Archeological Rome walking tour 3 hrs

What You'll do in this tour

Our walking tours are all led by expert English speaking walking guides who will help to create a personalized experience while taking into account your specific interests. These incredible services enable you to tour with a native guide showing you the real face of the city and sites that they are so passionate about. The tours are available in English or Italian, and are delivered with an insight and style that keeps our tours entertaining, fun, and informative.

Tour Description:

The tour begins at the meeting point listed near the Colosseum.  Here you will meet your walking guide since this point is so central to the sites visited during this tour and maximizes your time with the guide.  Your walking guide will be at your side to help you to understand the history of Rome from 753 B.C. through more than 1,200 years of Roman domination until the fall of Rome in 476 D.C. We will be covering the Monarchy, Republic, and Empire periods during this 3 hour walking tour.

We will start out exploring the main level of Flavian’s Amphitheatre, known all over the world simply as `'the Colosseum”. This structure is today still an important symbol for the Romans standing 50 meters high overlooking you like an old warrior, tired, but still full of pride. Walking next to the Arch of Titus, we will walk around part of the  the Palatino Hill, where Rome was founded 2800 years ago and home to most of the Roman Emperors. The Palatino is considered by the Romans to be the most important of the seven hills.  The Roman Forum which was the center of any kind of decision-making whether it was financial, religious or politically based. The Roman Forum truly was the heart of the city and the brain of an empire that reached 60,000,000 people in the second century D.C.  Last but not least, you will arrive at the Campidoglio Hill.  It is not just the current seat of the Mayor of Rome but was the most important religious hill in Ancient Rome due to the fact that the temple of the three of the most important gods for the Romans (Minerva, Giove and Giunone) was located here. You will end your tour here with a most a spectacular view of the whole of the Ancient Roman sites you have just covered. 

This type of tour is a great choice if you have already had an overview of the city and now want to concentrate more on some of the archaelogical parts of Rome, more in depth and on foot.

Additional Information To Note:

• PLEASE WHEN YOU BOOK THIS TOUR PROVIDE US IN THE NOTES THE FULL NAME OF EACH MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY.

The Reservation of your tickets to enter the Colosseum is made based on a specific time of entrance that coincides with the starting time of your tour. Please see that you arrive at the time listed on your final voucher.

• Please be prepared to show a photo ID (or photocopy) such as a passport, student ID or driver`s license for each member of your group upon entry at the Colosseo Museums as you may be asked for one.  We will need to know the ages of each child on your tour when they qualify for reduced fare tickets. 

• This tour is not suggested for people with issues walking on uneven terrain, climbing stairs or who have other disabilities that require walkers or wheelchairs.
• Please wear sensible walking shoes for this tour and consider a hat for summer months and an umbrella for winter months. 
• We have set a meeting point for this tour to make the best use of your time with the guide. Should you require an escort by taxi from the guide for any reason, as long as your hotel is central, we can send the guide to your hotel.  Please do consider that we may have to eliminate something from the itinerary or add 30 minutes to the tour at an hourly rate which can be discussed if requesting to be escorted. 
• As there is no transporation included with walking tours you will need to plan on finding transportation to and from your walking tour.  Your hotel should be able to help you find a taxi to make your way to the meeting point to start your tour and then your walking guide will be more than happy to help you arrange for a taxi after the tour. The cost is usually around 12-15 Euros on average.  
• Admission tickets, lunches, taxis and gratuities are not included in the price of the tour. 
• Please note that it is prohibited to bring tri-pods, backpacks, camping or other bulky bags or luggage / trollies so please plan ahead. You are allowed to  enter with medium and small size backpacks carried on a shoulder which must be checked by metal detectors and or opened and visually inspected by the Urbe Security Institute, responsible for the entrance inspection at the Colosseum.