Skip the Lines Colosseum Arena Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Tour

Skip the Lines Colosseum Arena Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Tour

With just 10 spaces available on the semi-private tour, your tour starts at times that are designed to beat the crowds and the heat, and enables you to enjoy the most popular Rome attractions with a private tour feel without the price tag.

Being the first people into the Colosseum for the day gives you stunning views of the Arena and an overview of Rome city – just remember to bring your camera!

On the Palatine ill, in addition to walking among the ruins of the imperial palaces, you will take in the beautiful botanical gardens that are now maintained there. You will also enjoy marvellous views and photo opportunities, over the Circus Maximum and Roman Forum.

In the Roman Forum, your guide will take you to the site of Caesar’s funeral, which is still honored every year on his anniversary by proud Romans.

You can also choose a private tour, to enjoy your own personal tour guide that will cater the tour to your own needs and preferences. This option is available at the booking page.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy

Your tour will begin at the Colosseum, taking full advantage of the early morning shade provided by the Colosseum – there won’t be any later on in the day, so this is the best time to visit! A quick security check and you’re into this iconic monument to Ancient Rome.

Once you’re inside the Colosseum, your guide will take you to the very top tier. From here, you can look down at the arena where gladiators and animals fought to the death for the entertainment of bloodthirsty Romans citizens and their megalomaniac emperors! Your guide will tell you fascinating stories about these events, and dispel some popular mistruths along the way.

Being the first people into the Colosseum for the day gives you stunning views of the arena and an overview of Rome city – just remember to bring your camera!

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy

The Palatine Hill was home to the wealthiest of Rome’s noble citizens during the time of the Republic, and later exclusively home to the Emperor. Today we can still see remains of some of the imperial palace’s greatest self-indulgences, with its own interior stadium for the entertainment of guests still very visible for example.

In addition to walking among the ruins of the imperial palaces, you will also walk among the beautiful botanical gardens that have been maintained there in more recent times. You will also enjoy marvellous views and photo opportunities, over the Circus Maximum on one side, and the Roman Forum on the other.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy

From there, you’ll head to the center of Roman life in ancient times – the Roman Forum. Here politics, business, state funerals and military parades all took center stage. Today, you can still see the wall on which famous orators such as Cicero and Marc Antony made their greatest speeches to the Roman public. Friends, Romans, Countrymen – lend me your ears!

Your guide will take you to the site of Caesar’s funeral, which is still honored every year on his anniversary (the Ides of March) by proud Romans, who leave flowers at the spot believed to be where his pyre was burned.

After explaining the ruins of the temples, triumphal arches and other monuments that are still visible today in the Roman Forum, you can exit with your guide or choose to remain to look around further by yourself in the forum and the Palatine Hill.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Via Sacra 1, 00186 Rome Italy

The Via Sacra was the main street of ancient Rome, leading from the top of the Capitoline Hill, through some of the most important religious sites of the Forum, to the Colosseum.