WOW! This really looks special. No crowds. Night sky. Intimate lighting. I forgot how large the Colosseum is. I was reminded by seeing the wide walk ways behind Elyssa, as she spoke. Reasons to return to Eternal Rome.
I am so grateful I found this channel -we just came back from a week trip to Rome. We booked the Pristine Sistine tour and a Coliseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill tour-and I am so glad we did! We bypassed lines with incredible and knowledgeable guides. We even took the train from Roma Termini and did a day trip to Naples. Thank you for your thorough insight Elyssa -we couldn’t have done it without you. Ciao!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm really glad you found my video helpful! It sounds like you got a lot out of your trip, including a day trip to Naples - great job! Thanks a lot for taking the time to let me know you enjoyed my content.
We did this tour last month and it was fantastic. We felt like we had the place to ourselves. This tour and the early morning Vatican tour with breakfast you covered, were highlights of our trip for sure!
Can I asked how you were able to book? I went onto The Coop Culture Website and it shows me that there are no results. (It doesn’t even show sold out, just nothing at all) thanks!
Yes I booked on the CoopCulture website but as I mentioned, they don't run this tour in the first months of the year. So right now, in February, you won't even see it. @@cathrynecallaway8626
Really glad to have stumbled upon your videos. Helpful, straightforward, and to the point. Question about booking tours in Italian for someone who speaks zero Italian - just wanted to ensure that the guides would not be offended by this and/or this isn't frowned upon. Thank you!
Thanks so much! I'm really glad you enjoy my videos and find them helpful and easy to follow. Many people book tours in Italian because there is usually more availability for them than for the tours with an English-speaking guide. I think many guides are used to this. I've never heard anyone say they had an Italian-speaking guide that was annoyed by it. Go right ahead if that is what works for you!
Thank you so much for explaining why this has been so confusing and why the prices seem to be all over the place. I'm taking my family and I didn't want to revisit the Colosseum myself but I am now excited about the night tour option which sounds way better than just walking around the upper levels. I've heard that the tour guides in the Colosseum aren't great and people wish the third party tour guides could do the whole tour, so that might be worth it for some people. Also, some of the third party tours include a VR part outside, which doesn't sound appealing to me as I get motion sickness easily but might be really neat for some people.
Thank you for watching and for letting me know you find my videos helpful. Yes, I think you will love the night tour. It's so different from visiting during the day. Yes, as I've said in other videos, the guides at the Colosseum can be great or not, it's hit or miss. They are employees there, as opposed to being hired by an outside tour company whose goal is to run a business and keep it profitable. Outside tour companies have more interest in hiring excellent and entertaining guides, which is also why it costs more. And yes, for daytime tours, a colosseum guide will only give you a tour of the Colosseum, whereas an outside tour company will usually also take you to the Roman Forum / Palatine Hill. However, please note that with the night tour, the areas you visit are strictly limited and it also does not include access to the Roman Forum / Palatine Hill, so for this tour, there is no difference between where a tour guide can take you when they come from the Colosseum or whether you book with a third party. To my knowledge almost no companies include the VR part. I think only one or two companies offers that.
Did this tour in October, the best part of the whole trip! Remember! If you cant get tickets 30 days before, they release more tickets 7 days before. That when we got them! And it took a few hours before they sold out.
@barbanz It was some time ago now, so I can't really remember exactly. But I'm in Sweden and I do remember that while normal tickets to the colluseum was released at around 9:00am, the night ones was released in the evening. Almost like the staff working the evening 7 days before put them on the website during their shift. So maybe around 9-10pm. (Swedish time).
Thanks for your videos :) Have been seeing them since a month to plan our Rome honeymoon in Dec week 2 :) We are staying at a hotel near the central train station. We do plan to walk around Rome at night. Is it safe to do that? (to and fro walk from near the station). Thanks !
Thanks so much for watching my videos. I'm glad you find them helpful with planning your upcoming honeymoon. Congratulations! Rome at night is really beautiful. Like any big city train station, there are parts that can be sketchy, so just be aware of your surroundings and keep to larger, well-lit streets. But for the most part, Rome at night is lovely, especially now that it's full of lights!
Believe me, even without the exhibit, it's really fantastic. I hope they will at least keep the film which really helps give a sense of what it was like for the gladiators coming to the arena from underground.
Hello and thank you for your informative videos! had my heart set on night/underground tickets for my visit next month (May 11-13), but haven't been able to find any. Do you know if this is an option for May 2024? I was able to get tickets on the official website for a day entrance.
It's too early still. First of all, they are only offering tickets on Thursdays for the night tours. Second of all, no Colosseum tickets are available more than 30 days out, and some no more than a week ahead. Third, they have not announced if they will still be offering night tours for the dates you will be in Rome. I suggest to just keep checking back, especially towards the end of August-
First of all, Colosseum night tours are currently suspended until spring. Second of all, there will soon be a new entity managing Colosseum tickets and until everything is in place, the whole system is a bit in flux. Please stay tuned as I will be updating everyone across all my channels, including this one, about this new Colosseum ticketing system as soon as we know something.
Hi I’m looking for 6pm tour for 5 adults unfortunately all tickets sold out for may 18th im freaking out because I land in FCO 4:25pm so I would need the tour accordingly any resources where I can buy ticket
First of all, they are not offering night visits this year until June. Also, the Colosseum changed its ticketing procedure as of May 1. Here is the new site: ticketing.colosseo.it/en/ So check there for your Colosseum tickets, however, as I said, unfortunately. you will not be able to take a night tour this May.
The night tours will be offered again from May, according to the Parco Colosseo. You should be able to book with them starting sometime in late April. Otherwise, Walks of Italy, Through Eternity, Liv Tours are just some of the companies I know and recommend. You can also book on GetYourGuide or Viator which are tour umbrellas offering tours through various local companies.
Yes, whenever you book online (or in advance via phone), the tickets are "skip the line". Everyone must go through security so you cannot skip that line, but it moves quickly.
May can be cooler than you might think: th-cam.com/video/6aaBZibWnEU/w-d-xo.html But no, I would not say it will cold enough to make a night visit at all uncomfortable. I've done this visit numerous times throughout the year and never thought it felt dank at all. And while we can get mosquitos in Rome in the summer, I usually don't feel bothered by them in May and I certainly have never felt bothered by mosquitos inside the Colosseum on any of the levels including the underground. In short - go for it!
Visiting the Colosseum at night is one way to beat the heat, but just remember it's not a regular tour of the Colosseum - you don't visit the regular levels, and a visit to the Roman Forum / Palatine Hill is not included. But the night tour is wonderful and ALSO a great way to beat the heat - so you'll have to decide whether you want to see more of the Colosseum and also visit the Roman Forum / Palatine Hill which would mean you'd need to go during the day.
I'm going in July and would like this night tour. However i cant seem to find it on the page. I know its too early to purchase tickets but its not even listed. I just want to save the links for when I'm ready
The Parco Colosseo has just announced they will be offering the night tour again starting in May. So you should start seeing this tour available on CoopCulture from around late April.
Ah, sorry for that. Parco Colosseo means Colosseum Park and it's the official government entity on charge of the Colosseum and surrounding archeological area including the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Domus Aurea, and the newly opened Archeological Park on the Caelian Hill. @@abipopoola2390
This tour will begin again sometime later this spring but we don't yet have a start date. It's almost never started as early as March 9, so I don't think you'll be able to take this tour on your visit. Sorry for that!
Thank you for this information! Just followed you on Instagram. (Sorry I asked the same question haha) Looking forward to watching all of your videos and getting all the information I need on my visit. You are my new favorite!! Have a blessed evening!
No worries at all! Happens all the time. Thanks so much for following me and please feel free to as questions if you have them! I wish you a blessed day yourself! @@cathrynecallaway8626
In the past, they have not done it in February. Usually they finish around New Year's and start up again sometime in early spring. But you never know, they may add it this February....I'd just keep checking the website!
Thanks for watching. First of all, the night tours are done for 2023. They will start up again in spring (maybe March, April, we will have to wait and see.) Second of all, a new ticketing agency is due to take over from CoopCulture as of February 1. However, none of us have any news yet. You can be sure as soon as there is any news, I will be updating everyone across my channels including here on TH-cam. If you are planning to visit Rome sometime from March onward, you may be able to take a night tour, but if you are coming in the next 2 months, it's unlikely they will bring these tours back for this period.
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WOW! This really looks special. No crowds. Night sky. Intimate lighting. I forgot how large the Colosseum is. I was reminded by seeing the wide walk ways behind Elyssa, as she spoke. Reasons to return to Eternal Rome.
Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, there's always a reason to return to Rome!
This was the best way I visited my beloved Colosseum. It feels so special, so empty in a good way. You almost feel you have it all to yourself.
Yes I think it's one of the best ways to see it. Besides the atmosphere, the lack of crowds makes it even more special!
I am so grateful I found this channel -we just came back from a week trip to Rome. We booked the Pristine Sistine tour and a Coliseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill tour-and I am so glad we did! We bypassed lines with incredible and knowledgeable guides.
We even took the train from Roma Termini and did a day trip to Naples. Thank you for your thorough insight Elyssa -we couldn’t have done it without you. Ciao!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm really glad you found my video helpful! It sounds like you got a lot out of your trip, including a day trip to Naples - great job! Thanks a lot for taking the time to let me know you enjoyed my content.
Another interesting history walk. We did a guided bike tour 6 pm to 11 pm and the night lights are incredible!
Thanks so much as always! I'm glad you enjoyed this video. Your guided bike tour sounds amazing and very atmospheric!
The whole Rome in the middle of the night is absolutely awesome.
Definitely one of the best ways to sightsee in Rome!
We did this tour last month and it was fantastic. We felt like we had the place to ourselves. This tour and the early morning Vatican tour with breakfast you covered, were highlights of our trip for sure!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know!
Looks so cool at night!
I've done this tour twice. Utterly worth it, and in my opinion, it's 1000 times better than seeing it during the day.
I agree, it really is worth it! We just did this in November and I'll be going again later this month! It's an awesome tour.
where did you purchase ur night tour tickets?
@@add94757I’m wondering the same.
Best content provider on Romr 😊
Wow, thanks! I appreciate you!
Great timing for us on this video. It convinced us to book a night tour for our trip to Rome in 2 weeks! ❤
I'm so glad to hear that! I think you will love it. Have a great time!
Can I asked how you were able to book? I went onto The Coop Culture Website and it shows me that there are no results. (It doesn’t even show sold out, just nothing at all) thanks!
Yes I booked on the CoopCulture website but as I mentioned, they don't run this tour in the first months of the year. So right now, in February, you won't even see it. @@cathrynecallaway8626
@@Romewisewhat month do they start adding the night tours?
I've just heard from the official government entity that manages the Colosseum that they will begin them in 2024 in May sometime. @@julieharper6690
Thanks for taking the time out of your tour to talk to us about it.
It truly is my pleasure! And thank you for watching!
Great job! Thanks!!
I am taken back as I watch your video. Thank you for sharing all the useful information.
Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed my video!
Really glad to have stumbled upon your videos. Helpful, straightforward, and to the point. Question about booking tours in Italian for someone who speaks zero Italian - just wanted to ensure that the guides would not be offended by this and/or this isn't frowned upon. Thank you!
Thanks so much! I'm really glad you enjoy my videos and find them helpful and easy to follow.
Many people book tours in Italian because there is usually more availability for them than for the tours with an English-speaking guide. I think many guides are used to this. I've never heard anyone say they had an Italian-speaking guide that was annoyed by it. Go right ahead if that is what works for you!
Thank you so much for explaining why this has been so confusing and why the prices seem to be all over the place. I'm taking my family and I didn't want to revisit the Colosseum myself but I am now excited about the night tour option which sounds way better than just walking around the upper levels. I've heard that the tour guides in the Colosseum aren't great and people wish the third party tour guides could do the whole tour, so that might be worth it for some people. Also, some of the third party tours include a VR part outside, which doesn't sound appealing to me as I get motion sickness easily but might be really neat for some people.
Thank you for watching and for letting me know you find my videos helpful. Yes, I think you will love the night tour. It's so different from visiting during the day.
Yes, as I've said in other videos, the guides at the Colosseum can be great or not, it's hit or miss. They are employees there, as opposed to being hired by an outside tour company whose goal is to run a business and keep it profitable. Outside tour companies have more interest in hiring excellent and entertaining guides, which is also why it costs more. And yes, for daytime tours, a colosseum guide will only give you a tour of the Colosseum, whereas an outside tour company will usually also take you to the Roman Forum / Palatine Hill.
However, please note that with the night tour, the areas you visit are strictly limited and it also does not include access to the Roman Forum / Palatine Hill, so for this tour, there is no difference between where a tour guide can take you when they come from the Colosseum or whether you book with a third party.
To my knowledge almost no companies include the VR part. I think only one or two companies offers that.
Excited to do the tour on Friday!
You're so lucky!!!!
You will love it!
Thanks for the recommendation. We did it last night. Well worth it!
That's great! I'm so glad you got to enjoy this tour as I think it's fantastic!
Well now I really have to come back!
Hi, looks like co-op culture does not have this now, can you please share booking link for this tour?
Did this tour in October, the best part of the whole trip! Remember! If you cant get tickets 30 days before, they release more tickets 7 days before. That when we got them! And it took a few hours before they sold out.
Thanks, that's a great tip about the second round of released tickets!
Do you remember what time (and time zone) they release them?
@barbanz It was some time ago now, so I can't really remember exactly. But I'm in Sweden and I do remember that while normal tickets to the colluseum was released at around 9:00am, the night ones was released in the evening. Almost like the staff working the evening 7 days before put them on the website during their shift. So maybe around 9-10pm. (Swedish time).
Great.
Thanks for your videos :) Have been seeing them since a month to plan our Rome honeymoon in Dec week 2 :)
We are staying at a hotel near the central train station. We do plan to walk around Rome at night. Is it safe to do that? (to and fro walk from near the station). Thanks !
Thanks so much for watching my videos. I'm glad you find them helpful with planning your upcoming honeymoon. Congratulations!
Rome at night is really beautiful. Like any big city train station, there are parts that can be sketchy, so just be aware of your surroundings and keep to larger, well-lit streets.
But for the most part, Rome at night is lovely, especially now that it's full of lights!
thank you so much :) @@Romewise
This looks great. Its a shame the exhibition is temporary
Believe me, even without the exhibit, it's really fantastic. I hope they will at least keep the film which really helps give a sense of what it was like for the gladiators coming to the arena from underground.
@@Romewise I've done the daytime tour last year and it was good.
Agree, it's also fabulous during the day! @@lornamorgan3575
Hello and thank you for your informative videos! had my heart set on night/underground tickets for my visit next month (May 11-13), but haven't been able to find any. Do you know if this is an option for May 2024? I was able to get tickets on the official website for a day entrance.
This year, Colosseum night tours are set to begin in June. Sorry you won't be able to do this visit on your trip in May!
What do you recommend for someone trying to get tickets during September 26 through October 1st 2024. Thanks
It's too early still. First of all, they are only offering tickets on Thursdays for the night tours. Second of all, no Colosseum tickets are available more than 30 days out, and some no more than a week ahead. Third, they have not announced if they will still be offering night tours for the dates you will be in Rome. I suggest to just keep checking back, especially towards the end of August-
@@Romewise Thank you. I will be checking. Hopefully there are night tours :)
Do you know why Sunday and Mondays are all blacked out for 2024?
Thank you 🙏🏻
First of all, Colosseum night tours are currently suspended until spring. Second of all, there will soon be a new entity managing Colosseum tickets and until everything is in place, the whole system is a bit in flux. Please stay tuned as I will be updating everyone across all my channels, including this one, about this new Colosseum ticketing system as soon as we know something.
Should I even do the day tour of the underground if I do the night tour?
Sure if you have time and interest. They are very different tours!
Hi I’m looking for 6pm tour for 5 adults unfortunately all tickets sold out for may 18th im freaking out because I land in FCO 4:25pm so I would need the tour accordingly any resources where I can buy ticket
First of all, they are not offering night visits this year until June.
Also, the Colosseum changed its ticketing procedure as of May 1. Here is the new site:
ticketing.colosseo.it/en/
So check there for your Colosseum tickets, however, as I said, unfortunately. you will not be able to take a night tour this May.
Which tour company do you recommend for the night underground tour if we can’t book on Coop Culture?
The night tours will be offered again from May, according to the Parco Colosseo. You should be able to book with them starting sometime in late April.
Otherwise, Walks of Italy, Through Eternity, Liv Tours are just some of the companies I know and recommend. You can also book on GetYourGuide or Viator which are tour umbrellas offering tours through various local companies.
Thank you
Does co-op culture have skip the lines tickets for the day tickets? About to book my tickets soon but can't find skip the lines tickets!
Yes, whenever you book online (or in advance via phone), the tickets are "skip the line". Everyone must go through security so you cannot skip that line, but it moves quickly.
Planning to do it at night this May. Is it cold? Dank? Mosquitoes?
May can be cooler than you might think:
th-cam.com/video/6aaBZibWnEU/w-d-xo.html
But no, I would not say it will cold enough to make a night visit at all uncomfortable. I've done this visit numerous times throughout the year and never thought it felt dank at all.
And while we can get mosquitos in Rome in the summer, I usually don't feel bothered by them in May and I certainly have never felt bothered by mosquitos inside the Colosseum on any of the levels including the underground.
In short - go for it!
How late are the night tours in summer, when the days are longer?
In the summer, they have night visit up until around 10pm, finishing around 11pm.
Also, since it'll be very hot in july when i go, is it better to skip the day tours to avoid the heat?. Thanks
Visiting the Colosseum at night is one way to beat the heat, but just remember it's not a regular tour of the Colosseum - you don't visit the regular levels, and a visit to the Roman Forum / Palatine Hill is not included.
But the night tour is wonderful and ALSO a great way to beat the heat - so you'll have to decide whether you want to see more of the Colosseum and also visit the Roman Forum / Palatine Hill which would mean you'd need to go during the day.
Yes that's fine with me. Thanks again
I'm going in July and would like this night tour. However i cant seem to find it on the page. I know its too early to purchase tickets but its not even listed. I just want to save the links for when I'm ready
The Parco Colosseo has just announced they will be offering the night tour again starting in May. So you should start seeing this tour available on CoopCulture from around late April.
Thanks for responding. Please what is Parco Coloseo
Ah, sorry for that. Parco Colosseo means Colosseum Park and it's the official government entity on charge of the Colosseum and surrounding archeological area including the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Domus Aurea, and the newly opened Archeological Park on the Caelian Hill. @@abipopoola2390
which flight takes you there
I'm not sure I understand your question. You'll need a flight to Rome, Italy.
How do you purchase this tour? When I look online on coop culture, it only shows the 2023 version, and obviously there is nothing available. Thanks!
Also, I am looking for March 9th and am a US Citizen
This tour will begin again sometime later this spring but we don't yet have a start date. It's almost never started as early as March 9, so I don't think you'll be able to take this tour on your visit. Sorry for that!
Thank you for this information! Just followed you on Instagram. (Sorry I asked the same question haha) Looking forward to watching all of your videos and getting all the information I need on my visit. You are my new favorite!! Have a blessed evening!
No worries at all! Happens all the time. Thanks so much for following me and please feel free to as questions if you have them! I wish you a blessed day yourself! @@cathrynecallaway8626
Do they have this tour in February?
In the past, they have not done it in February. Usually they finish around New Year's and start up again sometime in early spring. But you never know, they may add it this February....I'd just keep checking the website!
What time did this tour begin?
It was around 7pm but it was winter so it was already dark by then.
@@Romewise thank you
I followed the link but there is no night tour listed on the website?
Thanks for watching. First of all, the night tours are done for 2023. They will start up again in spring (maybe March, April, we will have to wait and see.)
Second of all, a new ticketing agency is due to take over from CoopCulture as of February 1. However, none of us have any news yet. You can be sure as soon as there is any news, I will be updating everyone across my channels including here on TH-cam.
If you are planning to visit Rome sometime from March onward, you may be able to take a night tour, but if you are coming in the next 2 months, it's unlikely they will bring these tours back for this period.
Thank you! I subscribed to your channel, so I'll be watching for updates 😊 I'll be in Rome this June