Gladiator's Arena & Colosseum Underground Tour

This is an excellent tour that covered all areas of the arena and gives a sneak peek into the culture of those times. Our tour guide Francesca was engaging, funny, and extremely informative. Although the tour ran over the allotted 3 1/2 hours, she did not rush and answered our questions thoroughly. My sisters and I really enjoyed this tour and highly recommend it. It was money well spent and a worthwhile experience!

Too much information, well done and layed out nicely but too many facts to try and absorb. We saw everything but in the end less talking and more looking would have been nicer. Please do simpler explanations

Amazing guided tour of the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and the Colosseum. Our guide was so thoughtful and we learned so much! The Colosseum did feel a bit rushed due to it being the last tour of the day, but that was understandable.

Our guide Barbara was very informative. She really knew her stuff. We got to visit all levels of the Colosseum and didnt feel rushed at any time. Highly recommended.

Amazing experience. Would love to do it all again. Highly recommended. Archaeologist is a must for a guided tour.

This was my 3rd time to visit the Colosseum/Roman Forum/Palatine Hill and I got the chance to experience all of them in ways I never imagined. We had one tour guide for the entire time who was personable and knowledgeable. At the Colosseum the tour was lead by a docent/guide who took us to the Gladiator arena, the underground, and to the third tier. She made sure we knew the stories behind each of the areas and patiently answered all of our questions. I saw parts of the Palatine Hill that I had not seen before and heard lots of interesting facts about life on the Hill. The tour ended after a historical overview of the Roman Forum and ample free time to explore it. I said at the end of the tour this was the best $100 I had ever spent on touring.

One of the best tours. The two guides were excellent in their indepth knowledge of history and were brief in explanation without boring anyone. They involved everyone in conversation and hence kept everyone immersed in the tour.

Wow! This tour was amazing. We received a full tour of the entire Colosseum which included the underground where the gladiators and animals for the events were held. Our guide, Andrea, did a awesome job at giving us a full picture of Ancient Rome and how the areas looked during Ancient Rome. We then proceed to Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum to receive even more in-depth information regarding this time frame. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone. Book early as a limited number of people are allowed to go underground.

I’m so glad that we booked this tour! The starting location was easy to find based on the given information. We had two guides, one that stayed with us the whole time, and one that toured us specifically through the colosseum. Both of these ladies were great! Very kind, charismatic, informative, and easy to understand. The tour itself was also really great. Getting to access the arena floor and underground was really cool, but getting to access the top level of the stadium was equally as good because we were able to get a great view of the entire colosseum without the crowds. I equally enjoyed our time at Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. Our guide toured us through Palatine and then gave us an overview of the Forum while we had a view from above. We were then set free to explore the Forum on our own. I really loved hearing about these sites from our guides. I think the colosseum would have been great regardless, but not sure we would have fully appreciated it all for what it really is without the interpretation. I’d highly recommend this tour!

Our guide Alana, was exceptional. The visit to the coliseum was outstanding. Seeing the underground area where the gladiators and animals were kept was fascinating. We saw an historical representation of how the 80 elevators were used to transport the fighters and animals to the arena floor. After learning everything we wanted to know about the coliseum, we then climbed to Palatine hill. The emperors palace and grounds were amazingly well preserved for being built 2000 years ago. The view from the top was breathtaking. The Forum below with temples, arches and other structures was amazing. There were only eight of us on the tour and Alana was most helpful.