I am trying to get the full experience Colosseum/Forum ticket that includes the arena AND the underground experience through Coopculture which is recommended by Rick Steves. I have checked daily for over a month and it looks as though it isn't opening bookings. I can get a ticket for full experience without the underground. Does anyone know if the underground portion is currently closed or why they don't seem to allow booking it right now? Other more expensive tour groups advertise that they are taking groups underground so I am confused.
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Tickets for this particular tour are only available on a rolling 30-day schedule, and are nearly impossible to land; they can literally sell out within minutes of becoming available for high season. That's the reason so many people end up booking through independent companies; while their tours cost more, you'll stand a better chance of actually getting into the underground if determined to do so. That is assuming those tour companies can land tickets too!
A couple recent threads:
This individual booked the tour in Italian. They won't know what the guide is saying but can read up in advance:
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/colosseum-underground-audio-guide
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/which-tickets-for-vatican-colisseum
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/rome-colosseum-tour-recommendation
I'll admit to being a little baffled with the rush for the underground as I've not done it in our visits to Rome, and don't feel like I'd missed much; we could see down into the open passageways pretty well from above. I also wouldn't stay up half the night waiting for tickets to go on sale but that's just me. :O)
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I was able to book the Underwound Tour ticket with English guide: 204 Euro, 6 people.
The day was April, 8, 2022: At 9:00 am Rome time (3:00 am NYC time), I was in front of my computers. I kept going backwards and forwards on the Coop website with two different computers. Somehow, at about 11:30 am Rome time (5:30 am, NYC), I was able to book tickets for the 11:30 am English tour which will take place on May 8, 2022.
FYI: I called the Call Center before and pondered why these tickets are so hard to get. The answer is simple: Professionals are booking them based upon speculation. They know that these tickets can be re-sold for at least double. I am sure that there some people who, every morning, are trying to book as many tickets as possible in order to re-sell them.
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Well done landing those tickets, mpizzo. You provided a good example of how arduous that can be to accomplish, eh?
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https://theromanguy.com/tours/italy/rome/colosseum-night-tour-underground
The Roman Guy has this night tour that includes the underground and Colosseum floor.
Stacy
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Right. So does Walks of Italy and some other companies.