Private Colosseum Tour, Exclusive Arena Access, Gladiators Gate & Ancient City Reviews


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Unforgettable Morning

From the first step onto the Arena Floor to the last view from Palatine Hill, this was a morning I’ll never forget.

- Brian Morris

Highly Recommended for History Lovers

Review: The combination of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Forum gave us such a full picture of ancient life.

- Chris

Learned Something New at Every Stop

Even the smaller ruins had fascinating stories. Our guide’s passion was contagious.

- Benj

Our Kids Still Talk About It

Traveling with an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, I wasn’t sure they’d appreciate ancient ruins. But our guide engaged them with tales of wild animals, emperors, and secret passages. They loved pretending to be gladiators on the arena floor!

- Beca

Fantastic Family Day Out

LivTours organized this tour perfectly for our family of five. Our guide kept the kids involved, even acting out scenes at the Arena Floor! They talked about it for the rest of the day.

- Natalia

A Perfect Tour

Our guide Elisabetta was so friendly and very knowledgeable. She made the entire tour go so well. She met us at the exact meeting point and time as stated and then led us through the tour giving us a lot of information about the Colosseum, the Forum and the Hill. Though the tour is expensive it was well worth it. We were able to move around all of the areas covered in the tour so easily, we were able to hear everything that Elisabetta said and were able to ask her questions along the way. Plenty of time to take pictures. It was a great tour that i would recommend and she was a terrific guide that you would be lucky to get assigned to your tour.

- Robert Uricchio

wonderful tour!

Excellent tour of the Colosseum and Palatine. Raffaela was highly knowledgeable, communicated and explained everything well and with such enthusiasm. A great learning experience and a wonderful experience. Thank you Raffaela!

- Robin Phillips

Coliseum

Pamen did a great job. Informative and delightful. Made grandkids feel at home. And it was hot.

- Bureon Ledbetter

Excellent Colosseum & Forum Tour

This is a great tour! Alessandro was amazing and really catered our day around the things we wanted to see and understand. The view and explanation of the Forum from atop Palatine Hill is absolutely a must. Alessandro has a wealth of knowledge and comfortably answered all of our questions in a very thorough but easy to understand way. Our time with him went way too fast! A year ago, we toured the Colosseum and Forum with a large group and different tour company. Private tours are the only way to go, and LivTours is unlike anything we've experienced with other tour groups. From Venice, to Florence, to Rome, LivTours has not failed us. We will only tour with LivTours from now on, and look forward to their Paris tours later this year! Thank you!!

- Eric B

Highly Recommend

We had an absolutely wonderful private tour of the Colosseum with LivTour and our guide, Chiara! She was incredibly knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate about Roman history, making the entire experience both interesting and fun. She pointed out details and hidden features we would have never noticed or known about on our own, which made the tour that much more special. Chiara truly brought the history of the Colosseum to life, and we couldn’t have asked for a better guide. We highly recommend LivTour to anyone visiting Rome and looking to make the most of their tours. If you’re considering a private tour, definitely book with this company and ask for Chiara! It was an unforgettable experience!

- Jaime Kindt