Best of Rome | Walking small Group Tour Colosseum and the Highlights of Rome
Roma, Italy
6 hours (Approx.)
Offered in: English
Overview
Explore the Eternal City on a half-day small-group walking tour with skip-the-line admission to the Colosseum. Learn about the 2,000-year history of Rome as you see famous landmarks like the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and more. Avoid the long lines of the Colosseum and explore the ancient amphitheater and learn about the gladiator fights that took place within its walls.
- Take a half-day small-group walking tour around Rome’s highlights
- See the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and much more
- Enjoy skip-the-line entrance to the Colosseum and spend more time exploring
- Learn about the rich and vibrant history of the Eternal City from your guide
What's Included
Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Guided Tour
Rome City Center Walking Tour
Professional Guide
Headsets (more than 8 People)
Colosseum Skip-the-Line Entrance ticket
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation to/from attractions
Departure & Return
What To Expect
Itinerary
Visit Rome's symbolic monument with a tour that makes it easy and fun for all ages. Learn about the amphitheater's history from a guide with an art and archaeology background.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
Walk through Palatine Hill, explore the site of an older settlement from the 9th century BC.
Admire the first settlements of the city of Rome and the Hippodrome, an elliptical sunken garden from the Palace of Domitian. Here, enjoy an impressive view of the Circus Maximus and the valley of the Roman Forum. Learn about the legend of Romulus and Remus, the abandoned brothers raised by a wolf who fought each other for power and control.
Duration: 45 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
visit the Roman Forum. This is one of the most important archaeological areas in the world with some of Ancient Rome's most evocative ruins, including the Temple of Julius Caesar, Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House and Basilica of Maxentius. Admire the Roman Forum's Sacred Way, the triumphal road where the Centurions of Caesar marched after their return from countless battles and conquests.
Duration: 45 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
After having met your guide near the obelisk, get down this monumental stairway of 174 steps.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Hear about the Bernini-designed Barcaccia Fountain, which is found at the foot of the steps. This sculptural fountain is made into the shape of a half-sunken ship with water overflowing its sides into a small basin. According to legend, as River Tiber flooded in 1598, water carried a small boat into the Piazza di Spagna. When the water receded, a boat was deposited in the center of the square, and it was this event that inspired Bernini's creation.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Get inside the heart of the historical city center of Rome. Enjoy a short stop near the Trevi Fountain, which is known as one of the most stunning fountains in the world. Besides the beauty behind this famous fountain, you will get to know all the legends and the myths that surround one of the most famous fountains in the world. The movie “Dolce Vita,” just underlined its legacy.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Take a stop to admire the ruins of the ancient "Hadrianeum", Temple of Hadrian, a masterpiece you will find just around the corner. It is said that are just these ruins to named the square as Stony Square.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Then you will have an external visit of the Pantheon. This temple, built as a temple to all the gods of Olympus, is famous worldwide for its incredible dome as it is the largest in the world since ancient times.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Not Included
Continuing your walking you'll reach Navona Square.
This huge square, once used to performed incredible battleship, hosts scuplture and architectrural masterpieces such us Bernini's Four River Fountain and Borromini's church Santa Agnese in Agone. It is considered to be the most beautiful and elegant baroque squares.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Admire the façade of Sant’Agnese in Agone as your guide talks about Girolamo Rainaldi and Francesco Borromini, the designers of the handsome baroque church.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Walk to Campo de’ Fiori, characterized by a daily vibrant outdoor food market. According to some legends, the square takes its name from Flora, a beautiful woman beloved by the triumvir Pompeius.
Thanks to its strategic position, the square grew more and more important over time, becoming an essential center of several commercial and cultural activities, while nowadays it is known as one of the main nightlife landmarks of the Eternal City.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Continue to the spot where Julius Caesar is said to have been assassinated, by the Sacra Area di Largo di Torre Argentina.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Stop at Venice Square the ground zero of the ancient and modern Rome too, and admire the famous Unknown Soldier Monument.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Mandatory meeting time for the Colosseum tour is 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time
- Mandatory meeting time for City Centre walking tour is 10 minutes before the scheduled departure time
- Late arrivals cannot join the group or reschedule, unless you pay for the activity again. As per "No Show" rules you will not be entitled to a refund.
- To get inside the Colosseum it used group ticket and not individual one. It cannot be asked just the ticket entrance.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational resons
- You must have a valid photo ID to enter the Colosseum (student's ID, Driver License, Passport or State ID all work.) You will be asked to also provide your name, last name and date of birth (at the beginning of the tour, if not provided beforehand.) Security may prevent you from entering the site if the information provided is not accurate and/or don't match the one on your ID.
- Please note that for safety reasons the Coliseum can accommodate up to 3.000 people at once.This could lead to delays in access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors.
- For security reasons all visitors and their luggage shall be screened.
- To facilitate the security checks please insert any object (including mobile phone) in the bag/backpack or in the tray to be included in the X-ray
- Forbidden objects inside the Colosseum: bottles and glasses containers, alcholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags and luggage / trolley
- Can be introduced medium and small size backpacks to shoulder, which must be checked, as any other bag, with metal detectors, opened and visually inspected by the Urbe Security Institute, responsible for the entrance inspection
- Please notice that the Colosseum Administration, which depends on the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities has the faculty to close the Colosseum, or parts of it, with or without notice, for events, strikes, heavy rain, or any other reason. In which case, we will offer an alternative itinerary as it seems fit and offer a partial refund
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Activity subjected on weather conditions. Cancellations, changes or issues due to weather are beyond our control. In this instance the company reserves the right to propose an alternative to this activity.
- Activity not recommended for people with motor lag
- No change on a booking can be accepted after 24hrs to the starting time of the tour. In that instance, no refund will be issued.
- For the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
- Pets are not allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with walking problems
- We kindly inform you that any kind of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,... ) or anything that might prevent you to regularly join the tour, MUST BE communicate in advance to our staff.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.Learn more about cancellations.
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