Tours/Rome/Rome: VIP Colosseum Underground Guided Tour
Viator · group up to 6 pax

Rome: VIP Colosseum Underground Guided Tour

3.2(18)Rome1 hour
VIATOR3.1(10)TRIPADVISOR3.4(8)

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.

Tour Options

Rome: VIP Colosseum Underground Guided Tour

Itinerary

Admission included70 min

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

Highlights

Colosseum Underground
Colosseum entrance ticket with arena access (valued at €24 per person)
Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
Colosseum Arena Floor

What's included

Included
Colosseum Underground
Colosseum entrance ticket with arena access (valued at €24 per person)
Colosseum reservation fee (valued at €2 per person)
Note: Colosseum fees are as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services
Colosseum Arena Floor
Not included
Private transportation

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Reviews(18)

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Theresa_R
June 25, 2026
Couldn’t find the guide!!!

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..

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Andrew_P
June 18, 2026
Premium 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!

Operator response

Thank You!

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Frank_L
May 27, 2026
Beware last minute cancellation

Canceled my $500 underground tour 4 hours before the tour start time. I was already at the coloseum.

Operator response

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.

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MELISSA_C
September 1, 2025
Worth it , trust me!!

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!!!

Operator response

Thank You!

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Anne_M
July 16, 2025
Do not waste your money

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.

Operator response

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.

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Craig_S
July 11, 2025
Colosseum Underground Tour

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.

Operator response

Thank you! We are sorry that the guide was late

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H275LKbradm
June 13, 2025
Didn’t get what I paid for

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.

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marianF4189PP
June 11, 2025
Worst experience ever !

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

Operator response

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.

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Reyna_T
June 9, 2025
Great tour

Just the underground tour itself was worth it! Our guide was lovely she did walk and talk fast due to timing to get into vip tour,but gave us some resting time.

Operator response

Thank You!

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Gregory_H
June 1, 2025
Worst experience of my traveling career

Horrible! We had a tour reserved and could not find our tour guide. We called and called and finally someone showed up - 5 minutes AFTER our tour was supposed to start. He then proceeded to cancel and refund the tour in front of us and said our tour was no longer available. Could you have mentioned that 6 months ago when we booked it? Or even 6 weeks ago? Or 6 days ago? Or any decent amount of time to let us rebook or relook? Instead we flew half way around the world to be completely disappointed and destroyed. Thank you for absolutely nothing.

Operator response

Our reservation was canceled one day before the tour, we tried calling You that day and next until your tour time to find solution but You didn't respond

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