Colosseum & Roman Forum Tour in Rome, Rome

As with any of the large tourist attractions in Italy, the guide is the key to full enjoyment. All of our guides were exceptional, and Matteo was no different. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and obviously knew all the ins and outs of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum. Rome is a large, modern city, so it's a bit shocking to have the Colosseum and other Roman ruins pop up in the middle of all the accoutrements of modern life. The ruins are very crowded, so we had to adjust our expectations a bit, but although we were shoulder to shoulder with several thousand other tourists, it was fascinating to learn the history of ancient Rome.

Again huge crowds at this time of year but our guide helped steer us away from them. He was excellent.

So much fun to be some of the first people in the colosseum for the day. Beautiful to be there around sunrise.

Our small group of 6 was the perfect way to tour the Colosseum. We were able to access multiple areas that were not accessible to the huge crowds. Tour guide was knowledgeable and easy to understand.

Marco was really great at what he does! He kept things interesting for the kids, pivoted to switch things around to beat the heat, gave us advice on other stuff in Rome, and more.

Very helpful having a tour guide to give facts/history about the Colosseum. I did specifically as for a tour that went below but apparently this was not it so that was a little disappointing.

Educational and fun tour! Our guide was able to get us through long lines which would have eaten up some of the tour.

We ended up having this as a private tour as well, because the other registered people never showed so it was a bonus! Because it was just the three of us, we were able to navigate through the crowds pretty easy and we had special access to areas where we would not have had if we went alone without a guide. Our guide had so much interesting information and detail and these special glasses that helpful you see what it was like back in its full glory, which was VERY COOL.

Love how knowledgeable Dario was! He really gave life to the guided tour, through colloseo and the roman forum.

The tour was worth every single cent! We learned a lot and was blown away with how grand the Colosseum and Forums were.

Lorenzo was amazing and he knew exactly where to guide us to keep us comfortable, in the shade and where to get the best photos.

Love that the group was small so we could bypass the bigger lines and go through the areas efficiently.