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Appian Way Catacombs and Aqueducts: An Electric Bike Tour Through Rome's Countryside
4.9
169 Ratings
Roma
Escape the city and explore Rome's countryside on an exhilarating 4-hour electric bike tour. Discover the Appian Way, ancient aqueducts, and catacombs with a knowledgeable local guide.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Circus Maximus - Start this fantastic tour from the Circus Maximus
- Giardino degli Aranci - Admire the beauties of Rome from the terrace of the Giardino degli Aranci
- Terme di Caracalla - Admire the beauty of the Baths of Caracalla
- Appian Way (Via Appia Antica) - Ride on the Appian Way
- Parco Regionale dell’Appia Antica - Ride along the wonderful Appian Way Regional Park, full of Roman ruins and other beauties
- Catacombs of Saint Callixtus - Visit to the Catacombs of San Callisto or San Sebastiano, according to the opening hours
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Local guide exclusively for you
- Helmet for safety
- Poncho provided if raining
- Cycle near the aqueducts with APPIAN WAY & AQUEDUCTS option
- Entrance to the catacombs with VISIT TO THE CATACOMBS option
- Rear Baby Seat available on request for infants (1-5 years, up to 20kg)
What's Not Included
- Refreshments
Additional Information
Trade in the noise and pace of urban life for a day out in nature on our 4-hour electric bike tour. You’ll travel along Via Appia (Appia Antica), a key route into the city during the Roman Empire. Led by an expert local guide, you’ll explore majestic Aqueducts and historic landmarks including the San Callisto Catacombs, the Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella, the Quo Vadis monument, and the Regional Park of Appia Antica. To customise your experience, you can choose to visit the Catacomics on the Appia Antica, or the Roman Aqueducts. All you need is to make the right options during the booking process.
REMEMBER: Baby seats, suitable for children weighing up to 20kg, are available at no extra cost. Anyone who is at least 140cm tall can enjoy this tour on our e-bikes.
- The length of the tour is 29 kilometers (18 miles), 60% of which is off-road. The level is easy but it requires a minimum of cycling experience (intermediate with a child seat or child extension).
- Around 40% of this tour takes place in the City/Tiber cycle path. The tour runs on carefully chosen streets, but some traffic is unavoidable to connect the Appian Way to the Aqueducts Park. In the remaining 60% of the route (riding in the parks), there is no traffic.
- Infants up to 20kg traveling on a child seat, come on the tour free of charge
- Children up to 139cm join the tour with a child extension
- Children from 140cm and above can independently ride an E-bike
- This tour doesn’t include any food/drinks; however, the route offers possibilities to purchase some (to be consumed during a suitable break)
- This tour is guaranteed in adverse weather
Location
Lungotevere delle Armi, 44
Lungotevere delle Armi
By Public Transport: get off at the Metro A (Red Line) stop "Lepanto" and continue on foot for 5 minutes towards Lungotevere. When arrived in front of the blue gate, press the button on the left and go down the stairs.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Francesrz5137ss
Jun 7, 2024
Dont' miss this lovely reprieve from the crowded streets of Rome - This was our favourite tour in Rome. We were not sure what to expect but ended up loving this so much. The bikes are so easy to work. Was a nice break from the crowds to get outside the walls and into the Roman countryside. Loved hearing the history of other parts of Rome and learning how the aquaducts came to be so impressive! Don't miss this tour.
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Deannahz7480ne
Jun 2, 2024
Appian way using e-bikes - We had a fantastic time with Noam. He look the time and explained the different sites during the city tour. He also was very careful when we had to navigate city traffic.
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Richard_g
May 26, 2024
Great bike tour of the Via Apia! - Great tour, excellent guide, highly recommended!
The tour took us riding on e-bikes from the banks of the Tiber north of the city, across the historic center to the Circus Maximus, next on to the Catacombs of Calixtus, where we took in the guided tour, and finally on to the Via Appia, after which we rode back across the city to where we had begun. It was a great, four-hour-plus tour, with some special site seeing, and a mixture of city and countryside biking.
This was our first experience with e-bikes. The equipment was excellent, and the tour was a perfect intro to using electronic assists.
Our guide, Noam, was excellent. He adapted the pace for us, explained well how to use the bikes, provided informative descriptions of sites, answered our questions well, and was warm, engaging and attentive throughout. Riding through the city could have been stressful, but Noam made it easy.
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Richardgd9034bi
May 26, 2024
Great tour by e-bike - Great tour, excellent guide, highly recommended!
The tour took us riding on e-bikes from the banks of the Tiber north of the city, across the historic center to the Circus Maximus, next on to the Catacombs of Calixtus, where we took in the guided tour, and finally on to the Via Appia, after which we rode back across the city to where we had begun. It was a great, four-hour-plus tour, with some special site seeing, and a mixture of city and countryside biking.
This was our first experience with e-bikes. The equipment was excellent, and the tour was a perfect intro to using electronic assists.
Our guide, Noam, was excellent. He adapted the pace for us, explained well how to use the bikes, provided informative descriptions of sites, answered our questions well, and was warm, engaging and attentive throughout. Riding through the city could have been stressful, but he made it easy.
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Wrefordreed
May 16, 2024
Great day out, wonderful way to see Rome. - I booked this trip for my 14 year son and I, but then got a bit nervous about whether I had been rash, given the somewhat hectic traffic conditions in Rome. But I needn't have worried - much of our route was along the river Tiber, or else on cycle paths. The electric bikes made it a doddle. It was a great way to see Rome and to cycle in the footsteps of St Peter down the Appian Way. Great also to have explanations of the sights we saw en route. I last visited the Catacombs in 1988 and they have lost none of their magic and mystery. My son thought 'it was alright' - high praise indeed from him :)
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Carlota
May 16, 2024
Great service - We had a problem and they answer imediatly. Great service , I recommend them . Tuvimos un problema y lo resolvieron al momento .gracias !!
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Nel22sydney
May 15, 2024
Thrilled with our unique Rome experience with Bicycle Roma - Thrilled with our Rome e-bike tour! As seasoned Rome visitors, we craved a fresh experience, and this tour delivered. Our guide was superb—knowledgeable, personable, and ensured our enjoyment throughout. Exploring the heart of Rome, including cycling around the Colosseum, then venturing to the picturesque Appian Way, was undeniably a highlight, providing an unmatched view of historic Rome. A must-do experience—highly recommend!
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Paula_k
May 11, 2024
Cycling the Appian Way, aqueducts and Rome - brilliant - Brilliant trip from start to finish and would thoroughly recommend it. Sabrina our tour guide was superbly knowledgeable, and allowed plenty of time for us to stop and look at the various attractions. Cycling was a great way to see the Appian Way and the aqueducts, and we also had a great experience cycling through the middle of Rome (despite the mad traffic !). The bikes were great, and I am pleased we had e-bikes, as some of the route was certainly up hill ! All aspects of trip organisation and communication were also very good.
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Jacqueline_w
May 20, 2024
E-bike ride through Rome and the Appian Way - Great guide. Really competent cyclist and we felt safe on the roads and trails. Also very knowledgeable. Interesting cycling through the middle of Rome. Didn’t go to the Catacombs but the experience was excellent. Only problem we had was that one of the e-bikes needed some attention but overall a great afternoon 😊
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Paulandcarrie
May 11, 2024
Difficult start and finish (dealing with traffic in Rome), but overall pleasant experience - Once we finally got out of the city and off the busy streets of Rome, the tour was great. Unfortunately, riding through the congested streets and trying to stay together while dodging cars, pedestrians and other cyclists was SUPER stressful. We both cycle at home (e-bike for errands, road bike for exercise) and neither of us were comfortable on this part of the tour. One of our bikes was a little 'out of tune' as well, but that had limited impact on our experience. If you are not COMPLETELY comfortable riding an e-bike, we strongly suggest you look for a tour that starts further outside the city.
Also, our tour guide had a bit of a challenge on our English tour with the addition of a parent-teenager who were from France. Initially, he tried to cover both languages separately, but part way through the tour, the family from France told him that English was fine for them, so that made his task a little easier.
That being said, seeing the sites (Aqueducts, Roman Baths, Catacombs and Appian Way) while getting an understanding of the importance of these sites from our guide made for an amazing 'middle' to our tour!
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