Best Rome Driver · Your hotel in Rome
A private Mercedes minivan with an English-speaking driver, from your Rome hotel to Civita di Bagnoregio, Orvieto and St Patrick's Well. Book it for control: you choose when to leave, how long to stay and where to eat.
This is a driver, a car and a timetable you set. Best Rome Driver picks you up at your Rome hotel at about 8:00 in a Mercedes minivan. The plan gives about an hour and a half in Civita, then the centre of Orvieto and the Pozzo di San Patrizio, the 16th-century well with two spiral ramps of 248 steps each (italia.it). You are back at the hotel about eight hours after leaving.
The headline price of about $414 is for the whole group, and it changes with group size. For four people it lands near the coach trips per head, with none of the waiting. What it leaves out matters: the listing's itinerary says admission is not included, so budget the €5 Civita ticket, the well and the cathedral yourself, plus lunch. Ignore the line in the listing that seems to include tickets and licensed guides: it sits in a list that mixes exclusions, and the itinerary is clear.
The drivers know the region and guests praise them by name, but a driver is not a licensed guide. If you want the history explained inside Civita, add a local walking guide. The car helps in summer: one guest's driver moved the visit an hour earlier to beat the heat.
Your driver collects you anywhere in Rome. Ask for an earlier start in summer.
About two hours' drive, then about 1 h 30 in the village. You buy the €5 ticket.
Drivers suggest places; guests mention reservations made for them. Lunch is not included.
The cathedral square and the old centre, then the Pozzo di San Patrizio at the edge of town.
About 1 h 30 to 2 hours on the A1 to your door.
★★★★★Our driver Alex Paolini helped us move our visiting time 1 hour earlier to avoid the summer heat.
★★★★★Stefano was a wonderful guide. Very attentive. Made us a reservation in a special restaurant with fabulous food. Great day!
★★★★★He took great care of us from the time he picked us up to the time he dropped us off.
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Per group. The from-price of about $414 is for a small party, and the total changes with the number of people.
No. The itinerary says admission is not included. Budget €5 for Civita, plus St Patrick's Well and anything in Orvieto.
The driver speaks English and knows the area, but is not a licensed guide inside the sites. Book a local guide in Civita if you want one.
About eight hours from a hotel pickup at around 8:00, with about an hour and a half in Civita.
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Your own driver from your Rome hotel to Civita and Orvieto, leaving when you want.
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