Private tour in Rome Ferdinando B

Rome Highlights Private Segway Tour

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Ferdinando B.

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Hi everyone! My name is Ferdinando, and I have a mission. . to turn your tour in an interactive experience! Your essential contribution, sensibility, wishes, inclinations, tastes and background become mine and I lavish them on my next tour. It becomes a moment of cultural exchange and a personal benefit not only as a tour guide but mainly as a person. Meeting people for me is like traveling with my imagination and so my philosophy is that experiencing Rome is never a one-way conversation, but a chance for a reciprocal growth. I can proudly say I have had a lot of customers but I also have many friends. This awareness however is the result of a long journey starting with a Degree in Preservation of the Cultural Heritage in Sicily and a Master Degree in Classical Archaeology (i. e. greek and roman). So I'm an archaeologist and an official guide of Rome and its province since 2009 but mainly I'm a traveler. This is why my tours are 100% clients oriented, never forget that it is your tour not mine! I can handle any kind of experience like the regular tours with adults, or family tours, where I can say I'm an expert! My two daughters help me every day! And in general I'm at your disposal for any kind of customization according to the time available and your interests. I can provide an overview of the city covering the main attractions as well as discovering the hidden treasures and visiting the off the beaten tracks sites for those who already had a taste of the city. Contact me also for driving, electric bike, running and segway tours, for a different way to explore the eternal city. What makes my tour an unique experience though are two goals to achieve on a tour. . The first is to make my love and passion for what this marvelous city offers contagious, and second, as a consequence of the previous, to leave this city with a feeling of respect of the past and the wish for every possible visitor after you to enjoy the same beauty! Being not merely a guide though but digging since the age of 18, what I offer is not a simple tour, but a way to breath history. I'll do my best to let the monuments come alive as I had the privilege to take part to the excavation of an area very close to the Colosseum. The experience turned afterwards into my MD focused on Nero and the Flavians, the dynasty of emperors who built the Colosseum. So the valley of the Amphitheater is like my second home as it was the introduction of my dissertation. Well. . I did my best to convince you. . I hope it worked:-)) See you in Rome! ciao! Bachelor Degree in Preservation of the Cultural Heritage at the University of Palermo Master Degree in Classical Archaeology at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" Official License as a tour guide of Rome and Vatican City Please note, occasionally tours can be delivered by other colleagues of mine, all licensed tour guides with years of experience, fluent in several foreign languages and.. mandatory requirement, having an university background like me in Archaeology or history of art.

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Overview of your Rome tour

If you want to cover a big distance without getting tired, discovering off the beaten path sights and at the same time having a lot of fun on the first two-wheeled self-balancing electric vehicle, join me on a fun ride of the main highlights in Rome! In less than half of the time you'll be allowed to cross the pedestrian areas without any effort and to appreciate with airiness the wonders this city has to offer! You'll have the chance to combine this original way to move with the benefit of a guide providing information while riding. Easily overcoming the famous seven hills of Rome and visiting attractions hard to reach with the traditional walking tours! Paying particular attention on safety, first thing I learnt as a segway coach, I will provide with an in-depth orientation to the use of the most innovative vehicle of the third millennium!

Recent Reviews

Lynn W.United States
September 2023

We had so much fun on our Segway tour with Ferdinando! We did it the first day in Rome and are so glad to have learned so much so quickly. Ferdinando taught us how to ride safely, tailored the content based on other tours we had booked, and took us to many sights that we couldn't have on foot nor by bus. His knowledge as an anthropologist helped us understand Rome much more. A friend recommended this tour that she had enjoyed as well. We are glad she did, and recommend it to you, too!

Lynn D.United States
April 2023

Ferdinando was a wonderful guide! He was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, punctual and fluent in English. Rome's history is long and complicated but he did a great job making it understandable and interesting. His background as an archeologist provided a great perspective in a city like Rome. We were able to experience many of the important sights in Rome but also some of little known, "cool" sights that only a local could provide. GREAT!

Jason G.United Kingdom
October 2022

An utterly charming, knowledgeable, fun guide to Rome. I cannot recommend Ferdinando highly enough.

John G.Ireland
July 2022

The tour with Ferdinando was excellent. His encyclopedic knowledge of Roman history plus use of the Segways allowed us to cover a lot of physical distance and historical time in a 3 hour tour. This is an excellent tour to start your stay in Rome as it allows you to sample almost all the key areas of historic interest and then decide what you want to dive into deeper with follow on visits. Using the Segways is very easy and allows you to access areas that you won't see on a bus or car. Great tour overall.

Your Rome tour itinerary

- Training session at the Segway rental shop - Column and Forum of Trajan - Via dei Fori Imperiali - Forum of Julius Caesar - Forum of Augustus - Forum of Nerva - Colosseum - Arch of Constantine - Aqueduct of Claudius - Circus Maximus - FAO building - Starting point of the Appian Way - Monument to Giuseppe Mazzini - Garden of the roses - Aventine Hill - Knights of Malta keyhole - Garden of the oranges - Mouth of truth - Forum holitorium et boarium - Sacred area of Sant'Omobono - Church of San Nicola in carcere - Theater of Marcello - Capitoline Hill - Square made my Michelangelo - Stunning view of the Roman Forum - Piazza Venezia - Vittoriano - Mussolini's Headquarter

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Transport details
Type: Walking

Segway

What's included
Other: Segway rentals and headsets
Private Guide
Private Transportation
What's not included
Other: Personal expenses.
Food Drinks Snacks
Meeting location

Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: The tour starts at the Segway rental shop

  • You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
Other details
Tour categories
History
City Highlights
Art And Culture
Tour reference number
569153
Languages
Italian
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly

Traveller reviews

5.0

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