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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, and 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 12.30pm your tour guide will take you to the restaurant you’ve chosen for lunch: a typical Italian restaurant, for a traditional style lunch, or a Michelin starred restaurant, for an incredible food experience. Please note that the Michelin starred restaurant is available only from Monday to Saturday.

This half-a-day private Golf Cart tour of Rome then resumes around 1.30pm, 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, and 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 6 people, the tour runs on two Golf Carts. With 7 to 9 people, the tour runs on three Golf Carts.

All our golf carts are equipped with rain cover.

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

Baths of Caracalla, Roman houses and San Clemente

This private tour hits three of the best preserved and fascinating archeological sites of Rome. It operates only few days a week, when all three attractions are open to public, and it lasts 3 hours.

This private waking tour starts at the entrance of the Baths of Caracalla, the second largest bathhouse of Ancient Rome, and by fare the pest preserved. It dates back to the III Century A.D., and it was realised during the reign of the emperor Caracalla (hence the name). You will be able to walk among the massive ruins of the complex, that featured 4 different pools and and number of gyms, locker rooms and other areas, learn about social life in Ancient Rome and see some of the artworks and mosaics that decorated the place.

After the visit, a short walk will take to the Caelian Hill, one of the proverbial seven hills of Rome, which houses one of the most amazing treasures the Eternal City has to offer: a residential building that comprises over 20 rooms, mainly underground, spread on different levels. Some of the rooms are frescoed with paintings dating between the 3rd century AD and the Middle Ages. A hidden gem very few people know about, that will make you travel to the time of the Roman Empire.

Then, it’s time to make our way along the Villa Celimontana and through the Arch of Dolabella, to reach the Basilica of San Clemente. The Basilica offers the unique opportunity of experiencing different levels of Rome’s past. Below the church, finished in the Middle Ages, you’ll find another IV Century church containing some of the world’s finest medieval frescos. Going further below, there’s a Mithraic temple dating back to the II Century A.D., part of an older edifice that was built in the I Century A.D.

The visit to the excavations od Basilica lasts 30 minutes, after which the tour ends.

Our cancellation policy is 48 hours for a full refund. Please note that entry tickets are not refundable.

Appian way Ebike tour

This private Appian Way Ebike Tour makes you discover the beauty of the most important of ancient Roman roads, built over 2300 years ago and extremely well preserved, the Appia Antica, Regina Viarum (the queen of the roads). It was a key connection between Rome and southern Italy, where the commercial routes to Greece and Middle East departed from.

We start at our office, located on Piazza Mattei, and before getting to the Appian Way, you stop at the Circus Maximus, the biggest stadium of all time, and enjoy a view of the Palatine Hill.

The private Appian Way Ebike Tour then proceeds to the Baths of Caracalla, and heads south riding past the Roman Tombs of Scipio and passing the Aurelian Walls through the Porta San Sebastiano, the largest and best preserved of all Roman gates. From here begins the Appian Way. We continue alongside the road, stopping at the Church of Domine Quo Vadis and at the Catacombs of Saint Callixtus and San Sebastian, to learn about the life of the early Christian communities.

Next stop of this Appian Way ebike tour is at the ruins of the Complex of Massenxius, and we get to the magnificent Tomb of Cecilia Metella. Alongside the road, stand many tombs and ruins, up to the remains of the Villa of the Quintili.

Discounted price for larger groups.

Best of Rome by Ebike

This Rome Ebike private tour will take you to some of the best highlights of the Eternal City as well as to amazing panoramic points. You won’t get tired of cycling thanks to the comfort and the help of our Ebikes, and since the tour is private you can change the itinerary as per your wishes.

This private tour of Rome by Ebike starts either in the morning or in the afternoon at one our shops: Largo Argentina (the very center) or Trastevere. From there, we ride through the old Jewish Quarter to listen to some interesting stories about the oldest Jewish community of the western world. Then we head for the Forum Boarium and ride up to the Aventine Hill to visit the Orange Garden, which offers an amazing lookout over the city.

Afterwards, the Rome Ebike private tour we stop at the Circus Maximus, the huge stadium for the chariot races, also to look at the remains of the imperial palaces on the Palatine Hill. We reach the Colosseum, and after riding along the Roman Forum we admire Piazza Venezia, where the national monument of Italy is located. Our next stops are the Trevi Fountain then the Spanish Steps, centre of the shopping district.

We proceed further to Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and reach the Vatican City after crossing the river and looking at the Castel of Saint’Angelo, before getting back to the office.

Reduced price for groups of three or more participants.