Rome Catacombs Underground Tour with Optional Colosseum Visit
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 5 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Ideal for history lovers, this experience combines guided discoveries with free time to explore some of Rome's most iconic landmarks. Discover the hidden world beneath Rome on an immersive underground experience. Explore the ancient Catacombs of Domitilla, a vast network of underground burial chambers that reveal the history of early Christian Rome. Choose the Catacombs & San Clemente option to continue beneath the Basilica of San Clemente, where layers of history uncover ancient churches, Roman buildings, and a 1st-century temple. Choose the Catacombs & Colosseum option to combine your Catacombs visit with Colosseum admission and a multilingual audio guide. Your ticket also includes access to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Please note that this option includes standard Colosseum admission only and does not include access to the Colosseum Underground. Each option offers a unique way to experience Rome's hidden history.
Inclusions
What's included
- Admission to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (Catacombs & Colosseum option)
- Entry to the Basilica of San Clemente (Catacombs & San Clemente option)
- Professional tour guide (where applicable) and headsets
- All entry tickets (depending on the option selected)
- Colosseum admission ticket with multilingual audio guide (Catacombs & Colosseum option)
- Round-trip transportation to and from the Catacombs (all options)
- Entry to the Catacombs (all options)
What's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Itinerary
Relax with comfortable round-trip transportation between the city center and the Catacombs.
Explore the underground tunnels of the Catacombs on a guided tour. Discover ancient Christian burial chambers, early frescoes, and fascinating stories about Rome's underground history.
Descend through three historical layers of Rome at the Basilica of San Clemente, including the underground basilica and ancient Roman structures. This stop is included only with the Catacombs + San Clemente option.
Continue your self-guided visit through the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill using the same admission ticket and audio guide. This stop is included only with the Catacombs + Colosseum option.
Enjoy skip-the-line entry to the Colosseum and explore at your own pace with a multilingual audio guide. Please bring your own smartphone and headphones to use the audio guide. Access to the Underground is not included. This stop is included only with the Catacombs + Colosseum option.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Show me Italy tour manager will be waiting to accommodate you at Via Dei Serpenti 114.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 16 travellers
- Operated by
- Show Me Italy
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The meeting time is subject to change. In this case, you will be contacted in advance via email
- Tours will run rain or shine (unless closed for safety reasons)
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time of the tour
- No weapons (pocket knives), glass bottles or large backpacks
- Colosseum Audio Guide: Please bring your headset if you selected the option that includes the Colosseum audio guide.
How it compares in Rome
- Its from-price is 43% below the median of the 8352 experiences we list in Rome.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 313 of 8352.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Rome
Rome layers nearly three thousand years of history into one walkable city, from the Colosseum and Forum to Baroque piazzas and Vatican art.
Ancient Rome is still in plain sight. The Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill sit together at the city's heart, the Pantheon still stands with its open oculus, and fragments of temples and aqueducts turn up between apartment blocks. Across the Tiber, Vatican City holds St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Top-ranked sights in Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel.
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