• Private Tour
• Family Friendly
• Carbon Neutral

Discover Rome’s most famous landmark in a way that is fun for your whole family. This private tour is designed to keep your little ones engaged in history while having a great time!

Destination

Rome, Italy

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

2 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Italiano

Included

• A licensed Roman guide just for you
• Scavenger hunt for kids!

Excluded

• Undergrounds. We can see the undergrounds from above, since only a small part of the arena floor has been rebuilt. Only group tours can bring you down there.
• Colosseum area tickets (From 18€ to 35€/over18; free/under 18, neither flexible nor refundable)

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Valeria.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Colosseo - Rome to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. World Wonder

   Experience one of the seven wonders of the world and learn about when gladiators used this as their arena

4. Fun Stories & Games

   This tour is all about your kids. I’ll make sure they have fun whilst learning interesting facts

5. Roman Forum

   Wander through the Roman Forum, I have lots of stories to share with you and your family

6. Family friendly local recommendations

   Before we say goodbye I will share some local tips including the best gelato spot!

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

I can personalize this tour for you

• Tell me your preferred date and group size
• Tell me your preferences and wishes so I can customize the tour for you
• Wait for my personal offer in your inbox!

Contact me

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Katharine

18 February 2025

I was looking for a unique experience to tour the colosseum with my children (9 and 7- boys), keeping them engaged and interested and this was a disappointment. It was very history heavy and they quickly lost interest. If you’re looking for an in-depth understanding of Ancient Rome, this is a great tour but if you are looking for one that’s more interactive and holds kids’ attention, this isn’t it! Not as child friendly as I had wanted

Elaine🇦🇺 Australia

18 January 2025

A great tour. Wonderful to visit sights our guide was so passionate about. Valaria’s architectural knowledge together with her understanding of Roman history filled many holes in our basic understanding of the age. Valaria

Jenica🇺🇸 United States

30 December 2024

Valeria led us on a wonderful tour of the Forum and Colosseum! She accommodated some mobility issues and children very well. Informative tour and engaging. The kids had fun with the scavenger hunt! Thank you!!Wonderful Tour!!

Josh🇺🇸 United States

12 October 2024

My family andI loved our Colosseum/Forum tour with Valeria. She was very knowledgeable, fun, and came prepared with multiple illustrations and books which our kids loved. I would strongly recommend Valeria as a guide and will definitely use her again on our next trip to Rome.Excellent Tour

Melanie🇺🇸 United States

10 October 2024

Valeria was fantastic! She was so knowledgeable and friendly. We really enjoyed our time with her and had a great time learning about the Colosseum and Roman Forum.

Simon🇦🇺 Australia

31 August 2024

We had such a great experience on our Colosseum tour with Valeria. She was very easy to deal with in the lead up and on the day it was really easy to find her among the crowds. The tour was fantastic. Valeria had amazing knowledge of all of the history of the Colosseum and was great at engaging our 12 and 9 year old daughters throughout, as well as accommodating my 79 year old mother. She even managed to keep us engaged and relatively dry when an unexpected thunder storm passed through! We would highly recommend her for future tours.Great Colosseum tour

Neil🇬🇧 United Kingdom

28 August 2024

We had the pleasure of being guided by Valeria through Romes stunning Forum and Colosseum. This was an an unmissable experience and Valeria was so knowledgeable on all the facts, timeline and other memorable information. Was an absolute pleasure speaking with her, Valeria was also very engaging with our children (12 & 14) which help so much as our 12yo boy so was difficult to entertain in the heat! Highly recommended to all ages! Guided tour of Romes Forum ans Colosseum

Staci🇺🇸 United States

13 August 2024

1000% worth it. Got wonderful photos!!!Great lovely experience!

Carla🇺🇸 United States

11 August 2024

We loved the Colosseum/Forum tour with Valeria. She is smart, interesting, and caring. When we originally booked for 10:30am, she wisely recommended we move earlier to avoid the sun and crowds. So smart! She knew the shortest lines for entering, and she guided us through the confusion of getting free tickets for 'under 18.' She gave us interesting insights, answered our many questions (first time in Rome), and kept our 11-year-old engaged with a scavenger hunt from all around us. Even more, she took good care of us with bathroom and water stops. Many thanks, Valeria!Valeria is the best

Pauline🇬🇧 United Kingdom

9 August 2024

Valeria was really great and managed to maintain the attention of all the family during the whole visit, even our 5 year old son She explained well and answered all of our questions Thank you so muchWonderful experience

Casey🇺🇸 United States

24 April 2024

Valeria was an excellent guide for us in the coliseum and forum. She tailored it for my kids and had knowledge about unique and cool details about the locations. The kid focused scavenger hunt was a hit! We learned so much - 110% recommend!Valeria - best local guide!

Naresh🇺🇸 United States

20 April 2024

We used Valeria on our recently trip with 2 girls 8 and 10. She was very knowledgeable and made it so much fun. She brought pictures and did a scavenger hunt to find items that the kids see. She knew when to give us time to look and when we wanted to move to the next thing. The attico is phenomenal and will recommend her to all my friends and family when they visit Rome!Great tour guide for the Colosseum!

Tara🇺🇸 United States

7 April 2024

We very much enjoyed our tour with Valeria. She offered a lot of insight and interesting history, which made the tour extremely interesting and relevant. She even presented materials of interest for my 12 year old son. She is obviously passionate about her city and its history and we would recommend her. In-Depth Info about Colosseum

Vaishali Harshul🇺🇸 United States

3 April 2024

our family of 4 loved Valeria and her educational tour about colloseum..pleasant and informative

Dave

23 March 2024

Valeria toured our party of 4 (2 adults and 2 toddlers 2,4) through the Roman forum and Colosseum. She was extremely flexible with our timing and kids needs and most of all she was very informative and carried excellent pictures, resources and books to help tell us the history of the historic place. If you are looking for an educational tour, that can be flexible to your needs, we absolutely recommend Valeria. Extremely informative!

Jackie🇩🇪 Germany

27 February 2024

We had a wonderful tour of the Colosseum with Valeria! She was attentive and thoughtful of our children and answered all of their questions while making the information engaging and interesting for them and us, the adults. We appreciated her depth of knowledge on all things Rome and especially her expertise in architecture and history of the area. She was warm, thoughtful and pleasant. She also shared her list of delicious gelato in the city. Grazie mille!Lovely tour with Valeria!

Sally

19 February 2024

Valeria was great with the children (9 and 11), keeping them engaged, answering all out questions and delighting the children with a little gift at the end of the tour. Her knowledge was invaluable, especially bypassing the queues at the forum.Colosseum and forum kid friendly tour

Yasin🇫🇷 France

29 December 2023

This was our first time doing a tour with our two kids. Valeria kept the kids engaged and we all learned quite a bit. Would highly recommend!Excellent Experience

Rachel

25 October 2023

Valeria was a great host and taught us lots about the colosseum and forum! Our kids are 8, and 5 year old twins. Mum and dad and our 8 year old found it all fascinating and Valeria had plenty of pictures and things which she loved looking at. The 5 year olds were not so interested, which we did expect, they are young! But they did make it up all the steps without too much complaining! Valeria’s inside knowledge beforehand was essential as we booked last minute and she was very helpful with advice about getting our tickets 7 days in advance. Thank you Valeria!Great family tour

Tambra🇺🇸 United States

18 September 2023

We selected Valeria as our guide in Rome and are so happy with our choice! She showed us the highlights and quickly understood the different personalities of our group of 4. She was informative for sure, but also understood our individual interests. I will recommend WithLocals and Valeria To everyone!Valeria is the BEST

Dee-Dee🇧🇪 Belgium

10 September 2023

Our whole day in Rome was a wonderful experience, not just the tour itself, because of Valeria. She gave us such excellent recommendations on gelato places and restaurants which made the day complete. The tour itself was really good despite the heat and crowds Valeria made it adaptable for our children to cope, keeping to the shade and finding quieter spots. She also gave us a good directions to find the Palace of Emperor Tiberius after the tour ended (a must see for us as our son is named Tiberius). The children had fun with the scavenger hunt she provided and they all got a prize which they liked. Overall totally worth it and made for a day never to forget. Excellent local knowledge making our day’

Wilfredo🇵🇭 Philippines

10 August 2023

We visited the colosseum first. Valeria was ready for the kids and kept their attention until the end of the tour. She prepared a game and gave out prizes after. The next day at the Vatican she showed the kids how to get to the top of the basilica. I visited St. Peter’s three times already and this is the first time I heard that you can go on top of the dome. The kids enjoyed the climb. Rome with kids

Dan🇺🇸 United States

5 August 2023

Valeria was a great guide, and we enjoyed our tour if the Colosseum and Forum! She was able to adjust the plan when the rain came down midway and was good with our 11- and 14-year old kids! Very knowledgeable and engaging. We’d recommend her for your family too!Knowledgable and interesting!

Eun🇺🇸 United States

25 July 2023

We so appreciated Valeria enduring the scorching sun with us touring the Colosseum and the Roman Forum! There was a lot to cover in a short period of time, but she was able to do it all (did I mention the heat?)! Starting from helping us to optimize the tour time, orchestrating precise meeting point through clear and prompt communication, we were able to enjoy the tour and learn a lot. We will be back to try more of the gelateria on her famous list!Cool under the sun

Salima🇬🇧 United Kingdom

22 July 2023

Valeria was a great guide. She was very knowledgeable, answered all the questions. She had photos and books to show us. I would highly recommend her.Great!

Dragana🇨🇦 Canada

9 July 2023

Valeria is an amazing guide! You can feel her confidence and knowledge of the Roman history and architecture. Her tour of Colosseum was well planned, engaging and informative. She answered all of our questions, and we learned a lot from her. Our kids were super happy and engaged too. She organized a scavenger hunt for them, which was a lot of fun. She is a true local and will also share tips for things to do and try in Rome that you cannot find in any guidebook. We have had other guides during our trip in Italy, but she has been the best by far!Amazing and knowledgeable

Ada🇺🇸 United States

16 June 2023

Valeria was an absolutely perfect guide for our family! Not only was she extremely knowledgeable of the history and architecture, but she was extremely patient with our kids and considerate of their needs. If (when!) we make it back to Rome one day, Valeria is definitely the person we’ll reach out to. Thank you soooo much again for everything!Perfecto!

Carolyn🇺🇸 United States

17 May 2023

Valeria was very knowledgeable and personable…she was engaging with our teens and made everyone feel like family. She was able to answer all our questions and taught us so much about the colosseum, the forum and Roman history. Would recommend to all, be sure to ask for her favorite gelato list!!!!Great Tour with an Even better Guide

Lyndal🇬🇧 United Kingdom

16 April 2023

Valeria was so engaging, knowledgeable and well-prepared. She tailored the tour to our needs and gave us an insight into Roman life, both past and present, that we would never have had otherwise. By the time we said goodbye, we were not only more knowledgeable as to what we had seen but also better prepared for the rest of our trip - Valeria made excellent suggestions for lesser known attractions, where to find the best gelato and which restaurants we might want to try. Will definitely book another tour with her on our next visit.Tailored tour that surpassed expectations

Céline🇨🇭 Switzerland

16 April 2023

We had a great experience with Valeria. She gave us so much interesting information about the colosseum and the Forum Romanum. Our son had a great time during the treasure hunt and Valeria gave us tips for restaurants and Gelaterie. The tour isn’t cheap but worth the money because it’s just your family and Valeria. We highly recommend it! Grazie Valeria.Family Colosseo Tour

Shivani🇲🇾 Malaysia

12 April 2023

Valeria was amazing. Kept our kids engaged (and us) loved the fact she was as quick as lightening when she needed to be and slowed down too. We were able to avoid big pockets of the crowd due to her knowledge but also learn about everything she had to teach us Wondeful, perosnalised and amazing

Stephanie🇺🇸 United States

3 April 2023

I thought this tour might be too short but it was just the right amount of time to keep our kids’ attention while providing enough information to keep adults engaged. Valeria was organized and kind. Perfect amount of time for family

David🇺🇸 United States

14 March 2023

Valeria was a very enthusiastic tour guide. She spoke to our two children (11 and 13) and tried to ensure they were following along given the somewhat dry topic of various emperors events during our tour of Colosseum, Roman Forum and the Pantheon. She brought several notebooks with paintings and pictures to help illustrate the height of Rome and how the current ruins support that interpretation. She dispelled some of the Hollywood glory of gladiator battles and talked about the very short duration of gladiator battles. Valeria's English is very good and you won't have any trouble understanding her. We have visited Rome in the past (pre-children) and we would have no chance of keeping our kids engaged for 3 hours the way Valeria did. For that reason, the price-to-value ratio is a 10. Excellent English and tailored to us

Janessa🇩🇪 Germany

5 January 2023

We really enjoyed our tour with Valeria at the Colosseum. She was very knowledgeable and also kept our daughter engaged during the n tour. I'd highly recommend touring with her!Great Experience at the Colosseum

ADRIENNE🇦🇺 Australia

5 January 2023

Valeria was wonderful and really made my daughter feel included. We loved it!Great experience

Danica🇨🇦 Canada

21 August 2022

Valeria was a great guide and helped us to see a lot of things in a short period of time. She is extremely knowledgeable about the history and architecture of Rome. She was wonderfully patient with our slower moving family (we had my mom, a senior, with us) I highly recommend a tour with Valeria!Great tour of Rome with Valeria!

Renarta🇬🇧 United Kingdom

16 August 2022

We had a very good tour with Valeria. She was very informative. Our children who are 7 and 11 years old didn’t get bored! Great experience

Stephen🇺🇸 United States

4 August 2022

A natural teacher. Uses drawings, pictures and books to help her tell a story of her home town. Warm and friendly, accurate ands prompt. Flexible. A truly amazing experience. Highest possible recommendation. Would hire again and agan.A great guide.

Danielle🇺🇸 United States

22 July 2022

Our family of 4 (husband, 2 sons ages 12 and 10, and I) had Valeria take us on 3 tours, 3 days in a row: Rome in a Nutshell, Colosseum & Roman Forum, and the Vatican City. It was so relaxing to have her manage tickets, walk us around town, teach us interesting facts, and also show us incredible historical sights. She is both well informed and talented at sharing her knowledge. She speaks excellent English. Our sons were very engaged, even with some jetlag and experiencing Rome during a heatwave. We all could just enjoy ourselves. If you have the ability to book her tours, don't hesitate. She will make your trip a wonderful adventure and a lifelong memory. Informative and fascinating tours!

Meg🇺🇸 United States

16 July 2022

Our family of 5 had a great experience with Valeria. She was knowledgeable and kept us all entertained. Would love to do another tour with her! Great experience

Ashley🇺🇸 United States

8 July 2022

Valeria did an amazing job engaging the entire family telling the history of ancient Romans in the Colosseum and at the Roman Forum. She supplemented the tour with various printouts and books of gladiators and renderings of what the area would have looked like in ancients times. She is a very personable and professional guide. I highly recommend her for a memorable experience for the whole family! Fun interactive for the whole family

Unknown

25 June 2022

I would highly recommend Valeria as a tour guide! She was wonderful!She was excellent!

Alisa🇺🇸 United States

22 June 2022

We had a great tour with Valeria. 12 of us including 1 child. She was friendly, outgoing, knowledgeable and the tour was just the right amount of time. She even shared her favorite Gelato spots with us in the end! That was fantastic. I can’t recommend her enough she was greatWonderful tour T Colosseum

julie🇺🇸 United States

18 June 2022

We went on two different day tours with Valeria and she was wonderful. Highly suggest everyone to use her when she is available

k.znider🇳🇱 Netherlands

8 May 2022

Valeria was a terrific guide. She communicated very well leading up to tour and was very knowledgeable about the Colosseum and the Forum. My entire family loved the tour. Terrific tour guide

Cory🇺🇸 United States

26 April 2022

Valeria was an excellent tour guide. She provided us with a very historical account of the Coloseum and Forum. She brought books and images to tell her story. Valeria spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable as she answered all our questions. I highly recommend her.An excellent tour

Donna🇺🇸 United States

18 April 2022

We, as a family, agreed, when we return to Rome we will get ALL of our tours Withlocals! Valeria was amazing; knowledgeable, flexible, and included my grandchildren in the tour which made them feel special. The tour was for our family and not a large group of tourists as we try to keep up with the group. I highly recommend Valeria as your guide! Highly Recommended!

Laura🇬🇧 United Kingdom

16 April 2022

We had a really interesting morning with Valeria, being taken around the Colosseum and Roman Forum. Valeria was really knowledgable and managed to keep my two young boys engaged and entertained. They loved the treasure hunt and prizes they received at the end. Was also brilliant to miss the queues to get in! Thanks Valeria! Family Tour of Ancient Rome

Carl🇳🇴 Norway

12 April 2022

We had an awesome time with Valeria. She was very professional, knowledgeable, engaging, and flexible. She kept the interest from our kids of 8 and 10 for the full tour, no small feat! Us parents also learned a lot!Fantastic experience for kids 8 and 10

Rakel🇮🇸 Iceland

8 April 2022

We really enjoyed our tour with Valeria. She has a lot of architectural points of view which we also appreciate. The kids loved their treasure hunt. It helped keep them entertained even though they were tired of walking. 4&7 years old. Would and have recommended! Great experience