Catacombs and Roman Countryside Half-Day Walking Tour

Rome, Italy

Journey along Rome's ancient Appian Way to take a guided walking tour through the Catacombs. You'll travel by coach to the southern edge of ancient Rome and gain a unique perspective on the city and its history.

Combining coach and travel on foot, your morning guided tour takes you beyond the city walls and along the rustic Appian Way. You will make three stops along the way, giving you an opportunity to take a walk in the Roman countryside, explore the underground Catacombs, and examine the masterful construction of Rome's remaining ancient aqueducts.

USD $63.84

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Miguel	April 2012
A must tour if visiting Rome. Very knowledgeable guide.

Review by: About time	April 2012
Very interesting tour which allowed plenty of time to see everything, and for photo ops. Guide knowledgeable and very available. Much enjoyed outing that added to experience of rome and it's history. thanks

Review by: Jill M	March 2012
Our guide, Jeanette, if I remember her name correctly, was amazing! American accent because she is from Florida originally, but has been living in Italy for 10 years so she knows what she's talking about. Small group and we saw everything we were expecting to see and more. Exceptional tour which I would recommend to anyone. Very pleased.

Review by: duff	February 2012
the weather was poor but I found this an interesting tour and close.

Review by: Robert M	December 2011
Our guide was wonderful. Very knowledgable and sensitive to our questions.

Review by: Karen L	November 2011
This was an excellent tour! Our guide was very knowledgeable of the catacombs and the Roman country side. She offered manuy opportunities to ask questions.

Review by: feliciatd	November 2011
Visiting these catacombs was a great experience. The guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about describing the history of them. Thinking about these being constructed with no motorized heavy equipment of any kind is astounding. A must see in my book. The brief stops at a tomb, the Appian Way and aqueducts were also interesting. Amazing to realize these are in public parks that people walk and ride bikes through every day! Our guide, Inger, an American ex-pat, was very good also. It was most helpful to have the tour to take you to these places, and I would recommend it. Not a walking tour though - a short distance off the bus at each stop is all the walking that is required.

Review by: dave	November 2011
Tour guide was weak and couldn't answer some questions or seemed to have no confidence that she knew the correct answer. San Calisto tour was excellent.

Review by: Thomas R	November 2011
Excellent tour.

Review by: Grant D	November 2011
Superb guide (Jeanette) - she made the trip worthwhile!

Review by: rvicere	October 2011
Janette was GREAT! Absolutely loved this one. Loved that the tour was only in English and the small group size made it perfect.

Review by: AnnMarie	September 2011
Interesting way to see a bit more of Rome without travelling very far.

Review by: Cruizer	September 2011
The catacombs of St. Callixtus was an amazing experience. The guide, (a priest), was enlightening, informative and very thorough. We enjoyed his guided tour tremendously!! We also enjoyed Rosa's (our tour guide through out the day) detailed historical explanations about the Appian Way, and the Roman Viaducts. It was disappointing that we did not get close enough to take decent pictures of the Viaducts (similar to other pictures posted on this site)._br/_ Overall, it was a very interesting and relaxing day.

Review by: Bob	September 2011
Our tour guide, Janet, was excellent, and the tour went to all of the places we wanted to see.

Review by: Michael C	September 2011
Very good informative tour. Guide was very good too.

Review by: jesus b	September 2011
This was a nice relaxation get-away from the city. Our tour guide was from Detroit and was very helpful during the tour as well as after when she gave us info on other sites in Rome.

Review by: GillyMac99	September 2011
I enjoyed this tour; it was very interesting, but it's not a walking tour. We got in a coach from the office and were driven to the Catacombs and stopped off at a couple of places but did hardly any walking. That's not a complaint - just for information. The Catacombs were very moving; we were shown round by a priest from India who was there for the summer and he was an excellent presenter. We learned quite a lot and were astonished at the way they were constructed. No photos allowed!

Review by: t3re5a	September 2011
An informative but brief 3 hour tour of 1 catacomb and aqueduct. Our tour guide was very pleasant.

Review by: CHRISTIN M	August 2011
This tour was educational, creepy and cool all at the same time.

Review by: STEPHBRAD	August 2011
This tour was very interesting and the guide was very knowledgeable. My only complaint was that there are no actual skeletal remains in the catacombs and that on the Appian way part of the tour I would have enjoyed more investigation of what is left there. We did stop and check out the aqueducts which was amazing.

Review by: sandra o	August 2011
We really enjoyed getting out of Rome for an afternoon and seeing the countryside. The tour was informative and interesting..Great tour!

Review by: Andrea K	July 2011
This was one of our favorite tours. Unlike anything you have ever seen and a very small group.

Review by: Karen E	July 2011
We were hugely disappointed in being unable to locate starting point of this tour after being repeatedly misdirected to the tour's pick-up point. We will not ever recommend Viator to anyone, and will only ever book a tour when on location, and not ever by using the internet and in advance. Not possible to rate the tour, but the tour company rates as very poor,

Review by: Harold K	June 2011
This tour was very worthwhile. We highly recommend it. Seeing the Catacombs with a knowledgeable guide, the aquaducts and Appian Way was excellent.

Review by: Imelda O	June 2011
This was an excellent trip. The tour guide was first class and so interesting and informative.

Review by: Diane W	June 2011
Excellent tour and guide!

Review by: norma S	June 2011
Fascinating and extremely educational. Guide very informative and knowledgeable. I recommend it to other tourists

Review by: Linda T	June 2011
So glad we did this - had been to Rome several time and not done this before. Our guide on the bus was very knowledgeable and interesting. The catacombs tour was great and the extra aquaduct tour and other sites in the country were fascinating. Thanks.

Review by: jsulpice	June 2011
This was enjoyable. The catacombs were much more spacious than I had anticipated and there were no bodies (other than those still sealed, which were few). The tour itself was certainly worth doing though.

Review by: William P	June 2011
good tour but I don't think I would do it again

Review by: Sandy	June 2011
The visit to the catacombs of San Castillo was an enjoyable tour. It also includes a short stop to the Appian way and the aqueducts.

Review by: Lisa N	May 2011
Not worth the money. The catacombs tour was interesting, however the "Countryside" tour and seeing the aquaducks wasnt worth he money.

Review by: Alex I	May 2011
Finally saw and touched the catacombs and the roman viaduct... transports you back in time with awe... Wish they allowed photography in the catacombs

Review by: Catherine O	May 2011
Priscilla was very informative and efficient._br/_ The tour was very interesting - a great way to spend a morning in Rome!

Review by: Jodi P	May 2011
Fascinating tour. our guide was very informative and engaging.

Review by: Mary Ann C	May 2011
Very interesting tour. The catacombs were fascinating and our guide Rosa showed us the Appian Way and also the ancient aquaducts. She was very knowledgeable and personable. It was nice because our group was small - 8 people so we were able to ask a lot of questions. _br/_ I highly recommend it.

Review by: DENIS GERARD R	May 2011
very interesting tour and tour guide more a bus tour than a walking tour which was good

Review by: Thomas B, United States of America	June 2010
The tour was excellent, the guide was most knowledgeable, the schedule was punctual, and the guide's commentary was understandable and very detailed. The experience was much more complete than was possible without the tour. The schedules were prompt, buses were always on time and clean and modern.

Review by: Andrew K, United Kingdom	June 2010
Fascinating tour, particularly down inside the catacombs. Good guided tour.

Review by: Leaettea G, United States of America	June 2010
Very good. Enjoyed and it was good to see outside of Rome.

Review by: Anonymous, Kuwait	June 2010
Very good tour. The guide was excellent with lots of info about ancient Rome.

Review by: Leona Penelope K, United States of America	May 2010
This was a fabulous tour. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. The Catacombs were incredible to see, walking on the Roman Road was an experience of a lifetime and seeing the aquaduct system and what is still standing after all these years was amazing. After several days in Rome we appreciated the hop on, hop off bus tour. Highly Recommended Yes !

Review by: Claudia L, Germany	May 2010
Nice to be with a small and international group. Good guide.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	May 2010
Great experience - we learned so much history. The site is wonderful and the history extensive.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	January 2010
Tour was interesting and well organized. Really enjoyed it.

Review by: Ann P, United Kingdom	November 2009
This was an excellent tour. The information provided by guide Rosa was brilliant and an excellent background to the history of Rome. The visit to the catacombs brought history to life, so to speak, for me. The aquaducts were interesting and the information on various structures along the Appian Way illuminating. We were a small group of nine in a mini bus so it was a very friendly atmosphere.

Review by: Robert S, United States of America	October 2009
Guide was wonderful.

Review by: Carole W, Netherlands	October 2009
Agnes was the perfect guide- extremely well-versed in Ancient Rome, fascinating to listen to and funny. If I go back to Rome, I would try to book every tour she does!

Review by: Cynthia R, United States of America	October 2009
Excellent tour and tour guide!

Review by: Julie Ann G, Australia	September 2009
It was an amazing experience to explore the catacombs with a priest. I think the Appian Road should not be missed along with the ancient aquaducts.