Visiting the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with an expert guide, you’ll hear the stories behind the birth and growth of the world’s greatest empire.
By combining two of our most popular tours you’ll see all of Rome in a day without waiting in line – and you’ll save money too!
Then delve into Renaissance Rome as we explore sculptural fountains and architectural titans in Rome’s historic center.
They say that Rome wasn’t built in a day but that doesn’t mean you can’t see it in one. Experience the history of culture of Rome, from birth to modern day on our Rome in a Day Tour, covering all the most famous sights of the Eternal City.
We start our tour off at the city’s most popular site, the Colosseum. With Skip the Line Access you won’t waste precious time waiting in line. Your expert, English-speaking guide will take you straight inside, telling you stories of gladiators, animals and emperors to bring these ancient stones to life. Wander the first and second levels of the amphitheater built for 82,000 and imagine what it must have been like to be in the audience on fight day – or to see this incredible structure filled with water for the re-enactment of a sea battle.
Of course there’s more to Ancient Rome than the Colosseum. Palatine Hill is home to the city’s oldest ruins, as the birthplace of Rome, while the Roman Forum has taught us volumes about what life was like at this time. With Skip the Line Access here too, you’ll have more time with your expert guide and small group sizes of only 25 people or less make it easy to ask all the questions you can think of.
We’ll take a break so you can go get lunch then (not included but be sure to ask your guide for recommendations nearby), before reconvening near a metro stop in the historic center of Rome. Here you’ll meet another expert guide and be given another headset so you won’t get lost. During our walking tour we’ll delve more into Renaissance Rome, visiting Bernini’s ‘Fountain of Four Rivers’, the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain.
We’ll also see Raphael’s tomb at the incredible Pantheon, whose enormous ancient dome is a marvel of engineering even to this day.
Seeing Rome in a day is hard work so we’ll take this part of the day with ease, stopping for a gelato or espresso depending on the season (included in the price). Our emphasis will be more on the stories behind the monuments than facts and figures (although our guides know all of these too) helping you to build a picture of what it was to live in this city during the time of Bernini, Raphael and Michelangelo. Travelling from the birth of the empire to Renaissance Rome and beyond that to today, you’ll understand where it is that Rome got its nickname, The Eternal City.
By combining our Colosseum Tour and Best of Rome Walking Tour, not only will you see all the key attractions of Rome in a day, but you’ll also save money compared to purchasing these products separately. And by seeing all of these incredible monuments in just one day, you’ll have squashed as much as physically possible into a short trip in Rome – or freed the rest of your longer trip up for wandering and further exploration.
If you wish to explore the Colosseum on your own after your tour, you should take our Express Colosseum Tour with Gladiator's Entrance and Special Arena Floor Access (with or without Breakfast). This gives you a guided tour of the Colosseum only. After the tour you can choose to either enjoy the skip-the-line entrance tickets to the Roman Forum (our guide would accompany you to enter but the visit is not guided) or stay inside the Colosseum without the guide.
For any other tour however, our tours follow a pattern of visit and you would not be able re-enter the Colosseum without waiting in the line and purchasing an additional ticket.
Due to the uneven grounds and stairs on the itinerary at the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, we are unable to accommodate customers with walking difficulties.
Yes. Our tours run rain or shine.
Our guide Silvia was...
Our guide Silvia was really great with her explanation. She walked us though this magnificent monument and Roman forum and explained almost all the details . We really enjoyed this guided tour and would have missed the knowledge shared if we hadn't taken this.
We took this tour on what...
We took this tour on what felt like the hottest day ever. The tour guide Biliana was great, very patient with the stragglers and answered all questions. She made sure that everyone had the chance to fill up water bottles and where the toilets were located. She engaged with the group very well. I would recommend this tour to others.
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