Colosseum Guided Tour
- Explore the Colosseum's underground dungeons, discovering gladiators’ passageways and ancient animal cages
- Enjoy an intimate, small-group tour, offering exclusivity and personalized insights into the Colosseum
- Experience stunning 360º views of the Colosseum and Rome from a gladiator's perspective
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What to expect
This exclusive, small-group tour, limited to just 24 people, offers an intimate and unforgettable experience. Discover the Colosseum like never before, exploring its rarely visited underground level, where gladiators once awaited their fate and wild animals were kept. As you descend into the monument’s dungeons, you’ll witness the remains of ancient elevators, trap doors, and cages that were used in the arena’s dramatic battles. Along the way, you'll gain fascinating insights into the Colosseum's history and secrets. The tour also offers spectacular 360º views of the Colosseum, giving you a unique perspective once experienced by gladiators—without the tigers, of course! This tour is the perfect combination of exclusivity, privacy, and entertainment!




Reviews
Reviews summaryI’d wanted to do the underground tour for a long time and this holiday I finally did . Our tour Guide Margarita was excellent , clear and extremely professional. this is my third time visiting the Coliseum but I had never learned so much as with your tour . . I have to mention her style involves walking backwards as she keeps eye contact with the group as possible . that’s amazing 3 hour effort !
The meeting point is easy to find, it is recommended to bring your own suitable headphones. It starts from the Roman Forum, but because there is also a subsequent Colosseum underground tour, there is not much time to carefully see the Forum. You can ask the guide if a 24-hour ticket is applicable so you can come back and see it yourself. The Colosseum underground tour is very different from the general tour. You can see the route where gladiators used to appear, and you can also stand in the emperor's box viewpoint, which is not accessible to the general public. This is the biggest highlight of the trip.
We visited the colusseum on 27th April'26. I had concerns after reading some reviews online - but arrive on time and read your emails as i got an email a week before stating the your starting time had changed. We did the guided tour with access to under the colusseum with 'The Ultimate Italy' Our guide was Vita, she was very plessent and had incredible knowledge and stories about the Colusseum. We had a great time, thanks Vita.
I am very happy with our tour guide, Mr. Carmelo. He is a very informative and knowledgeable person when it comes to tours regarding the Colosseum. He explained each and every step during the tour, showed us a couple of videos, and allowed us to take many pictures. He is a very humble and friendly guide. He also helps you take pictures, making it well worth your money and your goal.
Carmelo was excellent, very knowledgeable and explains clearly. he even helped us to take a few pictures
This was really an astonishing and unique experience! The pace was comfortable and easy even though lots of visitors. The guide was nice and knowledgeable. The story about the underground area was interesting with setting of water combat. However the time for underground area was too short and there was no illustration of how the elevator operates and the underground was filled with water for combat. The guided tour for the forum and Palatine Hills was also good. Without a guide, it would have been a poor experience walking in such an big open outdoor area under hot and sunny day.
Dedicated tour guide Sofia ✨️
we had a great tour guide who was very educated, the underground tour was great and cool to see as many people don’t get to see it, I wish we would’ve had more time to venture out and see the Roman forum but it doesn’t stay open very late, overall it was worth it!
Follow the tour guide and you can skip the line and go straight in! We went underground, watched a video, and saw some armor!
Our guide Rita was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. she guided us through the entire complex from the lower levels and all the way up. she then took us on to Palatine Hill and again knew so much and allowed us to interact with her and ask questions very personable. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants access and information about the Colosseum and the surrounding amazing sites.
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