Colosseum Underground Tour With Arena Floor: Vip Experience
Overview
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1 hour 15 minutes
Mobile ticket
Explore the world's most famous amphitheater with an official guide and journey back to the days of the Roman Empire at the monumental Colosseum.
Get access to areas not available to regular ticket holders, including the underground level where the wild animals were kept before they went into battle with the gladiators.
Learn about the innovative techniques the engineers used to build the monument and hear how it has survived for hundreds of years. Be amazed as history is brought to life as you discuss the political and social reasons for the games and events.
Enjoy a short break and then enter the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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.
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.
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
Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
Colosseum entrance ticket (valued at €18 per person)
Special access to the Underground and Arena Floor areas of the Colosseum.
All Fees and Taxes
Maximum group size of 24 people or fewer.
Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
Ticket and reservation fees with preferential access so you don't wait in line.
its a shared group tour of maximum 24 people, not private or semi private tour
What To Expect
Colosseum's underground tunnels and the arena floor!
Options
Underground Private Tour
Colosseum Underground Tour With Arena Floor: Vip Experience
By Night Underground access
Colosseum at Night: Walk through the underground tunnels and access the reconstructed arena floors without the usual daytime crowds.
Duration: 1 hour: 60 minutes Guided tour for colosseum underground and arena level.
Only Colosseum: Roman Forum and palation hill access not included
Colosseum Roman Forum Palatine
Roman Forum & Palatine Hill: Explore the Colosseum underground and upper levels and the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill on an immersive guided tour.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Reviews
145 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Colosseum tour!
Kristen P,
Aug 1, 2025
- Viator
5.00We thoroughly enjoyed our tour led by Giovanni and learned a great deal of history about the Colosseum and Ancient Rome. We were able to visit the Underground with only a few other small groups, which was a great benefit. Would highly recommend!
Not Tour Company
Barbara R,
Jul 4, 2025
- Viator
1.00The meetup address is incorrect. It was on the opposite side of the stadium. We finally found the “tour company” since they noted a nearby cafe on the booking. The directions given by the guide were sloppy and inaccurate. When everyone was checked in the guide said to follow some random guy who had no flag or tour affiliation to allow us to find him in a crowd. He ran off in a sea of people expecting everyone to run to keep up. Many people on the tour ended up scolding him and asking him not to run off again. They do not lead you into the stadium and directed the group to follow some random person behind the turnstile who later told us not to follow her and that she was a private guide. Once you get into the stadium you and the rest of your group will have to ask a lot of questions to find the meeting place to find the actual guide who turns out is someone from the Coliseum Museum. They have nothing to do with this tour company. Basically, this tour company buys up the underground tour tickets so that tourists can’t purchase them at the regular price and then raises the prices a few hundred euros to make a profit. This tour company is a scam and not a tour company at all. They buy tickets, do not provide a tour at all and expect you to find your own way to meeting point inside the coliseum.
Georgia was an amazing...
Dominique L,
Jun 24, 2025
- Viator
5.00Georgia was an amazing and exceptional guide! It was by far the best tour we’ve had in Europe! Would highly recommend!
MUST do with Giovanni.
Kristen S,
Jun 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00Giovanni was the BEST tour guide. He gave us 2500years of history in 2.5hours, much more in depth than the common knowledge we thought we knew of the formation of ROME. Definitely pay a little extra for private tour of palatine hill and the Roman forum and do that before you see the Colloseum floor and the underground. You will not want to leave the colosseum once you are there. This way you can stay and take pictures and just BREATHE IT ALL IN!
The tour guide was very...
YESENIA D,
Jun 11, 2025
- Viator
5.00The tour guide was very Informative. I would definitely recommend for your first time experience to Rome.
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