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Colosseum Underground & Ancient Rome Guided Tour

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Overview

Available languages

English
French
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 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

1

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.

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
2

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.”

1 hour • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Colosseum entrance ticket valued at €18 per person

Access to the Colosseum Underground (only if underground option is purchased)

Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)

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

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

Spanish Underground

Duration: 3 hours

Reviews

4.41

2,760 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Our Colosseum day

    Muhammad Z,Mar 24, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Had a wonderful experience today. Both our guides were very knowledgeable and happy to impart the information

  • Excellent tour getting into places few get to see.

    Journey540626,Mar 24, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    Excellent tour, quite fast paced but there was a huge amount to fit in. So would probably go back and do part of it at my own pace. Underground section well worth the fee. You get a strong sense of how it might have been. All in all a value experience

  • The tour under the...

    Jenny D,Mar 23, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    The tour under the Colosseum was fantastic, our guide was funny and knowledgeable. Our tour guide for the Forum was ok. In general, a good experience.

  • Very informative. Our...

    Sean S,Mar 23, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Very informative. Our guide was great and gave a lot of the history of the colosseum. Definitely worth doing the tour with the underground.

  • Our tour guide Mitra was...

    Nancy D,Mar 23, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Our tour guide Mitra was very knowledgeable and personable. We really enjoyed the tour and especially being able to go in the underground.

  • One Not To Miss!!

    JantinusSjoerd E,Mar 23, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Very nice, informative guided tour to some of the great spots of the Foro Romano and Palatine Hill!! Also the underground tour of the Colosseo and the Arena Floor and Balcony... Impressive!! Our guide, local from Rome, Maja was the best!!

  • Best in town

    Joacim H,Mar 23, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    A great guide and small group made this the best experience we have had in Rome. Good stories and loads of interesting facts made the 3 hours go very quickly.

  • Great experience with knowledgable guide!

    LOLJ5FAM,Mar 22, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    This was a great experience with a knowledgable guide. I had been to the Colosseum two other times, but never the underground, and it was well worth it.

  • Good experience

    758valeria,Mar 21, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    Very good experience and quality of the guides. It is a quiet q Trip Advisor is behind the tour. The only criticism is that we had q wait 45 minutes from the first part with the first guide, to the second that came 1045 for the Hypogeus

  • Very good guides with...

    Arne H,Mar 21, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Very good guides with at a glance some fun and clear explanations when asked for. Helpful and alert

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