ANCIENT HISTORY TOURS IN ROME
The 15 best ancient history tours in Rome you can book today, with what each one costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason, so start there.
Explore the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Colosseum arena, second tier, and underground chambers on this detailed three-hour Rome tour.
“2nd time I’ve done an underground tour!! Just so incredibly interesting!! Highly recommend.”
Review of LivTours’ small-group Colosseum tour, with Arena Floor upgrade, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, price, pacing, and practical tips.
“We enjoyed our small group tour of six with Caterina. We learned so much from Caterina because of her educational background and compassion for the Colosseum and the history of Ancient Rome. Thank you for a fantastic experience!”
Explore the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with an English guide or multilingual audio tour, plus 24-hour site access.
“It was great, the tour went fast but it was great!”
Review of Rome’s Colosseum Underground and Ancient Rome tour, with arena access, Forum highlights, guide quality, price, timing, and practical tips.
“Carmelo was awesome!! Very personable, knowledgeable and made for a great experience for our group of 4. Highly recommended”
Review of Rome’s Pantheon guided tour, with expert guides, timed entry, practical tips, value, crowds, dress rules, and cancellation details.
“Very interesting. A spectacular dome. Silvia was very knowledgeable and committed to a very pleasant tour. Recommended tour.”
Explore the Colosseum underground, arena floor, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with practical tips on value, timing, crowds, and logistics.
“Recommend a different tour agency. Lack of clear instructions that each element contradicted each other. One spot said to meet the tour guide, another said go to front entrance. After finally getting in for the tour, the listening device didn’t work and couldn’t hear a lot of what was discussed. I had Tours of Rome agency that I reserved from the Viator app. Not sure the disconnect but late to respond and vague instructions almost made me miss the tour.”
Review of Rome’s Colosseum Express Guided Tour, including the Forum, Palatine Hill, price, timing, guides, crowds, and practical tips.
“Fantastic tour. Well organized and Katerina was an amazing tour guide. She has a background in archeology which really added a ton of value to the tour!”
Review the $34 Colosseum tour with Arena access, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum visits, plus practical advice on timing, crowds, and value.
“We had a wonderful tour with Gene. His explanation and story telling was fantastic. He also took very good care of us in the heat conditions. Thank you Gene for a wonderful tour. As for the tour company, they were incredibly helpful. The communication was fantastic, location easy to find and everyone was so friendly. Thank you Crown Tours Rome. I would highly recommend Gene and Crown Tours.”
Explore the Colosseum underground, arena, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum with a guide in a 2.5 to 3 hour Rome tour.
“It was a very good tour. Giovanni was an amazing guide, who told us everything we ever wanted to know. He was always open to questions, and encouraged to ask questions so we would not leave the tour still wondering with any questions that we might have had. He was funny, informative, and just overall a great guide. We got the tour of the entire colosseum, including the underground and areas around it. I couldn’t recommend it more.”
Review of Rome’s Colosseum arena tour, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill, with practical advice on price, walking, guides, heat, and value.
“Our tour was fantastic due to our guide. Marcello was extremely informative. Took us on a great route that was the best things to see in the forum and the palatine hill. He moved us around through shorter lines and was always offering photo opportunities. Great photo taker!! Was an overall fantastic day, thank you Marcello!! Could not recommend more.”
Review of Rome’s Colosseum Special Access Tour, with arena or underground entry, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, guides, value, and practical tips.
“the guide was incredibly helpful, considered, and he has all the knowledge.”
Explore Rome’s Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill with a small-group guide, historic stories, included entry, and practical tips.
“Just do not book withoit knowing the location. No contact number, could not message. And could not cancel.The pick up appeared to be in thd middle of yhe marathon "walk for the cure" , millions of people, where is the tour guide. Could not cancel and gey my money back”
Review of the Ancient Ostia Antica tour from Rome, including train travel, ruins, guides, costs, walking demands, and booking advice.
“Alfredo was a great guide! Very patient with our group and made it fun and interesting…it was very hot and he made sure we stood in the shade most of the time and explained to us about where we could fill our water bottles, etc.”
Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill tour, with hotel pickup, guide tips, pricing, walking demands, and practical advice.
“We were in group 11 and our tour guide was wonderful and knowledgeable! I forgot her name but the group number was 11 and we had English speaking guide!”
Explore the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill in three hours with a guide, headsets, timed entry, and practical Rome tips.
“We had a great tour of the Colosseum, forum and Palatine Hill. Laura, our guide was exceptional. Would highly recommend the tour and Laura.”
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