Catacombs Of Rome Small Group Tour

Driver was excellent and very engaging. Would definitely recommend this tour. To anyone who is interested in the catacombs of Rome.

DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR. We paid for semi private, and all we got was a semi private bus ride. The driver took us to 2 different catacombs sites where he bought us tickets and we joined the tour group that was already going, one group had 20 people in it. He also got lost going to the second site, missed his turn, and had to be told by the real guide to stop flashing his light at the frescos. Then, he tried to demand a tip at the end. This was a terrible experience and a waste of money.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Awful. The tour guides at the Catacomb di San Callistro posted 3 months prior to our date that all Catacombs tours would be shortened, and certain areas of the Catacombs would be closed. Viator and/or its agent Romaetravel, did not inform us, nor was the pick up service driver informed. We are waiting resolution of this matter for a refund.

What a scam! $700 for two hours and two catacombs! Do not do this, it’s way too much money and not worth the value!!

The individual guides were very good but it was disappointing. We did not see the catacombs that were pictured in the ad Appreciated the pick up but the driver was 20 minutes late

Visited 2 catacombs - find out when you get there all bones have been removed. See nothing like the picture. Had a driver that was just learning to speak English. Nice guy but had to have conversation. Save money and visit catacomb on own off hop on hop off. IMO - this was a ripoff

Our driver took is to see two catacombs. So glad we had a chance to see the catacombs, wonderful experience.

Hatten uns sehr auf diese Tour gefreut. wir waren am vereinbarten Treffpunkt (so wie in den Unterlagen beschrieben ) doch niemand holte uns ab. Die angegebene Telefonnummer nutzte leider nichts. Nach dem wir aus dem Urlaub zurück waren habe ich versucht Kontakt zwecks Klärung aufzunehmen.....Telefon Mail etc....bis zum heutigen Tage leider keine Antwort Vielleicht nur eine Ausnahme....aber die 200 Euro sind erstmal weg :-( eigentlich sehr schade da wir zwei Tage vorher auch eine Tour hier gebucht hatten und die perfekt organisiert und super schön war.

Very well preserved, the guide in Spanish was fantastic, they have the first image of the virgin mary with the child they know, they should be better known for their relevance we were delighted to leave the visit, and the treatment they gave us.