Rome

Rome: Colosseum Tour by Night with Arena & Underground

Name: Rome: Colosseum Tour by Night with Arena & Underground
Brand: Exotic Rome
SKU: 360021P1
Price: 100.71 USD
Rating: 4.0 (50 reviews)

Rome, Italy

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1 hour 15 minutes
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
Colosseum Underground and Arena floor guided tour
Skip the line

Food and Drink
Private transportation

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Colosseum Metro Station
Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
The meeting point is 'in front of the Colosseum metro station lower level by the green kiosk(newspaper shop stand). Please look for 'Exotic Rome' staff with sign.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Colosseum

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Please note: All travelers' names are required at the time of booking. Every traveler is required to carry a valid ID(Passport or National ID, or at least showing photo by mobile) that matches the name on the ticket, or an entry will be refused. Name changes are not permitted once the booking is confirmed.

Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
Please note: We have English and Italian speaking tour, please select your proper option during booking. After booking you can not change.
Under 6 years chid not allowed for night tour
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.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.0

50 reviews

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Horrible Experience - Don't Waste Your Money

Jason_B, Jan 2024

Awful experience - Exotic Rome was unprofessional and disorganized throughout. Our original booking was cancelled and refunded last minute. We were able to rebook to a different day - we came to the meeting point at the appropriate time, but they would not allow our family on the tour and did not refund our money for the second booking. Please save your money and trouble and avoid this company.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Dear respected client Your original booking was cancelled and refunded for some unexpected reason. Your second booking money not refunded because you did the tour second time. We always try out best to satisfy the client but if something unusual happens we refund the full money to the client. We apologise for the inconvenience caused. Thank you

They crushed our dreams.

Amy_J, Jan 2024

We never got a tour. We reserved weeks in advance. They cancelled with short notice. They tried to call, but we had spotty reception in Rome. The Wifi worked, but there was no email of the cancellation. He insisted, and I showed him my inbox that had dozens of other more recent emails, but none from them. He finally admitted there was not an email, but that they called. He said he tried 4 times, then showed us the missed call to someone else with 3 attempts. (Not 4). Under it was my number with one missed call to me. I showed him that my number was the one with one call. He said again that he tried to call at least four times. His screen was still up, so that was not true. We were terribly disappointed. We had waited at the meeting point almost an hour early and spent that time snapping some pictures since it was a bit early to check in. When we checked in with the guide, still early, he said we had to wait a minute. He started looking things up and called someone. After all that, he looked at his watch, (STILL 12 minutes early) and said it was too late, and that if we were there earlier he could have helped us. This frustrated our family since we were there early, but he did not try to find us, and we didn't know or we would have found him. We were literally less than 100 yards at any given time (most of the time closer) for over an hour because we were very excited for our tour. It was just really disappointing customer service. In addition, he kept trying to blame us somehow for their mistake. It was an overbooking mistake that they could have called about weeks before but waited until less than 24 hours ahead and never emailed. They said they would refund us. We will see. If you actually want to take the tour you book, try a different company. ExoticRome is definitely not the best choice. We did a Vatican tour with another place the next day and it was seamless! Not all tour companies are created equal. This one can take the reservation; they just can't keep the reservation.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Honourable client We are very sorry to hear that you could not make. Our meeting point staff made some mess that day. We apologise for that. Your tour was started 20 minutes early and we sent you at least 2 email about that. One email wast sent on 28 December and another one on 30 December. We can show the proof. Here no option to attach screenshots that’s why we can not attach here but if you want we can send you via Viator email system. Our priority always the customer satisfaction. We are sorry again.

Great tour but get tickets from colosseum

Jhoanna_S, Dec 2023

I give this experience 3 stars instead of 5 only because the meeting place and booking meet-up person were very bad. These tickets from this and other booking companies are basically the same tickets as you would buy from the colosseum official website but with skip-the-line privileges. Our vacation was short notice so all tickets from the colosseum website were sold out, which is why we bought the tour through Viator. Luckily, the terrible booking company meet-up guy just dropped us off at the colosseum line and from there an official colosseum tour guide gave us a fantastic tour. Seeing the colosseum underground was awesome, and our guide truly was amazing, supplementing his information with drama and emotion. So, I do highly recommend the underground tour but book through the official colosseum website if you can.

Perfect way to experience the Colosseum!

Daniel_S, Dec 2023

Being underground and on the arena floor in the Colosseum at night was amazing! Our guide was an excellent storyteller and was very knowledgeable. And the site is much less busy at night, so we felt like we had the place to ourselves. I definitely recommend seeing the Colosseum this way. My main complaint was the Viator portion (the actually tour was given by a colosseum guide). We booked for 6:30 pm. The day before, we got a message saying that the time was changed to 6:10 and to arrive by 6:00. When we arrived at 5:55, we got yelled at for holding up the group because they had mistakenly listed us as part of the 5:45 tour.

Nice not crowded comfortable tour

Gilbert_A, Dec 2023

Enjoyed both the access to the arena lower level and the professional knowledgeable tour guide. Finding the pick up location was a bit troublesome because the map “directions” feature placed the pick up directly in front of the coliseum. Luckily, the description “near GREEN kiosk” helped much. Cost was a bit high in my opinion. Recommend shopping around to ensure best value.

Unique experience but lacking

Aaron_H, Dec 2023

Overall it was a good and unique experience once the tour started. The Colosseum comes alive at night. Slightly confusing at the start being rushed around by multiple tour companies. Guide rushed through a lot of things in each area so was hard to follow what was going on at times. More suited to someone who has never been to colosseum before or has done it by day without a guide.

History under moonlight

Maureen_B, Dec 2023

It was great to have a small group and see the Colosseum without the crowds. The lighting and the atmosphere at night was special. Our guide have lots of history and brought the Colosseum to life for us.

Night is right!

Tharun_R, Nov 2023

Go at night! Way less crowded and the lights make it look better. Met the tour company. He dropped us off with the main tour lady and he was gone. The hour tour was sufficient!

Great experience!

Christy_S, Nov 2023

This nighttime tour of the colosseum was so fun! there were multiple groups in the colosseum at a time but the tour guides were very well organized and we never ran into other groups or waited in long lines like you can during the tours that take place during the day. The tour start with a virtual reality movie in the piazza before entering the colosseum, which we didn't realize until we were there. It was a strange place to stand with the VR headsets on (the piazza is very loud and crowded, even at night), but the video itself set the stage nicely for the tour. Overall, we would recommend this tour over the daytime skip the line tours.

FANTASTIC TOUR!

Jim_S, Nov 2023

Excellent experience. Small group.with very knowledgeable guide. No crowd at all. In fact, at one time I believe our group of six including tour guide were the only ones inside the Colloseum. I highly recommend the Moonlight tour.

Better System Needed

Sharda_M, Nov 2023

We started off with a VR experience that explains the history of why it was built. The family didn’t care for it at all and when we took them off the tour people were not there so for a sec we thought we were duped. Then inside the headsets didn’t work for everyone but the guide refused to speak louder. Otherwise, we enjoyed seeing everything but would have preferred a self guided tour with information packet.

Just scalped tickets

Joseph_G, Nov 2023

None of these Viator tours are different from one another. They are all essentially scalpers that buy tickets for 25€ and jack up the price. Of course the coliseum night tour is amazing, the 2 start review is more a function of the reseller.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Dear Visitor If you book here in Viator, you can not expect you are booking with Colosseum ticket office. If you want ticket in Colosseum’s official price then you should book with Colosseum ticket office. Thank you

Must see ! Even better at Night

James_F, Nov 2023

Wonderful tour with a well vers tour guide! A++ if you want less traffic and want to see the Colosseum in a different way, this tour is for you!

Average

Lyndon_P, Nov 2023

Sorry for the poor review…just wasn’t thrilled for $287.42 AUD investment. Started off with poor preparation and leadership. All attendees didn’t know what the plan was then we were all fitted with VR headsets to watch a 10 minute overview of Rome…..finally we were shuffled through the line with a copy of our tickets “$25.00 euro”!!! Damn should have purchased a ticket locally🙄. Ok, on to meet the guide, unfortunately head sets weren’t working so handed them back and let’s go “old school”. At the end of the night we all had a great experience albeit the start was unorganised. My advise is do your research and book locally. PS having said that we have another booked for the Vatican tomorrow. I know right🤷‍♂️.

Night tour = no crowds 👍

Joey_R, Oct 2023

Small tour group. Night tour was a great time to go. No crowds, not hot, we had a very engaging guide!

Stunning place especially at night. Even during the day it's great to walk around.

TRAVINA_S, Oct 2023

This is amazing place. A must visit if you go to Rome we did the night tour with it all lit up . The tour guide was great, very helpful and happy to answer any questions. Great tour would definitely recommend this company.a well organized tour .

Night tour!!

Carol_F, Oct 2023

Everything was awesome! Fabulous tour! Definitely go at night!! Amazing to see! Would highly recommend!!

Not flexible when things go wrong

Kimberly_M, Oct 2023

This was all around unfortunate. We were traveling from Florence to Rome to see the colosseum at night and were super excited about it. The trains went on strike in Italy the day of our tour. Viator nor the tour operator mentioned this to us. In order to try and make it to Rome on time, we rented a car and drove. Unfortunately, the A1 was shut down to an accident which prevented us from getting into town on time. We tried to contact the tour operator and let him know about our situation as soon as we reached the traffic from the collision but he ignored our message. We also contacted Viator support to help us get a hold of the tour company which didn’t make a difference. We were hoping either would offer us a partial credit or refund so we could do this at a later trip since we were flying out the next morning and they rejected our request. We did not expect a full refund but we’re hoping for something. So we are $560 USD for a tour we didn’t get to attend.

Good but short

Mikhail_B, Oct 2023

First, there is a pool of guides that are provided by Colosseum, so the agency is just a reseller and does not provide their own guides. Hence, it doesn't matter what agency you choose for the night tour. No issues though - we were met on time, given tickets, and left at the entrance. The tour itself was very short - maximum 1 hour. While it was informative, it felt like so many details were left out. You also are not allowed to move away from the group. The tour is limited to the underground section and the stage. It was still good to avoid the crowds (just 2 groups x15 ppl at the same time). In general, it was a great experience, but you may want to also get another day-time tour.

Night tour review

Daniel_S, Oct 2023

It was a nice tour. We would recommend. It was well organized and the tour guide was great. Very informative.