Colosseum by Evening Guided Tour with Arena Floor Access
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Colosseum by Evening Guided Tour with Arena Floor Access
By City Wonders
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Ages 6-99, max of 20 per group
Duration: 2h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Local expert guide
- Access to the Colosseum including the Arena Floor
- Groups of 20 people or less
- Roman Forum is seen from the outside only
- Colosseum Entry ticket with Arena (€24)
- Entry/Admission - Colosseum
What's not included- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Entry/Admission - Foro Romano
- Start:
- Trajan's Column, Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00187 Roma RM, ItalyThe tour starts on the platform directly in front of Trajan’s Column: located on Via dei Fori Imperiali near Piazza Venezia. Standing right in front and facing the Victor Emmanuel II Monument, it’s directly to the left across the street. The guide will be waiting there wearing a blue polo shirt.
End:- Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3731COLOSSEUMNIGHT- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- We regret that we are unable to accommodate guest below 6 years old due to venue security reason.
- Please note: All participant names are required at the time of booking in order to enter the Colosseum.
- Every customer on this tour is required to present a valid government issued ID or Passport at the Colosseum, that matches their name on the reservation, or entry will be refused. Name changes are not permitted once the booking is confirmed.
- Please note that the itinerary for our tours may differ from the advertised order of destinations. We assure you that any changes made to the tour itinerary are carefully planned and intended to enhance your overall experience.
- On this tour, some of the venues or parts of the venue may be subject to last-minute, unpredictable closures. When this occurs, we are happy to offer customers an extended tour in keeping with the advertised total length of the tour.
- May experience delays in clearing security checks when entering the venue
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travellers
- If you cancel within 7 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
- If you cancel at least 8 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3731COLOSSEUMNIGHT
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- Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00187 Roma RM, ItalyThe tour starts on the platform directly in front of Trajan’s Column: located on Via dei Fori Imperiali near Piazza Venezia. Standing right in front and facing the Victor Emmanuel II Monument, it’s directly to the left across the street. The guide will be waiting there wearing a blue polo shirt.
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- Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
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- L1620WNsamd0 contributionsSylvia easily the bestSylvia was our guide There’s no way there is a better guide than Sylvia . Incredible !! So informative. Loved it “Andimo”Written 10 December 2024
- O5091OVemilyd0 contributionsInformative and engaging tourChristian was an amazing tour guide! He was very energetic and was great with including people in the tour. He took the time to learn everyone’s name and I was especially impressed how concerned he was when people strayed from the group. He took the time to find them and reunite everyone before moving on. He was also very knowledgeable about all the sites we saw and was able to answer difficult questions.Written 10 December 2024
- TravelingMan16170 contributionsAMAZINGSilvia was absolutely amazing!!! ANDIAMO! Silvia was full of incredible knowledge, was full of energy and will leave you speechless! Best tour guide I had while in Rome!!Written 10 December 2024
- ruthyurikoc0 contributionsDon't Miss This Tour!Pompeii, Amalfi Coast and Positano Day Trip from Rome By City Wonders is in itself a wonder! The tour guides (Viviana and Julio) are extremely proficient in English and the transportation via autobus was very comfortable!Written 10 December 2024
- adamk3860 contributionsUnforgettable Colosseum Tour with Silva!Fantastic Colosseum & Forum tour! Silva was an incredible guide—engaging, knowledgeable, and fun! Highly recommend this tour for first timers to the Colosseum and the Roman ForumWritten 9 December 2024
- brendabG1992FT0 contributionsPompeii was fantasticOur tour guide Mario was personable and did a good job keeping the group of 52 people organized. Upon arrival at Pompeii, we were broken into two groups of 26 (much more manageable) and handed off to our excellent local guide Enzo who provided insight and history of the selected sights we visited. Terrific tour! Positano was a lovely town even though it was raining off and on and we visited on the public holiday Immaculate Conception Day. Would love to return to visit the Amalfi Coast during the spring.Written 9 December 2024
- K3073ZWchrisc0 contributionsNone Better... Change Your PerspectiveI only wish we had the fountain of knowledge and wonderful hospitality for even longer. There is SOOooo much to see at the Vatican but our guide did an amazing job sharing the rich history and perspectives of many of the treasures, artists, and Vatican. An unforgettable host and memories.Written 9 December 2024
- johnnieh3330 contributionsWorth the money for 1st timers on tight scheduleFeels a bit rushed. And the voice narrative could be more cogent. More time in the museums would have been nice as well. Overall worth the money if skipping line in the busy summer months but not worth it out of season like when we went in early December the line was relatively short, UNLESS this is your 1st time because the Vatican museums are so large and labyrinthe that it's recommended to have a guide especially if you're trying to squeeze it all into a single day, so still worth it overall I suppose for 1st timers.Written 9 December 2024
- amirgt0 contributionsPompeii here we come!!John was an amazing host and guide, he is very knowledgeable about facts of Rome. He made the long drive to Pompeii very fun and kept us engaged.Written 9 December 2024
- Vanessa R0 contributionsDidn’t See it!Was unable to check this off my bucket list. My previous tour ran over by 30 minutes and it was raining so transportation was super slow. So disappointing and sad for me. Total waste of money on a tour! Never again!Written 9 December 2024
- Jeff N0 contributionsWant a great tour? Get a great guide.Our tour guide, Louise (originally from Ireland), was fabulous. Knowledgeable, Personable, we totally lucked out with her guiding us through this maze of ancient history. Once again, a great guide makes for a great tour.Written 8 December 2024
- adriennef1630 contributionsWonderful day trip of Pompeii and Amalfi Coast.What a fantastic day! Everyone should spend the day on this trip. Pompeii is like a time lock due to the eruption of Mt. Mausivas and the Amalfi coast was a bucket list item. We even visited a lemoncello factory for free samples. We visited in December so Positano was basically closed but we found a small restaurant and had a lemoncello spritizer to celebrate our journey. Beautiful photographs and a great day trip. Vivianna was our guide for the trip and did an amazing job as we drove the coast. Bus driver was terrific and drove like a professional. Five star day.Written 8 December 2024
- Z2611XLlisas0 contributionsenjoyable and fun tour!The trip was well planned, interesting, smooth and Jonathan was a great guide. He made the trip more enjoyable! Went on a guided tour to Montepulciano, then had some free time, had lunch with wine tasting at Pulcino one of Toscany’s wineries then off to Pienza,..Written 8 December 2024
- RichBeth0 contributionsGreat tour of some Vatican highlightsThis was a great trip through some key Vatican sights. Our guide was knowledgeable, informative and entertaining. We would definitely use the company again for other Vatican tours. We chose the small group option which worked really well, there were only 7 of us in our group. The meeting point was easy to find and the guide was able to avoid the massive queues at the entrance. The final stop was St Peters. You can get in for free but we’d recommend going with a guide as (1) you skip the lines and (2) there is do much inside you’d likely miss many interesting things.Written 7 December 2024
- chandlab0 contributionsExcellent guide!Had a wonderful time exploring the Vatican with our guide Christian! He was very knowledgeable and engaging. We would recommend this tour to any friends and family.Written 7 December 2024
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Jane J
9 contributions
Sept 2021 • Family
The colosseum at night was breathtaking!
Fantastic tour. The first hour was a walk round the area with some other really interesting background information and then into the underground and arena. Small group. Different guide for first hour - Francesca - really lovely lady.
Wasn’t that easy to find meeting point.
The second hour was a breathtaking experience- down into underground and then into the arena
We were issued with head sets to hear guide. Admission required covid vaccine certification.
Probably good to do some background reading for visit as it is so hard to get your head round how huge and gruesome it must have been.
Fantastic tour. The first hour was a walk round the area with some other really interesting background information and then into the underground and arena. Small group. Different guide for first hour - Francesca - really lovely lady.
Wasn’t that easy to find meeting point.
The second hour was a breathtaking experience- down into underground and then into the arena
We were issued with head sets to hear guide. Admission required covid vaccine certification.
Probably good to do some background reading for visit as it is so hard to get your head round how huge and gruesome it must have been.
Written 19 September 2021
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Lynne H
Manhattan Beach, CA80 contributions
Jun 2022 • Family
Dave is an incredibly knowledgeable tour guide who provides information in an interesting and fun manner. We did not expect a tour that included the forums leading to the Coliseum. He presented the area in a comprehensive setting. He knew answers to the most obscure questions. We were not able to tour the arena floor or underground areas but he provided two full hours of info. Well worth it.
Written 20 June 2022
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Jenny W
37 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
We were in Italy on a Rick Steves tour and had the opportunity to have at least 10 guided tours over the last 3 weeks. I can honestly say that Rosaria was one of the best we had! Not only was she a wealth of knowledge, but also put humor and great stories to life. She also cared about us as a group making sure we had restroom breaks and crossed safely through traffic. She is amazing and we were grateful to have her as a guide."
Written 29 June 2024
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Herve C
2 contributions
Jul 2021
We were very excited for this tour. However, this being said, we arrived 10 minutes late to the meeting point. We were called by an agent, 2 minutes before reaching the meeting point. We arrived after those 2 minutes and no one was there. We called the agent back to see if there was a route that is usually taken by this tour so we can meet up with the group again. She had no idea and it was particular frustrating as we had paid so much money for this tour. This being said, we were not refunded, the agent could not get ahold of anyone nor did she have any idea about how the tour is conducted. There should be some more leniency by City Wonders especially during a pandemic and the meeting point or should be better advertised.
Written 4 August 2021
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Dear 701anastasiac,
Thank you for sharing your Feedback on Trip Advisor.
We are very sorry that you missed your tour. But prior to the tour, we provide a confirmation that states the directions and exact location of the meeting point, with a map, a satellite view and a link to the Google map so that clients can check the location in advance. We also ask our clients to arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to check in.
When clients have not arrived to the meeting point, before the departure we call them as a courtesy; which is the call you received. We try our best to help but we cannot delay the departure as we have a specific entrance on the ticket for the Colosseum.
Once the tour has started, we cannot disturb the guide who is delivering the tour to the rest of the group who showed up on time. The guide cannot take care of any coordination once the tour has started.
We wish you safe travels.
Kindest Regards
Chadia
City Wonders.
Written 8 August 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Cory H
Los Angeles, CA29 contributions
Jul 2023
This tour was not what they say it is. They need to change the description depending on the time of year it is. 5pm is daytime until 9pm in July, the organizer said " well it's night time in December, so..." which I though was a terrible excuse and scam like behavior. The saving grace was Barbara, the tour guide. She was knowledgable and did her best to tell an interesting story about the history of the Colosseum. Another thing they neglect to tell you until you get there: it closed at 7pm! So you basically get a 90 minute tour, 30 minutes of it was walking to the location! A total scam, inaccurate description, and way too expensive. DO NOT BOOK.
Written 23 July 2023
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Hi Cory H,
Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your recent experience on our Colosseum by Evening Guided Tour with Arena Floor. We appreciate your candid comments and apologize for any misunderstandings or disappointments you encountered during the tour.
We understand the importance of clear and accurate descriptions to set proper expectations for our guests. The tour's title "Colosseum by Evening" can be misleading, especially during the longer daylight hours in July. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. Rest assured, we take your comments seriously, and we will work on improving our communication to avoid any future misunderstandings.
Regarding the operating hours of the Colosseum, we sincerely regret the inconvenience caused by its earlier closing time. We will ensure that this information is conveyed more prominently to our guests before booking, so they can plan their visit accordingly.
It's heartening to hear that Barbara, our tour guide, was a saving grace during the experience. We are proud of our knowledgeable and passionate guides who strive to provide insightful and engaging narratives about the historical significance of the Colosseum. We will make sure to recognize her for her efforts and dedication.
Your feedback is invaluable in helping us enhance our services and ensure that our guests have unforgettable and transparent experiences with us. We are committed to delivering exceptional tours that exceed expectations, and your review has motivated us to address the areas that need improvement.
Once again, we apologize for any inconveniences you faced during the tour. We hope that you would consider giving us another chance in the future to provide you with a truly remarkable and fulfilling experience.
Kind regards,
Edgar J.
Communications Manager
City Wonders
Written 24 July 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Dan F
1 contribution
Sept 2024 • Couples
We got screwed buy Get Your Guide and City Wonders tour groups. They provided horrible directions to people not from Rome and we called prior and tried to get directions and they did not answer. We ended up a few minutes late and they had already left. Very unprofessional and I will NOT be booking them again. Not only are they trying to screw us on over $1,200 dollars, but they did not even try to help reschedule etc. Do not use either of these companies.
Written 25 September 2024
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Monita81
Pleasant Hill, CA6 contributions
Barbara was amazing. So knowledgeable and kind. The location was tricky to find but once we joined the group, it was an easy experience. I’m glad we went at the time we did because the crowds were significantly less than the daytime. We finished before the sun went down and were permitted to stay later if we wanted
Written 23 August 2024
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Heather H
Dahlonega, GA30 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
So upset. We had tickets for the colosseum by night tour scheduled for NEXT WEEK...and today they canceled the tour. There is no better way to see the colosseum, and with less than a week warning they canceled the tour. There are no longer ANY tickets left in the entire city as far as I can tell...so I am stuck having to book a less than ideal day tour. Unacceptable.
Written 24 May 2023
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MrsAngieSlade
Faro, Portugal10 contributions
A very informative and well supported tour of the Colosseum and enjoyable.
Sensible size group so easy to follow our guide. Easy and relaxed entry to Colosseum and time for comfort break.
Now the niggles. Firstly our tour was moved last minute and this is not helpful when on a tight schedule to other places. Trajans column is not a short walk so allow time to find and join the tour. This is NOT an evening tour so please be aware when booking.
Sensible size group so easy to follow our guide. Easy and relaxed entry to Colosseum and time for comfort break.
Now the niggles. Firstly our tour was moved last minute and this is not helpful when on a tight schedule to other places. Trajans column is not a short walk so allow time to find and join the tour. This is NOT an evening tour so please be aware when booking.
Written 9 October 2022
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amber j
2 contributions
Sept 2022 • Couples
Tried to call the phone number that called me to confirm the tour and the number did not work. Instructions were not given on meeting point. I was told to meet across the street and this was very vague. I was told the tour guide would have a flag. When I arrived there were several people with flags and no one to help. Would like a refund
Written 24 September 2022
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Dear C9537MXamberj,
Thank you for posting your review.
First and foremost, I would like to express how sorry I am to hear that you missed your colosseum tour.
We understand that finding locations in a new city can be difficult. That is why we offer support to our customers over the phone and we provide our contact details on the booking voucher. As well, our guides are well identified in the meeting point wearing a blue jacket or a flag with the City Wonders logo for easy recognition.
As your voucher states, "It is the responsibility of all visitors to be at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure. Guests arriving after departure cannot be accommodated & missed tours or tickets cannot be refunded."
Kind regards,
Federica
City Wonders
Written 26 September 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
How's the lighting? Will we still be able to see everything clearly even though it's dark? Many thanks!
Written 17 July 2019
Hi, The lighting is fine it doesn't get dark until the very end so you've already had plenty of opportunity to see and take pictures.
Written 17 July 2019
Nebula84
Santa Rosa, California
Hello,
I would like to book the tour for 10/17. But there is only 1 ticket left. Is there any chance you can have 1 more person? I am traveling with my boyfriend and it will be the 2 of us?
Written 16 October 2018
Sorry, I can't answer this. Only the people running the tour can tell you if they can fit one more person.
Written 16 October 2018
Yes you will see upper floors too. But because this is a guided tour you will see from everything a lttle bit. The highest parts of the Colloseum are never accesible.
Written 24 July 2018
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