Mamertine Prison and Catacombs small group tour with driver

Discover early Christian Rome: Visit Mamertine Prison and explore ancient catacombs with a local guide. Small group tour with luxury transport.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mamertine Prison - Discover Mamertine prison, the most ancient jail of Rome located next to the Roman Forum.
  • Catacombe di San Callisto - Christian catacombs are a real underground labyrinth- cemetery built between the II and III century A.D. under the Roman Empire
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Catacombs tickets and sharing tour with live guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Mamertine Prison tickets with audio guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Enjoy a 3-hour tour tracing the footsteps of early Christians in Ancient Rome, exploring two significant sites where saints and worshippers once gathered.

Begin by delving into the lives of St. Peter and St. Paul. Then, visit Rome’s oldest jail, the Mamertine Prison, located near the Roman Forum. This is where both saints were imprisoned before their execution under Emperor Nero’s reign.

Next, travel in a comfortable luxury vehicle with a professional English-speaking driver to the Roman Catacombs, the ancient underground Christian cemetery of Rome. These catacombs, a true labyrinth built between the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D. under the Roman Empire, are mostly located along the Ancient Appian Way.

Explore this historic site in a small group, guided by a knowledgeable local catacombs Vatican Guide.

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Adult pricing applies to all travellers
  • Please be aware that to enter the Colosseum it is necessary to pass a metal detector security check. No visitor can avoid these checks. Even though we purchase in advance skip the line tickets for you we are not responsible for time spent waiting to pass security checks
  • A valid ID is required for entry at the Colosseum.
  • For families with children, a child-friendly will be assigned upon request.
Location
Santi Cosma e Damiano
Via dei Fori Imperiali
Please look for our team located right in front of the Basilica Santi Cosma e Damiano, you will see our team wearing a light blue jacket /t- shirt
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Tom_f
Jul 30, 2024
Wonderful experience. - Loved seeing this. Amazing to be where Paul & Peter were held. Our guide who helped us was amazing. We had a wonderful experience.
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Jon_p
Jul 9, 2024
Great tour but a couple of little things. - Visiting the prison where Paul and Peter were kept and seeing the history and standing in same or similar dungeon as they did was very moving. I would recommend when you do go bring personal headphones or earbuds. You need to download a self listening app to listen to as you go through the prison.
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George_r
Jul 4, 2024
Great day - The lady leading my wife and I did a wonderful job leading our tour on July 3rd. We think she deserves a raise:)
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Happiness51549654496
Apr 14, 2024
Tour with the best diego - Diego was amazing! He made our tour the best, If you get the chance to request him, we really do suggest touring private with him., very intelligent and Attentive to his tour...100 stars for this amazing tour. Ty deigo
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Gregra7207eg
Sep 17, 2022
5 stars - Dennis was the best. Amazingly knowledgeable and a great story teller. Made the tour very worthwhile
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Elizabeth
Apr 28, 2022
Don’t miss this trip! - Renata was amazing. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. Very professional and worth the money. Excellent experience.
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255fadij
Apr 27, 2022
What an experience at The Colosseum 10/10 - It’s been 25 years since I came back to the magnificent city of Rome, and boy was it worth the wait! Azzurra Our guide was exceptional, from her knowledge which was second too none to her personable kind nature. She is a credit to her profession and easily scored top marks for providing us with a 10/10 experience! Can’t thank her enough.
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878jennd
Sep 29, 2021
Flavia is the best! - Flavia was amazing! Very informative and friendly. The tour was fantastic! We could have spent more than the 3 hours.
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Adetokunbo_o
Mar 29, 2024
Amazing but need to be organised - Firstly, the meeting location is different from the location shown on map. There were a few of us that ended up where the map states we should go and there was no one there. There was no one in blue either. Went round trying to find the host. They eventually called us. It was not organised well and didn’t not get the time promised at the mamertine prison. However, the Catacombs was amazing. Best part of my holiday. The guide was amazing. The people doing the tour were nice but they need to organised better
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84trevorv
Jul 26, 2024
Caution: Read before you buy. - If you are looking to check out the Mamertine Prison and Catacombs, I would highly advised against going with this tour. If you are looking at a breakdown of the tour, here is what we experienced: 1) instead of a guided tour through Mamertine Prison, we were asked to download an app that was supposed to guide us through without our guide. However, the app did not work and we were given no solution and told we could just “read the plaques.” It is a small four room building, that could have used the a knowledgeable guide to explain what you are looking at. (Some areas had no explanations). FYI it costs about 10,00€ to tour by yourself, which is what you end up doing anyways. This lasted 30 minutes and we met our tour guide after her requested one hour meetup. We then were driven in an air conditioned nice car to the catacombs. (Took 25 minutes to get there). We actually enjoyed the catacombs, however the tour guide we paid for only drops you off and the catacomb employee tours you through the catacomb. This tour lasts about 45 minutes. Again, individually through the actual organization they charge 13,00€. The “small group” that is promised on the tour was 25 people. If you are going with a group you can save 100,00 € or more going apart from this tour. Save yourself the money. We have done many trips through TripAdvisor and this does not meet their standards.
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