Overview
Available languages
1 hour
Mobile ticket
To truly understand Rome, we must dig downwards. Explore underground passageways and discover the secrets of the largest catacombs in Rome with this small group walking tour. Your expert historian guide will explain how this network of sacred tunnels is associated with the first Christians in ancient Rome. Listen to stories about the roots of Christianity’s most enduring rites and rituals as you wander through ancient passageways containing over 150,000 bodies and stretching over 17 kilometres.
This small group, personal experience is not to be missed.
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
What To Expect
Catacombe Di Domitilla
Descend to the depths of Roman street level as you learn the history of Rome’s development, before venturing into the underbelly of it’s underworld!
Options
Carpe Diem Rome English Tour
What‘s Included
Professional, expert guide
Small Group Tour of 10 people maximum
Skip-the-line access to Rome's largest Catacombs
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
49 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Girls trip to Rome
Helen C,Jun 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Sean was friendly and amazing! Full of interesting stories and history about the Catacombs! Very helpful getting us to a taxi so we could move on to our next tour! Thank you Sean! 👍
Vanessa is a fabulous...
Peter F,Apr 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Vanessa is a fabulous tour guide. She was very knowledgeable, engaging, and thoughtful. Highly recommend this tour.
Not limited to 10 people, but we could still hear. No pictures.
Harmonie W,Jan 5, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00So cool! The tour did say it had a 10 person limit, so we booked all 10 spots....they did not limit it to 10! and they combined us with more people even though we booked all 10. That kind of sucked, we were looking forward to the small group. So it is not a small group. But was still good, we could hear the guide and did not have to wear headphones to hear him. So it was still a small-ish tour experience. Our guide was able to answer all of our questions and had good stories. It was one of my favorite tours we went on. And we went on a tour every single day! No pictures are allowed inside.
Great tour for something “off the beaten path”
Nicole V,Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Our small group tour with Alessandra pleasantly turned out to be private. She was so sweet and gave us a very detailed history of the development of the catacombs, then took her time showing us through all the areas currently open to the public. She was wonderful.
Exceptional
Haley W,Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00After days of feeling like cattle herded through crowded Rome this tour was like a breath of fresh air. This is a perfect intimate tour where you won’t feel like you’re chasing around competing tour guides pushing through large crowds. Divan’s tour was amazing. I could have listened to him speak about the history of the catacombs for hours. We chose this shorter tour because I couldn’t imagine paying attention for longer than an hour or two but while I was on the tour I was hoping it wouldn’t end. Davin spoke quickly so if you have an adhd brain like mine it is perfect, maybe not if English is your not your first language. He explained the history of the catacombs and Rome in a way that was easy to follow and helped you grasp how extraordinary this piece of history is.
This tour is Rome's hidden gem!
Rebecca R,Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Mike was an incredible guide! He was funny, incredibly knowledgible, and made this such a fun experience. We really enjoyed the stories he told from the Pagan and Christian roots of this place. It absolutely opened up our minds to how these two belief systems shaped and were shaped by the Roman Empire, and how that influence is seen today. I can't recommend this tour enough!
Interesting tour
Joe M,Oct 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We thought this tour was part of a Colliseum tour, but it is not. Nevertheless it was a pleasant surprise! Georgia was extremely passionate and knowledgeable about the catacombs and their history.
Divan was such an...
Alexandria R,Oct 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Divan was such an incredible guide! He made sure we knew all the history to ensure we truly felt the impact of the catacombs themselves. He answered any and all questions we had and was so friendly and sociable. A guide can make or break a tour and he definitely helped make this a memorable experience for us!
Fun unique tour
kmcoile,Oct 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Pieter was very knowledgeable and witty my college aged son and I had a great time. The tour is about 2 hours so the TripAdvisor description wasn’t 100% accurate but totally worth it. Also not a lot of skulls like in some photos but you don’t need to see those the place is massive and super interesting. Learned a lot about Rome not just the catacombs!
Great tour run by Rome with Mike instead of Carpe Diem
S7469HYsheilac,Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We loved this tour. Carpe Diem didn’t have enough for our tour so they transferred us to a tour by Angela at Rome with Mike tours. She was very knowledgeable and her English was perfect… which we haven’t seen in other tours. If you want an English speaking guide without a strong Italian accent you may want to book as many tours as you can with Mike instead.
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