Hidden Rome by Golf Cart: Catacombs, Crypts and Sacred Art

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About this activity

Discover a lesser-known side of Rome with this private experience exploring places that reflect the city’s history of faith, martyrdom, and remembrance. Your tour begins with pickup directly from your hotel, where you will meet your private tour leader and travel through Rome by golf cart.

The first stop is the Basilica of Santo Stefano Rotondo on the Caelian Hill, famous for its striking 16th-century frescoes depicting the martyrdom of early Christian saints.

You will then continue to the Catacombs of Domitilla, one of the largest underground burial complexes in Rome, where you will join the official one-hour guided tour through ancient galleries carved into volcanic rock.

At the end of the visit, your driver will accompany you to the Capuchin Crypt, where the golf cart tour ends. You will receive entrance tickets with an audio guide to explore this unique site independently.

The private golf cart tour lasts about three hours, excluding the visit to the Capuchin Crypt.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–7
Audio guide: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Guide: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Operated by: Your Local X

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Crypt of the Capuchin Friars Entry + Audioguide
Included: Domitilla's Catacombs Guided Tour
Included: Licensed Tour Leader
Included: Private transportation: Private golf cart and driver at your disposal for the entire tour, allowing you to comfortably reach each site while also enjoying views of Rome’s historic streets and landmarks between stops.

Not included

Not included: Meals

Itinerary

Basilica di Santo Stefano Rotondo al Celio

20 min

One of Rome’s most unusual and atmospheric churches, the Basilica of Santo Stefano Rotondo on the Caelian Hill offers a powerful reflection on death and martyrdom in early Christian history. Built in the 5th century and inspired by the circular design of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, its unique round structure creates a solemn and timeless space.

What makes this church especially striking are the dramatic 16th-century frescoes that cover its walls. These vivid paintings portray the martyrdom of early Christian saints, showing in powerful detail the suffering endured for faith. Created as a moral lesson for missionaries preparing to travel abroad, the images confront visitors with the reality of sacrifice and devotion.

Within the theme Rome and the Art of Death, Santo Stefano Rotondo reveals how early Christianity transformed death from a symbol of fear into a testimony of faith, courage, and spiritual victory.
Catacombe Di Domitilla

one hour Admission included

The Catacombs of Domitilla are among the largest and most fascinating underground burial complexes in Rome, offering a profound glimpse into the early Christian relationship with death and the afterlife. Here, visitors will join a guided tour led by the official catacombs guides, who will accompany the group through this extraordinary underground world.

Developed between the 2nd and 5th centuries AD, these vast subterranean galleries extend for several kilometers and served as a burial place for thousands of early Christians. Carved into the volcanic rock along the ancient Via Ardeatina, the catacombs preserve tombs, inscriptions, and symbolic frescoes reflecting a strong belief in resurrection and eternal life.

The Catacombs of Domitilla reveal how the first Christian communities transformed burial spaces into places of memory, faith, and hope beyond death.
Museum and Crypt of Capuchins Friars

one hour Admission included

The Capuchin Crypt offers one of the most striking and thought-provoking encounters with the theme of death in Rome. Located beneath the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione, this unique site will be visited at the end of the three-hour golf cart tour, when your driver-guide will drop you off at the entrance.

From there, you will have about one hour to explore the crypt independently with the official audio guide. The chapels are decorated with the bones of thousands of Capuchin friars, arranged in intricate patterns that create a powerful and symbolic space dedicated to reflection on life, death, and eternity.

Far from being macabre, the crypt expresses a deeply spiritual message. Through this extraordinary artistic display, the Capuchin friars sought to remind visitors of the fleeting nature of life and the universal destiny of death, perfectly reflecting the theme Rome and the Art of Death.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace by IHG
Albergo Ottocento
Al Manthia Hotel
Hotel Nord Nuova Roma
Hotiday Roma Trevi
Luxury Rooms H 2000 Roma
Gioberti Art Hotel
Cloud 7 Hotel Roma
Floris Hotel
Hotel Castellino Roma
Hotel Andreina
Hotel Milo

and 356 more pickup points

Pickup is available directly from your hotel or Airbnb, provided it is located within a convenient distance from the city center.

Please make sure to send us your accommodation address in advance so we can verify if direct pickup is possible. If the location is not easily accessible, we will arrange a comfortable meeting point that is convenient for both you and our team.