, 2025
Cory Behrens
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October 22, 2025
Kate the Guide 10/22/2025 1:30pm group
John Kilkeary
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October 22, 2025
The tour was fantastic. I’d recommend Kate she was fantastic and very concerned about the group. She is knowledgeable and we’d love to listen to her.
Fantastic Tour!!
Mary Monagle
Verified Review
October 21, 2025
Francesco was an excellent tour guide. He engaged us in the tour and had awesome tips about other sites to see, restaurants, markets, etc. I learned so much about the Colosseum and the Forum. Highly recommend The Roman Guy tours and tours with Francesco. We got so much more out of the tour than if we tried to do it on our own.
Margaret Wittman
Verified Review
October 21, 2025
Cindy Hayes
Verified Review
October 20, 2025
Had a great experience at the colosseum!
Purwanto Suwondo
Verified Review
October 19, 2025
There were only 3 couples in our group, a perfect size for a semi-private tour, and we had Francesco as our guide. He is very courteous, respectful, and knowledgeable! We skipped all the lines. Highly recommended this tour.
Valerie Heathcote
Verified Review
October 19, 2025
Steve
stephen lapekas
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October 18, 2025
Great tour. Our guide was very informative, easy to understand and seemed to love what she was doing. Very pleasant!
michael wiens
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October 18, 2025
ADRIENNE GLOVER
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October 18, 2025
This tour was amazing. Our tour guide was very informative. It was easy to find the meet up spot.
Not great at the colosseum
George Apeldorn
Verified Review
October 18, 2025
Terrible coordination getting started. Booked through tour guy but run by let's see italy. On site meeting point had an hour delay getting us on a tour. One of our headsets stopped working one hour into a three hour tour. Girl who gave tour was good but representative at start was having a bad day to say the least. Rude and condescending telling us our paperwork and emails were wrong. Arrived at 8:32 AM for a 9 AM start. Said we couldn't check in because we were too early and to wait around. Got a text saying we were late for checking in and we had been standing next to her for 45 minutes. Gave our phone to her and she argued with someone from the tour guide and finally got us checked in and on a tour about an hour late. Guessing the problem was that this tour was booked through the tour guide but not run by them. Disappointed i missed a bunch of information from our guide because she was good when I could hear her.
We had a tour the day before booked and ran by the tour guy at the Vatican- it was great. Our guide was extremely informative and I would recommend that tour.
Manouel Changalis
Verified Review
October 16, 2025
Great, interesting and informative tour
Katherine McKinnon
Verified Review
October 16, 2025
Fabiola is a wonderful tour guide. I learned a lot about the history of Rome, the Roman Forum and the Colosseum. It was a packed but fun and interesting 3 hours.
Don’t miss this small group tour!!
Pamela Sussman
Verified Review
October 15, 2025
Fabiola was an incredible guide for this tour. She moved us through the many highlights effortlessly. Her knowledge of the history of the ruins added so much to this experience. Timing in each area of the tour was perfect!!
Colosseum and Roman forum with Alessia - October 11,2025
Lisa Barr
Verified Review
October 15, 2025
This semi private tour of the Palatine Hill, Roman Forum and Colosseum with Alessia was a top notch experience! Alessia was a wonderful guide, very knowledgeable and informative - my husband and I learned so many new things which helped us fully appreciate what we were seeing! The tour was intimate with just a few other people, and well organized and well paced, allowing for plenty of time to take in all the sites. Highly recommend!
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