Colosseum Underground & Ancient Rome Guided Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Exclusivity, privacy, and entertainment are the words that perfectly describe the experience provided by this tour!

The tour also gives you access to the Colosseum arena with a beautiful view over-looking the dungeons and then down into the dungeons area under the Colosseum. Your expert guide will help you to understand the events and stories of the past here at the Colosseum, including Gladiator battles and other historic events and stories that may well be shocking to you. With these detailed facts provided by your guide, you will visit the Colosseum and leave it excited to tell your friends of the interesting stories and secrets that you have learned.

Learn about the types of games and crazy battles that the Romans enjoyed the most. Along with providing you with expert knowledge, your guide will also point out the best spots to take the perfect picture during your tour as you tour the entirety of this incredible monument!

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Meet your guide in Via del Colosseo nr 31, in front of Caffe Roma, above the second floor of the Colosseum metro stop(blue line).

Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.

The tour reservations have strict timing. To join the tour you are required to be at the meeting point for check-in at least 30 minutes prior to your tour departure time.

If you arrive late for the meeting time, it will not be possible to join the group or reschedule, unless you pay for the activity again. As per "No Show" rules you will not be entitled to a refund.

Please provide an active phone number during the booking process in order to be contacted about last minute changing.

Pets are not allowed inside the venue

Every participant MUST bring an id or a photo of it. It is mandatory requested by the monument in order to enter the Colosseum Underground.

Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.

The tour might begin either the Roman Forum or the Colosseum, depending on the order.

Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Professional guide for Roman Forum

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Access to the Colosseum Underground

Headsets to hear your guide clearly

Gratuities

Transportation

What To Expect

You will meet your guide at Via del Colosseo, 31. Our check-in staff will be waiting for you next to a blue flag and next to Caffe Roma, under the plate 31 of the street.

15 minutes•Admission Not Applicable

Foro Romano

Just west of the Colosseum is the Roman Forum, which for many centuries was the place where the future of the ancient western civilization was decided. We will also provide you with access to the Roman Forum and you will still be under the careful attention of our expert guide. Although today the Roman Forum stands in ruins, for many reigns it was at the very center of Rome’s activities. It started as a marketplace for daily shopping, but as the power of the Empire grew, it became much more important. In this part of the tour, you will explore the remnants of ancient grandiose temples, bustling marketplaces, and imposing civic buildings. We will also show you the place where Rome first began—on Palatine Hill. Rome’s ancient existence has earned it the name “the Eternal City,” and its time as the ruling city of the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea has earned it the designation “Capital of the World.”

1 hour•Admission Included

Options

Spanish Tour

Duration: 3 hours

English Tour

Duration: 3 hours

Reviews

4.34

1,594 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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Underground tour
Heather R,
Jun 26, 2025
- Viator
4.00
This was an enjoyable tour, which we primarily booked for the access to the colosseum underground. The guide for the Roman forum portion was knowledgable and moved at a good pace (it was good for our group, but for some others in the tour group, he was walking too fast). We loved seeing the underground, but our guide for that was definitely very slow. I would say that my 4 stars is more for the sites and the access to the underground than for the guides, but they were both very knowledgeable.
Very interesting tour,...
Rhiannon C,
Jun 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Very interesting tour, with a set of friendly guides throughout. Only downside was difficulty in finding the meeting point.
Carmelo gave an...
Oscar M,
Jun 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Carmelo gave an extraordinary tour! The tour was beautiful, educational, and delightful. Carmelo was also very considerate of the weather and always found a nice shaded spot for us which was extremely helpful. I highly recommend.
Choose carefully. This is too expensive imho
Fiona P,
Jun 26, 2025
- Viator
3.00
Underground experience is unfortunately rushed. We are only allowed down there for 30 mins. So great to see it but tbh I don’t understand the hype when there isn’t really anytime to see any of the exhibits down there. (What the gladiators wore and the helmets) We then had all levels of the colosseum the walked to the forum. We just have been here 20 mins and then it stopped. Should have been 3 hours long tour but we stopped after 2 hours. It was an incredibly hot day so not sure anyone minded because you have access in the forum all day if you want but that made it a ridiculously expensive tour for 2 hours. Plus the view went to lunch nd then had another tour straight after and I don’t see how he could have done the full 3 hour tour and had a break. So was he over stretched or did the tour company lie about how long the experience was? He didn’t have a long lunch because the guide left before us to get back to the coloseum. Hmmmm. We had 2 families that stopped in the shade a lot. Maybe that’s why the guide finished early. The guide’s English could have been better. He was ok at explaining the facts but understanding questions was more difficult for him.
My partner and I found...
Linda S,
Jun 25, 2025
- Viator
4.00
My partner and I found the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill Half-Day Tour good. We did the Forum first with a fantastic guide, followed by the Colosseum underground tour with another excellent guide. Having visited the Colosseum before, but not the underground, I was underwhelmed, expecting more—guess I saw too many gladiator movies! Sadly we never made it to Palatine Hill, just didn’t have enough time. I recommend this tour for first timers.