Rome · DOMUS AUREA TOURS
The Golden House is an active excavation, open at weekends only and guided every time. These 11 cover the standard visit and the virtual-reality version, with prices and how far ahead the slots go.
Explore Nero’s buried Golden House with an archaeologist guide, surviving frescoes, ancient ruins, and a striking virtual reality reconstruction.
“Extremely interesting and our guide Patrick was incredibly knowledgeable. Can you tell me if it's possible to book Patrick on other Roman tours?”
Explore Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome with an expert guide, VR reconstruction, restored frescoes, and practical tips for the chilly underground palace.
“Our guide, Claudia, was fantastic! Just the right mix of giving information, friendly, with a little bit of humor. We really enjoyed her narration.”
Explore Rome’s Vicus Caprarius beneath Trevi Fountain, with ancient waterworks, Roman artifacts, a guide, and gelato in 55 minutes.
“Our guide was amazing and informative. She was very knowledgeable and personable. The tour was incredible to see and experience and I would highly recommend this tour.”
Explore Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome with a live English guide, restored frescoes, the west wing, and a striking 3D virtual reconstruction.
“Linda was amazing, her description and explanation of what we were seeing was extensive, it was a complex exploration of this historical site, however Linda explained so well it was understandable. The virtual section was wonderful, that absolutely cemented the understanding of what we were seeing. A very different, and I’d say one of the best things I’ve seen. We visited Pompeii earlier in the week and after this tour my knowledge of Roman history, artists and archaeology have been enhanced.”
Explore Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome with an archaeologist guide, preserved art, active excavations, and an excellent VR reconstruction.
“The tour company representative met us and gave us a brief overview and then led us to the entrance where the tour guide took over - at the end the tour company representative did a wrap up synopsis at the end. The tour itself was conducted by a staff person of the archaeological site. She was extremely knowledgeable. I highly recommend visiting this active archaeological site.”
Tour Nero’s Domus Aurea with a live guide and Oculus VR, then see its painted halls, concrete vaults, and vanished golden rooms.
“The guide inside the DOMUS AUREA was very friendly and knowledgeable. She answer all of our questions….. this is a most see experience”
Explore Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome with a guide, multimedia displays, and VR, but weigh the high markup and tricky ticket pickup.
“This was an amazing experience and should be on everyone’s bucket list. The tour was underground but the rooms we visited had vaulted ceilings and it did not feel too small. The current theme is related to Egyptian influences on Nero; the guide was very knowledgeable and kept a good pace. No hard hat was required on our tour.”
Explore Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome with a guide, ancient frescoes, and a striking VR reconstruction, but prepare for cold rooms and ticket confusion.
“The tour subject was great but beware the poor description of the meeting place. It said ' entrance to the park' should have BETTER described the hidden entrance to Nero's golden house. Worse still the local company as your agent is unknown and we were turned away 3x until we insisted the reception check our names from an 1115 am tour .....phew”
Explore Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome with a guide, ancient frescoes, Raphael’s exhibit, and VR reconstructions of the Golden House.
“It was super ! We have done before bur now with the 3th dimensional glasses … it was super and …we have two super guides !!! We like it !!!”
See Roman villas beneath Palazzo Valentini, with mosaics, baths, glass floors, and clever projections that bring ancient Rome to life.
“Strong feeling to be cheated when paying twice the price, with an uncorrect address. I will recommend to go directly to the official site. Viator should be more explicit about the fact that no added service is provided.”
Review of Rome’s Domus Aurea tour with West Wing access, expert guidance, skip-the-line entry, and a striking virtual reality reconstruction.
“The guided were wonderful. We just love the underground villa. It was amazing. The history of everything beforehand was very informative!”
Pick a ruin, a gallery or a kitchen.
