Tivoli Day Trip from Rome: Discover UNESCO Sites Hadrian's Villa and Villa d'Este

Escape Rome for a day and explore the UNESCO sites of Hadrian’s Villa and Villa d’Este in Tivoli. Discover the rich history and beauty of these hidden gems on a comfortable bus tour.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Villa d’Este - We will leave the alluring ruins of the 2nd century A.D. far behind as we travel on to the 14th century to our second destination, Villa d’Este - one of the most beautiful Renaissance villas in Italy. This splendid palace, with its extraordinary gardens filled with hundreds of fountains, will leave you feeling captivated. Bernini’s…
What's Included
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional Guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Take a day trip from Rome to experience the unique town of Tivoli. Tucked away on a mountain top just outside of Rome, this charming town can be reached with an easy bus ride. Once there, uncover the underappreciated beauties of Hadrian’s Villa and Villa d’Este as our local guide imparts the abundant historical significance of both these UNESCO world…

Location
Via Cavour, 224
Via Cavour
The meeting point is at the bus stop at Via Cavour 224. The nearest metro station: “Cavour” (Line B). Please remember to show up 25 minutes before the tour departure time.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ldbrooks
Sep 22, 2024
Great day trip! - Giuseppe was a great tour guide. In reading other posts I believe most people are grumpy and have high expectations. We appreciate the knowledge of someone that comes from the area and tells you good restaurants to eat at and stores to shop in. Great day!
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Carolyn_m
Jun 2, 2024
Terrific Tivoli - Love seeing the Tivoli garden and Barouque paintings! The experience was greater than expected ! Weather was perfect! Guide was very informative! Only difficulty there were a lot of steps to climb! There is an elevator in gift shop if you ask they will let you use it.
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Tudor
May 2, 2024
Great experience at Vatican! - We took the guided tour, led by Lilia. Everything was good. Special thanks to our guidance, Lilia. Thank you very much!!!!
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Lisa_h
Apr 5, 2024
Don’t miss this! - The entire day was memorable! Both dites were spectacular and our guide Giuseppi was very knowledgeable and kind.
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K_ramya
Oct 26, 2023
Excellent trip. Fantastic history and amazing to see construction quality of buildings - Marzia was our tour guide. She was extremely informative and very considerate. Excellent experience learning history from her. She connected the villas back to the ancient time very beautifully, showed us all the hidden gems. Walter was very good at driving us. Overall grateful.
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Alexmaddy
Oct 14, 2023
Book the Tour, Skip the Lunch - This is a great tour and we had a fantastic guide who was knowledgable, interesting, funny and personable. Thank you, Marta (you said it would be Marsha in English). We took this tour with our adult daughter in part because we were in Rome without a car and wanted to see some things outside the city. We were picked up at the meeting point promptly, although there was a bit of confusion about the actual meeting point as it is basically just on street and not well marked. We were on a large comfortable bus and went first to the ruins of Hadrian's villa. With the earphone and audio aid everyone can hear and follow along, so all good. This is a destination for archeology buffs and extremely interesting and beautiful, and the explanations of what was once there helped us to reimagine the estate as it once was. Incredible. But you are walking in the hot sun for quite a bit of the tour so bring water and wear a hat. From there we went to the town of Tivoli for lunch. You can buy ticket for the tour that includes lunch, or buy a lower-priced ticket and buy your own lunch in Tivoli. BUY YOUR OWN LUNCH! We didn't and regret it. The lunch we were served was very substandard, especially for Italy where you have to work at eating bad food. Tasteless, slapped together, and uninteresting. There are plenty of really interesting little restaurants and cafes in Tivoli that are not crowded, and you have plenty of time to find one, sit down and enjoy a good meal. You'll get WAY better food, sadly. After eating you visit the renaissance Villa d'Este and this was the highlight of trip for me. An astounding creation of art, architecture and landscaping. And the guide knew and explained the history beautifully. Totally worth the price of admission!
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Kayw565
Jun 14, 2024
Only OK Tour - This was our least favorite tour in Italy. The guides did not compare with others we had in other archaeological places, and we were sorry to have used up a day better spent in Rome.
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Lovetravelmarcia
Apr 28, 2024
Very busy. Without much explanation - There is not enough time to visit the village of Adriano. We didn't even see half of the place. The information given by the guide was minimal. Everything was based on really accelerated speed. The same happened in his village, although he was another guide. We were not able to observe the works of art in the Palace, and the visit to the gardens was based on a fast paced walk. It's best to take the train and make the journey on your own.
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Odyssey37859059935
Nov 23, 2023
Bad experience, impose to find meeting point. - Beware, we got sketchy pickup meeting directions that after walking for 45 min we couldn’t find even with GPS or the help of locals and when we called the number provided and asked for help we got yelled at as they claimed they were waiting for us for 15 mins at the pickup point that did not exist or impossible to find to say the least. Beware you might get ripped off your money not nice people with a very shady way to business. I do not recommend.
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Cathys655
Oct 14, 2023
Avoid - worst travel company experience. - Do not book a tour with Enjoy Rome. Having booked a tour with Enjoy Rome in May for a September date I contacted them directly requesting a confirmation voucher and was advised not necessary turn up on the day. Turned up on the day of booking to be advised that my booking was for May, they couldn't assist me, couldn't accommodate me on the tour and refuse to refund monies paid. Customer Service team are unprofessional, unhelpful, and at no time during June/July email exchange did they check the booking date allowing time for the matter to be resolved prior to my visit to Rome. Avoid
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).