Ancient Appian Way PRIVATE Bike Tour

It was a fun 3.5 hours where we learned a lot about ancient Roman history and the construction of the aqueducts. It was amazing to hear how sophisticated the architects and engineers were thousands of years ago - and to visibly witness the success of their methods as many parts are still intact today. The tour (with e-bikes) is not difficult and our family aged 36-80 had no problem navigating the path. Our tour guide - Jeff was wonderful. Low keyed but full of information that he readily shared. He also answered all of our questions and allowed us to move at a pace that was comfortable for us. I would highly recommend!

We did the bike tour with 4 family members. When we arrived the person checking us in was friendly and efficient. Our guide - Jeff - was excellent. Although he has only been doing these tours for less than 2 years he was very knowledgeable about all of the sites we visited. He had a nice calm demeanor, explained the bike and gave us a complete safety review. We moved at a perfect pace and felt like we had an insiders view of the Appian Way. I would definitely recommend this tour and our guide.

It was a very authentic experience! If you have any knee and/hip issues - this is NOT the ride for you. My family thoroughly enjoyed the experience and even got to interact with goats that were crossing the bike path.

This e-bike tour of the Appian Way was one of the highlights of our trip to Rome. The well planned route took us through breathtaking scenery filled with history that we never would have experienced on our own.The bikes were easy to use and gave us enough power to easily make it up mountains and hills. Jeff was a great guide, making sure we were comfortable with our bikes, setting a perfect pace for us, explaining the historical context for what we were seeing, and engaging in conversation to adapt to our interests to enrich the experience . I highly recommend!

Our family is from Canada. We brought our two sons age 10 and 7 to Rome. Our first morning we had this bike tour booked. Our tour guide Chris was very knowledgable, passionate about history and art, kind and patient and thoughtful with our children. He left us time to ask questions and take pictures and stop and use public washrooms, fill our water bottles and have snacks along the way. This was one of the best experiences we have had as a family. Highly recommend doing this. We went during a heat wave of over 40c and the tour was in the morning and beat the hottest part of the day. Highly recommend this tour. And if Chris can be your guide you’ll be in the very best of hands!

What an unbelievably fantastic tour… seeing the outskirts of Rome, riding fantastic electric bikes, with a guide (Gio) who was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Rome could not have made this tour any better. We highly recommend spending a few hours away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

A wonderful way to see another part of Rome. Our guide Salah was fantastic. Highly recommend the experience.

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My family of six, including two children 13 and 10, thoroughly enjoyed our private family tour with Alex as our guide. He ensured our safety and gave great tips along our tour. He was very knowledgeable and passionate about the history of the historical landmarks we passed along the way. It captured the attention of our whole party and made the tour very enjoyable. The scenery and places we were guided to were BEAUTIFUL! A very welcome day outside the city with country and open views. We hope to one day return and take the tour again to hear more of the historical stories he has to offer. Highly recommend this company and Alex as a tour guide. Grazie, Alex!

I am a 70 year old male , casual bicycle rider in relatively good physical condition; but have never used an electric power assisted bike. I arrived about 20 minutes before the scheduled 9:30AM departure. And I'm glad I had extra time for the shop guys to help me with a few tips on riding the bike. I got the hang of it quite easily and the power assist really is helpful in going up hill or just pushing you along the way. Some of the route is on relatively busy roads with regular traffic whizzing by quite close as it passes you. That can be unerving in the Roman traffic. Some of the route is on the original Roman Appia Way which surface is those large stones which are not easy to navigate. Most of the route is through park land and bike trails which is fine except if you encounter bicycles coming opposite way and if that part of the trail is narrow. We stopped a few times and the guide, Chris, did inform us of the interesting facts. But, a lot of time we just rode past somethings which I later learned would've inetrested me (for example, lots of old tomb stone remnants are along the roadway ) I asked a few times for additional stops. He did not outright refuse, instead asking me where we should do so . Having never been there I just replied anything of interest will be fine. A few minutes later , we happened upon a sheppard with his large flock of sheep right by the pathway . What a cool sight ! Chris did not stop to allow us the check it out, take pics ... Having never been to Rome, and not knowing the route , I had to follow along lest I get lost ! We we're booked for a 4 hour tour ; we finished about 45 minutes early so clearly we could've stopped at more locations. This guide verbalized opinions of politics , immigration etc .... which, in my view, really has no place in a tour of Roman antiquities.

We booked a private tour for the Appian way with our two 9 year old kids. We received high grade electric bikes in perfect condition and the service was professional and welcoming. Our guide Alex was super, knowledgeable and gave us very interesting explanations on the history or Rome and Appian way. He was also very considerable and sensitive, as we had a bit slower paced so he adjusted to tour and the final outcome was nevertheless perfect. Highly recommended tour off the beaten road!