Underground All Access + Ancient Rome

About This Experience

The listing’s title says All Access, but one of its four options leaves out the underground: the Colosseum All Access Tour is marked Does not include Underground. The other three go below the arena, including the Colosseum Underground Tour with Ancient Rome, Small group (7 PAX). Underground options start at $129 per person, the lowest underground price on this site, and the small-group option costs more.

The route covers about 20 minutes on the arena floor and 45 minutes on the Colosseum’s first and second levels, with the underground on the options that include it. It then climbs the Palatine Hill for the palace ruins and the view over the Circus Maximus, and ends in the Roman Forum on the Via Sacra, past the Temple of Saturn, the Arch of Titus and the Curia.

The standard options run with groups of up to 14 on the listing. The park admits guided groups to the underground only up to six clients plus the guide, so on those options the underground part may be led separately; the small-group option of seven is closer to that limit.

Rated 4.5/5 from 1,620+ reviews. Many reviewers praise the guides, while low-star reviews from 2026 describe the underground part being cancelled before the tour, start times moved, and crowded meeting points. Read whether the underground is worth it before choosing between this and a smaller-group tour.

Highlights

• Underground options from $129, the lowest underground price on this site
• About 20 minutes on the arena floor and 45 minutes on the first and second levels
• Palace ruins on the Palatine Hill and the view over the Circus Maximus
• The Via Sacra, the Temple of Saturn, the Arch of Titus and the Curia in the Roman Forum
• A small-group underground option for up to seven guests

What's Included

• ✓ Professional local guide
• ✓ Colosseum underground (on three of the four options)
• ✓ Access to the Colosseum arena floor
• ✓ Colosseum first and second levels
• ✓ Entry to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
• ✓ Headsets and radios

Not Included

• Underground access on the Colosseum All Access Tour option
• Gratuities
• Food and drinks

What to Bring

• Original passport or ID card for every traveller, children included
• Closed, comfortable shoes with grip
• Water, especially from May to September
• A small bag only (max 30 x 40 x 15 cm)
• Sun hat and sunscreen for the open Forum and Palatine

Good to Know & Caveats

• Avoid the option named Colosseum All Access Tour if you want the underground: it is marked Does not include Underground.
• Enter each traveller's legal name as it appears on the passport. Tickets are issued in each traveller's name. Give full names exactly as they appear on your passport or ID card when you book, and bring the original document: if the name does not match, the Colosseum can refuse entry without a refund.
• Standard options run with groups of up to 14. The park allows at most six clients plus the guide underground, so ask the operator who leads the underground part on those options.
• Several 2026 reviewers say the underground was cancelled or the start time moved before the tour. Check your booking a few days ahead.
• Cancellation is not free on this listing, so read the terms before you book.
• Be at the meeting point at the time the operator gives you. The park asks underground ticket holders to arrive 30 minutes before their entry time and does not admit latecomers to the underground.
• Heavy rain can close the underground and the arena at short notice: the park shut both on 12 February 2026 and closed the underground for a morning on 8 October 2026.

Meeting Point

The listing has two meeting points that depend on the option. Your confirmation gives the address; reviewers say the area is busy with other groups, so look for the operator's sign.