Which Colosseum tour is the best?

There is a variety of group and individual guided tours to the Colosseum in Rome. We recommend several options that would be excellent for your trip according to the experience of our team:

Group Tours

These group tours are provided by official guides of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. It is good to consider these options since they allow to visit parts of the Colosseum that regular ticket holders do not have access to.

Ancient Rome Tour: Colosseum Underground, Arena and Forum

Ancient Rome group tour with an official guide of the Colosseum. You will explore areas that are not available for regular ticket holders, including the underground level where wild beasts kept before battles with the gladiators. Moreover, there you will learn about innovative techniques that engineers used to build the amphitheater. After the short break you can visit the Roman Forum, which was the most significant site in the period of ancient Roman Empire. Also, you will have an access to the Palatine hill, where imperators and notable families used to live. The duration of the tour is 2.5 hours and the price starts from 59 euro per person. Moreover, you will have skip-the-line entrance ticket and taxes.  Headsets will be provided. The guided tour is provided in several languages and you can cancel your reservation 24 hours prior to the tour without any admission fee.

Colosseum: Underground and the Arena at Night

This night group tour gives an opportunity to stroll through the Ancient City at night, which is a pastime that the locals love to do. It is a nice option because you will escape daytime crowds at the Colosseum and enjoy some of the most remarkable wonders of the Ancient world. You will meet your guide at Piazza Venezia.

Nero’s Golden House: Skip The Line

This group tour gives an opportuity to enter the Domus Aurea, or Golden House, designed purely for pleasure by Emperor Nero, a person famous for jaw-dropping acts of self-indulgence. You will discover the history of what must have been one of the most aesthetically overwhelming buildings ever created, once home to luxuries like mosaics, marble furnishings, and even a rotating dining room.

Individual Tour

Another option to visit one of the most important sites of antiquity is to take an individual tour around ancient Rome with rome.us. During the tour you will visit the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine and Aventine hills, Circus Maximus, see the ancient aqueduct and many other interesting sites from the period of the Roman Empire. The tour is provided in English and Italian languages and the professional tour guide will show you hidden gems of the Eternal City without long lines and waiting in a queue. It is the most comfortable way to explore Rome since there will be only your group during this private tour.

Price of an individual tour: 250 euro for a group of up to 3 participants, 4 hours – 200 euro, 3 hours – 150 euro. This is a private tour only for your group without additional tourists

Author: Kate Zusmann

I have lived in the Eternal City for the past 12 years. They say every angle of Rome has its history, and I'm here to tell you about the most intriguing historical facts and city legends. :)