Colosseum Arena Tour with Gladiator's Gate

Pick-up at your hotel, skip-the-line & transportation Included!
Kids pay half price!

Private Transportation

Pick up at your hotel

Skip-the-line tickets

Professional Guides

Duration

about 3 hours

Activity level

moderate

Sights Included in our Colosseum Arena Tour

Colosseum
– Skip-the-line entrance
– Arena & Gladiator’s Gate
– First & Second floor
Roman Forum
– Temple of Julius Caesar, via Sacra
– Temple of Saturn, Temple of Vesta
– Temple of Romulus, Temple of Antoninus
Palatine Hill
– Breath-taking views
– Ruins of the Imperial Palace
– Lovely Gardens

Book our Colosseum Arena Tour with Gladiator’s Gate and travel back in time! 

This private tour includes the three most important archaeological sites in the Eternal City: the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Palatine Hill, with skip-the-line access to all of them.

1. The Colosseum Arena and the Gladiator’s Gate.

2. The Roman Forum

We begin our Private Colosseum Arena Tour at the Colosseum, undoubtedly the most impressive building in Rome. 

Your professional tour guide will take you through the fascinating history of its construction—one of the greatest architectural achievements of the ancient world—and the brutal gladiatorial battles that took place within its walls.

You will have special access to the arena floor, where the gladiators fought, and you will walk through the “gate of death”, which the fighters used to enter the building and, if defeated, leave it, dead or alive. 

Discover who the gladiators were and learn about their daily lives, the frequency of their fights, and what happened to them when they won.

Did they really flood the Colosseum for naval battles?

During your Colosseum Arena Tour, all your questions will be answered, giving you a glimpse into the thrilling spectacles that captivated Roman audiences. 

The second stop of your Private Colosseum Arena Tour will be the Roman Forum, the most significant square in ancient Rome and the heart of Roman public life.

This was where Romans gathered to listen to the speeches of notable figures like Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Cicero.

It was a vibrant center where citizens voted, shopped at the market, worshiped the gods, and attended trials.

Roman leaders invested heavily in constructing grand and beautiful buildings that transformed the Forum into one of the most monumental districts in the world. 

Here, emperors and generals celebrated their victories with massive parades called triumphs, during which the legions displayed prisoners and the spoils of war.

The Forum was also the place where Julius Caesar lived during the final years of his life, and where his body was burned on a giant pyre built by the crowds after his assassination. 

As you explore, you’ll walk the very same paths that Caesar once did, surrounded by the grandeur of ancient Roman architecture.

3. The Palatine Hill and the Palace of the Emperors

The final stop of your Private Colosseum Arena Tour is the Palatine Hill, the most important of Rome’s seven hills. 

Over 2,700 years ago, a woman named Rea Silvia gave birth to twin sons: Romulus and Remus. 

The babies were abandoned right after their birth. They were put in a basket in a swampy area called Velabrum. 

Shortly after,  a she-wolf found the cold and hungry twins and nursed them, saving their lives. 

Years later, Romulus founded a city on the very hill where he and his brother were raised, marking the beginnings of Rome, which would grow into a vast empire. 

Centuries after the city’s founding, the first Roman emperor, Augustus, built his palace on the Palatine Hill, establishing it as the official residence of Rome’s rulers.

Our tour guides will lead you through the expansive ruins of the imperial palaces, where emperors lived and governed.

Because of its elevated position, the hill also offers breathtaking views of the city, especially overlooking the Roman Forum below.

Book our Private Colosseum Arena Tour and enjoy the most important archaeological sites in Rome with a professional, private tour guide, and skip-the-line tickets: immerse yourself in the fascinating stories of ancient Rome!

Please note: The order of sites visited may vary.

IMPORTANT INFO!

You MUST bring an ID, a passport or a driver’s license during our Colosseum Arena Tour.

This is the price for groups from one to seven people. If you have more people in your group, please let us know and we’ll create a customized price.

Pricing
559 € for 1 person
69 € per additional adult
34 € per additional kid under 18
What's included in your Colosseum Arena Tour
Skip-the-line tickets
Transportation

by private car to the Colosseum

Pick-up at your hotel

If in Rome city center

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