Skip the lines at the Colosseum on this Gladiator Arena Tour. Explore the restricted-access area with a professional guide.

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Duration 3 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Skip the line through a separate entrance
Live tour guide: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Private or small groups available

Highlights

Skip the long lines and enter the Colosseum without delay
Tour the iconic amphitheater with a professional guide
Explore the extraordinary and normally restricted gladiator areas

Full description

Skip the lines and enter the Colosseum through a restricted-access entrance to the Gladiator Arena. During the tour, your guide will walk you through the Colosseum, while explaining the true brilliance behind its engineering. Learn the history behind this magnificent monument and all that surrounds it. The iconic structure was built as a gift to the Roman citizens, to stage various forms of entertainment and to showcase Roman engineering techniques to the rest of the world. The Colosseum featured over 80 entrances and could accommodate around 50,000 spectators. When the Colosseum was in active use, festivals as well as games could last up to 100 days.

Includes

Entrance fees
Professional guide
Guaranteed skip-the-line access

Recommended gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks

Covid-19 precautions

You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You must bring your own headphones
You are required to bring and wear a mask
You will receive a mandatory temperature check

Meeting point

Meet your host at the Crown Tours office about 100 meters from the Colosseum. Go upstairs to the terrace above the Colosseum Metro Station and cross the pedestrian bridge. Continue about 50 meters and look for the purple flag that says Crown Tours.

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Important information

What to bring

Passport or ID card
Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
No suitcase compartment available

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 781 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.8/5
Value for money
4.5/5
Service
4.1/5
Organization
3.7/5

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We had the best guided tour with Maya, she was very cheerful & knew all the details, her attitude was the best to keep the group having a good time under a very hot day! Definitely the best tour guide I had on my trip to Rome. I book several tours but she was the best one by far!

June 29, 2022

This was a good experience. Guide explained as much as possible in 3 hours. As there are many things to explore, we need to move fast. You need to catch your guide as they walk really fast. Headsets are provided, so you can hear your guide from distance. Not enough time outside the collosium but you will get enough time inside. Overall its was a good experience.

June 28, 2022

Our tour guide Marcello made the trip, the information and knowledge he had was second to none. He was funny and really interacted with the whole group. As we visited on a very hot day he took the time to do several water stops, got us shade as and when possible. He also made sure all of the members of the group stayed together (doing several head counts throughout the trip!). You need the tour guide to help visualise how it was back then and MARCELLO done that! Worth every single penny and would do it again.

Colosseum: Gladiator Arena Guided Tour

Colosseum: Gladiator Arena Guided Tour

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