Rome: Appian Way, Aqueducts & Catacombs (Small Group or Private)

Riding the bike in Italy was amazing. Renato our tour guide did an excellent job guiding us and telling us about the history of the Apian Road. I appreciate his patience with me. At the beginning, I was having trouble getting used to the bike, since I have not ride a bike for almost 40 years and he suggested an alternative route, but I tough it out and we did great! The catacombs and the church at the end was amazing with so much history. Learned a lot during this amazing tour. Thank you Renato!

We loved this experience! We learned and rode the bike at our own pace. Renato was very helpful and patient. He taught us so much and we had a terrific time

Best day in Rome !!! We loved every minute of it , it was a nice break from the city . Must do ! Really great experience

This is an absolutely great tour. Ours was led by Renato. There were six people in our group. Renato was an absolute star because our group was like herding cats. (Specifically, I refer to my own group of four.) We first went to the catacombs. On the way, my best friend inadvertently did something so that his pedal assist E bike quit "assisting". My friend was bringing up the rear, and when we noticed that my friend was no longer there, Renato biked back a ways and got him going again. My wife and I had been to these catacombs before, but our friends had not. Although we had been there in 2023, the catacombs staff had changed some things around and the catacombs tour was even better than the first time we visited. We then left for the ancient aqueducts. As the group was leaving, I decided to be the last to get water after messing around and not getting it when everyone else did. I told my wife that I would catch up. Unfortunately, there were multiple trails along the way, and I managed to pick the wrong one each time. I finally caught up to the group which had stop for me. (Interestingly, I had asked a man sitting on a bench at the intersection of the trails which way my group had gone. He pointed in the wrong direction. I learned that it may not be in your best interests to listen to random people sitting on a bench.) After I rejoined the group, one of the individuals in my group of four became ill due to a reaction to some medication that she had taken that morning. Renato was very kind and took us to a location where she and her husband (the friend who had managed to make his E bike quit "assisting") were able to take an Uber back to where we were staying. We then continued on the aqueducts. They were incredible to view. (We have fortunate to have traveled extensively in Europe and Greece and my wife and I were amazed by these specific aqueducts.) We finished up by following along the Appian Way back to the location where we had started. (If you have never seen the Appian Way, you will discover why it is such an engineering marvel.) We had a great time and we could not have asked for a better, or more patient, guide as we had in Renato.

We did the tour today and it was a complete success. We loved it. I would recommend it to everyone visiting Rome, as it is an unforgettable experience. Special mention to our guide Matteo. His mastery of history makes you mentally transport to the era he is explaining and want to know more. I also highly value his closeness and kindness. Totally recommendable, both the experience and the guide.