Semi-Private Colosseum Underground Tour with Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

Likely to Sell OutExclusive Access

Get special access to the Underground dungeons and Arena Floor on this guided semi-private tour

Likely to Sell OutExclusive Access

4.95

( 1020 reviews )


3 h


Max 15 Guests

Only 2% of visitors to the Colosseum are able to see the Underground, making tours a rare, exclusive experience. Our tours give you access to the Underground, Arena Floor, and first and second tiers—areas most people never see. Skip the line and enjoy priority access, guided by an expert who brings the Colosseum’s rich history to life. These spots sell out quickly, so don’t wait—secure your place now for this unforgettable opportunity.

Our Underground tours have limited availability this season. If it's sold out on the day of your trip to Rome, we recommend booking our popular Arena Floor tour that gives you access to the area where gladiators once fought!

Meet your expert local guide and semi-private group of 7 near the Colosseo metro stop, and get ready for the ultimate journey into ancient Rome! The Roman Colosseum is a must-see att...

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Free cancellation up to 35 days in advance!

Expert English speaking guide

Skip the line tickets

Gladiator's Gate

Colosseum Arena Floor

Roman Forum & Palatine Hill

Max 24 people

Wheelchair accessible

Meet your guide outside the Colosseum Metro Stop

Your adventure starts at the Colosseum Metro Stop, where your guide awaits to unveil the secrets of ancient Rome.

Colosseum

The first portion of your adventure features the magnificent Colosseum, a masterpiece of ancient engineering overflowing with Roman history.

Colosseum Underground

With behind-the-scenes access, venture beneath the arena floor to underground chambers, once used by gladiators preparing for battle.

Arena Floor

Imagine the roar of ancient crowds as you stand on the Arena Floor, the center stage of Roman spectacle.

2nd level Colosseum

From this vantage point, the same emperors watched from, take in sweeping views and capture stunning photos of the Colosseum's interior.

For Reference Only. Itineraries are subject to change

Meet your guide at the green souvenir kiosk in front of the “Colosseo” metro stop, located just outside the lower level entry. A representative will be there holding a sign with our company name on it. Your tour will end inside the Roman Forum.

Please make sure to bring your passport or government ID! We also recommend comfortable shoes for walking on uneven terrain. Bring sunscreen and a water bottle for hot summer months.

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Mike Walker

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June 09, 2025

Shelley Cain

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June 01, 2025

Absolutely amazing!

Dean Bringolf

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June 01, 2025

This tour is 100% worth every penny. Our guide was so knowledgeable and engaging. The ability to skip the lines and go under the arena floor was so fascinating. If you have the opportunity to do this tour - don't hesitate. You will be so glad you did!

Nancy Holmes

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May 31, 2025

A very interesting tour with a great guide!

Michelle Hatswell

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May 30, 2025

Great tour and tour guide

Tara Savage

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May 29, 2025

My husband and I really enjoyed our tour. Our guide was very informative and her deliverance was fantastic. Not boring at all. Probably one of our best experiences with tours/guides to be honest.

Best Tour

Elizabeth Hassen

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May 26, 2025

Our tour of the Roman Forum and Coliseum was awesome! Raf was absolutely amazing!! You could tell she loved her job. Raf shows pictures of then and now so you can visualize how the ruins were originally. It is unreal how much was covered from the flooding and how they built on top of previous buildings. In addition, I had my mother and mother in law both with me. She was patient with their walking and we maintained an excellent pace with frequent stops for education. She took them up the elevator at the Coliseum to meet the rest of the group. Our entire group loved Raf and this tour. 5 stars and highly recommend! We had a great Vatican tour too but wished Raf had been our guide.

Excellent tour and guide

Sunanda Narayanan

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May 21, 2025

Our family really enjoyed the tour of the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and the Colosseum with tour guide Katarina. She was very knowledgeable and articulate, and shared a lot of information with us about these historical sites. The hours sped by. We highly recommend this company for tours of the Colosseum area.

Transport back in time

Katherine Schroeder

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January 01, 2025

Cristina lead us through a very educational and emotional tour that really made us feel like we were experiencing life 2000 years ago. Highly recommend!! Underground tour is definitely worth it!

Amazing!

Michael Ryan Foster

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December 31, 2024

Our guide Bogdan, was incredibly informative and he had a great flow to how he did our tour. Best part was he was funny so it was more than information and scenery. It was filled with laughs. Highly recommend this tour.

Awesome Tour

Angela M McCraw

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December 31, 2024

Our tour guide was exceptional. I will book with your company again. In fact we just booked a last minute Vatican Tour for later this week. We have had 3 tours with you this week. All awesome!!!

Aaron Steinfurth

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December 28, 2024

Great Experience

Kathy Jaing

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December 11, 2024

Being able to see the Colosseum underground was a great experience. The tour guide was very knowledgable and her commentary was easy to understand. We started at the Colosseum and ended at the forum. With the price we paid for the tour, we should be allowed to return to the Colosseum (just the general access area, not the underground or the arena) after the tour is over so we can take our time and visit the shops that are inside the Colosseum.

Karen Ryan

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December 03, 2024

Erturk gave us a phenomenal tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum. He was incredibly knowledgeable, combining his background in civil engineering with a deep and detailed history of three of Rome's most important landmarks. Erturk really tailored the tour to our specific interests and made sure everyone in the group had a fun time learning about the history of these locations while also ably managing the crowds (and misbehaving tourists) to give us a really special memory. This 3-hour Semi-private Colosseum Underground Tour with Roman Forum and Palatine Hill is fantastic and Erturk made it even more so. You're in for something special with this experience!

Karen McCrea

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November 22, 2024

Tanya Gopalan

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November 17, 2024

Unbelievable: Book this tour!

George Kapsalis

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November 13, 2024

My wife and I had an amazing experience thanks to our tour guide Yanira! Yanira was very knowledgeable, passionate, funny and engaging. Easy access through all the Colosseum levels and loved all the visuals that she brought so we can see the before/after. This tour was one of the highlights of our visit to Rome. Stop looking at other Colosseum/Roman Forum/Palatine Hill tours and book this one! It's a bit more expensive than others, but it's definitely worth it. We loved the small group size (max 7) and the underground tour of the Colosseum!

An unforgettable day!

Laura Price

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October 30, 2024

What an incredible experience! I booked tickets for the exclusive underground tour of the Colosseum. I had no trouble having my phone calls answered prior to our trip. Thank you to Amy for all your help! Our tour ended up being just the four of us and our amazing guide, Serena! We had no problem locating the meeting point, walked to an exclusive entrance with no waiting, and proceeded to the underground area of the Colosseum. Serena was very enthusiastic and full of information. Our tour included the underground tunnels and dungeons, the arena floor and gladiator's gate, the first and second levels of the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. We skipped the line at all locations. This tour, by far, exceeded all expectations and was definitely a highlight of our trip!

Nicholas Wilson

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October 23, 2024

Really excellent tour!

Emily Stenhouse-White

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October 19, 2024

Our guide was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about Roman history the tour was a real pleasure, including for our teenage daughters who were engaged the whole time. Highly recommend for the whole family!

Excellent!

John B Wilkes Jr

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October 14, 2024

Our tour guide was so knowledgeable and she made our tour spectacular! Definitely recommend!

Colosseum/Palatine Hill/Forum tour with James

Michael Rogers

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October 12, 2024

This tour was worth every penny. Seeing the underground part of the Colosseum gave a whole different perspective. James from Barcelona was awesome, very patient and knowledgeable and fun to be with. A great experience!

Forum/Colosseum Tour

Hamish Cranefield

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October 02, 2024

Franca was an excellent guide, full of information. The only thing that disappointed us is that we booked on the basis that we'd finish in the Forum and could stay in there as long a we wanted but we actually went there first and couldn't go back. We ended up paying to go back into the Forum so we could see it all. For the price of our ticket, this is not what we expected to have to do. Overall though, the tour was great.

Unbelievable!!

Christine Lavoie

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September 20, 2024

This tour was so much more than what we were expecting and worth every penny! Our guide was outstanding, so knowledgeable and easy-going. We had access to areas that the crowds didn’t, and our group was only our party of 4 and another couple! Practically private! It was unforgettable and highly recommended!!

Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable , engaged, patient, allowing us a very good experience.

Noella Stordy

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September 16, 2024