To see more of Rome’s ancient sights than what you find in the historical center, get out of the city on this electric-assist bicycle tour to the Ancient Appian Way. Check out the ruins of the Aurelian Walls, Circus of Maxentius, and the ancient Roman aqueducts, all the while enjoying the countryside scenery without putting in too much effort. Choose from a shorter or longer duration tour, based on your schedule; the longer tour includes a guided visit inside the 2nd-century catacombs.

Electric–assist bicycle tour along the ancient Appian Way in Rome
Cycle into the Roman countryside on this intermediate-difficulty tour
Visit the 2nd-century San Callixtus catacombs (or 4th century San Sebastiano catacombs) and learn of Roman burial traditions (longer tour)
Small-group tour limited to 10 people ensures personal attention from the guide

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

This tour is a wonderful off-the-beaten-track ride, the perfect excursion out of the city center.

What's Included

Top Quality CANNONDALE E-Bike (with anti-puncture tires)
Helmet (mandatory)
A guide in English / German / French / Dutch / Spanish / Italian (depending on your chosen language)
Guided visit of the Catacombs of San Callisto or San Sebastiano (ONLY IN THE 6-HOUR TOUR)
Handlebar bag
Water (biodegradable bottle)

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Labicana, 49, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
You can easily reach us using the A-line subway, getting off at Metro MANZONI (our shop is a 10-minute walk from there); or using the B-line subway, getting off at Metro COLOSSEUM (our shop is a 10/15-minute walk from there).

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Your electric, pedal-assisted bike tour starts at a central Rome location, where you meet your guide and ride out of the city center to the Appian Way. Dating back to 312 BC, the Ancient Appian Way was constructed to connect Rome to Southern Italy and became one of the most important thoroughfares in the Roman Republic.

When you arrive at the start of the ancient road, you can relax and enjoy the scenery while riding on your electric-assist bike—allowing you to cover a lot of ground with minimal effort while you enjoy the fresh air of the Roman countryside.

Follow your guide past ancient sites like the Thermal Baths of Caracalla, the Aurelian Walls, and the Park of the Aqueducts.

Admire rural Italy, and hear stories from your guide about the centuries-old ruins. During the longer tour option, enjoy a guided tour of the catacombs and learn about ancient Roman burial traditions as you delve inside the subterranean tunnels.

Your tour concludes when you return to central Rome.

Porta San Sebastiano

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Appian Way (Via Appia Antica)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Catacombs of Saint Callixtus

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Circus of Maxentius

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

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

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Parco degli Acquedotti - Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Terme di Caracalla

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Parco Della Caffarella (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Please note that approximately 40% of the route of this tour takes place in the city. We ride carefully chosen city streets, but some traffic is unavoidable to connect the Ancient Appian Way Park to the Aqueducts Park. In the remaining 60% of the route (riding in the parks) we encounter no traffic.
You will cover an area of approximately 17 miles (27km), 60% of which takes place off-road. The difficulty level of this tour is intermediate (difficult with a child seat or child extension mounted on the bicycle).

Child policy: (1) Infants under 1 year are not allowed to participate for safety reasons. (2) Infants aged 1-4 years travelling on a child seat (with load capacity of up to 55 lbs or 25 kg) come on the tour free of charge. (3) For children aged 5-8 years a child extension (child streamliner) is provided. (4) Children aged 9 and above can autonomously ride on an appropriately sized E-bikes.
Minimum of 4 participants applies (total number of participants on tour). There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is 3 or less passengers on the tour. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative for your tour or full refund.
On Wednesdays, the route includes a deviation, so the tour may last half an hour longer (4.5 hours in place of 4 hours and 6,5 hours in place of 6 hours). The tour may be half an hour longer long also in the period January 25 - February 20 2024
On Easter Sunday (March 31st, 2024), the Catacombs are closed (therefore, the 6-hour tour will not be running)
This tour doesn't include any food or drinks; however, the route offers a few possibilities to purchase some food or drinks (which can be consumed during a suitable break).
Are the tours safe? The answer is: Absolutely! The tours follow carefully planned routes which have limited access to traffic, and some have no traffic at all, meaning you are able to enjoy your ride around the city in total relaxation and safety and you won't have to worry about traffic
We require that all customers wear a helmet on the tour (provided for free).
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Anita_D

Wow! This was an amazing trip. It was much more than we expected and much longer than we expected. The electric bikes, made it easy to get around and see a lot. It turned out to be one of our favorite Excursions in Rome. Our tour guide, Klaas, was amazing as well. He was very knowledgeable and pointed out all of the interesting historical points along the way.

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Fun experience

Maria_C, Apr 2024

This was a great bike tour. Moderate fitness level is required. We saw a lot of Roman ruins while bike riding. It was so much fun to ride a bike on the old Roman roads. My 15 year old had a great time. The Roman aqueduct and the park was our favorite part. Great photos!

Fabulous Itinerary!

Nola_B, Apr 2024

I’ve been to Rome a few times now and was keen to explore outside the city. The itinerary and guide offered me such a fabulous experience. Would highly recommend!

Cruise around Roman Engineering!

Brooke_A, Apr 2024

This was so much fun! Alireza was our guide and he was fantastic. We had such a great time riding around the edge of Rome and seeing the aqueducts. The engineering of Ancient Rome is just simply off the charts. Highly recommend this tour!

Best thing we did in Rome.

Keith_M, Apr 2024

Thoroughly loved this trip, beautiful countryside just outside Rome, who knew? And as for the Appian Way and the viaducts, just sensational. Our guide was lovely, very patient and knowledgeable. Bikes were very high quality. Best thing we did in Rome.

Amazing experience

Biliana_M, Apr 2024

Amazing experience. The bike tour was one of the best thing our family did in Rome. Our guide Ghazaleh was very kind and professional, presenting interesting stories about all the historic places we stopped at. Picturesque views and gorgeous places. The bikes were great, everything was very well organized.

Appian Way on E Bikes

Al_G, Apr 2024

Wonderful trip through the beautiful Italian countryside. Seeing the aqueducts up close, combined with the historical insights provided by our guide was really enjoyable. Highly recommend this excursion. You won't be disappointed.

Appian Way on eBikes

Joseph_F, Apr 2024

Nice people leading the tour and so were the attendees. A great half day experience. I would recommend it to almost anyone.

Great experience

Leigh_B, Apr 2024

Great experience and so fun! Our guide was very informative and friendly! Our tour was pushed back an hour due to a marathon on the route. Our 6- hour tour lasted 7 hours. It was all great but seemed an hour or two too long. A 4-hour tour would be perfect. Overall, great experience!

An excellent tour

Casey_K, Apr 2024

An excellent tour!! Got to explore outside of the city center. Saw many sites that we would not have seen if we did not take this tour.

Fantastic Tour!

Cindy_W, Apr 2024

Fantastic guide, interesting history, fun bike ride, lots of stories from Ancient Rome all created the perfect tour for my husband and me. Highly recommend this to anyone wanting to see off-the-beaten path sights and cruise through green parks and ride the Appian Road.

Roam Rome's Appian way and surroundings.

Norman_C, Apr 2024

This e-bike, guided cycle through Rome (from close to the Colosseum) through the city walls and onto the Appian way and the catacombs (optional extra) was fully guided from adjusting the bikes to suit the rider at the starting point through to the return back. The bikes were of high quality, obviously well maintained, easy to ride and control. Helmets are provided if required, though we took our own as we'd just returned from a cycling holiday in Tuscany, a handlebar bag and water too. Fabio, our guide throughout the trip was attentive, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable. The route taken is very easy,especially on e bikes, exceptionally scenic and probably about 80% on traffic free roads. When in traffic, Fabio ensured everyone knew exactly what to do, where to go and ensured safety was at the top of his concerns. The beauty of the areas Fabio guided us through was fantastic on the lovely sunny and warm spring day that we were lucky enough to enjoy on our trip. We stopped many times at points of interest and informative talks from Fabio and photo opportunities too. Cycling along the Appian way was like travelling back in time to ancient Rome thanks to Fabio's knowledge and throughout the whole route too. We opted for the catacombs tour and this took us about an hour for the guided tour of these before we were on our way again. Although advised that the tour (if the catacombs is selected) lasts 6 hours, ours was over 7 hours ( by agreement) since nobody in the group had any commitments to anything else that day and Fabio was so committed to giving us a good tour experience. It was 7 hours well spent and l cannot recommend it highly enough for a different view of Rome....and more to the point.....without the huge numbers of people one encounters at every tourist spot in Rome. It was a refreshing contrast to the hustle and bustle of this busy city. Your visit to Rome will be 100% enhanced if you opt for this trip.

Good and unusual experience

Sean_E, Apr 2024

Great experience on the ebike with our guide Chris. He's knowledgeable and warm. Took good care of everyone in the group.

Breathtaking Ride

Heidi_N, Apr 2024

This was an exceptional experience. One of the most memorable. Our guide was so knowledgable and made the riding flawless. An excellent way to visit this part of Rome

Very cool

Seanna_L, Apr 2024

Bita is a wonderful tour guide, knowledgeable historian and has great patience! She deserves a raise ;) - this was a very fun tour, thanks Bita The bike shop was professional, clean, tidy and well prepared for a surprisingly large volume of tours, thanks for a great day!

E-bike tour

Lynn_M, Apr 2024

Ali was the best tour guide we have had The bike ride was excellent loved seeing the Appian way and everything else great bikes and great group of people

Exceptional

Oliver_M, Apr 2024

Incredibly relaxing tour that takes you away from the busy tourist hot spots of the city and down one of the most important roads ever built. We stopped at a lot of significant and unique places that allows you to build a more complete picture of ancient Roman life. Our guide Simon was very knowledgeable and friendly. Highlight of my travels in Italy for sure!

EXCELLENT!

Leah_C, Apr 2024

LOVED our bike tour! We saw amazing things we normally would never see. The views and stops weee amazing!!! Our guide Filipe did an excellent job keeping us safe on the streets of Rome. My 2 teenagers LOVED this experience. I am not in great shape and haven’t ridden a bike in years, I was very nervous about this tour. Filipe helped with my fears and kept me close to him. The bikes were very easy to ride and the E option literally saved me!!! We really enjoyed the pizza lunch and we just the best day!

Amazing

Ashley_L, Apr 2024

Was so so amazing! Got to see outside the city and places I would never guess to go! Super educational and amazing scenery! Was able to keep the bike at a low settling for a great workout! My original booking day it rained and they were so accommodating and I was able to move it!

A must when in Rome

Brooke_L, Apr 2024

This was our favorite thing we did in Rome! I thought six hours would be to long but with all the stops it wasn’t. We took our teenage daughter and she loved it too! I would tell anyone that visits Rome to do this tour. Also our guid Bita was such a good guide!

Historical E-bike ride

Paul_W, Apr 2024

The weather was prefect for a historical bike ride through the southeastern portion of Rome. Seeing the original Rome road was awesome.

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