5 Best Ancient Rome and Colosseum Tours

The Colosseum is Rome's headline act, but the best tours use it as a doorway into the whole ancient city — the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, the underground hypogeum, the Baths of Caracalla and the Appian Way catacombs. This shortlist gathers the five highest-rated, most-booked ancient-Rome experiences in our contracted inventory, from a budget forum-to-Colosseum walk to private, skip-the-line deep dives, so first-time visitors and returning history lovers alike can find the right way in.