Colosseum Arena Floor Guided Tour
About this activity
Highlights
- Explore Colosseum's Arena Floor
- Discover Roman Forum's ancient ruins
- Visit Palatine Hill's historic sites
- Learn from expert English-speaking guide
- Enjoy skip-the-line access
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Skip-the-line access to Colosseum Arena Floor
- Guided tour of Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
- Expert English-speaking guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting point
Start Location
Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
Important information
Know before you book
- This tour is semi-private, accommodating up to 12 participants.
- Photography is allowed, but tripods and selfie sticks are prohibited.
- The tour operates rain or shine; dress appropriately for the weather.
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable walking shoes suitable for uneven terrain.
- Bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated during the tour.
- Be prepared for security checks at the entrance.
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 10 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 10 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Accessibility
- Stroller Accessible
- Easy Public Transport
Good to know
- The names provided at the time of the booking cannot be changed.
- Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
- The meeting time is subject to change. In this case, you will be contacted in advance via email
- There are mandatory security checks at all entry points to the sites. The wait time for the security check can be considerable during peak times/seasons and has nothing to do with the ticket line
- Refunds will not be provided for no-shows or late arrivals. If you are late to the meeting point, you will not be able to join your tour.
- Tours will run rain or shine (unless closed for safety reasons)
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time of the tour
- Toilets are limited, use the toilet before arriving for the tour. (Breaks made when possible)
- No weapons (pocket knives), glass bottles or large backpacks
- A government-issued ID/passport is required for every participant. Failure to bring an ID can result in the security staff refusing you entrance to the monument
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
Traveler reviews
Show me Italy Tours are Scam Artists
These Show Me Italy people are not reputable. My flight had mechanical issues and my trip was canceled. I messaged these scam artists and tried calling for 3 days with no response! They kept my money and would not even respond to my numerous messages! I will be leaving multiple reviews everywhere I can to tell people about these crooks. Not so much as a response! DO NOT USE SHOW ME ITALY or VIATOR- they will NOT stand behind their business. Awful people… a true Scam
Not the best value for money - spend it on another company
Mixed feelings about this tour and I rarely leave bad reviews, but I would honestly suggest looking for another provider given the high price paid. We were really excited for this tour and it was one of the things we decided to splurge on - but it let us down on several fronts. Firstly, despite getting about 6 emails and reminder WhatsApp messages, the actual details about address where to meet were buried once in a hyperlink (hard to find), and the details about the meeting location, staff shirt colour etc wasnt provided until we were lost and late and stressed. Plus meeting location is complicated by roadworks (not the fault of the tour but better information ahead of time would have helped). The operators at the meeting point were not really very sympathetic to our distress. Additionally, despite booking a guide for an internal Colosseum tour we were told a few days ahead of time that this was not possible due to rule changes by the Colosseum - the provider did offer a discount. Whilst disappointed we figured this is not the fault of the provider.....however, it seemed as though every other tour still provided guides inside the Colosseum....so hard to work out what was the true story, and we felt as though we missed out on a lot - again especially for the price we paid... Then the guide (who was really good) spent the entire allocated tour time OUTSIDE the Colosseum, I guess she did this so we felt we got our money's worth. Great except this also wasnt communicated to us ahead of time and so given we had other bookings planned for the day we ended up only rushing around inside (without a guide) for 30 mins because that is all the time we had left. Providing this information earlier would have let us decide to leave the tour early to see the Actual 'main event' for a longer time. Lastly I had to pester multiple times to get the discount that was offered and got absolutely no response to my feedback nor questions about the guides from other companies being inside the Colosseum. I do not feel like the discount offered was proportional to the loss of tour experience. Hence the poor review.
1/2 the tour cancelled before we even began.
Before we even were able to do the tour, we got an email letting us know that half of the tour (the interior Colosseum portion) was canceled and the guide would no longer be going inside with us. This was the entire reason we booked the tour. I’ve gone to the Colosseum before, but was really looking forward to having a tour guide with me to explain what I had missed on previous trips. When we did go inside the Colosseum, they were plenty of other tour groups with guides so I don’t know what policy they were referring to when they said that the guides were no longer allowed inside. Finding the tour company was a challenge in itself as there was nothing visibly marked and we had to ask multiple other guides and found one who pointed us in the right direction. Once we checked in the tour company, Show me Italy, did not have a ticket for me, even though I was the one that booked the tour. At one point, the tour guide said I might have to go with another group which I obviously insisted I would not do and was doing the tour with my husband and son. The tour company sent the Colosseum ticket to my phone via WhatsApp, but once the tour of the Roman forum was concluded, and I went inside, I was told that my ticket was not good for the arena floor, which is what we had booked. The whole tour was disappointing. I did not want to tour of the Roman Forum and Palpatine Hill by itself and feel like refunding 20% of the total fee for what should have been more than 50% of the tour is ridiculous. Also, it was supposed to be 12 people Max and there were 17 people in our group as they added in a group of tourists at the last minute. Start to finish will never use the store company Show Me Italy again.
Unbeatable
Michela was super nice and you can tell she loves her job
A total immersive experience in Roman architecture
It was great. Mr. Lorenzo has a distingueshed knowledge about the Roman history. He made us informed a lot. He put a great effort to answer our questions.