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Early bird or Afternoon food tour in Rome

Join this private food tour of Rome to try the most delicious nibbles while walking past some of the best attractions of the center. Whether morning or afternoon, it’s the perfect choice to taste the best Roman flavours and sightsee the historical center simultaneously.

To begin with the meeting point of the morning tour is by the Sixtus Bridge, a key connection between the two banks of the river. From there, a very short walk will take you to Nonna Vincenza, a traditional cafe to start off your day with a typical breakfast: cappuccino coupled with a pastry, filled with cream or ricotta cheese.

Then, you get to the vibrant street market in Campo de’ Fiori, to snack on bread topped with different sauces, and dive into the lively ambience the place has to offer. After that, we make our way to the old Jewish Quarter, to have a really unique specialty: the carciofo alla giudia, a deep fried artichoke made only here in Rome.

This private food tour of Rome continues on towards Piazza Navona, stopping both at a local deli for a plate of assorted cold cuts and cheeses, and ends at the Pantheon, with a juicy supplì, a ball of rice breaded and fried.

The afternoon tour starts at Piazza Mattei instead, and its first stop is the Jewish Quarter, to try the carciofo alla giudia, a deep fried artichoke which is traditional in Rome. From there, we walk towards the Pantheon, and have a slice of pizza on the way. Then stop at a local deli for a plate of assorted cold cuts and cheeses.

After that, you’ll enjoy a juicy supplì nearby and get to Piazza Navona, to sit in a fine restaurant and enjoy a 3-course dinner: starter, flute of prosecco, two pasta dishes, coffee. This is where the tour is completed.

Questions? Check our FAQ section, you might find the answer there. And if you don’t, email us to info@turtletourrome.com

The ultimate dessert tour of Rome

This dessert tour of Rome will make you taste the typical sweets of our capital city. At the same time, you will discover some of its famous sights, while learning interesting stories about the Eternal City. It’s a food tour all about sweetness!

The meeting point with your tour guide is at the exit of the metro station OTTAVIANO (A line), a stone’s throw from the Vatican City. You start off your journey into sweetness at the bakery La Dolce Maniera, where you can have a foamy cappuccino, together with a lovely Maritozzo con la Panna (a pastry roll filled with whipped cream). If you’re wondering… yes you can dunk it into the cappuccino!

After this delicious breakfast, you will have time to visit Saint Peter’s Square, learn about the story of the Papacy in Rome, and enjoy a refreshing drink while sightseeing.. Then this dessert tour of Rome continues on with a stop at the Castel Sant’Angelo, to take a picture of this magnificent building. Here your guide will tell you the secrets of the place, which had many different functions, such as mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian, fortress of the Popes, and prison…

After all, it’s gelato time. Located on Via dei Coronari, one of the most picturesque alleyways of the city center, la Gelateria del Teatro offers a great selection of flavours, coupled with them all freshly made right in front of you!

Then, on the way to Piazza Navona, we’ll stop to taste on the most iconic Italian dessert, the famous Tiramisù. Once reached Piazza Navona, your guide will point out the most significant items on the square, and lead you further to get to the Pantheon, where the tour ends.

It wouldn’t be a true Italian dessert tour, though, if we weren’t to have an espresso before finishing the tour! The right place is exactly the Pantheon, with two renown cafes (Sant’Eustachio and la Tazza d’Oro) nearby.

Rome in a day with lunch

This half-day tour of Rome by Golf Cart lets you see all of Rome’s attractions, with your lunch already sorted out and paid for.

This private half-day Golf Cart tour of Rome starts at your hotel – as long as it is located in the city centre. After you’ve met your tour guide, we start zipping through Ancient Rome’s highlights, with the most known sites of the Eternal City: We reach the Colosseum, then proceed further to the massive remains of the Baths of Caracalla, after which we eventually stop at Circus Maximus for an astonishing view of the imperial palaces on the Palatine Hill.

From a great view to another, we get to the Aventine Hill, one of the legendary Seven Hills of Rome, to walk into the Orange Garden, which offers the perfect lookout to enjoy the city from above.

From there, we whiz to Piazza Venezia, featuring the impressive Vittoriano, toss a coin into the water and the famous Trevi Fountain, and hit the jewel of baroque: Piazza Navona, with the stunning Fountain of the four Rivers realised by Bernini.

At about 12:00 noon your tour guide will take you to the restaurant you’ve chosen for lunch: a contemporary Italian restaurant, or a Michelin starred restaurant, for an incredible food experience, consisting of a set menu of 3 courses created by the chef, using fresh produce from the market. Please take note that the Michelin starred restaurant is available only from Monday to Friday.

This half-a-day private Golf Cart tour of Rome then resumes around 1pm, to cover the other attractions you will have missed so far: the Vatican City, to admire the Saint Peter’s Basilica and the square it stands on, in addition to the Castle of Saint Angelo, a majestic building with over 19 hundred years of history, towering right next to the river.

Pick-up and drop-off service available only in the city centre.

Reduced price for groups of three participants or more. With 4 to 5 people, we may run the tour on one or two golf carts. 6 to 8 people, the tour will run on two golf carts. 9 to 10 people, we may run the tour on two or three golf carts.

All our golf carts are equipped with rain cover.

Questions? Check our FAQ section, you might find the answer there. If you don’t, email us to info@turtletourrome.com

Rome food tour in Golf Cart

This Rome food tour in Golf Cart will make you enjoy delicious food while you discover famous landmarks in addition, learn interesting stories about the Eternal City. Thanks to the Golf Cart, we’ll be able to cover way more ground than on a walking tour, exploring off the beaten track areas and getting a real feel for the city.

This food tour of Rome by Golf Cart features two departure times, one in the morning and the other in the late afternoon, as a result providing a choice of two itineraries. It stops at several places where you can taste traditional delicacies, savoury and sweet, as well as soak into the most authentic atmosphere of the least touristy districts in Rome.

The morning tour starts off with cappuccino e cornetto – what else? The typical breakfast every Italian has at their favourite local cafe. After some sightseeing, visiting famous highlights such as the Colosseum or the Trevi Fountain among others, we cross the river to explore Trastevere, and get a slice of fabulous pizza bianca, stuffed with mortadella or prosciutto or anything you’re down for.

Then, we’ll get to Testaccio, to visit the vibrant market that takes place every day – from Monday through Saturday. There you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the traditional “polpetta di lesso”, a delicious beef patty, long cooked and then deep fried. As an alternative, you can have a rich sandwich or – if it’s pasta that floats your boat – then go for the most typical Roman pasta at the next stand! After that, our Rome food tour in Golf Cart zips through other famous sites to get to its due end: an amazing gelato on one of the most beautiful squares of Rome, featuring the renowned Turtle Fountain.

The afternoon tour begins with some sightseeing and reaching Trastevere for a Trapizzino, the unique sandwich you can taste only in Rome: a triangle of pizza bianca stuffed with some traditional food of your choice. Then, we take the quaint alleys near Campo de Fiori to taste of the most famous Roman specialties, “filetto di baccalà”, a battered, deep-fried piece of cod fish. For those who don’t like fish, there’s the possibility to substitute it with the famous “Carciofo alla giudia”, a deep-fried artichoke.

Before ending this food tour of Rome in Golf cart, we’ll hit some other attractions and finally head for Piazza Mattei, next to the old Jewish Ghetto, where you’ll get the best gelato ever!

Pick-up and drop-off service available only in the city centre.

All our golf carts are equipped with rain cover.

Questions? Check our FAQ section, you might find the answer there. If you don’t, email us to info@turtletourrome.com