Colosseum and Roman Forum Group Tour or Audio Guided tours
Overview
Explore the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum with our expert tours. Choose a guided tour in English with a licensed guide, who will share fascinating stories about emperors, gladiators, and ancient Roman life, or enjoy a flexible visit at your own pace using an audio guide available in English, Chinese, German, French, Italian, and Spanish with 44 points of interest. Discover the Colosseum’s arena floor, the political and cultural heart of the Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill, home of ancient emperors. Your entrance is organized to allow smooth access, letting you spend more time exploring and less time waiting. Whether guided or with an audio guide, enjoy an immersive journey through Rome’s most iconic monuments.
What's Included
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum entry fees included
- Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
- Guided Tour Option official English-speaking tour guide for the Colosseum/Palatine Hill/Roman Forum
- Unlimited access to all audio-guided features • Unlimited use for the duration of your stay
- Option audio-guided tour Multilingual in English, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Spanish
- Audio Guided Tours Options Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum entry fees included
- Headsets and radios to hear your guide clearly
- Mobile Device and Headphones (WE SUGGEST TO COME WITH A CHARGED SMARTPHONE)
- Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities, Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Headphones (if you select the audio guided option)
- Tour Guide not included with the option: Audio-guided tour
Meeting Location
Piazza del Colosseo
00184 Roma RM, Italy
What To Expect
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Colosseum
1 hour Admission Ticket Included
Palatine Hill
45 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Foro Romano
45 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- 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.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The order in which the sites are visited during the tour can vary
- 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.
- Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 20 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.
- The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational resons
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Pets are not allowed.
- The Colosseum Management does not distribute individual tickets. We will have one group ticket for the entire group. For this reason, we are not able to give tickets to late arrivals that missed the tour!
- The entrance timings to the Colosseum listed here are indicative and subject to availability per each time slot. If the chosen time is not available, we will book the next available time slot.
- The itinerary may vary depending on weather conditions (ice, rain, or high temperatures) or other events beyond the travel agency's control.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Colosseum and Roman Forum Group Tour or Audio Guided tours?
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Activity code: C-66570P7
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person).
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person).
- Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum entry fees included.
- Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
- Guided Tour Option official English-speaking tour guide for the Colosseum/Palatine Hill/Roman Forum.
- Unlimited access to all audio-guided features • Unlimited use for the duration of your stay.
- Option audio-guided tour Multilingual in English, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Spanish.
- Audio Guided Tours Options Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum entry fees included.
- Headsets and radios to hear your guide clearly.
- Mobile Device and Headphones (WE SUGGEST TO COME WITH A CHARGED SMARTPHONE).
- Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities, Hotel pick-up and drop-off.
- Headphones (if you select the audio guided option).
- Tour Guide not included with the option: Audio-guided tour.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Colosseum and Roman Forum Group Tour or Audio Guided tours is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- 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.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Colosseum and Roman Forum Group Tour or Audio Guided tours will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
- Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
- Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum entry fees included
- Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
- Guided Tour Option official English-speaking tour guide for the Colosseum/Palatine Hill/Roman Forum
- Unlimited access to all audio-guided features • Unlimited use for the duration of your stay
- Option audio-guided tour Multilingual in English, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Spanish
- Audio Guided Tours Options Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum entry fees included
- Headsets and radios to hear your guide clearly
- Mobile Device and Headphones (WE SUGGEST TO COME WITH A CHARGED SMARTPHONE)
- Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities, Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Headphones (if you select the audio guided option)
- Tour Guide not included with the option: Audio-guided tour
Additional Info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- 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.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The order in which the sites are visited during the tour can vary
- 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.
- Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 20 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.
- The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational resons
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Pets are not allowed.
- The Colosseum Management does not distribute individual tickets. We will have one group ticket for the entire group. For this reason, we are not able to give tickets to late arrivals that missed the tour!
- The entrance timings to the Colosseum listed here are indicative and subject to availability per each time slot. If the chosen time is not available, we will book the next available time slot.
- The itinerary may vary depending on weather conditions (ice, rain, or high temperatures) or other events beyond the travel agency's control.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers
