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Top 15 Self-Guided Tours in Rome

30 tours  ·  from $6 a head

The 15 best self-guided tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.

Rome: Colosseum & Forum with Audio Guide App -Optional Arena - Finding Via delle Terme di Tito 93
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Rome: Colosseum & Forum with Audio Guide App -Optional Arena

1.Colosseum & Forum with Audio Guide App -Optional Arena

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 24,770 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $41Our pick

Explore Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with skip-the-line entry and a flexible audio guide app for $41.

“It was very easy to book and very friendly and helpful people there to help us. However the app that they suggested didn’t work and it was disappointing but overall my family and I enjoyed our experience and I’m glad to find this site to book tickets in advance and I highly suggest it to everyone.”

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Rome: St. Peter's Basilica & Dome Entry Ticket & Audio Tour - Security comes before the sightseeing
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Rome: St. Peter’s Basilica & Dome Entry Ticket & Audio Tour

2.St. Peter’s Basilica & Dome Entry Ticket & Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 7,537 reviews · from $17

Climb St. Peter’s Dome for sweeping Rome views, then explore the basilica with multilingual audio guides and helpful entry assistance.

“This was a self guided tour. Meeting point was outside coffee shop and ticket included juice and croissant from there before the tour. The guide enabled shorter queuing and he was with us until the elevator and then we ‘self toured’. The views from outside are amazing and inside the basilica dome is beautiful - so much to look at. The basilica itself was so busy with large groups that it was difficult to take the beauty in and you got ‘swept along’ in the tide of people - so much so that we didn’t see the entrance to the resting place of the popes and missed that part. However,…”

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Vatican & Sistine Chapel Ticket with Optional Audio Guide - Finding the City Wonders meeting point
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Vatican & Sistine Chapel Ticket with Optional Audio Guide

Rome: Colosseum, Forum, & Palatine Hill with Audio Guide - Entering the Colosseum with a phone in hand
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Rome: Colosseum, Forum, & Palatine Hill with Audio Guide

Rome: Castel Sant’Angelo Skip-the-Line Ticket & Audio Guide - Hadrian’s Mausoleum and the Roman beginning
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Rome: Castel Sant’Angelo Skip-the-Line Ticket & Audio Guide

Skip the Line: Vatican & Sistine Chapel Ticket with Audio Guide - Getting through the Vatican entrance
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Skip the Line: Vatican & Sistine Chapel Ticket with Audio Guide

Rome: Pantheon Priority Entry Ticket & Audio Guide App - Entering through the fast-track entrance
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Rome: Pantheon Priority Entry Ticket & Audio Guide App

Rome: Colosseum Access with Official AI App & Arena Option - Meeting at Via Marco Aurelio, 19
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Rome: Colosseum Access with Official AI App & Arena Option

8.Colosseum Access with Official AI App & Arena Option

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2,964 reviews · 1 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $20

Review of Rome’s Colosseum self-guided entry with AI audio app, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill access, plus optional Arena upgrades.

“This was an absolute waste of money. They charge you all this money to allow you to download their app. You can not skip the line, the cellular reception in the Colosseum is limited and you keep losing the app. Do yourself a favor and skip this tour.”

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Rome: Colosseum Experience with Audio Guide and Arena Option - Finding Crown Tours above the Colosseo Metro Station
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Rome: Colosseum Experience with Audio Guide and Arena Option

9.Colosseum Experience with Audio Guide and Arena Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 2,200 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $30

Enter Rome’s Colosseum by the Arena Floor, then explore the Forum and Palatine Hill with a flexible digital audio guide.

“Very easy. Guides were easy to find and very helpful when checking in. Guide then took us right down through to security and stayed with us until we had our tickets checked to make sure we got in ok.”

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Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Visit + Audio Guide - Walking the Roman Forum after the arena
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Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Visit + Audio Guide

Rome: Colosseum Express Entry with Audio Guide App - Finding the host near the Arch of Constantine
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Rome: Colosseum Express Entry with Audio Guide App

Rome's Iconic Temple: Pantheon Audio Guided Tour with Fast Access - Collecting your ticket on Via dei Bergamaschi 49
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Rome’s Iconic Temple: Pantheon Audio Guided Tour with Fast Access

Rome: Colosseum Experience with Host and Audio Guide - Meeting near Via delle Terme di Tito 93
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Rome: Colosseum Experience with Host and Audio Guide

13.Colosseum Experience with Host and Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 613 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $26

Explore Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with timed entry, a host, and optional audio guide for $26.

“Amazing experience. Because this ticket allows you to visit the Colosseum and the Palatino (Roman Forum) I recommend to sparing a full day to go to every corner, because the place is huge - but it's really worth it.”

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Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Admission With Audio Guide - Entering the Colosseum on a strict 30-minute window
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Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Admission With Audio Guide

Rome: Castel Sant’ Angelo Ticket and Audio Guide - Arriving with the skip-the-line ticket
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Rome: Castel Sant’ Angelo Ticket and Audio Guide

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