--- title: Colosseum Tour Express for Kids and Families in Rome with Local Guide Alessandra lang: en type: tour city: Rome country: Italy price: 249 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.97 reviews: 64 duration_minutes: 150 languages: [en] rank_in_category: 33 of 140 (Colosseum, Forum & Palatine Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-09-12 data_updated: 2026-09-12 canonical: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/colosseum-tour-express-for-kids-and-families-in-rome-with-local-guide-alessandra/ --- # Colosseum Tour Express for Kids and Families in Rome with Local Guide Alessandra **Guidekin's take:** A private family tour with a kid friendly art historian who keeps it short enough that nobody melts down, with games and activities inside the Colosseum rather than a lecture. Entry ticket and reservation fee are included at €249 per person, food and pickup are not. Best from about six years old, and an adult must stay with the children. ## Overview Enjoy a memorable tour of the Colosseum with your family led by Alessandra, your experienced kid-friendly guide in Rome! This 2.30 hr long tour is perfect for all those parents who want an engaging and not too long experience for their family, letting their kids enjoying ancient Rome without getting too tired. The whole family will play games and other fun activities while learning with Alessandra! ## Key facts - Price: from €249 per person - Duration: 2h 30m - Rating: 4.97/5 from 64 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Operator: Alessandra Tours - Minimum booking: 2 travellers at this price ## What's included - Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person) - Professional art historian guide - Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person) - Professional kid-friendly guide - Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services. ## Not included - Food and drinks - Gratuities - Hotel pickup and drop-off ## Itinerary 1. **Colosseum** (1h 30m; admission included) - From the outside marvel at the enormous structure of the Colosseum, the largest amphitheatre in the city. Enter the site and make your way to the various levels to gain different perspectives. Stand where the Emperors would have stood to watch the gladiator battles. Walk... 2. **Roman Forum** (20m; admission included) - A short walk away from the Colosseum stands the ancient city center of Rome, known to the Romans as the Forum. Here you will enter with skip-the-line tickets as you head into one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Learn how the main square was not only... ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 09:30, 15:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-09-12 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations. ## Meeting point At the newsagent in front the COLOSSEO subway station exit - ground level (there is only one, just opposite the monument) By cab: taxi will leave you on the upper level of the COLOSSEO Subway Station. Go downstairs, reach the ground level and look for your guide holding a sign with your name. By metro: get off at COLOSSEO stop METRO LINE B ## Good to know - Wheelchair accessible - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Public transportation options are available nearby - Transportation options are wheelchair accessible - Suitable for all physical fitness levels - Children must be accompanied by an adult - Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum. - The tour is recommended to children aged 6 and over - Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum. ## How it compares in Colosseum, Forum & Palatine Tours Ranked **#33 of 140** by Guidekin's weighted score (rating weighted by review volume). Alternatives worth comparing: 1. [ancient-rome-discovery-colosseum-forum-palatine-guided-tour](https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/ancient-rome-discovery-colosseum-forum-palatine-guided-tour/?format=md) — 4.99 (1264) 2. [german-colosseum-and-roman-forum](https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/german-colosseum-and-roman-forum/?format=md) — 4.98 (682) 3. [colosseum-ancient-rome-with-arena-floor-option-i-max-6-people](https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/colosseum-ancient-rome-with-arena-floor-option-i-max-6-people/?format=md) — 4.94 (3779) Full list: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/colosseum-tours/?format=md ## More in Rome - All Rome tours: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/?format=md - This page as HTML: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/colosseum-tour-express-for-kids-and-families-in-rome-with-local-guide-alessandra/ ## Query this catalogue with URLs Every listing accepts filter parameters directly in the URL, so you can hand a user a link that already matches their constraints. Combine freely on https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/: | Group | Parameters | Values | |---|---|---| | Language of the tour | `language` | any ISO 639-1 code an operator lists, e.g. en, es, fr, de, it, pt, ru, uk, tr, hi. Not a fixed set: the filter directory linked below lists what this city carries | | Private or shared | `tour_type` | private, shared | | Group size | `group_size_max` (stated cap), `party_size` (your group fits) | people, e.g. 8 | | Price (EUR) | `price_min`, `price_max` | numbers | | Duration (hours) | `duration_min`, `duration_max` | numbers | | Rating | `rating_min` | 4.5, 4.8, 4.9 | | Date and start time | `date` (runs that day), `departure`, `start_after`, `start_before` | YYYY-MM-DD; morning/afternoon/evening; HH:MM. `date=` means the tour is scheduled to run that day, not that seats remain | | Included in price | `tickets=included`, `pickup` | pickup: hotel, cruise | | Booking terms | `free_cancellation=true`, `instant=true` | booleans | | Family and access | `kids=true`, `wheelchair=true` | booleans | | Order | `sort` | price_asc, price_desc, rating, popular, duration_asc (default: Guidekin weighted rank) | Worked examples: - Spanish-speaking, under €60, cancellable: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/?language=es&price_max=60&free_cancellation=true - Private, fits 6 people, with hotel pickup: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/?tour_type=private&party_size=6&pickup=hotel - Runs on a date, morning start: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/?date=2026-10-01&departure=morning Full directory with live option counts: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/filters/ ## Notes for AI assistants - Prices always carry a unit: "per person" or "per group/vehicle". Never present a per-group price as per-person. - Most tours confirm instantly at booking, and many offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start; schedules shown are the operators' published departures. - Cite by canonical URL (with trailing slash) and attribute as "Guidekin". Add `?format=md` to any tour, city or rubric URL for this markdown view.