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Skip The Line Walking Tour Of The Colosseum, Roman Forum And Palatine Hill
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Tour Price
Description
- Skip the line Colosseum entrance, dedicated line at the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
- High-quality licensed tour guides (archeologists, historians and historians of art)
- Small group
What's Included
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Local guide
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
- Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
- Ticket fees
- All included, no extra fees!
- Professional archaeologist, historian or art historian guide
- Headsets for groups of 6 people or more
Departure & Return
Additional Info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress properly.
- Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a valid ID at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
- For people with mobility impairments requiring the use of a wheelchair, please have a look at our private tour (https://www.viator.com/tours/Rome/Private-tour-of-the-Colosseum-Roman-forum-and-Palatine-hill/d511-63534P7) so the itinerary can be customized to your needs
- A valid ID is required for participants under 18 at the Colosseum entrance
- 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.
- The first Sunday of the month the access to the monuments is free. This means that we cannot pre buy an entrance slot to skip the line but clients have to show up and make a line with the guide to get a ticket. So you will meet your guide at 8am in order to avoid the crowds but be aware there will be a waiting time before entering the colosseum. The guide, by the way, will use this time to properly introduce the tour and keep you entertained
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews for Skip The Line Walking Tour Of The Colosseum, Roman Forum And Palatine Hill
Small group tour Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine
K7822NTjoann
In late September 2024 we took a 4-person Skip-the-Line tour with Ferdinando Badagliacca. It was the highlight of our entire 10-day visit to Rome. Ferdinando is a trained archaeologist who is passionate about his topic. He explains details: from the materials used to build the Colosseum, the various type of events held there, the dynamic between the emperors and the people of Rome, the cremation site of Julius Caesar, to the types of trees and flowers on the Palatine. If you love history and Rome, this is for you! We highly recommend Ferdinando!
Colosseum tour
John_A
Ferdinando gave us interesting information and highlights that we enjoyed and understood! As an Archaeologist, he really knew his stuff and his English was excellent.
Great Tour with and Awesome Guide!
Chris_H
Extremely informative! Our guide was engaging and entertaining. We saw all the sights we wanted to see and got a lot of stories that enanced the experience. HIGHLY Recommend!!!
Excellent guide!
Julie_B
Ferdinando is an excellent guide and teacher! He contacted us the night before our tour with detailed directions to the meeting point and he did an excellent job of guiding us through the Colosseum at a pace that was good for me and my daughter.
He holds a PhD in archeology and had wonderful stories and examples to share from his own experience with excavations in Rome (complete with sketches and pictures in a book he assembled for the tour).
The whole tour was very enjoyable and informative!
I highly recommend booking this tour with Ferdinando!
Guided by an Archaeologist
Glen_M
Ferdinando was great! As a PhD archaeologist, he shared his own experience and extra insights into the history of excavations around Rome. Plus we had the luck of booking on a slow day, so we actually got a private tour.
He was very personable with fantastic English and a good sense of humor. He also provided great answers to every question I could think to ask. He painted a picture with everything we looked at, and he used a thick book of renderings to illustrate what things looked like in the past.
Also, it was almost 90 degrees Fahrenheit that day and he was very considerate to use the shade, break up the walking, and give us time for photos.
Out of all the guided tours across our three weeks touring Europe, this was probably the best!
Page last updated on October 9, 2024
