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

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Rome, Italy

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10+ bookings last month.

3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.8

· Gae_C ·

Oct 2025

We loved our Appian Way golf cart tour. It is a great way to experience both the Appian Way, catacombs and many other fantastic sights along the way. Our guide Flavia was the best, so knowledgeable and passionate. We would highly recommend this tour. As an aside it is a great alternative to the huge crowds at other main sights in Rome and easy to get to by bus

· Ricardo_C ·

Apr 2026

Doing this tour on a golf cart is brilliant. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable. Very personable and made the experience a lot of fun. We learned a lot while throughly enjoying ourselves. Strongly recommended!

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Overview

Tour one of the world’s largest archaeological parks on a golf cart along Rome’s historic Appian Way. Just 3 km from the Colosseum, this serene 4,580-hectare park offers over 2,000 years of history, including the famous battle site of Spartacus, ancient catacombs, and the Circus of Emperor Maxentius. With a golf cart, you can easily explore the vast park, avoiding crowded tourist areas and immersing yourself in the tranquility of the Roman countryside while listening to local anecdotes.

Explore the famous Appian Way in a golf cart with a fun small group
Enter the historical Circus of Maxentius, one of the biggest Roman circus
Visit the Catacombs of St Callixtus or Sebastiano based on availability
Stop on a hill for a view of the Caetani Castle and Cecilia Metalla's tomb

What's Included

Bottled water

1/2 L mineral water per person

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

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Appia Antica, 60, 00179 Roma RM, Italy
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”.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Catacombe di San Callisto

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Circus of Maxentius

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella e Castrum Caetani - Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Complesso di Capo di Bove - Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Villa dei Quintili e Santa Maria Nova - Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Appian Way (Via Appia Antica)

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Appia Antica Archaeological Park

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
Mausoleo di Cecilia entrance not included
Villa dei Quintili entrance not included
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.8

based on 20 reviews

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Catacombs

Michael_C, Apr 2026

The golf cart tour was outstanding. Our guide was a wealth of information and made our tour very enjoyable. Highly recommend this tour.

Incredible tour!

Ricardo_C, Apr 2026

A wonderful Tour

Denise_J, Feb 2026

Fredrick and his trainee were amazing. Full of historical knowledge. The tour was great and I’d recommend it to anyone.

Fun and educational

H_B, Oct 2025

Had a blast on this tour. The Appian way is LOOOOOONG so the golf cart gave us a real sense of the distances travelled by the Romans. Great guide as well with interesting facts and history.

Appian Way is awesome

Gae_C, Oct 2025

Great Experience

Alf_M, Sep 2025

Its a great learning experience. Well worth the visit, away from the crowds of Rome. This should be on your list of musts.

Appian Way

Sandra_P, May 2025

It should have been a wonderful tour. However, the tour guide spent most of the time with one person in our tour of 5. She ignored the rest of us most of the time.

Response from Host, May 2025

Hello Sandra, I'm sorry about that. We will double check with our guide to find out what happened during your tour.

Fascinating. A gem tour...

Neil_M, May 2025

Fascinating. A gem tour that is not widely known. Guide was excellent. Well worth the effort to get there and away from the city center.

Great afternoon despite the weather

Ann_B, Mar 2025

Unfortunately the weather was not good showers of rain and cool. However, we enjoyed the tour immensely and we would not have been able to see as much as we did without the golf buggy. We've wanted to see the apian way for some time and it didn't disappoint. It will be even better when all the monuments are renovated and the scaffolding comes down

Excellent tour through Vía Apia Antica

Susana_H, Jan 2025

My husband and I were received by a young guide Federico who invited us to take seat in the golf cart and start the visit. He began telling us the history about Vía Apia Antica. He was skillfull and well prepared. He explained everything during all the trip, walking among tombs, buildings, ruins and chuchs, and answered all our questions very detailed and with great willingness. We highly recomend this tour.

Amazing day out of Rome

Vera_H, Nov 2024

This is a wonderful activity for someone who been to Rome before and already seen the main sights. I am personally very glad that we did golf cart instead of bikes because we could enjoy sightseeing without being tired or concentrating on riding. The catacombs impressed me more than I would think. And of course our guide was on the point!

The best part of the tour...

Scott_F, Oct 2024

The best part of the tour was our guide Alexander. Amazing guy, funny and well informed. We learned so much from him especially because two less about the Appian Way. He explained so much and took the time to answer our questions. It was supposed to rain but we ended up having a spectacular day weather wise. So glad we took the golf cart tour as we wouldn’t been able to walk it.

Excellent tour and commentary.

GeorgeH_B, Sep 2024

Excellent tour of the Appian Way including a visit to the St Sebastian catacombs. Our guide gave an excellent commentary and plenty of time was allocated to stopping and viewing major sights. We also visited a beautiful 5th C church, St Giovanni a Porta Latina. There were only 4 of us on the tour which made it very personal. The guide also very kindly took as back to the Circus Maximus and gave us great advice on other things to see. A great way to get a feel for the Appian Way.

Amazing

SRBUI_S, Sep 2024

Sara, our guide, was amazing. She was very informative and made sure we were having a good time hiring the golf ride. The catacombs were very interesting as well.

History not to miss!

Eileen_M, Sep 2024

Meeting point was a bike shop on the Appian Way where the people there welcomed us warmly to wait and told us where we could catch a bite to eat. Our guide Frederico was simply the best guide ever. Showed us so much history of the land and shared his awesome knowledge with my friend Linda and me. His love of Rome and its history is evident! Simply a magnificent guide and tour! And his care for the customers shines!

Catacombs

Joseph_C, Aug 2024

The catacombs and the most descriptive details of the tour by guide Flavia. The Appian way was most historicall.

Fabulous

Stacey_M, Jul 2024

Fabulous!! If you’re passionate about history, you cannot miss this and my guide, Sarah, was wonderful!

Unlike any other tour.

Judi_M, Jul 2024

This was an interesting tour that I would recommend. Most people were saw were on bicycles to see this amazing area. I was thrilled we chose the golf cart. Our guide showed us so many details we would have missed. I highly recommend this tour if you want to get away from the tourist area for a day.