Colosseum Underground: Explore Ancient Rome

Explore the hidden Colosseum underground, walk the Arena, and uncover Roman Forum secrets. Dive deep into Rome’s ancient history with a local guide.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 7 days
Highlights
  • Roman Forum - This tour will start with the guide taking you into the Roman Forum, We start where the story once begun. The Forum was a bustling hub of activity from hosting public speeches, to the public criminal trials, and of course the gladiatorial games. As time went on it became a symbol of the power and grandeur of the Roman Empire. Today,…
What's Included
  • Colosseum and Arena entrance ticket valued at €24 per person
  • Radio headsets
  • Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
  • Licensed tour guide
  • Entrance to the Colosseum Underground with Arena & Roman Forum with Palatine hill
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • tips
Additional Information

The Colosseum underground tour is a must for history enthusiasts, an amazing opportunity to step back in time, witness the hidden areas of one of the world’s most iconic ancient structures. This tour offers a unique, immersive experience into the ancient history of Rome. Visitors will get to explore areas of the Colosseum that are typically off-limits…

Location
Arch of Constantine
Via di San Gregorio
A representative will be at the Arch of Constantine, the short side of the Arch closest to the Colosseum. They will be holding a blue Octopus.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 7 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Caulene_f
Dec 10, 2025
Renata dud a great job... - Renata dud a great job educating us about various aspects of the Colosseum and expertly tying relevant aspects to the tour in Pompeii that we were doing the following day. Highly recommend!
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Anthony_r
Oct 12, 2025
Colosseum Underground Private Tour - Our family (six people) had a private tour of the Colosseum Underground, Roman Forum and the Palatine hill palace area. This was the highlight of our Italy trip by far. Renata was our tour guide. She was passionate and knowledgeable about the history. She naturally guided us through the historical sites with illustrations, overviews and specific areas we should view. Her insights were well integrated, interesting and to the point. Outstanding tour. Also a special thanks to Gemma, her coordination and proactive communication with some timing trip challenges we had were well appreciated. Thank you.
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Fathima_p
Sep 14, 2025
Great tour guide - Ranata was patient and great tour guide. She knew how to convey the architecure and history of the colosseum and forum. She ensured we covers everything with closer to 3.5 hours !
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Candice_l
Aug 18, 2025
Unforgettable coliseum tour - This by far was the best thing we did in Rome. Our tour guide renata was amazing and provided us with so much history. She took her time to answer my 1000 questions and stopped endlessly so we can capture all of our amazing photos recapping the day. Highly recommend!
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Samantellaj
Jul 20, 2025
Epic adventure in rome with renata - What an amazing tour we had with renata of the colosseum in rome, she was everything you could ask for in a guide, she literally new everything and was very passionate about what she does, and she was so friendly and welcoming, me and my family can't thank you enough for this wonderful exsperience. 😊
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Hannahmv8179ks
Jul 12, 2025
Unmissable tour taken with infectious enthusiasm. - We really enjoyed this tour. Renata is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic! We took the tour with our 3 children (10,8 and 1) and the older children were enthralled. The temperature in Rome has been very high but this did not detract from the tour and our enjoyment of it. Would highly recommend.
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Rodyj804
Aug 16, 2024
Great tour - Great experience, very knowledgeable tour guide and wonderful information. Answering all questions.Excellent ambiance in the tour.
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Tour55354562803
Aug 16, 2024
amazing - i loved the guide. i usually get bored during these tours but she was extremely fun and interacting with us. it made the tour feel special. i would recommend it to anyone from any age. an opportunity to never miss
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441mandies
Aug 14, 2024
Excellent! - Cannot recommend this tour highly enough! Renata is very knowledgeable and makes it all so interesting! I have done other tours with Highlights of Rome and will do so again.
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David_d
Sep 29, 2025
Colosseum Underground tour - We, and others in our party, thought that the Colosseum Underground tour was going to be at the time we booked. However, we had a tour of the Roman Forums for almost 2 hours before the underground tour. Then, we only had 40 minutes to experience the tour and were completely rushed by the Colosseum staff. Sabrina, our tour guide, was phenomenal and very knowledgeable on the roman history
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