Colosseum Tour: Underground Gladiator Experience

Embark on a private 3-hour tour of the Colosseum and its underground section. Experience the thrill of a Roman gladiator and explore the historical landmarks of the Roman Forum. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Colosseum - Visiting the Colosseum is a common thing to do while in Rome, but with us, we will bring you to special access areas that not everyone has the privilege of seeing, include the Colosseum underground and the Colosseum Arena floor.
    Descend into the depths of the Colosseum Underground, where Roman gladiators, prisoners and wild animals…
What's Included
  • Dedicated no queues access to the Colosseum Underground
  • Colosseum entrance fees with arena access (valued at €24 per person)
  • Private Walking Tour
  • Visit of the Palatine Hill and drop off service (if Luxury Version selected)
  • Professional Licensed Blue Badge Tour Guide
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Hotel pick up…
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Explore the Colosseum and surrounding area on this 3-hour private tour. Experience the emotion of a Roman gladiator as you descend with your private guide below the Colosseum, to the Underground section, where gladiators, prisoners and wild animals prepared to face their fate in the arena above.
Continue discovering the Flavian Amphitheatre by walking…

Location
Colosseum
Piazza del Colosseo
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Adam_f
Dec 1, 2025
Don’t visit Ancient Rome without a Tour! - Our tour of Ancient Rome - The Forum, Palatine Hill & Colosseum (including underground) was one of our favorites. Our guide Marina was engaging, funny, knowledgeable and passionate. We learned so much about the meaning and purpose of the spaces, as well as the materials used in the construction of the basilicas & temples. We especially appreciated the rendered drawings she shared that helped bring the ruins to life. The Colosseum was incredible…if you’re on the fence about the underground, it’s worth it! We’re so glad we added it.
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Elisabeth_p
Oct 20, 2025
Amazing Tour - This was an amazing tour and having a private tour guide with pickup gave us a detailed and in depth visit. Our guide (an archeologist) was exceptional and his knowledge of the site astounding. Would highly recommend this tour.
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622agan
Oct 15, 2025
Unforgettable Private Colosseum Tour - Our private Colosseum, Arena, and Underground Tour with Marco was absolutely unforgettable! He was incredibly knowledgeable about history and archaeology, sharing fascinating stories and fun facts that made ancient Rome come alive. The real highlight was accessing the underground area — a truly special and limited experience that most visitors don’t get. Being down there, away from the crowds, felt like stepping back in time. You can really imagine the atmosphere and what it must have been like during the gladiator days. We ended the tour at Palatine Hill, where Marco continued with more captivating stories and great tips for exploring on our own. If you want an intimate, crowd-free way to experience the Colosseum and its hidden secrets, this private tour is 100% worth it!
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David_t
Sep 16, 2025
Underbelly of the Roman Colosseum Tour - The underground tour was a highlight for the family! Going underground gave us a different and unique perspective that was worth the effort. Our guide Michaela was incredibly knowledgeable and helped bring both the Roman Forum and Colosseum to life. It was a wonderful experience that I highly recommend!
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Jean
Sep 6, 2025
Great tour of the Coliseum - We spent a half day with Rosalba in the Coliseum, including the underground, and the forum and Palatine hill. Definitely recommend, Rosalba was knowledgeable, engaging and fun. The underground is not to be missed, it was fascinating!
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Catharine_g
Aug 16, 2025
Wonderful tour to emerge back in history - We had a wonderful tour and fully emerged back in history. The underground experience really shows the ingenuity of the ancient Romans. Our guide Emanuele was very kind, very knowledgeable and gave excellent explanations abortus everything. He also brought illustrations with him making it easier for us to visualise what the Colosseum and temples would have looked like in ancient times. We thoroughly enjoyed.
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Paul_m
Aug 12, 2025
Wonderful experience -... - Wonderful experience - informative. Just the right amount of information. We went with a six year old and between staying in the shade and keeping it moving we all enjoyed ourselves.
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Louis_d
Aug 10, 2025
Our GUIDE Azora was... - Our GUIDE Azora was fantastic Knowledgeable friendly accommodating Her history of the area and the stories of the site was extremely insightful
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Suzanne_m
Oct 20, 2025
Guide was great, although... - Guide was great, although yhe tour itself was just a bit too long for me, an 81 year old female. I should have scheduled the Forum and Palentine hill for another time.
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Scott_f
Oct 14, 2025
Magnificent experience, but car service sucked! - First and foremost I only booked this tour because I wanted to book the underground so paid significantly more for a car service that absolutely was not needed. More importantly, the car service had issues on pick up and drop off so try to get an underground coliseum tour and you would be good to go. Our guide Rosie was incredible and knowledgeable of all things this tour had to offer. So for Rosie and the tour itself 10 stars for the private driving part…absolutely save your money and get an Uber back and forth.
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From $284
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).