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Rome: Colosseum Underground & Roman Forum Guided Tour

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Activity provider: The Ultimate Italy
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    Rome: Colosseum Underground & Roman Forum Guided Tour

    Activity provider: The Ultimate Italy
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    From US$ 113.34 per person

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    Travel back in time and discover Ancient Rome on this guided tour of the Colosseum, including the underground section, and the Roman Forum.

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    Duration 3 hours
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    Skip the line through a separate entrance
    Live tour guide
    English

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Benefit from skip-the-line access to each monument
    • Enjoy an intimate, small group tour with an expert guide
    • Discover the wonders of the Colosseum's restricted underground
    • Admire epic city center views from the impressive Palatine Hill
    • Explore the Roman Forum and learn about Ancient Rome
    Full description

    Embark on a guided tour of the Colosseum with access to the Gladiator's Arena and dungeons. Hear about the world of Ancient Rome from your guide and visit the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.

    Meet your guide at the activity provider's office then head to the iconic Colosseum. Enjoy exclusive access down to the restricted underground area. Explore the Colosseum’s dungeons as well as the Gladiator’s Arena, and learn about the uses of this impressive building. Tour around the rest of the monument and then head towards Palatine Hill. From there, admire one of the best views of the city center and snap photos for your vacation album. After, head down the hill to reach the Roman Forum. Arrive at the Roman Forum, the center of life in Ancient Rome, and discover the array of important buildings located here. See the sites where public speeches, elections, criminal trials, and single combat gladiatorial matches took place.

    Includes
    • Admission to each monument
    • Access to the Colosseum's restricted underground
    • Live guide
    • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
    • All taxes and fees
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
    • Food and drinks
    • Gratuities
    Not suitable for
    • People with mobility impairments
    • Wheelchair users
    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 are required to bring and wear a mask
    • You will receive a mandatory temperature check

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    Date

    Meeting point

    Meet your guide at the activity provider's office at Via Del Colosseo 24. The office is above the second floor of the metro station, just around the corner from caffè Roma.

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    Important information

    What to bring

    • Passport or ID card

    Not allowed

    • Luggage or large bags
    • Backpacks
    • Unaccompanied minors

    Know before you go

    • Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times
    •  Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with mobility impairments or wheelchair users
    •  Please be aware that there are no cloakrooms and large bags, backpacks, and suitcases are not permitted in the monuments. Only very small bags are allowed
    •  If you are running late, it will not be possible to join the group or reschedule. You will be classed as a no-show and will not be entitled to a refund
    • You are free to book and pay for another tour if you wish
    • All visitors must pass through the monuments' security check, please allow at least 20 minutes to clear security
    • - You must be at the meeting point 30 minutes before the selected time slot
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.6 /5

    based on 586 reviews

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    • Value for money
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    We did the joint Roman Forum/Colosseum Tour, with the additional underground portion of the Colosseum. We had a guided tour, and it was worth every penny. That was a wealth of information that we never would have gotten by simply exploring the sites by ourselves. The Roman Forum was fascinating, walking through what was essentially downtown Rome of 2000 years ago. The Colosseum is massive, and its amazing to think that it's essentially the same design as modern stadiums. They are doing a wonderful job of restoring portions of it, and I think it will be fascinating once they have the floor finished-- but get into the underground tour soon, because when they finish the main floor, that option will probably be gone.

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    November 26, 2022

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    Outstanding tour! I did a Colosseum/Form tour in 2016, but this tour was 1000 times better. Why? - our guide Simona. Best tour guide I have ever had (more on her below). We did have an issue with Get Your Guide. I booked the Colosseum-Forum tour for Nov. 14.. On Nov. 11, I chatted with Get Your Guide to see if we could also book Pompeii for Nov. 13. There were no available Pompeii tours. Long story short, Get Your Guide switched our Colosseum tour to Nov. 13, I bought train tickets to Pompeii for Nov. 14 to visit on our own. We arrived at the Colosseum on Nov. 13 only to be told Get Your Guide is not allowed to switch tours (they are a booking agent and it is local son the ground delivering the actual tours) and we had to come back on the 14th. So I lost money on our train tickets and we lost our one chance to visit Pompeii. Get Your Guide did not resolve this to my satisfaction, so although our Colosseum tour was outstanding, I probably won't book with Get Your Guide again.

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    November 23, 2022

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    Excellent tour of Colosseum and Roman Forum. Gigi the guide was excellent and very informative and had great knowledge and was also very enthusiastic and funny. Would highly recommend this tour. Doing the underground of the colosseum is a must to get the full experience. Both me and my girlfriend had an excellent time and learned a lot! Thanks Gigi for a great time much appreciated.

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    November 20, 2022

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