Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour
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$45.18
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$45.18
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Ages 0-99, max of 13 per group
Duration: 3h
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German, English, Italian, Spanish
- Professional and licensed guide
What's not included- Entrance fees are €15(from 1/1/20 18€)(age 18yo and over). For those under 18yo €10(from 1/1/20 13€)
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Entry/Admission - Stadio di Domiziano - Navona Square Underground
- Entry/Admission - Vicus Caprarius – the City of Water
- Departure details
- Piazza Navona, 00186 Roma RM, Italy Meet your guide on Piazza Navona, between Bernini's Four Rivers Fountain and the Church of St. Agnes. They will be holding a "Mea Tours" sign
Return details- Bottega Veneta Roma Rinascente Menswear, Via del Tritone 61, Via dei Due Macelli, floor, Dept. UOMO, 23/2nd, 00187 Roma RM, Italy Tour ends at the Rinascente Store
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 30495P13- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A maximum of 13 people per booking
- The tour is mono-lingual
- Please note: a minimum number of participant is required for this tour.
- Most travelers can participate
- 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
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 13 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- A note from Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour
- All health and safety measurements place by the Italian Government have been placed on our tours.
What you can expect during your visit- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- Which attractions will I visit with Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour?
- During this experience, places you will visit include:
- Piazza Navona
- Trevi Fountain
- Stadio di Domiziano - Navona Square Underground
- Pantheon
- Vicus Caprarius – the City of Water
- How much is Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour?
- Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour price starts from $45.10. Discover and book Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour on Tripadvisor
- What is the Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour cancellation policy?
- Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour?
- Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour is hosted by Mea Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Mea Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Underground Rome: Beneath the Streets Small-Group Tour on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 30495P13
Itinerary
- You'll start atPiazza NavonaPiazza Navona, 00186 Roma RM, ItalyMeet your guide on Piazza Navona, between Bernini's Four Rivers Fountain and the Church of St. Agnes. They will be holding a "Mea Tours" signSee address & details
- 1Piazza NavonaStop: 15 minutesSee details
- 2Stadio di Domiziano - Navona Square UndergroundStop: 45 minutes - Admission excludedSee detailsPass byPantheonTrevi Fountain
- 3Vicus Caprarius – the City of WaterStop: 30 minutes - Admission excludedSee details
- 4Rinascente Roma TritoneStop: 20 minutesSee details
- You'll end atBottega Veneta Roma Rinascente MenswearVia del Tritone 61, Via dei Due Macelli, floor, Dept. UOMO, 23/2nd, 00187 Roma RM, ItalyTour ends at the Rinascente StoreSee address & details
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Paradise213121
00Fun
Landmarks were great but the tour was pushed back an hour then waited even longer to get radios that never came. Ha…
Stefan R
00Not good
The guide didn´t show up on time.. When he finally arrived, he had no microphone so we couldn´t hear what he said. …
Inlikeflynnn
00Guide didn’t turn up
The guide didn’t turn up so we and another 6 people were unnecessarily waiting and wasting a good part of our day i…
gaberwhite
00Great tour with wonderful history and commentary; Francesco was great!
We had a great tour leaving from the Pantheon and ending at the Colosseum. Francesco was a friendly guide who mad…
alastairc561
00Grace under pressure
Our guide was on the back foot from the start as the headphones didn’t turn up. He cleverly adjusted the tour to fi…
jameshO5881SQ
00No show!?!
The guide never showed up and we wasted an afternoon getting to the site waiting then going home. Very irresponsibl…
marilissadelozierm
00Stay away from Mea
They never showed up stay away from this tour company. I would book other companies like walking tours or welcome …
garylZ5491WB
00Great tour
Very nice tour. The guide meets you at the meeting place, and takes you around. He also visited a number of places …
aprilbO6189YY
00Too fast paced
We had to choose this tour at last minute because our original tour was cancelled based on ticket availability. The…
Nikolaos G
00Fun experience !
A fun experience that is much better if you have bought your tickets (skip the line) beforehand. The lines would be…
Passenger799943
00Guide did not show
Waited in the rain 45 minutes and tour guide never appeared. Later received a text that his things had been snatch…
danmS7450TO
00Operator canceled without notification
Tour operator canceled without notice. Also, the Pantheon is not close to the Colosseum or the Forum, so this was a…
kmc232
00BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!
Very disappointed. We had one day in Rome and arrived early for our 10 am tour, the company had confirmed at 4:00 p…
KarenF466
00A profound Holy experience.
A holy experience. These stairs are from Pontius Pilate’s and Jesus walked them several times on the day he was cru…
Theodore E
00No what I expected
Arrived at designated location 10 minutes prior, waited 15 minutes to meet group. No one presented signage in accor…
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daniel
Zurich, Switzerland1 contribution
The tourguide dident show up
Dident reach the company no refund of 45 euro
Dont book the tour is a fraud
Repeat dont book the tour is a fraud
I stayed there from 9.30 till 11.00
Dident reach the company no refund of 45 euro
Dont book the tour is a fraud
Repeat dont book the tour is a fraud
I stayed there from 9.30 till 11.00
Written October 18, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Hailey M
4 contributions
Waited 30 mins at the meeting point and nobody showed up, tried calling Mea tours phone number and isn’t a legit number. DO NOT BOOK MEA
Written September 28, 2022
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Sam K
3 contributions
Sep 2022 • Friends
Waited for 30 minutes and no one showed. No one responded to my message about it. Apparently the underground was booked for a private event and it was closed all day. Asked a local tour guide company and they said this happens all the time with Mea Tours. Have to request a fraud charge through my bank. Save time and money and book elsewhere!
Written September 19, 2022
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dgoddess61
La Mesa, CA114 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
Tour operator cancelled our tour less then 2 hours before our scheduled tour. Reason given “unforeseen reasons”.
Written August 14, 2022
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Scott D
Walnut Creek, CA66 contributions
Jun 2022
The tour itself might be great, but we wouldn't know because Mea tours cancelled last minute. We arrived at the meeting spot in Piazza Navona about 15 minutes early as requested, and kept looking for our guide.
Several other tours seemed to be starting in the same general spot, so we kept checking to see if any of them were ours. We could see several other families milling about who were also clearly meant to be on our tour who were also looking for the guide. One of the waiting families called the number on their voucher and were told that the company could not find a guide to lead our tour, so it would need to be cancelled. This was about 15 minutes AFTER the planned tour start time.
We later received an email from the tour company notifying us that the tour would need to be cancelled. It would have been nice to receive this email before we spent 1/2 hour wandering around Piazza Navona, so we could have replanned our morning that was now more than half spent.
We replied to their email that we were unable to reschedule so we would need a refund. We never received a reply or acknowledgement, and eventually had to go online to Viator to again request a refund which was finally processed.
Mea tours just handled this all poorly, from the last minute cancellation, poor timing of communication, and unresponsiveness regarding our refund request. Based on the customer service, I cannot recommend.
Several other tours seemed to be starting in the same general spot, so we kept checking to see if any of them were ours. We could see several other families milling about who were also clearly meant to be on our tour who were also looking for the guide. One of the waiting families called the number on their voucher and were told that the company could not find a guide to lead our tour, so it would need to be cancelled. This was about 15 minutes AFTER the planned tour start time.
We later received an email from the tour company notifying us that the tour would need to be cancelled. It would have been nice to receive this email before we spent 1/2 hour wandering around Piazza Navona, so we could have replanned our morning that was now more than half spent.
We replied to their email that we were unable to reschedule so we would need a refund. We never received a reply or acknowledgement, and eventually had to go online to Viator to again request a refund which was finally processed.
Mea tours just handled this all poorly, from the last minute cancellation, poor timing of communication, and unresponsiveness regarding our refund request. Based on the customer service, I cannot recommend.
Written June 26, 2022
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Jackie
Moravia, NY1 contribution
Jun 2022 • Couples
Serena was fantastic! We learned so much and got to stay cool underground Rome. What a great experience!
Written June 18, 2022
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K.W.
Kempten, Germany2 contributions
We have been at the meeting point long bevor time , waited 45 minutes. Met others booked on the same tour - the tour guide didn’t show - our several attempts to call the tel number were unsuccessful- after contacting viator customer service via email the same day the refund is said to be taking 7-10 days !?
Written June 11, 2022
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Marcel C
France43 contributions
May 2022
Got to the meeting spot for the tour just before 10:00. We could not find our guide. Tripled checked to make sure we were at the right sport. Tried to call the tour operator - Mea ToursEvents - but no one picked up. Tried to call the travel agency - Viator - but no one picked up either. Now we are sure we missed the tour but I still check my emails and I see an email from 3:00 am that informs us the the tour has been cancelled. Now we have to redo all our planning for our last day in Rome. Not what I would call a great customer experience...
Written May 31, 2022
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Strawberrylas
Crevillente, Spain76 contributions
Disappointed as we were really looking forward to seeing the underground sites. As neither of us had done this before. We were offered alternatives but had done these on previous visit.
Perhaps better luck next time we visit Rome.
We were impressed with the ease of applying for a refund due to the cancellation.
Perhaps better luck next time we visit Rome.
We were impressed with the ease of applying for a refund due to the cancellation.
Written September 8, 2021
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Carla Freitas
2 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Great tour around Rome landmarks above and underground. The guide, Serena was very kind and really knew the facts. Me and my family had a great experience!
Written January 4, 2020
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Dear Customer,
Thank you so much for booking your experience with us and for taking time to leave your feedback about your tour.
Hope seeing you again for your next holidays in the Eternal City.
Thank you
Best Regards
MeaTours staff
Written January 15, 2020
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Oitashi
Province of Gorizia, Italy7 contributions
Buongiorno, fate anche tour in italiano?
cncanavan
Jupiter, FL2 contributions
Looking for times this tour is available. 23 June 2019?
Brigitte R
Camberley5 contributions
Hi, I would like to book this tour for 2 people on Sunday 19 May but I also have other tours booked so could you let me know what time/s this tour departs?
Thank you.
Riley
United Kingdom47 contributions
Hello. The tour departs at 10:30. I had to call them cause they don't bother putting up the info. I know it is late but it's an indication for other travelers if they choose to use this company. Spoiler alert: don't.
dbuxton8302
Villa Park, CA3 contributions
When s the meeting time to catch the tour? I have tours planned already in the mornings and want to try to do this tour in the afternoon.
Dennis T
San Francisco, CA72 contributions
I suggest you contact the Operator. We went on this tour at 9 AM from the Piazza Navona. Remember that this is a Small Group Tour so is subject to cancellation if not enough sign up or subject to sell out.
Riley
United Kingdom47 contributions
What are the entree fees for? I see that we have to pay 15 euros on top of the 33 pounds?
Dennis T
San Francisco, CA72 contributions
This Tour is not a single Site but a Walking Tour to many different ones; the Excavation under the French Embassy, the History behind the City of Water Exhibit (underneath the Dior-Gucci-Jimmy Choo Perfume stores), the Excavation under the Film Museum, and others. Anyway, some of these places are not Government-sponsored but are Private so there are Entrance Fee(s).
Hiltsje H
Hoornsterzwaag, Friesland, Netherlands81 contributions
What is The height underground? We have a person who is 2 meters tall
Dennis T
San Francisco, CA72 contributions
Most of the Underground Tour is through well-excavated areas reinforced areas for obvious safety reasons - they don't want Tourists to get hurt crawling around an unsafe "archaeological" site - so there will be no footing problems on unsafe walkways. To your question about height - most of the Tour has 12 to 25 ft. ceilings however one part (under the French Embassy) there are two low archways and the pathway going to the endpoint of the excavation is under 5 ft. high - but it is only about 10-12 ft. along this pathway. As you may already know, the Romans were big people compared to other ancient civilizations.
Spencer V
Hayward, CA
Will the tour go inside the Pantheon or just underneath its location?
Dennis T
San Francisco, CA72 contributions
This Tour goes inside the Pantheon (and its very informative) and not underneath - which is where the drainage is, not a good idea - but the true features of the Tour is when you go underneath the French Consulate (their own excavation) and others where you see the "profile" of Rome - how they have built Rome in levels throughout the centuries and, like rings of a tree, you can see the dramatic advances and declines (effects of floods, wars, droughts, fires) on Rome. Fascinating stuff!
Spencer V
Hayward, CA
Will the tour go inside the Pantheon or just underneath its location?
Keith P
4 contributions
Hi,I have a question related to children. I have two children, a boy age (5) and girl (7). Will the 3 hour tour be too much for them and will it keep their interest ?
Genady B
Haifa, Israel61 contributions
I think - NO. The information in audio guide is more like a lecture. The visualization is too pure for children, you must have some previous background like complete school history course and must have good memory for dates and be very concentrated while listening in order to understand what this piece of rock means.