Private Rome to Tivoli Half-Day Trip & the gardens of the Villa D'Este

Tivoli is a historic town renowned for its rich cultural heritage, picturesque landscapes, and ancient Roman villas. Villa d'Este, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a stunning Renaissance villa renowned for its elaborate gardens, fountains, and terraces.

This Private Tivoli Tour from Rome can depart in the morning or afternoon. An English-speaking driver and an Mercedes (or similar make) air-conditioned vehicle will be at your disposal for four and a half hour. At Tivoli you'll be guided around the Villa and its famous gardens by one of our local expert Tivoli tour guides.

Our Private Tivoli Tour from Rome will depart from your hotel in Rome and finish back at your hotel. On a private guided walking tour of Villa D'Este, learn how the gardens were the brainchild of one man, the powerful and ambitious Cardinal Ippolito D'Este who during the 1500's set out to transform an old Benedictine convent into a new garden of Eden with more than 200 fountains laid out on sloping terraces along with beautiful greenery.

When to visit the Tivoli Gardens from Rome
Some of the most imposing fountains have been just restored, like “The Fontana dell'Organo” which has inside a water-operated organ delivers music as water flows through the fountain, or le “Fontane di Tivoli e Roma”, features reproductions on a smaller scale of the two cities. Our half day tours to Tivoli from Rome are perfect from the spring to the fall: enjoy the coolness of the hill country & the famous waterfalls, sit in the shade of mighty ancient cypresses and take a break.