Rome: Skip-the-Line Colosseum & Private Sightseeing Tour – Rome, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Learn the story of the Roman Republic and its most important monuments on a half-day tour of Ancient Rome. Enjoy skip-the-line privileges at the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman (Imperial) Forum.

Meet your guide at the meeting point and enjoy panoramic views of the best preserved part of the Colosseum. Get a detailed description of the Colosseum from the outside, before skipping the long lines to step inside.

Once inside, learn about the spectacular entertainments put on during the Roman Republic. Discover the construction techniques invented by the Romans. Hear about the great feats of the gladiators and their battles with wild animals. Marvel at the technological advancements of the Roman engineers to build the Colosseum. Learn about the trapdoors and all the mechanisms used to animate the games.

Your guide will entertain you with tales of sea-battles and tell you about the cages where the lions were kept. Imagine the roar of the crowd as their blood-lust was met. Continue to the 2nd tiers for the best views of the Colosseum, inside and out.

Next, go to Palatine Hill to see where the elite emperors took residence. Admire the views of the Circus Maximus on one side and the Roman Forum on the other.
See the ruins of the Temple of Julius Caesar, built in the same spot where his body was cremated. Look at the Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House, Basilica of Maxentius and much more.

After the Colosseum tour, meet your driver at the same meeting point and enjoy your sight seen tour with your private driver (driver is not a guide)

After the sightseeing tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel. All tours are conducted by professional tour guides, licensed by the Italian government, specialized in art history and archaeology.

Along the way, you will see the following sights: Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Tiber River, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Castel Sant’Angelo, Ponte Sant’Angelo, Saint Peter Square, Saint Peter Basilica, Capitoline Hill, Venice Square, Circus Maximus, Janiculum Hill and much more.

The itineraries can be changed according to your wishes, time at disposal and availability of the different sites included in the tour.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Take advantage of the skip-the-line entrance option
Admire the greatness of ancient Rome
Ascend Palatine Hill to see where the Roman emperors lived
Witness incredible panoramic views

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