The perfect way to visit the Colosseum with our children. The activities kept everyone engaged, and we learned so much while having fun. Francesca was simply amazing. She involved the kids with a fun scavenger hunt that kept them excited and curious throughout the tour. Her enthusiasm, kindness and knowledge made history come alive for both the children and the adults. We left with wonderful memories and a much greater appreciation for everything. A fantastic experience for the whole family. Highly recommended!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- ✦ Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- ✦ Official Professional Guide and Passionate Storytelling
- ✦ Entry/Admission - Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
- Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
- ✦ Assistance from the Office
- ✦ Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
Excludes
- Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- The Meeting Point is in front of the Vittoriano, in Piazza Venezia — the large white monument you'll easily recognize. Your guide will be waiting for you there, holding a sign with your name, so you can easily recognize her.
Return
- The Meeting Point is in front of the Vittoriano, in Piazza Venezia — the large white monument you'll easily recognize. Your guide will be waiting for you there, holding a sign with your name, so you can easily recognize her.
Itinerary
Walk onto the arena floor, where gladiators once fought and spectacular events unfolded, and admire the impressive structure from a unique perspective. Stroll among the ruins of the Ancient City and enjoy marvelous views overlooking the Roman Forum while discovering the stories of emperors, myths, and everyday life in Rome. Walk along the ancient roads where senators, emperors, and citizens once gathered, and admire the remains of temples and public buildings that shaped the history of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known.
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Reviews
We booked this tour and I am so pleased with the whole experience. Our guide was a considerate, knowledgeable and engaging. Even in the middle of the heat dome, she made this tour thoroughly enjoyable. She was clearly well educated on the Colosseum's history, and like a good teacher, made connections to the material throughout the tour that helped us solidify the facts in our mind. She also was patient & accommodating to everybody including my 80 year old grandmother. Really I could have spent all day learning about the Colosseum & surrounding areas.
We had the most amazing day exploring Rome! Honestly, this was one of the highlights of our trip and far exceeded our expectations. Our guide was fantastic, friendly, incredibly knowledgeable, passionate and so well organized. We started with Ancient Rome visiting the incredible underground levels of the Colosseum before entering the arena through the Gladiators' gate. It was such a unique experience! We then walked through the Roman Forum and explored the Palatine Hill where we learned so much about the emperors and life in Ancient Rome. In the afternoon we continued with the same guide to the Vatican Museums. Seeing the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica was simply breathtaking, and having everything explained along the way made the experience even more meaningful. We finished the day with a walking tour through Rome's beautiful Renaissance squares which was the perfect ending. It was a long day, but it never felt rushed. Everything was planned perfectly, with plenty of time for breaks, lunch, and to recharge before moving on to the next stop. The whole day flowed so naturally and we were able to enjoy every single moment. If you're visiting Rome and want to make the most of your time, don't hesitate to book this tour. We would recommend it to anyone without hesitation!
Francesca was an outstanding tour guide! She had so much knowledge about Rome.
Francesa was amazing, puntual, informative and very knowledgeable! Thank you for making our tour memorable
Francesca was fabulous; her knowledge and passion for art and history exceeded all my expectations. I really appreciated her expertise and highly recommend her. From this tour I've learned a lot, and it gave me a completely new perspective and appreciation for the city,
You can honestly spend hours and hours in the area. We covered a lot and it felt really special. She gave some great recommendations afterwards.
Amazing tour with Francesca! Great information and she answered all our questions! Highly recommend!
This was such a lovely tour! Our guide Francesca was absolutely lovely and so informative!
I want to thank Francesca, our guide at the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum. Thanks to her, we saw everything not only in its historical beauty but also in the atmosphere of two thousand years ago. It was wonderful to walk among the ruins of the ancient city while she explained, making us immerse ourselves in daily life, understanding their culture and the engineering they had in their era as well as possible. Thanks again for this wonderful experience that we recommend.
Our guide was fantastic! She was very knowledgeable and uniquely charming! She managed to keep the level of interaction and attention of our children very high. She took us into the gladiator arena and then we took an in-depth tour of the Roman Forum and the super sites of the Palatine Hill. Recommended
Our guide made our experience at the Colosseum truly exceptional. She spoke impeccable English. I greatly appreciated her deep knowledge and passion for everything regarding the Colosseum. It was an adventure that I will never forget, and this tour alone made the entire stay in Rome unforgettable. Thank you so much!
We had a fantastic experience during our tour of the Colosseum with Nayda! She was incredibly knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate about the history of ancient Rome. Her stories and explanations brought the Colosseum to life and made the experience much more meaningful than a simple self-guided visit.
Excellent and comprehensive guided tour of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Meeting point easy to find upon our arrival and the guide did a great job keeping our group together and engaged. She had a folder with many diagrams and images that helped us better visualize what we were looking at. Very interesting tour!
In Rome for a weekend and we decided to take the tour of the Colosseum and ancient Rome. A perfect choice! In three hours we saw a lot of things and, above all, understood what we were looking at. Our guide was super, very knowledgeable, and never boring. It really felt like being there with the ancient Romans 😄
Wow, what a great tour! Thank you for making this day UNFORGETTABLE!
Our experience was fantastic. We took a private tour of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum and our guide was very good at explaining the history of ancient Rome in a fascinating and easy-to-follow way. We had skip-the-line tickets with which we also visited the oldest prison in Rome, the Mamertine Prison. A great experience!
Francesca was fantastic with our 6 and 9-year-old children. Down-to-earth, nice, and fun. And at the same time, she provided us adults with in-depth and interesting explanations, making the tour enjoyable for the whole family. We really appreciated her ability to adapt the content and explanations for everyone, so we booked the tour of the squares of Rome with her too! 😊
Our experience at the Colosseum was exceptional. The guide was very knowledgeable, very passionate about history, and full of enthusiasm. He made our visit truly special. We visited the first and second floors of the Colosseum, then we entered the Roman Forum, he showed us the old city, and then we also visited the imperial palaces of the Palatine Hill. Truly a nice tour!
The pace was perfect for young children and the explanations were easy to understand. The tour was both educational and fun. I highly recommend it!
Our children loved discovering the Colosseum through games and interactive activities that the guide made available to them. Their energy was contagious; they conveyed the facts of the Colosseum with passion and engagement. Marco and Aurelio returned to the hotel and didn't talk about anything else :)
We had Francesca as a guide for both the Vatican and the Colosseum and she was fantastic. We were lucky to have her, she kept us engaged the whole time with her contagious energy.
We booked an incredible tour with Francesca in the squares of Rome. Francesca showed us incredible places, glimpses right in the center where there was no one! She had us walk through streets and squares that were completely deserted in the middle of the season! Time flew by because the entire experience was so pleasant. Francesca was formidable.
Without exaggeration, the best money spent on the trip! We booked the tour of Rome's squares almost by chance and ended up taking the best tour of the entire vacation. Super relaxed atmosphere, it almost felt like walking around Rome with a friend who knows it by heart. Highly recommended.
Francesca was fantastic. She accompanied us on a private tour of the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, and Piazza Navona. I highly recommend her as a guide. She is extremely knowledgeable and there was a connection right from the start. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this day truly special. Thanks a lot!
We booked a package that included the visit to the Colosseum and the Vatican and our guide was FANTASTIC!!! Very knowledgeable, easygoing, and fun. Book with them, it is really worth it!!
We only had one day to visit Rome and this tour was the best choice. Francesca was SUPER! She told us a lot of interesting things about the history of the city and also about Rome today. We managed to see so many places, from the Trevi Fountain to Piazza Navona, from the Pantheon to the Vittoriano, all the way to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Put on comfortable shoes because you walk a lot!
We loved this tour so much. Seeing Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, and the Trevi Fountain with a guide who knows how to tell the history in a simple way really made the difference. Time flew by. Highly recommended!
We spent a simply wonderful day. Every visit was an emotion made even more special by a highly knowledgeable, passionate, and engaging guide. The organization was impeccable, and the pace of the day was perfect. In the morning, the guide showed us the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill, conveying all the grandeur of ancient Rome. And after lunch, we took an incredible walking tour through the elegant Renaissance squares of Rome, a perfect conclusion to an unforgettable day. I recommend this tour a thousand times!!!
Recommended by friends, we also chose Francesca for a guided tour of the Vatican. The kindness, courtesy, patience, and availability of this guide are matched only by her expertise, and any words to describe her do not do her justice. It is clear that she is a person who loves her job, which she performs with total involvement, given the attention she has devoted to every little detail. No question was left unanswered; by the end of the tour, we truly felt pampered and guided through every aspect, with great clarity and a knowledge of the Vatican that we would never have had before without her. A big thank you to Francesca, whom we will certainly recommend to our families and friends.
Our private guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill was absolutely unforgettable! Our guide was a true expert, rich in historical knowledge and narrative talent. He painted vivid images of ancient Rome, from gladiator battles to political intrigues, bringing every stone and ruin to life with meaning and emotion. We were able to ask questions freely, adjust the pace, and explore the areas that best suited our interests. He personalized the experience impeccably, ensuring that we saw the three sites through a lens that connected history, architecture, and daily life. It was like a journey through time, curated in the finest details. Logistically, everything was impeccable. The entry was smooth, the path well marked, and the attention to detail made the experience intimate and engaging. This tour perfectly complemented our other excursions in Rome, adding depth, clarity, and unforgettable moments to our understanding of the ancient city. If you want to connect with the soul of Rome, this is the right way to do it. We are incredibly grateful for the experience!
Exceptional experience, thank you very much!
We spent the weekend in Rome and booked a guided tour of the Colosseum's underground, the Palatine Hill, and the Vatican Museums. Francesca was very professional and especially very patient. We recommend this tour to anyone who wants to visit Rome and have a knowledgeable and available guide.
We took a private tour of the Vatican with Francesca, and it was exceptional. She is incredibly knowledgeable and explained everything with clarity and enthusiasm. It was an educational and extremely enjoyable experience. Highly recommended!
Beautiful tour of ancient Rome with Francesca.
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