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 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
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)
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.
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.”
Options
English Underground
Duration: 3 hours
Spanish Underground
Duration: 3 hours
Colosseum Arena-No Underground
Ancient Rome access: There is no guided tour for Ancient Rome 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
2,316 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
So informative!
William B,
Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely incredible experience. The logistics for meeting and getting underway were really good. Our guide was terrific…so informative. The underground was so much more than when we went 3 years ago. The walk through the Roman Forum and all the information she provided was just splendid. Would definetly do again.
The underground of the...
Anita J,
Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The underground of the Coliseum was fascinating. It’s hard to believe how old the coliseum is and how long it has been standing. The history was amazing.
Rita was exceptional. The tour itself was very interesting & amazing to see newly excavated areas of the Colosseum.
Apryl L,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00There is a lot to see between the Forum and underneath the Colosseum. I would recommend visiting during a time when you aren't overly tired or sore. We did this tour a few hours after getting off a 9-hour flight and walking several kilometers with hiking backpacks. We were given the included option to explore the rest of the Colosseum (the guided tour was of the underground), and we were too tired to do anything other than the tour, so that's my recommendation.
Colosseum Underground & Ancient Rome Guided Tour
Gray H,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00I would definitely recommend this tour. Our guide was very detailed in explaining the history and giving insight on the places we visited.
Worth it!
Kim T,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Definitely worth it! Very informative and beautiful! Novella was great and provided interesting facts about the Forum and the Colosseum.
Novella Colosseum tour
Conor B,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We recently attended the tour, which included a tour-only underground segment with our guide Novella. The views are stunning, and the queue skips as part of a tour group were brilliant. What made the tour particularly special was Novella. She was enthusiastic and energetic, and talked about our surroundings for the entire two hour experience.
Simona is the best! Very...
Justine I,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Simona is the best! Very knowledgeable and kind! The underground access was nice and felt very exclusive compared to the business of the upper levels.
Do the Underground Colosseum tour with Teddy!!
KARIM B,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We’ve done several tours through various tour agencies and we have to say that our Underground tour of the Colosseum with Teddy was amazing. He was patient, knowledgeable, and very friendly! Thank you Teddy!
Underground Colosseum
Peter M,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Seem to not have sufficient guides.we were delayed 1.5 hrs our second guide arrived 20 minutes after we arrived. Once we got underway very professional and infomative
Informative
Linda S,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00From the start of the tour to the end, the tour guide was full of knowledge. Be aware it’s a 3hrs tour a lot of walking & bumping into other tourists. So very informative and very easy to understand how the tour is done. Meeting location was a little tricky but managed to meet. The agency called & informed the tour was about to start. So make sure to arrive earlier than the time stamped
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