Colosseum Underground & Ancient Rome Guided Tour
Overview
Available languages
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 underground 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
Meeting Point: Via dei Fori Imperiali, 25, 00186 Rome (RM) Please meet in front of the Tourist Information Point at Fori Imperiali. Our coordinators will be identifiable by their “The Ultimate Italy” t-shirts.
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.
If you’re traveling with a school group, this tour isn’t available, as school groups have their own dedicated ticket types. Please contact us for more information.
Purchasing the guided tour, you are acknowledging and consenting that the Colosseum Underground admission fee is 24 € for adults, along with a 2 € booking fee, and free entry for children under 18. The remaining amount covers professional licensed tour guide along with other services, headsets, booking fees, and tour amenities. The tour operator provides transparency and is looking to ensure your understanding of the cost breakdown, enabling you to fully appreciate the value of the guided tour.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What To Expect
Meeting Point: Via dei Fori Imperiali, 25, 00186 Rome (RM) Please meet in front of the Tourist Information Point at Fori Imperiali. Our coordinators will be identifiable by their “The Ultimate Italy” t-shirts.
Roman Forum
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.”
What‘s Included
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Access to the Colosseum Underground (only if underground option is purchased)
Professional guide for Roman Forum (only if underground option is purchased)
Headsets to hear your guide clearly
Gratuities
Transportation
Access to the Colosseum Underground (If Colosseum Arena-No Underground option is purchased)
Roman Forum guide tour (If Colosseum Arena-No Underground option is purchased)
Options
English Underground
Duration: 3 hours
Spanish Underground
Duration: 3 hours
Colosseum Arena-No Underground
Ancient Rome access: There is No Underground access or Ancient Rome guided tour with this option.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Colosseum Arena floor tour: With this option you will have a guide onto the arena floor of the Colosseum.
There is no access to the underground floor.
French Underground
Duration: 3 hours
Reviews
2,542 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Colosseum and ancient rome
Julie H,,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great trip to the colosseum and Ancient Rome . We booked this trip before arriving in Rome , it was quick and easy . Got instructions to tell us where to get our tickets and what time to meet the guide . I would highly recommend this tour it was really informative
Fantastic experience -...
Victoria K,,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic experience - would highly recommend this tour to elevate the colosseum experience. They only take a group of ~25 people down at a time and you’re the only ones so it’s a very intimate experience, and you learn so much more about the history. Also get access to roped off areas above ground to for the best pictures and history lessons! 10/10, highly recommend booking this. Tour guide was phenomenal as well.
Roman forum and Colosseum underground tour
caroline w,,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00Our tour of the Roman Forum was a good experience with a guide who was easy to understand and informative. However we really struggled to understand our tour guide for the underground tour .Her English was not great and and we were often left tuning out to her commentary. It was a shame because it looked amazing but it was difficult for us to know what was being said.
This was my first tour...
Brianna L,,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was my first tour with a guide. I'm glad I had this experience because it gave me more information about the historical sites and backgrounds of the tour which helped me understand the historical monuments more so than just looking at it.
Underground colosseum tour
J1239RDdanielleh,,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely amazing, in a group of 20 which were perfect! First around forum and palatine Hill Looking at all the ruins and the information the tour guide gave us was amazing. Then to an underground Colosseum tour where there were only our group of 20. So informative and amazing photos. After the underground we were taken to the colosseum arena floor again where there were very minimal people, great photo opportunity’s, after there we were aloud to explore the rest of the colosseum at our own leisure. Thank you x
This was an amazing...
Camie K,,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00This was an amazing experience. I do wish that it was a bit slower paced so I could truly digest everything I was experiencing. Luckily we spent the full day exploring and purchased another ticket to take in more of the colosseum.
Great tour, our guide was...
Andy K,,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour, our guide was extremely knowledgeable and gave us a great idea as to what the Coliseum and forum would have been like in there heyday. This tour does involve a lot of walking and steps so make sure to wear comfy shoes!!
Definitely see the underground
tw1898,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Definitely do the underground tour -- it's something past generations in the modern era never saw. The early tour is best if it's a clear day, great light, plus the crowds are a little smaller. Our guide was good.
Awful experience.
Lori B,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00I’ve been to over 50 countries and this is the first time I’ve ever written a bad review. We paid to experience the underground part of the Colosseum but didn’t get to see it at all. We were given incorrect information on where to meet the tour guide. No one inside was able to help. We called the tour operator and he was unable to help at all. It was bad customer service overall.
Bring water
Lori A,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Bring a bottle of water. You can drink it and then refill it with the amazing fresh water fountain in Ancient Rome. This was an amazing adventure.
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