Rome Catacombs Tour: Explore Underground Tombs

Uncover the captivating story of Rome through the ages on our Crypts, Bones & Catacombs tour. Explore underground cemeteries and mysterious cults for an exciting and educational experience.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza Trilussa - Meet the knowledgeable catacombs guide in the heart of Rome. Following a brief introduction, join them on a private, air-conditioned minibus for a journey into the early Christian underworld. The first destination is just a short 30-minute drive away.
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Morte - This 16th-century church,…
What's Included
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Group of 18 people or fewer
  • Expert Catacombs guide
  • Transportation (Minibus with air conditioning)
  • Expertly guided walking tour
  • Entrance ticket to Catacombs of Rome
  • Entrance ticket to Orazione e Morte bone crypt
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Peel back the layers of Roman history—quite literally—with a thrilling exploration of its underground tombs and chapels. See thousands of artistically displayed bones in the crypt of Santa Maria dell’ Orazione e Morte during an exclusive visit just for your small group. Although it might appear macabre, your expert guide will tell you why the early…

Location
Monumento a Trilussa
Piazza Trilussa
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets at Piazza Trilussa, by the statue of Trilussa on the right side of the square (with the river behind you).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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H1732sqgavinw
Nov 17, 2024
Fantastic history - Guide was a fountain of knowledge and don't realise behind what seem to be normal building doors all the history behind them
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Nicoletattersall
Nov 1, 2024
A Great Short Tour - Antonella was an amazing tour guide! So knowledgeable and passionate about Roman history. I really enjoyed this tour. We started with a short walk from the meeting point to a beautiful church with a bone crypt. Very interesting and Antonella gave us great, interesting information and broke it down so it was easy to understand. She didn’t just rattle off facts - she told stories and gave background. Next we boarded a bus and drove for about 30 minutes to the Catacomb of San Sebastian. Fascinating tour led by a Vatican guide. Antonella met us in the church when we were done with the catacomb tour and filled in some other information for us. Then it was back on the bus and back to the meeting point. It was a quick tour overall - only 3 hours - but a good tour nonetheless. Antonella pointed out things on the bus as we were driving, so there was some great sightseeing, too.
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Companion693680
Oct 15, 2024
Crypts and catacombs - We took the Rome underground tour with crypts and catacombs with Antonella on 10/7. She was an amazing guide! She was knowledgeable and kind. She gave all the great information. And made this tour very fun. I would recommend this tour to everyone!!
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Maryjo_m
Oct 8, 2024
Great tour! - Very informative and interesting tour with the best guide, Antonella. We got to see a Roman burial site as well as the Christian ones.
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Joe_r
Oct 7, 2024
Great - Very interesting and informative..loved the catacombs….It was difficult to figure out the meeting place as there is no real statue per se.
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Melissa_c
Oct 4, 2024
Amazing tour - Very informative and the guide (Andrea) was quite personable and knowledgeable. We had a great time learning about the structures of the catacombs and viewing the bone crypt.
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Elizabeth_v
Nov 10, 2024
Very interesting - It was interesting and educational to hear about the crypt and to see burial sites. The church is also beautiful.
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Gabby_l
Oct 20, 2024
Great! - the underground catacombs but was expecting a lot more. Love hearing all the history about the city and the tour guide was very knowledgeable!
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Richard_g
Sep 25, 2024
Looking for.something different - The experience was good. The guide was very knowledgeable and we did go to a different location listed, but it was a beautiful church and historic leason on how they hamdle the dead.
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Nicholas_p
Oct 30, 2024
Non existent customer support - We had trouble with public transport, we made plans to be at tour meeting point 1 hour early. There was a problem on the road with an accident we messaged tour operator to tell them the trouble and we received no reply. We arrived at meeting point 2 minutes late and could not find operator and could get no response from customer support.
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