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Domus Aurea skip the line ticket guided tour

Rome, Italy
Neros Golden House virtual reality tour
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From $54.50

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  • 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Visit the Golden House of Nero (Domus Aurea) with a prebooked ticket for a virtual reality tour. With a special VR headset, the Roman history of the site comes to life and you’ll experience the palace in its glory days. Listen to video commentary to get the lowdown on the lavish life of the Emperor Nero, and see the “Raphael and the Domus Aurea” exhibition — a gallery dedicated to the rediscovery of ancient paintings.
  • Book online to secure your place on a popular VR Golden House of Nero tour
  • Save time at the Golden House of Nero ticket office with a prebooked ticket
  • Explore the restored Roman palace at your own pace with a VR headset
  • Get access to an exhibition of rediscovered paintings after your VR tour

What's Included

  • expert staff to guide you through 12 steps
  • Domus Aurea admission ticket
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • virtual devices

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    • Via della Domus Aurea, 00184 Roma RM, Italy

      Go at the entrance of the Domus Aurea. Show the entrance ticket we sent you in PDF. The staff at the entrance will let you meet the guide inside

    End point

    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    What To Expect

    Domus Aurea

    1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Most travelers can participate
    • We recommend comfortable shoes and jackets
    • It's required to be at the meeting point 30 minutes prior your scheduled start time
    • Attention: within 2 days prior the visit we will send you your entrance ticket that has to be shown at the reservation desk. Please check your email account before to go
    • The controlled atmosphere inside means that the temperature is always around 10 decrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit), with 100% humidity - you're strongly advised to take a coat, jacket or pullover with you at any time of the year
    • IT IS MANDATORY PROVIDE US WITH FIRST AND LAST NAME OF ALL PARTICIPANTS. IF NOT THE GUARD AT THE ENTRANCE CAN DECIDE TO REFUSE YOUR ENTRY TICKET.
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 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

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    65 reviews
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    Excellent experience of architectural and historical layers of a fascinating architectural wonder
    Robert_B, Apr 2024
    The knowledgeable guide, graphic and digital representations of the Domus were excellent in explaining the historical context, historical layers, rediscovery of the Domus in the 16th century, and in subsequent centuries reinterpretation, preservation, and transformation.
    Guide was a no show.
    Donna_W, Apr 2024
    The guide did not show up!!! The instructions given to us about the process was not correct. The directions on where to meet were not correct.
    Highlight of a Rome visit
    Paul_H, Apr 2024
    Entrance 5 min before tour starts. Local price 16€, but prebooking 49€.. Very rich and smart guide leaded us through the huge subterrain complex of rooms, halls and multimedia productions. Highlightet by the vision through a 3D-goggle. Great ending with the big octogon room. Unfortunately no library service at the sudden exit.
    Domus Aurea, Rome
    Mateja_S, Mar 2024
    We had problems at the entrance because Viator, who sold us tickets, sent us only wouchers and not tickets. Since you can’t enter with wouchers, the entry was impossible. After I called agency they sent us tickets so we’ve solved the problem. Guide in Domus Aurea was kind, but her english was very poor. The projection was perfect. Overall it was a good experience.
    Discovering Ancient Rome
    George_A, Jan 2024
    The tour was very informative highlighting the architecture and inside decoration of Domus Aurea; the 3D experience at the end was fascinating
    Amazing experience....
    Husain_M, Dec 2023
    Amazing experience. Highly recommended. It is nice to see the remaining original drawings and building.
    Great experience
    Branden, Nov 2023
    The entry was a bit hard to find from where we entered (By the colosseum) helpful tip… it’s the 2nd entrance on the left. We booked our ticket last min and were still able to get a reservation. This is the same tour you book from the website directly.
    Amazing experience
    Stacey_T, Nov 2023
    This was an amazing experience and should be on everyone’s bucket list. The tour was underground but the rooms we visited had vaulted ceilings and it did not feel too small. The current theme is related to Egyptian influences on Nero; the guide was very knowledgeable and kept a good pace. No hard hat was required on our tour.
    Poor customer service, almost missed our tour
    Abby_G, Oct 2023
    We enjoed the 45 minutes we were able rto participate in very much. We were very disapointed in the unuaually poor communication with Viator the caused us to join the tour 15 minutes late and almost miss it altogether. The kindness and assistance of the security and program staff at Domus Aurea were greatly appreciated. We were suprised and unhappy with the poor customer service from Viator with whom we had many prior satisfactory experiences.
    Terrific activity while in Rome
    Will_S, Oct 2023
    Amazing experience. One of the top activities we did while in Rome! Fascinating. Near the Colosseum so easily accessible from there.
    Naughty Nero
    Gemma_B, Oct 2023
    Beautiful fresco work, I was surprised at the quality of painting that was still visable. amazing space. The guide was very knowledgeable and passionate.
    Great experience
    Simon_C, Oct 2023
    We booked this just for something to do on our last day, as many things were fully booked. It far exceeded our expectations. The guide was very knowledgable, and the house itself was fascinating. The virtual reality was excellent and brought it all to life. We brought jumpers as instructed, but did not need them: to us it was pleasantly cool!
    Terrible
    James_H, Sep 2023
    The worst experience with a tour in all my visits to Italy. I was charged $100 and never entered. The admissions tour was the rudest person I have ever encountered and the guide was nowhere to be found. I will be protesting this charge!
    Had a great time seeing...
    Barry_M, Sep 2023
    Had a great time seeing the domus. Very good guide. Definitely worth seeing Little known off the beaten track.
    Amazing tour guide
    KwanNing_C, Aug 2023
    It is a very interesting place to visit. The tour guide is amazing and willing to share more stories and answer our questions.
    Terrific tour
    lila_h, Jul 2023
    Wonderful tour with a very knowledgeable guide! Definitely worth the time. Our guide knew so much and this was a perfect activity for a sweltering hot day
    VR
    Magdalena_F, Apr 2023
    The VR presentation. It was really like time travelling and really helped you to imagine what things looked like at the time the Domus Aurea was built and redesigned
    Great experience but buy direct on the Domus Aurea website for 1/4 the price
    MariClaudia_J, Mar 2023
    Domus Aurea is an amazing experience and well worth the visit but I was upset to see that the tickets cost €16 on the Domus Aurea website and here are marked up to 3 times that price. You are not buying a special tour- it’s just the same ticket (which includes guided tour and VR) you get if you buy direct. I was fooled because I didn’t realize that this is just a marked up regular ticket.
    Fascinating place and history
    Cherelle_S, Feb 2023
    Fascinating place and history. Guide was engaging and informative. The VR experience really brought it to life so you could see what it looked like originally. Highly recommend.
    Amazing experience!
    Corinne_R, Dec 2022
    Interesting and informative tour of an amazing archaeological site. Virtual reality was very well done and our guide was wonderful. I always love these type of tours, but it was obvious that everyone in our group of all ages and varying degrees of historical interest was very impressed. I’m surprised this site isn’t more widely known because it definitely deserves to be.
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