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Colosseum Scavenger Hunt
Colosseum Scavenger Hunt is the perfect tour to engage your children while learning about Ancient Rome in a fun way.
Itinerary Highlights
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Colosseum Exploration: Discover the iconic amphitheater while solving history-based clues.
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Roman Forum Adventure: Trace the footsteps of ancient Romans to find monuments and details.
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Palatine Hill Discoveries: Learn the history of Rome’s founding and the lives of the Emperors.
Why book this tour
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Interactive Learning: Children learn while drawing, coloring, solving riddles and puzzles about Ancient Rome.
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Full Engagement: Top child-friendly guides use a treasure hunt format to keep kids fully immersed.
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Educational Fun: Kids “read” ancient monuments and learn historical facts
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Learning Aids & Prizes: Children receive maps or booklet with clues to complete, with prizes awarded at the end.
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Ideal for Active Kids: The highly interactive format is perfect for children who are always on the move.
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Recommended Age: Best suited for children over the age of 6 who can read and write to maximize enjoyment.
Description
With our Colosseum treasure hunt your children will learn while they draw, color and solve riddles and puzzles about Ancient Rome’s Culture.
We invite you to spend time together with your family, learning about the Colosseum and Ancient Rome. Our Colosseum scavenger hunt is the perfect tour for all those who want to discover Rome in an interactive way. Children will be fully engaged as, together with a top child-friendly guide, they explore the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with a fun Colosseum treasure hunt! Our Colosseum treasure hunt tour will also involve prizes for your children!
- Say goodbye to boring tours!
- Rome Private Guides’ Colosseum Scavenger Hunt is intended to be both informative and entertaining. Our child-friendly guides will offer you a fantastic way to explore Ancient Rome. Kids will be interested in “reading” ancient monuments and play the same games that children used to play in ancient times.
- Learn whilst having fun:
- Everybody will love learning about the history of the founding of Rome, the Capitoline Geese and the lives of the Emperors during our Colosseum treasure hunt.
- Colourful Maps of Rome and a Booklet will be given to the little ones during our Colosseum scavenger hunt: images to color, anecdotes, and small clues, which the kids will complete along the way, will help them grasp information and historical facts and retain their interest for the whole time of the tour.
- Your children will solve clues, write Roman numerals, find monuments, discover details of the fountains and fontanelle (small fountains) and see the little things like street cats asleep in the sun!
- Young travelers will not even realize that they are learning about the great civilization of Ancient Rome, history, art, culture, and architecture!
Our Colosseum treasure hunt is the ideal choice for those children who are always on the move! A highly interactive tour, your kids will be so immersed in all the different activities they are doing that the time will fly by. Who knew learning about Ancient Rome could be so fun?!
This Kids Tour in Rome is recommended for children over the age of 6 who can read and write, in order for them to get the most out of the tour.
Things to know before the tour
- When accessing the monument the Colosseum visitors will be asked to pass security checks, even when entering with pre-booked access.
- This tour runs in different weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Tickets are nominative: we kindly ask you to provide names and surnames at the time of booking
- Please bring your iD document or a copy for accessing the Colosseum, it is requested for children too.
- Wear comfortable shoes – uneven terrain and steps throughout
- Back bags are allowed inside the Colosseum if very small in size; shoulder bags or handbags are permitted if regular size.
- Please make sure you do not have pointed big umbrellas and knives of any sizes with you. Liquids are allowed but only if in plastic bottles. Remember that you can refill your containers in the fountains inside the Colosseum.
- Bring water and sun protection, especially in summer
- Photography welcome – but no tripods or drones
Some of the areas included (Palatine Hill) are not wheelchair accessible: please contact us if you need to customize your tour
Important information
Please note: tickets are nominative so you will be required to provide your names at the time of booking.
We need the full names of all the participants because the Colosseum entrance tickets are nominative. All the participants will have their own ticket with the full name on, they are not transferrable and cannot be changed nor refunded. You will need your IDs (minors and infants included) because they will be checked by the Colosseum guards at the entrance. If you don’t bring your IDs or if the names don’t match, you will be denied access. You don’t need the physical ID, even a copy or a picture is fine as long as it’s well visible.
Cancellation policy
Cancellations 4 days or earlier prior to the scheduled tour are subject to a penalty.
Please note Tickets and reservation are strictly not refundable. If you cancel 4 days or earlier prior to the tour we will refund you partially for the price of guide only.
No refund will be provided if you cancel your tour within 4 days prior to the scheduled tour.
Meeting point
Included
- 3 hours private guide
- Pre-booked access for the Colosseum) (euros 18)
- Maps or Booklets, prizes for kids
Excluded
Tips
About the Tour
Offered in English
Duration
3 hours
Level
Easy
Access
Audio
Family and kids
Dates and departures
Everyday except on the first Sunday of the month, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve
All year round, morning or afternoon start times
Values
- Priority Access and Expert Guidance!
- Local Staff Support
- Encounter Ancient Treasures
- Unravel Hidden Meanings in the Artwork
— What you won’t miss
You Will See
Colosseum
Roman Forum
Palatine Hill
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