The guide was great. Her voice projected really well and she had an amazing knowledge of Roman history. I learned so much on this tour. She also managed the group really well, ensuring that everyone was always accounted for. At certain points, she called our names out to make sure we were all there before moving onto the next site. The tour was maybe 15 minutes longer than stated, but not the biggest deal. We covered quite a bit. The Colosseum was majestic, and it was nice seeing Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum as well.

This tour is a must if you care about the history of Ancient Rome. Prepare to walk for 3 hours straight! My guide Nora was amazing, so enthusiastic and explaning everything in a engaging way. The first 2 hours are touring the Colosseum, first the inside to learn all about its construction, and then we went and saw the actual arena and walked around. The last hour is the tour of the Palatine Hill. It doesn't include the tour of the Forum, but we saw it from a terrace and there's a brief explanation about it. After the tour ended, I went down to walk through the Forum which was great. The tour is amazing and very insightfull. I highly reccommend it. It's a bit tiring (even if it's not Summer) so I think ideally it should be two separate 2h tours (one for the Colosseum and one for the Palatine Hill and Forum).

I've done multiple tours in Rome (and elsewhere). This was an excellent tour. Federica, our guide, was a local with incredible knowledge to answer our copious amounts of questions. Her impressive knowledge was matched with her enthusiasm for her job and for Roman history. Highly recommended and worth every penny.