Self Guided Colosseum Virtual Reality Tour
Adults 15+: 59,90 €
Child 4-14: 34,90 €
Infant 0-3: 4,00 €
English
Italian
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
2 Hours
Everyday
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Self Guided Colosseum Virtual Reality Tour
Explore the Colosseum thanks to the first animated and interactive 3D reconstruction. With an Self Guided Colosseum Virtual Reality Tour, get to know the most important and ancient monument in the world in a new way. That is to say, a visit to the Colosseum suitable for all age groups.
Colosseum Virtual Reality Tour
Meet our staff at the designated location and join the group. Your companion will be happy to give you all the information you need to use the headset in the best way.
With our animated 3D reconstruction complemented by professional multilingual music and audio, exploring the Colosseum has never been easier and more exciting! All the contents within the reconstruction that you will observe, were handled by the well-known Prof. Filippo Coarelli and by the Digilab Archeo & Arte3D department of the La Sapienza University of Rome.
By participating in a Self Guided Colosseum Virtual Reality Tour, first of all, you will virtually walk in the ancient square of the Colosseum. Secondly, you will admire the fountain of the gladiators; the Arch of Constantine; the Colossus of Nero; inside of the Arena floor Colosseum with the Velarium, which closes to start the show; you will take on the role of the emperor to decide the fate of the wounded gladiator. “Death” or “Grace? Finally, you will virtually walk through the corridors of the underground.
After the experience in Virtual Reality, our staff will accompany you to the entrance of the monument. After the security checks, wait for your guide to arrange a meeting point and a set time with you and the group. You will have about an hour to visit the Colosseum and to meet the staff again and head together, if you are not tired enough, to the Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. In front of you a real open-air museum. All while guaranteeing, with an added value, an extra accompaniment to assist each of you up to the entrance.
Once you enter, your guide will show you the path inside the other two archaeological sites. Continue the visit independently with the same Colosseum Ticket Skip-the-Line.
Site Visited
- Colosseum (self-guided)
- Roman Forum (self-guided)
- Palatine Hill (self-guided)
Included
- Colosseum Ticket Skip the Line
- VR assistant in Italian and English
- VR headsets
- RC insurance
- Integrated audio guide (Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese)
- Eye mask cover for VR headset
- Hand sanitizing gel
Not included
- Guided tour
- Tour guide
- Access to the Colosseum underground
- Access to the Arena floor Colosseum and Third Order
- Souvenir
- Drinks
- Transport to/from the hotel
Important things to know
- It is necessary to arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the tour start time. Customers who arrive late at the meeting point can NO longer join the tour, therefore they are not entitled to any kind of right or refund.
- Please show the voucher to the staff (also in electronic format)
- Attention: due to the mandatory security checks of the metal detector at the Colosseum, this could result in a slight delay at the entrance even for “skip the line” ticket holders
- Tour not available on January 1st, May 1st, December 25th.
- Ancient & Recent is not responsible for any inconvenience caused by the closure of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum due to strikes, union assemblies, bad weather, etc.
- Online bookings must be made at least 24 hours in advance, last minute bookings are accepted by phone or email.
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and bring a valid identity card
- Comfortable shoes are recommended
- Large suitcases or bags are not allowed inside the attractions
- For help with meeting points or other urgent issues, please phone +39 3313586107
- In case of rain, all our tours run regularly.
Meet us here
The meeting point established is at the ARCH OF CONSTANTINE, located on the Colosseum square, where you can meet our staff with a black flag with a golden Ancient & Recent logo.
Arch of Constantine, Via di San Gregorio, 00186, Rome.
Meeting Point
Need to cancel your trip?
If you cancel your reservation you will be charged a 30% cancellation fee. Cancellation between 6 and 4 calendar days in advance of the scheduled departure time, you will be charged a 50% cancellation fee. If you cancel within 3 calendar days (72 hours) of the scheduled departure time, you will becharged a 100% cancellation fee. Refund will only be issued if the tour was booked and paid for directly with Ancient&Recent within a week from the cancellation. The payment will not be refunded for any other reason (i.e. weather, change of travel plans, illness, missed train..).
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Martina –
Ho deciso di fare questo tour perche’ sono stata a Roma con mio marito e mio figlio di 6 anni a cui volevo far conoscere il colosseo ma essendo piccolo e non conoscendo ancora la storia di Roma avevo paura di fargli fare un tour durante il quale si sarebbe potuto annoiare e ho optato per la realta’ virtuale. A mio figlio e anche a noi e’ piaciuto tantissimo, la ragazza del tour e’ stata simpatica, gentile e preparata. L’appuntamento e’ vicino all’arco di Tito, arrivati tutti, eravamo due famiglie, la guida ci ha fatto un’introduzione generale; poi ci siamo spostati in uno spazio di fronte al colosseo dove la guida ci ha spiegato come usare gli occhiali…il tuor virtuale e’ durato circa tre quarti d’ora abbiamo visto com’era il colosseo ai tempi dei Romani quello che c’era fuori che oggi non c’e’ piu’, com’era dentro e nei sotterranei inoltre durante la realta’ virtuale c’era anche un’audio guida. Tutto il tour e’ all’esterno, poi senza occhiali si puo’ entrare nel colosseo ecc.
Emma Owens –
very nice guide, we were the only attendents, so there was room for expkanations and chatter. my daughter (8) loved it and even got a present at the end. access to colosseum fadt and easy. thank you!
Kathryn –
Valeria was a very nice guide, she explained very well and we hab lots of fun. We would recommend it!
Walter B. –
Unser Guide Christina war sehr nett. Sie sprach jedoch nur englisch (ein bisschen muss man also verstehen), da sie die Benutzung der Geräte erklärt. Die VR-Tour selbst ist dann auf deutsch. Man steht dabei vor dem Collosseum. Der Film ist in Zeichentrick, wie in einem Computerspiel halt. Man kann dann in dem „Spiel“ herumlaufen und es werden einige Erklärungen abgespielt. Es könnte noch ein bisschen interaktiver sein, deshalb gibt es einen Stern Abzug, aber es ist eine ganz witzige Art Geschichte zu erfahren. Die Kinder (12 und 16) fanden es jedenfalls toll. Der Eintritt ins Collosseum danach ging schnell und reibungslos (Februar). Sicherheitsschleusen (keine Messer oder ähnliches in den Taschen haben!) Danach haben wir den Palatin besichtigt. Von oben toller Blick auf das Forum Romanum, das wir uns dann gespart haben, weil wir fanden, dass es von oben viel besser war, als nur durchzulaufen. Alles in allem, vor allem mit Kindern, sehr nettes Event.
Frederique –
This is a fabulous tour which I will definitely do again in the future! The Virtual Reality Tour is superb and gives you a very good idea of what the colosseum must have looked liked when it was built. You see not only the colosseum in its full glory but you also experience life inside the circus during a gladiator fight and below ground where the animals and people were kept before fights. The graphics have a video game feel to them but an extremely good one and they also make you feel part of the action. The day I went the area was relatively quiet and, to my surprise, I found out I was the only person on the tour. My partner did not want to go on the tour with me as he’s not a great fan of VR but two days before I had gone to visit the Domus Aurea (highly recommend this too!) and their use of VR was astonishing. It only lasted just a few minutes but that was enough to made me want to see more. My lovely guide (sorry I forgot your name) first gave me a historical context and then explained how to use the goggles. During the tour you explore 3 areas: outside the circus, inside the arena during a fight (you do get to decide the fate of the losing gladiator by clicking thumbs up or down) and below the arena. At each level you can control where you go with a handheld control and explanations of what you see are given to you at key points. Overall I had a great deal of fun and I learnt a lot too. This is fantastic for adults and children alike no doubt about it. At the end of the Virtual Tour my guide took me to the Colosseum entrance (skipping all the queues!) and I then went round on my own. I had opted for a non guided tour and all together I paid €35 for: the Virtual Reality tour (about one hour) priority entrance to the colosseum and the Palatine and Forum areas and my guide also gave me a miniature reproduction of the colosseum as a present (very nice touch!). This is amazing value for money! I understand that there are other options including guided tours if you prefer. This is, I believe, the first tour of this kind and I’m sure it will go from strength to strength and others will try to copy it as it really enhances your enjoyment and understanding of Rome’s top landmarks!