Rome: Colosseum, Gladiator Arena & Roman Forum Private Tour – Rome, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

With entrance tickets purchased in advance, you can skip the lines and spend more time exploring Rome. There is so much to discover and learn at the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill, and your private guide is on hand to lead the way on your walking tour.

Discover the truth behind the legends of the gladiators and gain new insight into the magnificent ancient Colosseum. Undoubtedly the most amazing monument in Rome, the Colosseum is the stuff of legends.

Gladiatorial games of epic proportions took place here, and on your Colosseum tour, you’ll learn the difference between fact and fiction. Hear who the gladiators were and what took place on the arena sands. See the imperial box and learn how the games played a vital role in ancient Roman society.

Access to the arena floor is only possible for a limited number of visitors each day, and as some of those lucky few on your walking tour, you’ll get to channel your inner Russell Crowe as you visit this exclusive area of the Colosseum.

Touring the Roman Forum, learn about Roman history in the very place where the events occurred. These atmospheric ruins were once the political heart of the ancient city.

Your private tour includes the Senate, the gardens and House of the Vestal Virgins, the Basilica of Julia and the Basilica of Maxentius, the temple of Castor and Pollux, and the temple of Antoninus and Faustina.

Walk on one of the most important Roman roads, the Via Sacra, where you can still see the wheel ruts of the carriages that passed over it for centuries. Another highlight of your private Rome tour is the triumphal Arch of Titus and Arch of Septimius Severus.

Ascend Palatine Hill to see the palaces of ancient Rome’s emperors, and learn the story of the city’s creation. Palatine Hill is the oldest part of the ancient city, and according to legend, this was the place where the young Romulus and Remulus were discovered by the she-wolf.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Discover the Colosseum with an expert, private guide on a walking tour in Rome
Save time standing in line with skip-the-line entry tickets and your own guide
Follow in the footsteps of gladiators with exclusive access to the Arena Floor
Relive life in ancient Rome amongst the ruins of the spectacular Roman Forum
Visit the palaces of emperors and enjoy the views over Rome from Palatine Hill

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