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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.

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

Private tour of the Vatican

This private tour of the Vatican is the perfect way to discover the masterpieces the greatest museum of the world has to offer, skipping the long lines to buy a ticket. There are different time slots all throughout the day, one every half an hour. The tour is fully customisable, so you can choose whether to indulge more in a single section of the Vatican or the see a lot in little time.

Your private tour of the Vatican starts at the entrance, where you’ll be met by the guide with your tickets. You’ll begin visiting the Vatican Museums, house to some of the greatest artworks of all time, starting from Egyptian time up to contemporary art. One of the highlights is certainly the collections of Greek and Roman statues, which had as main attraction the statue of Lacoon and his sons.

However, you can also see over 400 masterpieces painted by the greatest Italian artists: Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Caravaggio. The collections of contemporary art il also quite rich, with works by Van Gogh, Bacon, Chagall, de Chirico and Matisse.

On your way to the Sistine Chapel, you’ll pass through the impressive Gallery of Maps, the Raphael’s rooms, to finally see one the most famous and admired masterpieces made by man: the Sistine Chapel. Here, you guide will tell you the story of the chapel and describe in detail how Michelangelo made the amazing frescos.

The tour is not finished yet, as you have time to enjoy the Raphael’s rooms, former Pope Julius the 2nd private apartments, with four frescos by Raphael, truly masterpieces. After that, you’ll enter the majestic Saint Peter’s Basilica, taking time to marvel at the Pietà by Michelangelo, and then you’ll visit the biggest church in the world, always accompanied by your knowledgeable guide.

The tour ends on the Saint Peter’s square, from where you can have a last glance at the Basilica. You can choose the starting time depending on ticket availability.

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.