Small Group Express Tour of Roman Catacombs with Transfer
Description
Explore one of the top 10 highlights of Rome's sights with an expert guide. Descend in the dark maze of the Catacombs and discover a remote world 16 meters underground. Zip outside the city center with private transport and be downtown again in just 90 minutes. Enjoy a thorough and worry-free guided tour of the Roman Catacombs with a small group of a maximum of 10 participants. Explore the accessible part of its endless labyrinth of underground burial chambers laid out on 4 levels.
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Itinerary
Meet your guide at the meeting point 20 meters from our office. Here you can have access to free WiFi and leave your luggage (for the duration of the tour). Once in the park of the Catacombs, venture 16 meters below the surface into the otherworldly crypts of Domitilla. Explore the accessible part of its endless labyrinth of underground burial chambers laid out on 4 levels. Be captivated by ancient wall-paintings of mythological and biblical figures and discover the religious symbolism of the frescoes. Revive the shift of faith from paganism to Christianity and feel the power of prohibited belief while learning about early martyrs and persecutions. Live the excitement of gradually exploring different layers of history and complete your underworld experience in the 4th-century subterranean Basilica of Nereus and Achilleus.
Jump again on the minivan and be back in the city center in the blink of an eye.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for travellers with claustrophobia
Reviews(387)
Great tour and very interesting. Tour guide was great and really captured our attention throughout the tour! Would definitely recommend!
Thank you! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs guided tour.
Loved this tour. The catacombs are very interesting and a nice break from the heat. Tour guide was very good.
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs guided tour!
Right amount of time and informative. Daniel was knowledgeable and a fun guide. Interesting tour and fun
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour at the Catacombs with Daniel!
Met with agency sign on street (helpful if looking for storefront). Excellent guide - Daniel who was knowledgeable, welcoming, and had a great dry sense of humor. The catacombs were cold! (16C/61F). Gift shop on site, toilettes, and seats inside the basilica, if tired. Many other groups there but just shuffled about. Daniel had a flash light, we could use our phone flashlight but no pics allowed. Mildly ‘dark’ due to touring graves (shouldn’t be surprising) and my children did ok, however when I did this tour the year prior with 70 middle schoolers, there was a kiddo having an existential crisis - which was surprising.
Thank you for your review, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour with Daniel!
It was a great experience and amazing to see. It was perfect to go in the afternoon when it was hot outside!
Thank you! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour.
This tour was so good! I would 100% recommend this tour, the groups are very small and it’s cold underground, so it’s a great way to escape the crowds and the heat
Thank you so much! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour with us :)
While the tour of the forum was good and the guide was great, not having a guide in the colliseum was very disappointing. We were told guides were not permitted and once we got in there were many groups with guides.
It seems like this review was posted to the wrong business, as you did not have a Colosseum tour with us. Your tour included the Domitilla catacombs.
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Rome and the catacombs. He was professional and friendly to everyone. We had 3 young children (ages 3 to 9), so the express tour was perfect for their attention span. Overall, our family had a fun time exploring the catacomb.
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour!
The organization was perfect The meeting point was easy to find through the Google Maps link, and there was a photo
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Tour was mildly interesting, but not what was expected since there were not really any bones - mostly just some holes in the walls and some frescoes. No photos allowed at all. It also says it's 2 hours but it was closer to 1.5 with half of that being drive time to/from the catacombs site.
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you did not enjoy tour of the Catacombs - we must say it is one of our hidden gems, and a lot of people enjoy it! We understand that not everyone can have the same taste. There are not many "bones" in these Catacombs and photos are not allowed out of respect.
