Group: Best of Rome with Colosseum and Gelato (In Rome)

Group:  Best of Rome with Colosseum and Gelato (In Rome)
From USD $69.00
  • Duration: 3 Hours (approx.)
  • Location: Rome, Lazio
  • Product code: GRBORWTG

About Your Private Group Tour:

Great for history buffs and those with limited sightseeing time, this tour lets you take in many of Rome’s major historical sites in a single day. Your group will explore the fascinating, iconic Colosseum and Roman Forum.  You’ll also take in several more central city highlights—The Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Trevi Fountain—which sit amid bustling modern shops and cafés. Guiding you will be an English-speaking history expert, whose knowledge will bring these ancient attractions to vivid life.

What We Love About This Tour:

  • Delving into the fascinating—and bloody—history of The Colosseum, the iconic amphitheater of ancient Rome 
  • Gazing up at the open dome of The Pantheon—which is still considered an architectural marvel today
  • Posing for pictures at one of the most-photographed sites in Rome: the Trevi Fountain
  • Skipping entry queues to spend more time sightseeing 

Tour Itinerary:

Stop 1: The Colosseum

After meeting at the Colosseo metro stop, your group will head straight to The Colosseum: the extraordinary amphitheater that was
ancient Rome’s center of public entertainment. Gladiatorial clashes, wild-animal fights, and mock-naval battles were once staged here; and today, you can still see remnants of the seating arcades that once fit 50,000 spectators, and the staging areas where the brutal spectacles took place. 

Stop 2: The Roman Forum

The onetime cultural, economic, and political center of ancient Rome, the Roman Forum still retains its grandeur today. You’ll walk along the Via Sacra, a path once lined with bustling market stalls, tracing the paths of ancient military processions and political rallies. You’ll also see important sites like the Temple of Julius Caesar (which still contains the altar where the emperor’s body was ceremonially burned), and the Curia Julia—the still-intact Senate House where Cicero and Mark Antony once orated.

Stop 3: Trevi Fountain

This massive, 18th-century Baroque fountain is the largest in Rome—and it gushes such an enormous volume of water that you’ll likely hear it from a block away as you approach. Once there, you can join the throngs of visitors admiring its grand travertine façade, its sprawling aquamarine pool, and its marble statues of Oceanus and his Tritons. You can pose for photos, or just pretend you’re in Fellini’s La Dolce Vita.

Stop 4: The Pantheon

When Michelangelo first saw this magnificent temple, he reportedly described it as appearing to be the work of angels. You’ll discover this sense of wonder yourself as you wander between its soaring Corinthian columns and beneath its stupendous, oculus-topped dome. Though nearly 2,000 years old, the structure is still the best-preserved remnant of ancient Rome.

Stop 5: Piazza Navona

Your tour finishes at one of Rome’s most famous, and beautiful piazzas: Piazza Navona. A sweeping, oval-shaped square that’s
anchored by three historic fountains (including the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, or Fountain of the Four Rivers), it’s also a hub of nightlife for the modern city.

What’s Included:

  • All entry fees
  • Special Skip-the-Line access
  • Headsets that insure you always hear your guide
  • Coffee or gelato at a traditional café
Not Included: 
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Important to Know:

  • Please be sure to arrive at the tour departure point 15 minutes before the starting time. Guests arriving after departure cannot be accommodated, and missed tours or tickets will not be refunded.
  • Unfortunately, wheelchairs and strollers cannot be accommodated on this tour.
  • Please note that one or more sites on this tour may occasionally experience last-minute, unforeseen closures. If this
    occurs, your group will instead be treated to alternate arrangements. Tour refunds or discounts will not be provided.

Important to Bring:

  • A small purse or camera bag only (no backpacks or large shoulder bags). Security checks at some sites restrict the size of bags that can be brought inside. 
  • Good walking shoes. The tour includes several sets of stairs.
  • A hat, sunscreen, and bottled water. Many parts of the itinerary are not shaded.