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Rome Segway Tour: Villa Borghese
3 h
About this activity
After receiving a comprehensive overview of your Segway from your expert guide, you’ll be ready to conquer Rome's Villa Borghese park in style! As you glide the short distance from your meeting point to the park, pass the must-see Spanish Steps -- the famous 138-step staircase leading up from Piazza di Spagna.
Villa Borghese, opened in 1903, is the largest public park in Rome. The 148-acre (80-hectare) park features wide, shady lanes lined by temples, beautiful fountains, statues and museums -- perfect for cruising along on a Segway. Zoom down picturesque paths, away from car traffic, and weave between the lush trees and dazzling fountains.
Pass the Canonica Museum, named after Pietro Canonica, the Italian painter, opera composer, professor and sculptor. Your guide will tell you about his famous books, drawings and sculptures. Continue to the Temple of Diana and admire the goddess statue with one of her hunting dogs.
Continue further into the park to see the magnificent Piazza di Siena -- one of the park’s architectural and environmental jewels. From here, your guide will navigate you through the Lake Gardens, which was added by the English designer Jacob Moore after a major expansion and restoration project in the park.
Explore the newly renovated tree-lined walkways complete with new lawns and flowerbeds, a landscape of trees, shrubs and herbaceous borders. Admire the mirror of the lake’s water before reaching the Valadier House. Continue to the stunning Water Watch Fountain and make your way finally to Canonica Avenue, where your tour will end.
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Villa Borghese, opened in 1903, is the largest public park in Rome. The 148-acre (80-hectare) park features wide, shady lanes lined by temples, beautiful fountains, statues and museums -- perfect for cruising along on a Segway. Zoom down picturesque paths, away from car traffic, and weave between the lush trees and dazzling fountains.
Pass the Canonica Museum, named after Pietro Canonica, the Italian painter, opera composer, professor and sculptor. Your guide will tell you about his famous books, drawings and sculptures. Continue to the Temple of Diana and admire the goddess statue with one of her hunting dogs.
Continue further into the park to see the magnificent Piazza di Siena -- one of the park’s architectural and environmental jewels. From here, your guide will navigate you through the Lake Gardens, which was added by the English designer Jacob Moore after a major expansion and restoration project in the park.
Explore the newly renovated tree-lined walkways complete with new lawns and flowerbeds, a landscape of trees, shrubs and herbaceous borders. Admire the mirror of the lake’s water before reaching the Valadier House. Continue to the stunning Water Watch Fountain and make your way finally to Canonica Avenue, where your tour will end.
Included
- Segway tour
- 30-minute orientation session
- Guide
- Use of helmet (optional)
- Ponchos (in case of rain)
- Entry/Admission - Villa Borghese
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 3 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Level of physical fitness/ability is required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Minimum age is 16
Features
Tourism
95%
Original
80%
Cultural
75%
Sport
55%
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This was a fantastic tour-We had never been on Segways before-Ali was a great tutor. We saw some of the main sights of Rome too and so were dodging past pedestrians! Ali was an approachable and funny character-he made this tour an awful lot of fun! Thank you so much for a truly wonderful day!!
Awful experience. Several crashes and falls. There were too many people in the group. Dangerous in the streets of Rome. We received a refund after complaining to Viator.
It is hard to rate this, as it is nothing like it is advertised, basically you turn up if you can stand you can ride a Segway, your safety instructions are don't fall off, the guide does not speak English. so if you want to muck about on a Segway for three hours this is worth every penny, but if you are looking for a informative safe experience then look else where.
The segways were a lot of fun, but it was hardly a tour. The guide taught us very little, so we would have been much better off renting segways within the park for 1/4 the price.