Colosseum and Roman Forum Small-Group Tour with Local Guide

Attractions & guided tours

Rome, Italy

from 3798 reviews
4.44/5
Free Cancellation
Language: English , Italian
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 3 Hours
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Do this because

You'll explore two of Rome’s top tourist attractions, the Colosseum & Roman Forum, on this guided tour
Visiting a UNESCO World Heritage site reveals centuries of Rome’s rich history and architecture
Discovering Rome's authentic cobblestone streets while exploring the vibrant city centre is a must-do activity
You'll admire the Roman Empire’s former glory at the iconic Roman Forum and surrounding ruins
You'll get an intimate experience with a small group of up to sixteen participants

What to expect

They say "All roads lead to Rome" — and it certainly does seem like it, with how many visitors the city attracts each year. Much of Rome's tourism concentrates around the famed Colosseum and Roman Forum, two of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. During this comprehensive small-group tour, you'll get the chance to see these wonders of ancient Rome in a unique, thorough, and convenient way — with a local guide who will highlight the most important facts and stories about the landmarks for you.Step into the Roman Forum, the largest inner-city archaeological area in the world. From here, your tour will continue to a few other leading landmarks, like the Arch of Constantine and Palatine Hill.Afterwards, you'll visit the Colosseum to explore a place from the distant past. Once inside, your guide will tell you about the amphitheatre's history, while adding additional dimensions to the stories told. You'll get to see evidence of Nero's great fire, discover grisly details about the gladiators' games, and unveil the truth about the many myths surrounding the place. The guide, who is a professional archaeologist, enjoys bringing history to life in a fun and accessible way.

What's included

3-hour small-group tour
Friendly and local guide
Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill entrance
Headset (for groups of more than 6 people)

What to remember

Accessibility:

Not suitable for wheelchairs

Know in advance:

When you choose the guided tour, please be aware that the admission fee for the Colosseum Archaeological Area is €18 for adults, while children under 18 years of age receive complimentary entry. The rest of the guided tour fee encompasses various services, including the expertise of a professional licensed and local guide, provision of radio guides (if necessary), customer support, reservation fees, and other related amenities
The venue requires to provide the name and surname of each visitor; this information is mandatory for booking and entry to the Colosseum and the Archaeological Area of the Roman Forum. If this requirement isn't met, it will not be possible to enter the venue
The name provided during booking is final and cannot be changed as per Colosseum rules. To enter, each participant must present an identity document matching the booking name
You will visit in a small group of up to 16 people. The small-group size gives you a personalized experience
The provider is not responsible for any inconvenience caused by the closure of the Colosseum and Roman Forum because of strikes, union meetings or bad weather
Reduced-price entries (Child 0-17) can only be purchased alongside a standard-price entry
In accordance with the ticket sales terms and conditions, visitors are not liable for any presale fee
We kindly ask you to review the Visitor Regulations on the official Colosseum website and ensure you accept and follow its guidelines

Provider

Musement S.p.A.

Booking Fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation Fee

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins

Where

Piazza del Colosseo, 21, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
Meeting point:
Meet your guide between the green newspaper stand and the fountain, to the right side of the metro station B Colosseum exit, on Via dei Fori Imperial. Please show up at the meeting point at least 10-15 minutes before entrance time.
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Reviews

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4.4/5
Based on 100 reviews from verified customers
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Simon

August 2026
From Germany
Traveled as With friends - 58 years old

Great

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Christian

August 2026
From Denmark
Traveled as As a couple - 68 years old

Great

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Apple

August 2026
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 52 years old

Excellent

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Robert

August 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 44 years old

Great

Was een plezierig kleine groep en een hele enthusiastic tour leidster.
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Jason

July 2026
From Germany
Traveled as With friends - 22 years old

Great

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PB

July 2026
From Sweden
Traveled as With family - 54 years old

Excellent

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Sofia T

July 2026
From Sweden
Traveled as As a couple - 38 years old

Excellent

Superbra och inspirerande guide! Hon får 10/10
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Cathy A

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 58 years old

Excellent

Arianne was an excellent tour guide—friendly, knowledgeable, and very informative. She shared fascinating facts throughout the tour, making the experience both enjoyable and memorable. Highly recommended!
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Kristian

June 2026
From Denmark
Traveled as With family - 59 years old

Excellent

Eddy was an excellent guide with extensive knowledge
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Daisy Vervoort

June 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Great

Eerst en vooral willen we onze gids Pamela bedanken voor de super leuke tour, ze was geweldig! Ondanks de hitte hebben we ervan genoten!
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Steve Collins

May 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Excellent

Such an enjoyable tour, and so much more information given, well worth the money and would definitely recommend
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Lorraine Mc

May 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

Excellent

A great guide and much easier to have pre-booked tickets to avoid the queues.
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Gabriele

May 2026
From Germany
Traveled as With family

Excellent

Andrada war der beste Guide, den wir jemals hatten. Sie hat nicht nur ihr umfangreiches Wissen vermittelt, sondern es auch so vorgetragen, dass man die Bauten und die alten Römer direkt vor sich sah. 100 Punkte!!! :)
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Drent

May 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Poor

Bij de ingangscontrole bleken onze voornamen niet overeen te komen met de officiële paspoortnamen. We konden ons keurig legitimeren met onze paspoorten maar het toegangscontrolepersoneel was weinig meewerkend: geen Colosseum en 120€ armer. Schandelijke manier van toeristen behandelen. Na telefonisch contact met de overigens zeer behulpzame TUI-helpdesk bleken we een regeltje hierover over het hoofd te hebben gezien bij de boeking, dus ook geen terugbetaling van het bedrag mogelijk.
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Trev G

May 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 51 years old

Excellent

It is a lot of walking, but. The tour was amazing. Very knowledgeable guide who really bought the past alive. We highly recommend this tour.
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Linn

May 2026
From Norway
Traveled as With family - 28 years old

Excellent

Skulle gjerne visst på forhånd hvilket selskap som skulle guide oss. Vanskelig å finne frem når det er 6-8 forskjellige guidede turer og skulle også gjerne hatt bedre beskrivelse av oppmøtested da GPS viste at vi var fremme men det ikke stemte
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Werner

May 2026
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

Great

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Anonymous

May 2026
From United Kingdom

Excellent

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Anonymous

April 2026
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Andrada our guide was amazing! She was very knowledgeable and informative with humour and friendliness , not at all stuffy or pompous, we loved it.
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can’t remember

April 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 34 years old

Excellent

To be honest I really can’t find a fault I had some great help in store choosing a hotel and arranging transfers and some sightseeing and Rome itself is just incredible Thank you
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Anonymous

April 2026
From United Kingdom

Excellent

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Anonymous

April 2026
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Our guide was very knowledgeable
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Anonymous

April 2026
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Brilliant tour - our lady guide was very knowledgeable and explained everything very well even though English as not first language! Great tour
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Wicked

April 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 24 years old

Excellent

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Maria

April 2026
From Sweden
Traveled as As a couple - 20 years old

Excellent

Vi hade en fantastiskt kvinnlig guide som gjorde denna drygt 3 timmar långa tur till en tidsresa genom Roms historia med fokus på Colosseum. Kan säga att guiden gjorde ett fantastisk jobb och var effektiv och hjälpsam genom de olika säkerhets kontrollerna längs med vägen. Hon förberedde, förklarade och hjälpte gruppen med praktiska detaljer och lärde sig alla våra namn i vår grupp. Historian och faktan kändes relevant och lagomt mycket för denna turen. Vi är så nöjda!
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Jan

April 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 37 years old

Excellent

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Anonymous

April 2026
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Our guide, Pamela, was excellent with lots of knowledge of the colosseum and the forum. She was able to bring to life the history despite the crowds and the heat. Altogether a great day.
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Anonymous

April 2026
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Eddy the guide looked after us all throughout the whole tour, providing great insight with humour. The sites themselves are steeped in amazing history and a must see.
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Heleen

April 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 39 years old

Great

We kregen zeker waar voor ons geld. Een tour onder leiding van een bevlogen gids, die heel veel over de locaties wist te vertellen. Hier en daar had het voor ons wel iets beknopter gemogen. Het bezoek aan het Forum Romanum was wat kort t.o.v. de andere locaties (Palatijn en Colosseum). Wij hadden daar wel wat langer willen rondkijken.
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Anonymous

April 2026
From United Kingdom

Excellent

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NP

April 2026
From Sweden
Traveled as With family - 30 years old

Excellent

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Out of pocket

April 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Poor

These tickets are fake don’t pay. I paid a fortune and they are invalid. I paid at the Colosseum in the end for real to tickets and they only cost 18 Euros each. I phoned customer service when I was at the Colosseum said they would reply. No reply. TUI are scammers don’t buy .
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Wendy

April 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 44 years old

Poor

Not clear enough that I would need ID for this, I arrived at the right time and place only to find I didn't have the required ID. I lost over £100
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Anonymous

March 2026
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Good informative guide. Meeting point easy to find.
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Conny

March 2026
From Germany

Excellent

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N Bruel

March 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as Alone - 1 years old

Great

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Anonymous

March 2026
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Emanuella was an exemplary guide it was an excellent tour she negotiated the huge crowds with great skill. She gave us all an extremely enjoyable experience
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Sue

March 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

Excellent

Excellent tour guide, lovely hotel.
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Justina

March 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 55 years old

Excellent

Minder:wel erg veel controles. Leuk: hele goede, enthousiaste en deskundige gids (Valeria). Leuk: kleine groep (4). Minder: Forum Romanum niet binnen maar alleen van bovenaf oo de heuvel.
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J. W.

February 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 63 years old

Excellent

Goed: kleine groep, didactisch materiaal, rekening houdend met verblijf, vriendelijk en enthousiast
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J-M

January 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 47 years old

Excellent

Très bonnes explications Le guide est allé à l'essentiel
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Andrews

January 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

Excellent

Our guide was fantastic,Tring to talk to in English to me,my wife and 1other English couple. We didn’t see anything about what language our guide would be on the TUI website..That needs to be made CLEARER… But she done brilliant and considering is rained all day aswell..
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Anonymous

December 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

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Jackie

November 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 44 years old

Excellent

Knowledgeable local guide that brought history to life. The one thing we would have changed would the opportunity at the end of the tour to visit the gift shop.
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Heather

November 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With friends - 37 years old

Excellent

Tour guide did not just tell us about the things we could see but took time to help us understand the sights smells and feeling on Ancient Rome which really brought the rest of the tour and the ruins to life
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Anonymous

November 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Our guide was great - she shared her huge wealth of information in a really relatable and humorous way. Would highly recommend.
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Stefanie

November 2025
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 23 years old

Excellent

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J hankins

October 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 34 years old

Excellent

Gaby the guide was really great at providing wonderful knowledge at a pace that was appropriate- she added a fabulous mix of friendly chat, humour and expertise. I have always been an independent attraction visitor and Gaby made me realise how much I have missed out on using a guided tour- excellent
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Anonymous

October 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Agnes was our lovely tour guide, very knowledgable and polite, she took the time to answer questions and showed us so much more than just the colosseum. Cutting through most queues and making it a smooth day out. We would highly recommend.
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Anonymous

October 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Maria our guide was very good and gave us so much information about the history of the collosseum, the forum and palatine hill. She made sure we all had time to take photos. We were give a headset at the beginning of the tour to hear her. We definitely recommend this tour if you go to Rome
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Linda

October 2025
From Sweden
Traveled as As a couple - 32 years old

Great

Vår guide Manuela var helt fantastisk!! Hennes organisatör dök aldrig upp så hon fick ta hand om oss själv och det gjorde hon verkligen. Enda, ENDA anledningen till att jag inte satte 10 p på allt var att sätt blev försenat pga att denne "medhjälpare" inte dök upp. Manuela var perfetto!! Så kunnig, så rolig och omtänksam mot de kunder som hade svårt att röra sig. Vilken underbar dag!
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H. Wolk

October 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 28 years old

Excellent

De reisgids Emanuela was echt geweldig. Ze kon alles vertellen over de geschiedenis daar en was erg vriendelijk en enthousiast.
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I. Kowaschik

October 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Excellent

Die Führung war sehr interessant und kurzweilig. Uns hat es sehr gut gefallen. Nur schade, dass TUI keine deutsche Führungen anbietet.
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60y

September 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Average

Gids in het Engels (Italiaanse) was nauwelijks verstaanbaar. Heel slecht Engels.
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Anonymous

September 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

We had a wonderful tour guide who sounded genuinely interested in all the incredible information she was sharing with us. Great experience!
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Anonymous

September 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

A

Anonymous

September 2025
From United States

Excellent

The tour was both very fun and informative. Also, our tour guide was full of energy and made the experience something I will always cherish.
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Richard

September 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Excellent

Eddy the guide was fantastic, engaging and genuinely interesting. It was a great experience which he brought to life with his personality.
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Anonymous

September 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Our tour of the Colluseum with Maria as our guide was brilliant. She was so informative and knowledgeable. I will definitely return to Rome and visit the Colluseum again.
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edgar

September 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 35 years old

Excellent

Geweldige gids, Eddy. Zeer enthousiast en weet door zijn archeologische ervaring veel te vertellen.
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Anonymous

September 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Thoroughly enjoyed the tour and hearing the history. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed seeing the photos she shared of what the ruins looked like back in the day. We were shown around alot of the grounds and didn't have to wait. Thank you for a great experience!
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Anonymous

September 2025
From United Kingdom

Average

Agnes our guide was nice and very knowledgeable but unfortunately we were not provided with ear pieces to hear her and she was very softly spoken. Her command of the English language wasn’t great and she kept speaking with her back to us so we had no hope of knowing what was going on.
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Mateo

September 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 2 years old

Excellent

kleine groep, communicatie- toestel kan wel iets beter
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Helen

September 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 36 years old

Excellent

Sylvia was a very knowledgeable guide, made the tour interesting, very happy to answer any questions, gave time for photos
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Anonymous

September 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Tour guide was brilliant we learned a lot it was an excellent experience.
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Anonymous

September 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Was a really good experience head pieces worked really well this time better than the ones used in the Vatican tour. The place is amazing the tour itself was well managed from the time we got to the meeting point easy instructions and the tour guide knew her stuff and didn’t rush us.
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Emma Jane

August 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 33 years old

Poor

Instructions for meeting point unclear. Email refers to 20 Piazza del Colosseo and another in small print to Via del Fori, ref to meeting by a fountain yet there wasn't a fountain. Contact number for tour guide on booking email is wrong. Location for '20 Piazza del Colosseo' on Google Maps different to the actual location. Arrived at Colesseum in good time, tried to call well ahead of departure time (contact no & Tui) found correct meeting point 10 minutes late but tour had left, missed R Forum
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Anonymous

August 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

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Anonymous

August 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

A great tour. Valeria was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic bringing the tour to life.
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Anonymous

August 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Had a fantastic time looking round the Colosseum. Experience was made better by the excellent guide who provided an excellent commentary and made the whole experience come to life. Well worth the trip
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Betina

August 2025
From Norway
Traveled as Alone - 20 years old

Great

Guiden, Valeria var fantastisk. Hun er utdannet arkeolog. Hun fortalte å viste med hele seg og med mye innlevelse. Fantastisk personlighet. Jeg hadde også henne som guide på 3 timers Nat Geo tour. Det var ingen andre påmeldte, så vi 2 gikk å snakket mye sammen mens hun igjen fortalt med stor innlevelse. 10/10. ??
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Dan

August 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 36 years old

Excellent

The tour guide was great. So much information with huge enthusiasm. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I think the information that you must have photo ID with you to get in could be made clearer. It is on the voucher but I must admit we took ours because we always carry it.
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Anonymous

August 2025
From United Kingdom

Great

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Anonymous

August 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Nicole was a fantastic guide, very informative and very caring of each of her guests. Very easy to locate the team at first and a pleasurable experience throughout.
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Linda

August 2025
From Sweden
Traveled as As a couple - 30 years old

Poor

Vi är besvikna då vi inte fick besöka colossuem med vårat förbokade och betalda besök. Vi var i tid till den plats som anvisats och följde de instruktioner vi fått. Bad om hjälp av guider på plats men ingen kunde hjälpa oss för ingen visste vilken lokal guide vi skulle vända oss till. Vi visade vår voucher och förklarade att vi köpt via er Tui. De skakade bara på huvudet och att vi behövde biljetter..
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Els V.

August 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 39 years old

Excellent

Fantastische gids (Eddy). Was zeer entertainend and gaf veel informatie. Zeker een aanrader deze tour en gids. Wel spijtig dat we niet ietsje langer in Colosseum konden blijven.
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Anonymous

August 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

The tour guide was wonderful, it was nice going in a small group as it gave the guide time to answer questions and take photos for us! She really kind the tour was a little bit long for the summer heat but where she could the tour guide found shade near what she was giving us the history on.
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Anonymous

August 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Thoroughly enjoyed our tour, extremely informative and a delightful guide. Thank you
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Andreia & Richard

July 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 17 years old

Excellent

We had Eduardo (Eddy) and he was lovely and funny, witty and very experience Archeologist!! Me and my partner absolutely laughter alongside him and whenever we asked questions he answered without any problem. We loved the 3 hours walk which was amazing. Small group. We recommended this tour 100%
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Anonymous

July 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Fantastic tour! Our tour guide was brilliant and her knowledge was outstanding. We would recommend this tour.
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Alexandra

July 2025
From Norway
Traveled as As a couple - 6 years old

Excellent

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Anonymous

July 2025
From Italy

Excellent

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Mrs F

July 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 36 years old

Poor

The guide was knowledgeable but spoke so quietly and had no presentation skills at all that we couldn’t hear or understand her. She was clearly good with the information but couldn’t convey that to us. We gained nothing from this trip apart from Speedy entry.
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Anonymous

June 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Excellent tour, small group was a massive help , tour guide was amazing and so knowledgeable, thankyou
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Anonymous

June 2025
From Italy

Excellent

Guida super e posti meravigliosi. Da rifare
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Gabriela S.

June 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 53 years old

Excellent

Sehr freundlich und kompetent. (Emanuela) Super Fachwissen. Sehr zu empfehlen. Nichts zu beanstanden.
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Bernhard S.

June 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 48 years old

Excellent

Sehr freundlich und kompetent. (Emanuela) Sehr zu empfehlen. Nichts zu beanstanden.
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Anonymous

June 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Amazing tour and guide was so insightful and knowledgeable. There was no lingering or messing about, from start to finish, brilliant. Would highly recommend.
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Anonymous

May 2025
From United Kingdom

Great

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James

May 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 33 years old

Excellent

Excellent tour with a very patient, knowledgeable and experienced guide. Could have spent the whole day in the Forum.
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Anonymous

May 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

It was a small group of 6 and the guide was excellent with great knowledge. 3 hours sounded like it could drag, but it felt the complete opposite and was exactly the right amount of time.
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MSW

May 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

Excellent

Our tour guide was absolutely outstanding, Her passion for history along with knowledge and enthusiasm really brought the Colloseum and Roman Forum to life. We learnt so much that we wouldn't have known without her as our guide. She was brilliant. Hope this gets fedback to her ( 9am tour Saturday 10th Mat)
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Anonymous

May 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

Great tour. Our guide was so knowledgeable, she brought the place alive with her visualisation. We really enjoyed our visit to the Forum & Colosseum Thank you
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Liana

May 2025
From Germany
Traveled as Alone

Poor

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Kk

May 2025
From Finland
Traveled as As a couple - 30 years old

Great

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Anonymous

May 2025
From United Kingdom

Excellent

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Ann & Thibeau

May 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 9 years old

Poor

Helaas hadden we pech met onze gids: ze sprak niet vlot Engels en bracht haar verhaal zonder veel enthousiasme. Tegelijk zagen we andere gidsen in de buurt die goed verstaanbaar waren en een boeiend verhaal vertelden. Het voordeel van voorrang bij de wachtrijen was wel een groot pluspunt.
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U och M

May 2025
From Sweden
Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Excellent

Guiden var väldigt trevligt och kunnig, bra berätta och positiv. Hela guideturen var stor behållning.
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monte

May 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 30 years old

Poor

Die Frau die als Guide eingesetzt war, war kaum zu verstehen. Ihr Englisch war ein Kauderwelsch aus Englisch und Italienisch. Sie wusste offensichtlich viele Details über das Kolosseum. Aber wenn keiner ihr Englisch versteht...
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David

April 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 29 years old

Great

The tour is great but just remember to take ID (passport, driving licence). They won’t let you in without it!

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