A half-day tour of the sites of ancient Rome ANCIENT ROME TOUR - Classic Tour Itinerary: Colosseum (inside tour), Roman Forum, Capitoline hill  Starting times: you can choose your tour starting time; we recommend starting the tour at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m. Costs: €210 guide service total for private party of max 8 people; Admissions extra (€18.50/pp)
ANCIENT ROME TOUR - Classic Tour + Palatine Hill Itinerary: Colosseum (inside tour), Roman Forum, Capitoline hill + Palatine Hill and Gardens Starting times: you can choose your tour starting time; we recommend starting the tour at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m. Duration: 4 hours Costs: €280.00 guided service total for private party of max 8 people; Admissions extra (€18.50/pp)Palatine Hill:
Vast archaeological site, the heart of the ancient city, dating from the period of the kings to the emperors. Important buildings include the Curia, the temples of Vespasian, Antoninus and Faustina, the House of the Vestals, the Basilica of Constantine and the arches of Septimius Severus and Titus • The tour will continue going through the Roman Forum, the commercial, religious and political center of the ancient Romans. Here your private guide will tell you the history and the legends that will make come alive this marvellous archeological site. You will then go up to the Capitoline Hill, to see the perfect Renaissance Square, Piazza del Campidoglio, which was designed by Michelangelo. There you will also have a beautiful view of the Roman Fora archaeological area from the terrace (with excellent photo opportunities!)
ANCIENT ROME TOUR - Classic Tour + Basilica of St. Clemente Colosseum (inside), Roman Forum, Capitoline hill + Basilica of St. Clemente  Basilica of St. Clemente, Colosseum, Gladiator's gym, Arch of Constantine, Arch of Titus, Temple of Venus and Roma, Temple of Vesta, House of Vestal Virgins, Julius Caesar memorial, Miliarium Aureum (once upon a time considered "the center" of the Roman World), Senate, Capitoline hill, Starting times: you can choose your tour starting time; we recommend starting the tour at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m. Meeting place: Hotel pickup OR tour site (outside Metro Station "Colosseo", by the newspaper stand) Duration: 4 hours Costs : €280.00 guide service total for private party of max 8 people; Admissions extra (€18.50/pp)This walking tour starts at Basilica San Clemente, a very ancient church few steps away from the Colosseum. Here you will explore the underground excavations, including an earlier basilica and, deep under the current church, a first century Roman street and house, complete with a Mithraic temple. With a very short walk you will reach the Ludus Magnus, that was the gladiatorial training school where the gladiators where trained for the fights in the Flavian Amphitheatre. The complex was directly connected to the Colosseum by an underground gallery. Next you will reach the Colosseum. You will go inside this incredible monument to see where the gladiators fought to the death. Entering will be quick and easy as we will make reservations in advance to skip the long queues.
COLOSSEUM EXTENDED TOUR - Colosseum  The Colosseum has added to its allure by opening the undergrounds pits where gladiators and wild beasts waited before being winched from darkness into the light of the killing ground. As well as revealing the bowels of the one-time blood-and-guts arena, the famed monument is also reopening its third tier, affording a breathtaking view of Rome!! Inclusions: Colosseum outside (perimeter, architecture and background history), Availability: Private tours can start at 9am, 10am, 2pm, 3pm Notes: Table of time shifts for private access to underground level and 3rd ring: 10:40am, 11am, 11:20am, 11:40am, (1:40pm*), 2pm, 3:20pm, 3:40pm, 4:40pm, 5pm • We may need to adjust tour time (AM or PM) according with the availability of time shifts. Duration: 3 hours (Colosseum Extended Tour) Costs : €210.00 guide service total for private party of max 8 people Admissions extra : €18.50 per person + €50 total for reserving time slot for your party to access the underground levels and the 3rd ring - * 1:40pm time shift would not be an option for our tours as this coincides with lunch break COLOSSEUM EXTENDED + FORUM - Colosseum + Roman Forum  The Roman Forum was the heart of the ancient city, dating from the period of the kings to the emperors. Important buildings include the Curia, the temples of Vespasian, Antoninus and Faustina, the House of the Vestals, the Basilica of Constantine and the arches of Septimius Severus and Titus Availability: Private tours can start at 9am, 2pm, 3pm Duration: 4 hours (Colosseum Extended Tour + Roman Forum) Costs : €280.00 guide service total for private party of max 8 people Admissions extra : €18.50 per person + €50 total for reserving time slot for your party to access the underground levels and the 3rd ring MORE DETAILS HERE
Billing information Tour costs €70/hour for party of max 8 people; €10.00 per each additional person in your party and up to 15 people. For larger parties we will send you a quote per person and depending on the total number of participants.
For a complete overview of the city, these tours can be combined with our BAROQUE ROME TOUR tour (a half-day introduction to Baroque Rome), to make a full day tour! Banner picture at the top of the page: Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum (detail); hi-lighted in color the famous acronymous SPQR an initialism from a Latin phrase, Senatus Populusque Romanus ("The Senate and Roman People"), referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic, and used as an official signature of the government. |
