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Catacombs of Rome Small Group Tour: Exploring the Mysterious Underground Streets of Rome
3.3
18 Ratings
Roma
Uncover the hidden city beneath Rome on a small group tour of the Catacombs. Explore ancient burial chambers and pagan sites in the mysterious underground streets of Rome.
Uncover the hidden city beneath Rome on a small group tour of the Catacombs. Explore ancient burial chambers and pagan sites in the mysterious underground streets of Rome.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Catacombe San Sebastiano - Saint Sebastian’s catacombs, situated in Via Appia, are very important because historians believe that this place had hosted Saints Peter and Paul bodies. They are located in a slope that has always been used as a cemetery also before the Christianism, later it was converted in a cemetery for slaves and freedmen.
- Catacombe San Sebastiano - Saint Sebastian’s catacombs, situated in Via Appia, are very important because historians believe that this place had hosted Saints Peter and Paul bodies. They are located in a slope that has always been used as a cemetery also before the Christianism, later it was converted in a cemetery for slaves and freedmen.
What's Included
- Pickup and Dropoff
- Ticket entry for two Catacombs
- Guided tour
- Small group
- Pickup and Dropoff
- Ticket entry for two Catacombs
- Guided tour
- Small group
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Adjacent to the classical and tourist-filled Rome lies a hidden city. Spend an afternoon exploring the enigmatic underground streets of Rome and visit two of its legendary Catacombs. Uncover the ancient and subterranean side of the Eternal City with a captivating tour of its underground, where you can explore numerous burial chambers and various pagan…
Adjacent to the classical and tourist-filled Rome lies a hidden city. Spend an afternoon exploring the enigmatic underground streets of Rome and visit two of its legendary Catacombs. Uncover the ancient and subterranean side of the Eternal City with a captivating tour of its underground, where you can explore numerous burial chambers and various pagan burial sites. Rome boasts some of the oldest and longest underground burial tunnels in the world, with hundreds of kilometers of catacombs stretching beneath the city and its outskirts! Learn all about the history of these mystical places from a professional guide who will lead you through the narrow underground passages.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Included in the tour is the visit of two of these four Catacombs, available according to the day.
- Please provide your accommodation’s information at the time of booking (name, address)
- The day before we’ll send a mail with exact pick up time
Location
P.za della Repubblica, 48
Piazza della Repubblica
Meeting point is in front of Palazzo Naiadi hotel
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.3
(18 Ratings)
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John_s
Sep 17, 2023
Great experience - We messaged the tour operator in the morning to verify pickup time and place. They let us know pickup was an hour later than originally scheduled, at our front door. We only visited two of the three catacombs. Our driver was great, and the two tours we did go on were wonderful. All told we were out for 3 hours, and were dropped off back at our door.
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Kim_k
Jul 29, 2023
Fascinating tour! - The guides were very knowledgeable and eager to answer questions. Even though all remains have been removed, the catacombs were fascinating. A great lesson in history.
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Brenda_b
Nov 9, 2022
A must see experience! - We learned so much about ancient Rome and the burial practices of the Christians and how the Church became involved in preserving and restoring the Catacombs. We've visited all of the major tourist attractions on past trips. This year our focus was to visit sites outside the City. This is a "must do" experience. Our guides were extremely knowledgeable.
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Kolbb
Nov 5, 2019
So interesting! - If you are looking for something very interesting to do in Rome after you have seen the Vatican and other amazing sites. Take a walking tour of the catacombs. It is really interesting and just takes a couple hours. A good guide is the key!
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Anita_s
Aug 8, 2023
Timing issues/ not a small group but overall very interesting. - The Catacombs were amazing to see. Our driver and the tour guides were all great. The only reason this is not 5 stars is that the title is misleading. It was NOT a small group tour. The first was 26 people and very crowded, the second was about 15. Either way, not a small group.
The time was also very confusing. It was scheduled for 2 pm, at 1 pm we received a message “in 15” but we weren’t clear on what that meant. We tried to find out but communication was not clear, nor easy to reach.
Then we received a text that it was changed to 3 pm. Once we got to the first place, it was still a 45 minute wait.
With all that it probably was more like a 2-3 star, as we rearranged other obligations to be at this one. Be prepared to have a flexible time table.
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Lee_d
Jun 29, 2022
Must see. - Interesting stories & sights. Surrounding area is lovely. Great way to cool off from the Rome summer heat. heads-up: the driver (nice man) was really just a ride out to the catacombs (and got tix to catacombs for us once there). Did not provide information as a "guide" on the way to/from the sites. Was fine for us, just might matter to some.
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A8636xmmichaelr
May 22, 2022
Average at best. Not cost effective. - The actual tour was good. Organizing it through this local tour provider was a waste of time and money. First, they changed the time of our tour from 2pm to 9am, causing us to have to rearrange our entire day. Second, the person who met us was not actually our guide. She simply organized the cab ride to the sights and bought the entrance tickets one we arrived. Could have done that ourselves and saved the cost of the middle man.
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Chris_jnp
Dec 12, 2019
Intresting quite eye opening there are more than one catacombs in Rome - We visited two catacombs on the trip the 1st was more central, and the guides were limited, we had a nun show us around her English was limited which made it difficult to understand, that all seemed insignificant when we found out she was 97. the second catacombs were out side the city in a lovely setting and once held 500,000 bodies. nice to visit to understand the history but dot pay too much. The one outside the city is far better organised.
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Cherie_t
Oct 8, 2023
Tour good, but $$ and not as advertised - The tour part itself is great - it’s a group tour, 20-40 people, to see the catacombs. But this ticket sale is way overpriced. The catacombs ticket at each place is €10 with a bunch of people. If you can taxi to and from yourself, you’ll save hundreds of euros. This is just paying for a driver to take you around and wait for you.
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Beetlebaileycool
Jul 5, 2022
No show - Show up to provide the tour!!! We waited for 50 minutes after our tour pickup time. No one showed up to pick us up. I tried calling all the phone numbers that were provided, used the “communicate with the tour operator” option in Trip Advisor, and an email to try to reach someone. Was unable to reach anyone. Have requested a full refund.
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