Tour

Exclusive Colosseum Gladiators Arena Guided Tour

1 hour and 15 minutes

Moderate

Receive privileged entrance to the Colosseum directly onto the Arena floor, where gladiators gave their performances.
Get direct access from the Gladiators' Gate without having to suffer the heat or a large crowd. A professional guide will accompany you on a journey back in time, lasting approx. 1.5 hours. Considerable attention and high emotions are waiting for you!

This guided tour is a truly exclusive experience, get directly inside the Colosseum from the Gladiator's Gate, arriving in the middle of the Arena's fighting floor. Enjoy a unique perspective of the Colosseum, where you can feel like a real gladiator during the "Ludus Gladiators."

Your guide will tell you all about gladiator combats and many stories about fool emperors who played in the Arena as gladiators against wild beasts.

From the Arena floor, you will also have a view directly above the Undergrounds.

Your guided tour will continue with the Colosseum's first and second rings, admire the incredible engineering of the Romans, and all about their skills in building this legendary monument!
What's included?
    • Colosseum Arena floor guided tour
    • Professional tour guide
    • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
    • Skip-the-Line Entrance guaranteed
    • Access to the Palatine Hill and Roman Forum (not guided tour)
    Exclusions
    • Tip or gratuity
    • Gratuities
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
    • Food and drinks
    • Roman Forum and Palatine Hill guided tour
    Please note
    • Public transportation nearby
    • Not wheelchair accessible;
    • Not stroller accessible;
    • Pets are not allowed;
    • Not allowed for walker users;
    • 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 communicated in advance to our staff;
    • Not recommended for people with back problems;
    • Not recommended for people with heart conditions;
    • Not recommended for people with motor lag;
    • Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 20 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational purposes;
    • To enter the Colosseum, one ticket will be used for the entire group. The Colosseum management does not distribute individual tickets for the monument. For this reason, we are not able to give only admission tickets to late arrivals who missed the tour;
    • Colosseum ticket is dated and timed;
    • Colosseum tickets are not refundable;
    • The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational purposes;
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult;
    • Infant seats unavailable;
    • Infants must not sit on laps;
    • You must have a valid ID to enter the Colosseum (student's ID, Driver's License, Passport or State ID all work.) You will be asked to also provide your name, last name and date of birth. Security will prevent you from entering the site if the information provided is not accurate and/or doesn't match the one on your ID;
    • Child discount is applied only with a valid ID card;
    • Please note that for safety reasons the Colosseum 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 bags will be screened;
    • 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;
    • 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, alcoholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags, knifes, sharping objects and luggage/trolley;
    • 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 this case, we will offer an alternative itinerary as it seems fit or offer a partial refund;
    • No change on a reservation can be accepted after you book the tour. For any communication or amendments, you must contact us at this number: +39 328 001 0018;
    • 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;


    PLEASE NOTE: The meeting point is at Via Delle Terme di Tito on the corner of Via Nicola Salvi. Our Staff will wait next to the Park entrance with a "Tour in the city" sign. You do not need to redeem any tickets before the date of the tour. All you have to do is show up 20 min prior to departure of your tour. Your name is going to be on our list. Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 20 minutes before the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons. We will depart from the meeting point 5 minutes prior to the tour booked time. Even if you have skip-the-line tickets, access to archaeological areas or museums may be subject to delays beyond our control. Such delays depend not on our travel agency but on extraordinary, unpredictable events. In this case, it is impossible to request any refund. Late arrivals cannot join the tour and we cannot refund them. Please be advised that the Colosseum's capacity regulations and security may delay the tour departure. This means that it could also influence the smooth running of the tour, especially on national holidays and events. Do not forget to bring your ID with you, or the security will prevent you from entering the site. Child discount is applied only with a valid ID card. We kindly inform you that any sort of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,...) or anything that might prevent you from joining the tour regularly, MUST BE communicated in advance to our staff. 

    What to bring
      • Personal ID (Driver's license and passport are allowed);
      • Comfortable shoes;
      • Comfortable clothes;
      • A plastic bottle of water in case of high temperatures.
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