Ancient Rome and Colosseum Tour: Underground Chambers, Arena and Upper Tier

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On this Colosseum underground tour, you can experience this historic Rome icon to the fullest with access to areas that are typically closed to the public—the underground chambers, the arena floor and the upper tier. After skipping the main entrance line, explore the Colosseum with an informative guide, who shares stories about life in Ancient Rome. You’ll have the rare chance to walk through the tunnels, stand where gladiators stood and enjoy a panoramic view from the top tier. Then visit the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill to complete your tour of Rome’s top ancient sites.

Highlights

3.5-hour Rome Colosseum tour with skip-the-line ticket
Enjoy access to all areas of the Colosseum, including places normally off-limits
Explore the Colosseum's underground chambers and see where wild animals were caged
Step into the arena where gladiators once fought, before visiting the Colosseum's upper level
Visit the Roman Forum, walk up Palatine Hill and enjoy views of Nero's Circus Maximus

Why Our Insiders Chose This Tour

Fast-track access makes for a more relaxed and in-depth experience of Rome's biggest attraction. Plus, you get to see the Roman Forum and take in panoramic views from Palatine Hill.

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Ancient Rome and Colosseum Tour: Underground Chambers, Arena and Upper Tier

A Roman Holiday: the Colosseum

In the foto is myself, Carol G., with the interior of the Colosseum in the background.

Photo by: Carol G
USA, 10 2011
Rome Prof (14)

Photo by: Rachelle M H
09 2016
Colosseum

Colosseum

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09 2016
Excellent guide

excellent Colosseum provided guide

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09 2016
Top of colesseum

Top of the colosseum where the guide told some interesting facts

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08 2016
Top of colosseum

Top of the colosseum with a great view

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08 2016
Picture of the colosseum

A cool pic of the colosseum

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08 2016
Front of the colosseum

End of the whole tour.

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08 2016
Highest Point of the Colosseum

Great views!

Photo by: Amber H
08 2016
Ancient Rome Colosseum Tour ...

A great way to start the day in Rome....an 8.30am tour of the Colosseum.

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08 2016
Colloseo

from the pedestrian bridge, so wonderful a site

Photo by: Jennifer S
07 2016
underground

passageway under the floor

Photo by: Jennifer S
07 2016
left side

from the third tier into the 'bowl' as it were

Photo by: Jennifer S
07 2016
Roman Colosseum

A view from the upper tier of the the colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre

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06 2016
The Temple of Antoninus and ...

Mariella in the Forum, April 2016

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06 2016
night in rome

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01 2016
The Colosseum

Wow! Need I say more?!

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12 2015
Viator Colosseum Tour

Keith and Debbie Johnson, touring Colosseum in Rome

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12 2015
The Colosseum from Upper Level

Wonderful view from upper level - not to be missed!

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11 2015
Arena

colosseo arena

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10 2015

What You Can Expect

Ancient Rome and Colosseum Tour: Underground Chambers, Arena and Upper Tier

Ruins at Palatine Hill

Your tour starts outside the Colosseum, where you’ll meet your guide, a Roman history enthusiast, and skip the entrance line with your fast-track ticket.

Inside, begin below ground to explore the Colosseum’s tunnels, chambers and pits. This section of the amphitheater is only open to a select number of visitors each day, so enjoy this exclusive chance to see more than most people do. While you walk through the underground passageways, listen to stories about the wild animals who were held down here and the Roman gladiators who prepared for their battles here.

Next, head upward, stopping on the arena floor level. Most visitors are restricted to walk only around the edge, but you have access to walk on the floor itself, standing on the same spot where the battles took place. Not much of the original floor remains, but you can peer down through the gaps to see the underground chambers. Then continue moving up to the Colosseum’s upper tier, now open again after it closed in the 1970s. This top level may have been where Rome’s lower classes of spectators were relegated to sit, but it afford panoramic views of the arena—another unique perspective that many visitors don’t get.

Upon exiting the Colosseum, walk with your guide over to the Roman Forum, once the political heart of the city. Take in the sprawl of ancient ruins, and walk up Palatine Hill, once home to Ancient Rome’s wealthy residents, for a view of Circus Maximus, where chariot races took place. Your tour ends on Via Sacra, the main street of Ancient Rome that links the Colosseum to Capitoline Hill.

Please note: The order of sites visited may be reversed during your tour.