Best of Rome Tour - Private Skip the Line Colosseum Tour

See the very best Rome has to offer with this extraordinary private tour

This private guided walking tour offers the best way to appreciate the classic beauty of Rome’s historical buildings and the enduring landmarks of the Roman Empire.

Rome’s greatest highlights will come alive as you visit them with an expert tour guide who will take you into the heart of this captivating city. You will explore the Colosseum and Roman Forum but also experience the key sights of the Eternal City including its best piazzas, squares and fountains. All with your own expert guide who will feed your quest for knowledge with historical facts and cultural insights. In addition, with skip the line entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum you will not waste valuable exploring time waiting in line.

All the must-sees of Rome in 6 hours of fascinating guided tour!

Discover the majesty and mystery of one of the world’s most fascinating cities! Best of Rome tour captures the essence of the Eternal City from ancient times through the Renaissance in a day. Enter the Colosseum and hear the stories behind the lives of Emperors and gladiators. Enjoy the Roman Forum once the hub of the ancient city. Climb the Capitoline Hill home to the Temple of Jupiter in Roman times. After your feast of ancient history, stroll through the streets and piazzas in the heart of the city to dive into the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Piazza Navona.

HIGHLIGHTS

✔️ Family Friendly
✔️ Private Full-Day Walking Tour
✔️ Private Licensed Professional Local Guide
✔️ Historical Sites and Hidden Corners
✔️ Colosseum Skip the Line Access
✔️ Arch of Constantine
✔️ Roman Forum
✔️ Capitoline Hill
✔️ Pantheon
✔️ Spanish Steps
✔️ Trevi Fountain
✔️ Piazza Navona
✔️ Best Photo Ops

WHAT TO EXPECT

This living history and experiential tour begins in the historic core of the city. Be mesmerized by the stupendousness of the layers of history in a parade of the world’s greats monuments – Arch of Titus, Arch of Constantine, and the Arch of Septimus Severus to name a few – which together earned Rome the title of Eternal City. Enter the Coliseum skipping the line and hear its secret stories. Explore the Roman Forum birthplace of the ancient world where orators addressed crowds, it was here that Cicero and Marcus Aurelius spoke and won the hearts of the masses. Climb to the top of the Capitoline Hill crowned with the Michelangelo-designed Square.

Stroll through the streets and piazzas of Rome’s historic center. Be enthralled by the beauty of the Spanish Steps. Experience the splendour of Rome’s most famous Baroque masterpieces such as the Trevi Fountain, replete with evocative connotations from such famous films as ‘La Dolce Vita’. Marvel at the astounding antiquity of the world’s best preserved interior of an ancient monument, the Pantheon. Delight in Rome’s most fabulous people-watching spaces as this great city walk concludes with one of Italy’s most loved attractions – Piazza Navona home to Bernini spectacular Fountain of the Four Rivers. More than just a tour, this is a passport to Rome as it was 2,000 years ago, a glimpse into the lives of the ancient Romans and the forces that shaped them.

How it Works
During the booking process please let us know your requirements and details of your trip and we will let you know if we can offer you a private tour of Rome especially designed to work around you.
We will get the tickets to the Coliseum ahead of time so that you won’t have to wait in any lines. Advance reservations are essential.

CONTACT US

Do you combine people to share the tour?

All our tours are private and totally customized to suit your desires, which means that you do not share your tour with anyone else. Our private tours are exclusive to one booking party and we do not combine separate reservations to form groups.

Do we stop for lunch on tour?

Yes. Along the way, there will be plenty of opportunities for lunch, depending on what your tastes are. Some people like to grab a quick pizza or a snack, and some people like to sit down for a nice relaxing meal. Either is an option, but just know that if we sit down for a relaxing meal we might have to move faster to get in the rest of the sights.

The duration of the tour includes time for a quick snack and/or lunch. The cost of the meal is not included in the tour price.

Do we skip the line to enter the Coliseum?

Yes. This tour includes entrance tickets to skip the line. Your tickets will be pre-booked and prepaid for fast hassle-free entry.
Please Note: For safety reasons even with booking reservations, there is still a compulsory security check which may cause some delays in entering the Coliseum. Recently, due to increased security measures, new screening procedures were put in place for entry to the Colosseum. For safety reasons ALL visitors must pass through security checks and metal detectors, so even with reservations there is still a compulsory security check which may cause some delays in entering the site. Because of the security measures, the line for entry may be quite long during peak seasons and holidays. However, no time will be wasted. Your experienced guide will use this time to provide an overview and contextualization for the tour.

Does your skip the line tour of the Coliseum go to the underground level or the 3rd tier?

The Colosseum does not allow any company to conduct private visits to the underground areas. The underground and third tier level access of the Colosseum is run exclusively by the Colosseum and only available for those joining group tours. Therefore, the visit of these areas are NOT included in our private tours.

What happens if a site is unexpectedly closed on the day of scheduled tour?

We are NOT liable for reduced itineraries owing to unscheduled closures by attractions. Unscheduled closures do not depend on us, but on the administration of the sites visited on the tour. In the event of an unexpected closure of a site or attraction your guide will promptly provide an alternative itinerary. While we regret these inconveniences, these rare unforeseen closures are beyond our control for which we cannot be held responsible therefore no refunds will be issued.
The Colosseum is subject to occasional last minute closures without notice due to rain, assembly meetings, strikes or other factors. If it happens your guide will modify the itinerary working with the circumstances given. While we regret this inconvenience, the unforeseen closure of the Coliseum is beyond our control for which we cannot be held responsible therefore, no refunds will be issued.

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TESTIMONIALS

Our overall experience with Nancy Aiello Tours was outstanding. No way to describe the experience in a single word. From the start, you made the logistics of learning about your tours, and the administration of ordering quite simple. Our tour guide made us feel welcome and comfortable from the very first moment we met her, and made us feel part of her special family. She was bright, knowledgeable, articulate and had a great sense of humor. We couldn’t have picked a more congenial person as our team partner. Please pass on our thanks and compliments to her. I would absolutely recommend Nancy Aiello Tours to our family and friends.

Richard CamusoCT, USA

We had a wonderful time in Italy. Your guides were fantastic. Marco was extremely knowledgeable about Florence and all of the art and architecture in the City. He was able to engage my 80-year-old parents and my teenage sons. Stephania was a fabulous guide in Pompeii. She had tremendous energy and enthusiasm for the subject matter and really made ancient Pompeii come to life for us. Lucia was just as fabulous as Marco and Stephania. She had lots of great things to tell us about Rome, ancient life in Rome, Roman history and all of the art and architecture. Her tour of the Vatican was superb. My whole family can’t stop talking about how great all of your guides were. They really made the trip. All of your drivers were extremely friendly and accommodating. I will recommend your tour company to everyone! Thank you!

Katharine H. Parker

Hi Nancy,
We just returned from our week trip to Italy and the 4 days we spent in Rome with your knowledgeable, energetic and fun guide Roberta were fantastic.
I truly believe we saw more in 4 days than most people see in 2 weeks. Roberta made sure we never stood in line for anything – we literally walked into both the Vatican and the Vatican museum. Besides seeing many of the major sites in Rome proper, we also spent a day in Tivoli. Our group of 9 ranged in age from 12 to 69and had a variety of interests and physical abilities.
Roberta made sure that there something each day to appeal to every member of our family. For example, my 69-year-old dad wanted to visit some local open air markets and try restaurants with some true atmosphere; my teenage sons were interested in the more bizarre sites such as the catacombs and the Crypt of the Capuchin. This is just a sampling of what we accomplished in a very few days. We were able to go at a pace that kept the younger members involved, but did not wear out my parents.
For our family, this was a truly memorable experience and the best way to see Rome in a short time.

Anna Polanski and family

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