Semi-Private Colosseum Tour Including Ancient City Reviews

Family Colosseum Tour

We booked this tour for our family of 6 including kids ages 12-20 for June 2026. It was amazing! Francesca P. was our guide and did such a great job guiding us seamlessly through the crowds and heat. She kept the kids so interested and engaged, and was a great story teller. We saw the ancient city first and then the Colosseum, and we loved the order! We don’t feel like we missed anything by not having arena access or underground. You can see it all so well from above. Highly recommend this tour!

Wonderful day with Marta

We had the pleasure of being guided by Marta for a half day at the Colosseum and Forum. What a treat. She's knowledgable, patient, enthusiastic, friendly - everything that helped to make it a memorable day. Hope you have the good luck to have her as your guide.

Fantastic tour

Our tour was with Paulo. It was a very interesting tour with lots of facts you probably wouldn’t get if you booked normal tickets. The 3 hours went really fast . I really enjoyed a smaller group tour as it meant you didn’t have to wear headphones. It is worth booking this tour to skip the long lines too.

Sophia and the colesseum

Sophia did an amazing job on our tour of the Colosseum would highly recommend livtours

Semi-Private Colesseum Tour with Ancient City

Our Liv Tours experience of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with Barbara was exceptional. Barbara was a brilliant guide - knowledgeable, engaging and passionate, bringing ancient Rome vividly to life with her storytelling and insights. A fascinating and memorable 5-star tour that we would highly recommend.

What an amazing tour.....and tour guide!

We took this tour with Fabio and cannot recommend it more! Fabio was great and very personable and easy going. He had SO much interesting data to share and we all loved it! The history of the Colosseum is fascinating in and of itself but Fabio made it that much better. Thank you so much, Fabio......you truly made our day!

Incredible Forum + Colosseum Tour

This tour delivers what it promises: a 3 hour tour of the whole Roman Forum and Colosseum. We had Stefania as our guide and she was superb. We were lucky enough to have this early morning slot all to ourselves (2 people), effectively a private tour. We began outside the Colosseum but walked towards the Forum, climbing up the hill for some amazing views (and photo opportunities), then winding down through the midst of the Forum and back towards the interior of the Colosseum. Stefania was such a kind and knowledgeable guide; she is a native Roman and told us stories about her childhood playing in the Colosseum. I expected the Colosseum to be the mainstay of the tour, but we found the Forum was even more interesting. Stefania explained the history of the particular buildings, all the periods involved - early Roman, medieval, baroque, modern, etc. - and was great at answering questions. She also came prepared with binders of maps, photos and illustrations, which were super helpful in visualizing what these buildings looked like in their heyday, as well as the combats you would have seen in the Colosseum. We ended the tour feeling suffused with knowledge about the history of Rome. If you're looking for a Colosseum/Forum tour, I highly recommend this one.

Exceptional Tour with Silvia

Our guide Silvia was a true professional and adapted to the heavy rainfall of the day with ease and a positive attitude. Her passion and expertise was evident. She brought the stories of the Colosseum and Ancient City to life for us and was more than happy to answer any questions we had. She was so lovely and went above and beyond to ensure that we got the most out of our time on the tour. We had an unforgettable experience :)

Exceptional tour of ancient Rome!

This tour with Paola was AMAZING!! She was so very, very knowledgeable and kind and professional as well. We learned so much from her and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of our 3 hour tour. What can be better than visiting ancient Rome with a Roman archeologist?! She also knew the best spots for photos. Book this tour-you will be so glad you did! Thanks again Paola!!

Amazing Tour of Colosseum

This tour was amazing, I highly recommend it if you want a perfect tour of the colosseum and roman forum. Our tour guide, Vasco, lead us through the Colosseum and then through the Roman Forum guiding us through the crowds easily and was very knowledgeable, informative, fun, and interesting. This is a perfect tour for a small group that can be personalized easily and avoids long lines etc. Highly recommend!!!!