Rome: VIP Colosseum Underground Guided Tour
Description
Join a small group of up to 6 participants and experience the Colosseum from a unique perspective. With a licensed professional guide, journey back to the Roman Empire and uncover the arena's history as the stage for gladiatorial battles, wild animal hunts, and grand spectacles. Explore the Palatine Hill, where Rome's legendary origins began with Romulus and Remus. Walk through the ruins of ancient temples and marvel at the engineering brilliance that built the Colosseum. Learn about the political and social motives behind its construction and the brutal games that entertained Roman citizens. Soak in breathtaking views over the Colosseum and Circus Maximus while immersing yourself in the grandeur of Rome’s imperial past. Roman Forum and Palatine Hill are self-guided.
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Itinerary
You will be able to see battlefield, so called arena, where gladiators were fighting back in time. After you will be able to visit underground level of Colossoum that is recently opened. You will be in opportunity to see dungeons and secret corridors where gladiators and animals were holded before entering at arena. You will see also the old mecanisam of elevator almost 2000 years old. After eveybody will have access to ground level ring and the first level ring where the view is ouststanding
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(21)
Arrived they never showed up or couldn’t be found. They need to be more specific and use a colored flag like every other tour so we can find them.
Thank you for your review. However, we must clarify that our staff was present at the designated meeting point at the scheduled time, holding the Arena Tours sign. The meeting point was correctly indicated in the booking confirmation, and our contact details were available should you have had any difficulty locating the group. Unfortunately, we did not receive any call or message from you. We are therefore sorry that you were unable to find our staff, but the tour did operate as scheduled and our team was present at the meeting point.
Horrible experience! Booked an extra day to specifically tour the underground of colesseum. They cancelled our 2:30 pm tour 1 hour before due to no guide. Everything was sold out for the day so we had nothing to do. Horrible way to end our last day of travel. Had another tour cancelled by Viator earlier in the week! Won’t use them againz
We are very sorry to read this review, as the information provided is simply not accurate. Our team tried to contact you by phone for two days to inform you that the reserved entry time had been changed by 30 minutes and that you needed to arrive at the meeting point 30 minutes earlier. Unfortunately, you did not answer our calls. You then arrived at the meeting point too late to join the tour. Therefore, the tour was not cancelled one hour before departure due to the absence of a guide, as stated in your review. Our guide was present and ready to operate the tour at the scheduled meeting point. We understand that changes to travel plans can be frustrating, but it is unfair to state that the tour was cancelled because there was no guide when our team made repeated attempts to contact you in advance and the guide was present.
We looked for half an hour for our Guide and never found them so we did not get to take the tour. We had people sending us over here and over there and oh no it’s over here and at the end of the day the tout was starting and we could never find them very disappointing..
We are sorry to hear that you missed the tour; however, we would like to clarify a few important details. We attempted to contact you for three days prior to the tour using the phone number provided on the booking, in order to help make your arrival and check-in process easier, but unfortunately we were unable to reach you. According to our records, you contacted us only 10 minutes after the tour had already started. Guests are required to arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time. Our guide was present at the designated meeting point and the tour departed as scheduled. Unfortunately, once the group has entered and the tour has begun, it is not possible to delay entry or join the group late. We regret that you were unable to participate and encourage all guests to review the meeting instructions and arrival time in advance to ensure a smooth experience.
Super small group of only 4 people and our guide Andy was awesome, hes was super knowledgeable and made it really fun. The colosseum was unbelievable, I highly suggest this tour!
Thank You!
Canceled my $500 underground tour 4 hours before the tour start time. I was already at the coloseum.
We are very sorry again for the inconvenience caused by the cancellation. Unfortunately, on the day of your tour, access to the Underground area was unexpectedly closed by the monument authorities, which was completely outside of our control. As soon as we received the notification, we immediately informed all affected customers and issued a full refund. We understand how disappointing this was, especially after planning and arriving at the Colosseum, and we truly regret the situation. Thank you for your understanding.
Amazing!!! Personalized service (we were the only ones on the tour) no need to have ear pieces and the guide catered to our requests (took pictures of us, waited if we wanted to linger). No long lines to wait in, and full of knowledge!! Highly recommend spending!!!
Thank You!
My nephew has always wanted to visit the Colosseum so I searched high and low for a good trip as I wanted to do something for his Birthday Present. I booked this because it was a VIP experience with access underground and a separate entrance. I have visited the Colosseum before so knew this would be a special present for him and for my husband and myself as we did the basic tour last time. I received an email the night before after 7 in the evening telling me they couldn’t accommodate our trip ie the VIP and underground experience.I was offered 3 options , I didn’t want to cancel as we were visiting for 4 days only and no guarantee we we could visit the following day. So I ended up paying the same money for the basic tour with a guide. I am so disappointed and so was my nephew paying to go to Rome and visit this attraction we could have paid half the price but couldn’t risk it. Our guide was lovely but it was just a basic trip that you could book anywhere. I was told the Colosseum had overbooked. When we were there at our booked time there were only 3 people in the Underground part this was when I queried it. Hugely disappointed.
We are really sorry but our reservation was cancelled. We offered you what we coulld, which were 3 options: 1. Private tour of the first and the second floor of the Colosseum . 2. Regular tour of the first and the second floor of the Colosseum and 50% refund. 3. Full refund You chose the first option.
The tour was very enjoyable but was also rushed. Our tour guide arrived late which meant that visiting the underground section was shortened as the time allowed is very strictly monitored. Having a skip the line ticket was well worth it as it made entry very easy. Our guide was very knowledgeable.
Thank you! We are sorry that the guide was late
I booked a Colisseum tour that included the arena floor and underground 4 months in advance for my family, knowing that the underground tickets were difficult to get. Arena Tours called me the day of our tour to tell me we would not get the underground portion due to a technical error. They offered no rescheduling options.
There was a printing error on a name on our ticket and they would Not allow us in . The other couple we were with had our tour guide leave halfway through tour
There wasn't a printing error, You wrote completely different name when You booked the tour. Because all the tickets are personalized the Colosseum staff decided not to let you in.
