Colosseum Underground, Roman Forum & Cesar Palace Special Access
Experience Rome like never before with this visit to the Colosseum, including exclusive access to it's underground.
This special access tour grants you rare entry to the Colosseum’s arena floor and underground dungeons, where gladiators and wild beasts awaited their fate. Continue through Palatine Hill—home of the emperors—and the Roman Forum, where ancient Rome thrived. Visit legendary sites including ancient temples, the Senate House, the House of the Vestal Virgins, and Julius Caesar’s tomb.
Enjoy a relaxed pace with a licensed guide who shares captivating stories and insights. Skip-the-line access through the Gladiator’s Gate is included.
The Colosseum Underground Nigh tour duration is 2.5 hours, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill are not included.
Book early due to limited tickets. Full names of each guest and matching ID required to enter the Colosseum.
Options
Small Group Underground Tour
Small Group Underground Tour : In a small group (max 8 pax), enjoy special access tour to the Colosseum Underground dungeons, and explore the Roman Forum
What's included in Colosseum Underground, Roman Forum & Cesar Palace Special Access
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Colosseum
We'll begin the tour at the Colosseum, where you'll marvel at its architecture while I provide a thorough explanation of how ancient people were able to build a stone stadium, two millennia ago. We'll avoid the crowds and lines at the general entrance and instead enter through the privileged "Gladiator's gate". Next, you walk the same steps as gladiators on to the arena floor for exploration and photos before heading to the dungeons. The Underground were the stadium's backstage, wild beast and gladiators were kept there before deadly fights.
Foro Romano
In the Roman Forum, we'll visit pagan temples and tombs, the house of the Vestal Virgins, the Senate house, and Julius Cesare's tomb, among other important ancient ruins.
Palatine Hill
You'll walk in the footsteps of Rome's most brilliant and also psychotic Emperors as we discover Cesar's Palace, officially called Palatine Hill. Palatine Hill is where Rome was founded nearly 3,000 years ago, and hosts structures dating from B.C. times, through the Renaissance, and most recently buildings built by Benito Mussolini.
Inclusions
- Special Entrance to Colosseum Through Gladiator's Gate
- Access to Colosseum Underground Dungeons
- Underground Tunnels in Roman Forum & Access to Palatine Hill
- Special Access to Colosseum's Arena Floor & Underground Dungeons
- All Fees and Taxes
- Please note: Colosseum fees as above. The remaining cost of the experience covers other services.
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking.
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
- Roman Forum and Palatine Hill are not included in the Underground Night Tour
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- We'll meet at the beautiful Arch of Constantine, directly next to the Colosseum. A representative from the company will be at the corner of the arch FURTHEST from the Colosseum with holding a company sign so we're easy to recognise. Call or text us if you have any issues finding the meeting point.
End Points
- We'll conclude the tour in the center of the Ancient City, the Roman Forum. The Forum is conveniently located in the center of the modern city, leaving easy access to public transportation, shopping, restaurants, and walking distance to most sites of importance in Rome.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
For admission to the Colosseum underground, an official physical identification card is required to show at the entrance. Each member of the booking must bring an ID which matches the names of the booking reservation. Failure to bring a physical identification with matches the reservations names will result in refusal of entry by the Colosseum guards.
