• OpenMindTours on Instagram
  • OpenMindTours on Youtube
  • Contact u

Colosseum Private Tour into the Imperial Rome of 1 mln people

Skip-the-line Colosseum tour with Roman Forum & Palatine Hill: gladiators, emperors, and daily life with engaging guide

  • Likely to sell out fast
  • Skip the line
Feedback - 1Feedback - 2Feedback - 3Feedback - 4Feedback - 5 5.0 Read all (2)

Delve into the immense history of Ancient Rome, and the beauty of its imposing ruins, enjoying an immersive experience, with skip-the-line tickets, of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill, united in the largest archaeological park in Italy.

Discover, with a private guide capable of customizing the tour based on your interests, which shows unfolded in the Colosseum over the course of a day; who the gladiators were, how they fought each other and against wild beasts; who were the Romans present at the fights. Enter the backstage of imperial propaganda, capable of calming the tensions of Imperial Rome in the blood of the arena, a multiethnic city with over a million inhabitants.

Explore the valley of the Roman Forum and the Via Sacra, let yourself be carried away by the narrations of our expert, in the days when the Senate, the temple of the Vestal Virgins, the shops, and the other buildings, now partly in ruins, were places of high-density life, so crowded that it was necessary to limit traffic in the streets with specific regulations.

Marvel at the architecture of the grand pre-Christian basilicas, where Romans once dispensed justice holding public trials. These served as a stage for the most brilliant lawyers of the time, such as Cicero, favoring their rise to power.

Join us in retracing the daily and public life of Ancient Rome, in the spaces where Romans gathered for business, politics, and sacred rites, to decree wars and victories, to listen to the speeches of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Palatine Hill, walk through the imposing imperial villas, the huge stadium, the banqueting hall, and enjoy the unmissable views of the Forum, the Circus Maximus and the Capitol Hill, once reserved only for emperors. Visit the archaeological ruins of the huts of Romulus of the VIII century B.C., understanding how Rome was born.

Understand the political strategy of Octavian Augustus, who built his residence nearby to present himself as the refounder of Rome and restorer of the ancient moral roman virtues, (thus contrasting the liberation of customs and women and sending his daughter Julia into exile for her love choices), effectively initiating the transfer of power from the Senate into his hands, becoming the first emperor of Rome without ever declaring it.

NOTE: Under new rules, Colosseum skip the line tickets must have the full name of every visitor.

Duration
Duration
3 hrs

Tour Type
Private Tour

TOUR INCLUDES

  • check Colosseum skip-the-line tickets
  • check Licensed guide with degree in archaeology, history or art history
  • check Dynamic passionate guides, with excellent English and narrative skills
  • check Itinerary carefully designed by our expert team

TOUR does't include

  • check Food

Main sites Explored in the Tour

  • check Colosseum
  • check Roman Forum
  • check Palatine Hill

Wonders discovered

The best views of Rome Enjoy - from the Palatine hill - the best views of Rome: over Roman Forum, Colosseum, Tiber and city center

Why exotic animals on the arena? The arena was cinema: the empire was huge, it encompassed lands and animals of lands never seen

Why so juge Arches? They were street advertising posters. The emperors celebrated their victorious military campaigns

2025 - Opening Days and Access Hours

From January 1st to March 29th

Colosseum:

  • Monday - Sunday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Last admission at 3:30 PM)

Roman Forum and Palatine Hill:

  • Monday - Sunday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Last admission at 3:30 PM)

From March 30th to September 30th

Colosseum:

  • Monday - Sunday 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM (Last admission at 6:00 PM)

Roman Forum and Palatine Hill:

  • Monday - Sunday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Last admission at 6:00 PM)

From October 1st to October 25th

Colosseum:

  • Monday - Sunday 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM (Last admission at 5:30 PM)

Roman Forum and Palatine Hill:

  • Monday - Sunday 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM (Last admission at 5:30 PM)

From October 26th to December 31st

Colosseum:

  • Monday - Sunday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Last admission at 3:30 PM)

Roman Forum and Palatine Hill:

  • Monday - Sunday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Last admission at 3:30 PM)

2025 - Closure Days 

On the first Sunday of the month admission is free, so tickets can only be purchased at the ticket office in Piazza del Colosseo, located near the Temple of Venus and Rome, and at the ticket office in Largo della Salara Vecchia.

  • 1 January
  • 5 January
  • 2 February
  • 2 March
  • 6 April
  • 25 April
  • 4 May
  • 1 June
  • 2 June
  • 6 July
  • 3 August
  • 7 September
  • 5 October
  • 2 November
  • 4 November
  • 7 December
  • 25 December

Certain places are inextricably linked to the turning points, often dramatic, that the lives of famous historical figures have had in those places

Likely to sell out

From € 449

Request Your Tour Now.

Cancellation policy:

Within 48 hours before the tour starts

Reviews Feedback - 1Feedback - 2Feedback - 3Feedback - 4Feedback - 5 [5.0]

Feedback - 1Feedback - 2Feedback - 3Feedback - 4Feedback - 5

We had a wonderful tour of the Colosseum, Palatine hill and the Roman Forum. The guide was very informative, engaging and entertaining for our group of 6. Our entire family including enjoyed the tour and we highly recommend it!

Eva06/25/2024

Feedback - 1Feedback - 2Feedback - 3Feedback - 4Feedback - 5

I really enjoyed learning about the sites with an informative and friendly guide. Thank you!

Tracey04/03/2024

You may also like ...

  • ORIGINAL CONTENT
  • Skip the line
Guided Audio Tour Colosseum with Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Rome Tours

Guided Audio Tour Colosseum with Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

Private tour

Discover the secrets of the Colosseum and Ancient Rome independently with our immersive Colosseum guided audio tour, rich in image and content

starting from: € 51 € 42

  • OUTSTANDING
  • Skip the line
Domus Aurea Tour with VR Experience: The one-of-a-kind Architecture of Imperial Rome
Rome Tours

Domus Aurea Tour with VR Experience: The one-of-a-kind Architecture of Imperial Rome

Small group tours

Feedback - 1Feedback - 2Feedback - 3Feedback - 4Feedback - 5 (15)

Step into the vast frescoed halls of Nero’s Domus Aurea, both east and west wings. Enjoy the immersive 3D reconstruction

starting from: € 85 € 61

  • CUTTING-EDGE
  • Skip the line
Pantheon Audio Tour: Experience the Most Stunning Architecture of Imperial Rome
Rome Tours

Pantheon Audio Tour: Experience the Most Stunning Architecture of Imperial Rome

Private tour

The smart audio guide of the Pantheon in Rome for an engaging and independent discovery of its millennial history