Tour Details:
Colosseum private Tour official VIP entry – Customized guided tours and skip the line tickets | Vip exclusive tours with a local tour guide.
Duration : 3 hrs
Tour Type: Private Guide
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian (other languages are available on request)
Options: Standard entrance (you will visit 1st and 2nd tier) or Special Arena entrance (you will visit the arena floor, 1st and 2nd tier)
Colosseum Private Tours
Colosseum private Tour official VIP entry – Customized guided tours and skip the line tickets | Vip exclusive tours with a local tour guide.
Our Colosseum private tours which also include the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill will show you the deep, rich history of the Roman Empire. You will learn about the founders of Rome, Romulus, and Remus at Palatine Hill. Roman Forum will take you back to the times of governance; the place from where the Senate used to gather, and decisions made about Rome.
Have you wondered how the Colosseum was constructed? How did the Roman engineers, with the help of Jewish slaves, build an architectural marvel? Find out from your private guide if there were really female gladiators. And if they were, did they fight the ferocious animals too? What about the mock sea battles? Was the engineering smart enough to fill the arena with water? Let your guide dispel the myth and reveal the truth. Learn about famous historical figures such as Caesar, Nero, and Augustus, their triumphs, and tragedies.
Roman Forum
In Rome, you cannot miss viewing the Roman Forum, which is part of this tour, and it is an incredible site which there are many stories of which will be told by your expert guide. As you step into the Roman Forum, you will be transported back into time. Here, stories will be shared about the movers and shakers – The Senate, the emperors, the generals who decided the course of history for Rome, both great and sometimes evil. During the Colosseum private tour, you will stroll along Via Sacra, which was the main road in the ancient city. Lined by the colonnades by Nero, it serves as a reminder that this was the main road where glories and triumphs were paraded and celebrated. Religious festivities and pageantry were all part of the celebrations. Here, the crowds would gather to cheer or jeer as their emperors, generals made their way with pomp.
The Roman Forum also features ruins of temples, arches, and churches dating back before the 5th century. You will see the Via Nova, as a street which was built by Emperor Caracalla. Here you will see the altar where the body of Caesar was cremated and also see what remains of the Temple of Julius Caesar. Your tour will also see you visit the remains of the Temple of Vesta where the Vestal Virgins, six virgins, guarded the eternal flames as it was believed it was for the safety and well-being of Rome.
Colosseum private Tour official VIP entry – Customized guided tours and skip the line tickets | Vip exclusive tours with a local tour guide.
Palatine Hill
Palatine Hill is one of the seven hills of Rome and from here, look down at the beautiful residences of the Emperors of the past. This is part of the Colosseum private tours that will take you to the origins of Rome. A she-wolf Lupa, had two sons by the War God Mars, Romulus, and Remus. Romulus and Remus were the founders of Rome. This is the most ancient part of the city of Rome and has been around since 1000BC. Palatine Hill is where the most powerful and affluent inhabited in lavish palaces and temples were built too. Emperors such as Domitian, Tiberius, Augustus all had built lavish villas. See the Arch of Constantine, which is dedicated to the great emperor, Constantine the Great. Palatine Hill still holds much mystery today and listen to your private guide as they retell legendary stories of the glorious past of Rome. On this Colosseum private tour, Palatine Hill will leave an impression of what ancient Rome would have looked like.
Colosseum private Tour official VIP entry – Customized guided tours and skip the line tickets | Vip exclusive tours with a local tour guide.
You will pass several important ruins of government buildings of the past and stroll along the “Via Sacra” the main street of Ancient Rome where once emperors such as Augustus and Hadrian, and generals paraded in the full glory of their triumphs to the Roman Forum. The Roman Forum was the center of commercial and religious life in Rome. The tour also takes you to the interior of the old Senate, the dwellings of the Vestal Virgins, Temples of Vesta, Septimius Severus, and Triumphal Arches of Titus, your guide will tell you stories of the past which are bewildering and almost impossible to believe – all are true by the way.
Colosseum Roman Forum tour including Palatine Hill – Rome Official Small Group Tours. Local tour guides to discover ancient Rome.
Inclusions:
- Ticket entrance
Private professional guide
Booking fee
Special arena entrance booking (only if option chosen)
Hotel pick-up (if option chosen)
Do not miss out on the guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and the added bonus of Skipping The Line
