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

Skip the Line: Ancient Rome and Colosseum Half-Day Walking Tour

Your day of sightseeing starts near the Colosseum, where you’ll meet your guide and take a walk up Oppian Hill for a view of the amphitheater, perhaps Rome’s most iconic symbol. Then walk back down and enter the Colosseum with your skip-the-line ticket, allowing you to jump the main entrance queue and go straight inside. Explore the first two levels of the arena, listening to brutal stories about the gladiator battles and other bloody events that once took place here

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Roman Forum, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy

Exiting the Colosseum, walk over to the Roman Forum, stopping by the Arch of Constantine on the way

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Then walk up Palatine Hill for more views of the ruins before your 3-hour tour ends on Via Sacra, the street that connects Capitoline Hill to the Colosseum.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: City Wonders, 00100 Rome Italy

Best of Rome Walking Tour

In the afternoon, your 2.5-hour walking tour starts at Piazza di Spagna, where you’ll meet your guide and set off around Rome’s historical center. Admire the famous Spanish Steps, which lead up to the Trinita dei Monti church, and then walk to the Trevi Fountain, perhaps Rome’s most famous fountain, known for its legend that states if you throw a coin in the water, you will return to Rome someday.

Continue to the square that ancient Romans considered to be the center of the city, Piazza Colonna, and then visit the stately Pantheon. Walk through lively Piazza Navona, where street artists show off their talents and visitors mingle around the baroque fountains.

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy

Part of the walking tour

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy

Part of the walking tour

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Colonna, Rome Italy

Part of the walking tour

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Piazza di Spagna, Rome Italy

Part of the walking tour

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy

Part of the walking tour

Duration: 10 minutes

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Included

Professional guide
A hot drink (coffee or hot chocolate) in winter
A gelato in the summer
Skip the Line Access
Entry/Admission - Colosseum
Entry/Admission - Roman Forum
Entry/Admission - Palatine Hill

Not included

Gratuities
Food and drinks

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Only very small bags are allowed in the Colosseum
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

80%

Sport

15%

Reviews

4.6

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Matthew P

5 | 2019-09-18

Fantastic tour guides for both morning and afternoon tours. “Gigi” and Maria were both very knowledgeable and fun tour guides. They answered all of our questions and gave us an amazing history lesson!

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Philip T

5 | 2019-09-09

To visit the ancient sites in Rome, there are lines everywhere - first to buy a ticket for admission, then to get through security check. You end up wasting a lot of the day away spending hours in line per each site. However, with this tour, tickets are already included and you get to skip the lines! Also adds important and fascinating context to everything you are seeing. The storytelling is great and don’t think we would have learned as much as we did. We had Damiani for the first half and Doriana for the second. Would 10/10 recommend to anyone.

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gordonscell1

5 | 2019-08-06

These two tours are combined into one. The guide's were very knowledgeable. Which is a plus. I would recommend doing the tours on different days the day could be very long but worth it.

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danadarby99

5 | 2019-07-31

I only did the morning tour in order to meet up with my traveling companions, but I really enjoyed the tour with Nadia. She was very knowledgeable about the Colosseum and Roman Forum and made the tour so interesting. She injected a good amount of humor and helped make us feel like we could really imagine being in those places during their heyday. Of course we had a "problem child" in the group who had gotten separated from the group, but Nadia was the ultimate professional and got the person back with us. I'm really sorry that I had to miss the afternoon tour, as I know it would have been equally informative and interesting.

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courtney g

3 | 2019-07-03

We never got to do this tour, my husband I and were on a cruise that docked in Civativecchia and had to take a train and subway to meet the group in Rome. Leave PLENTY of time (3 hrs) between the port and this tour, because we only missed by 10 min and they left without us. One of the employees was kind enough to let me use her cell to get a credit for another tour but just wanted to warn anyone booking this going fwd!

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calberda

5 | 2019-07-03

This was my second time doing this tour and it didn’t disappoint! Our guides were interactive and super knowledgeable! They were also willing to share other tips and recommendations with their groups! Highly recommend this combo tour! Great info about Rome and the history!

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vrusso767

5 | 2018-10-08

In depth tour that hit all the high points. Knowlegeable guide and well timed to avoid any down time. Directions to the meeting spot were right on, and the began and ended on time.

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kallikverb

5 | 2018-09-20

We had such a great tour experience with Amanda as our guide. Her passion and knowledge for the Colosseum and The Roman Forum were unmatched, so much that we didn't want the afternoon to end! The only line we really had to wait was for security, but there was no bypassing that. Once inside she did a fantastic job navigating us through the features and crowds, peppering in historical bits and keeping things interesting while giving us plenty of time to explore and look around too before moving on to the ruins of the Forum. Great sense of humor, vast knowledge, friendly and welcoming, we'd book another tour with her in a heartbeat! Thanks Amanda!

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