Rome: Appian Way & Catacombs Golf Cart Tour - Shared|Small groups

4.8(24)3 hoursEnglishBook 1 day aheadRome, Italy

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$124

One of the biggest archaeological parks of the world, is waiting for you on our golf cart. Venture with us on the famous Appian Way where Spartacus, Crassus and Commodus left their marks for ever.

Tired of lining up in front of the city’s must see attractions? 3 km from the Colosseum, there’s and incredible protected area of 4580 hectares and more than 2000 years of history. The famous Appian Way where Spartacus was defeated together with his 6000 slaves, the catacombs, the Circus of Emperor Maxentius (set of Ben Hur) together with many other sites are waiting for you. A peaceful experience to dive into nature and local anecdotes so far from mass tourism that you won’t believe you’re still in the capital.

Cecilia Metella's Tomb and Quintili's Villa will not be visited inside, you don't need to buy any ticket.

Included

1/2 L mineral water per person

Not included

Coffee and/or Tea
Cecilia Metella's Tomb and Quintili's Villa entrances are not included (no need to purchase any)

What you'll do

Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis
Via Appia Antica, 51, Rome, Italy
The fist stop will be at the Domine Quo Vadis Church - where the encounter between Jesus and Saint Peter took place and the miraculous footprints are still preserved. According to the apocryphal Acts of Peter, Saint Peter met here the risen Christ while Petrus was fleeing persecution in Rome. According to the tradition, Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" (Latin: Domine, quo vadis?). Christ answered, "I am going to Rome to be crucified again"
10 min
Catacombe di San Callisto
Via Appia Antica 110, Al centro del parco, Rome, Italy
Entrance ticket and guided tour of the Catacombs of S. Callisto or S. Sebastiano (according to availability) is included. The catacombs of St. Callixtus are among the greatest and most important of Rome. They originated about the middle of the second century and are part of a cemeterial complex which occupies an area of 90 acres, with a network of galleries about 12 miles long, in four levels, more than twenty meters deep. In it were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and very many Christians.
1 hourAdmission included
Circus of Maxentius
Via Appia Antica 153, Rome, Italy
Once on the Appian Way again we will stop and enter the Circus Of Maxentius – the second biggest Roman circus that was probably never used, set of the film Ben Hur. The Circus itself is the best preserved in the area of Rome, and is second only in size to the Circus Maximus in Rome. The only games recorded at the circus were its inaugural ones and these are generally thought to have been funerary in character. They would have been held in honour of Maxentius' son Valerius Romulus, who died in AD 309 at a very young age and who was probably interred in the adjacent cylindrical tomb (tomb of Romulus).
20 min
Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella e Castrum Caetani - Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica
Via Appia Antica 161, Rome, Italy
On the top of the hill we will have a stop and explanation of the biggest tomb of the via Appia, the Tomb of Cecilia Metalla and the Caetani castle (entrance not included, you don't need to buy any ticket); on the opposite side of the road the guide will take you close to one of a kind example of Cistercian gothic style: S. Nicola Church.
15 minAdmission not included
Complesso di Capo di Bove - Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica
Via Appia Antica 222, Rome, Italy
The private villa of the multi-millionaire philosopher, preceptor of the emperor Marcus Aurelius
15 min
Villa dei Quintili e Santa Maria Nova - Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica
Via Appia Antica, 251, Rome, Italy
One of the biggest residential areas of the suburb of Rome, originally owned by the brothers killed at the hand of Emperor Commodus, who sadly went down in history as one the worst emperors throughout time. Entrance not included, you don't need to buy any ticket.
10 minAdmission not included
Appian Way (Via Appia Antica)
Via Appia Antica 200, Rome, Italy
If you take a look at the map, you’ll notice incredible burial places lining the Regina Viarum. Catacombs, churches, sepulchers and mausoleums, but why all this burial places here? Well, this is one of the many answers you’ll get during our guided tour on golf cart on the Appian Way.
20 min
Appia Antica Archaeological Park
Via Appia Antica 250, Rome, Italy
We will drive back to the starting point along the Ancient Appian Way
30 min

Meeting and pickup

8 locations

Pickup details

How to reach us by public transport: – Line 118 (running every 30 min) from Circo Massimo (subway B line) or Piazza Venezia – Line 218 (running every 30 min) from Piazza San Giovanni (subway A line) Both lines stop close to our office, get off at the bus stop “Appia Antica/Domine Quo Vadis”.