Off road
Quads and buggies on tracks through the woods and the volcanic country, which is loud and does not pretend otherwise.
42 things to book17 placesthe nearest is in Rome itself
The Simbruini above Subiaco, the Lepini above Bassiano, the Sabina, and the hills behind the Tuscia coast. Most of these are guided convoys with a briefing and a practice area before you set off, and the price is usually per machine rather than per person.
A driving licence is required on almost all of them, and the operators say which one.
Close enough that the drive is not the day.
Closest to Rome first. Never by who pays us.
Off roadAn outdoor rental karting track on the western edge of Rome, open in the evenings.
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Off roadA guided Vespa ride out of Rome into the Castelli Romani.
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Off roadThe same five-hour, eighty-kilometre route through the Alban Hills, driven in an electric Fiat 500 with a guide and driver instead of on a Vespa.
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Off roadA five-hour, eighty-kilometre Vespa tour out of Rome into the Alban Hills.
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Off roadAn indoor electric karting circuit at Pomezia laid out over two levels with climbs, descents and hairpins, timed by electronic telemetry.
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Closest to Rome first. Never by who pays us.
Off roadA supercar driving experience on a circuit, bought first and booked afterwards: the operator says the voucher is valid eighteen months.
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Off roadA supercar driving experience on a race circuit: the customer drives a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche or McLaren for a set number of laps.
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Off roadThe longer of the operator's two daytime routes: three hours from Anticoli Corrado through rock spurs, small mountain villages, grazing animals and views across the Lazio Apenni…
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Off roadA two-hour guided quad ride from Anticoli Corrado along the old railway line, through olive groves and out onto the broom slopes of the Monti Ruffi, with views over the Aniene v…
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Off roadAn evening quad ride on unmade tracks up to a natural terrace for the sunset over the mountains, then down to the square of Anticoli Corrado for pizza by the slice and a soft dr…
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Off roadAn outdoor kart track at Artena, in the hills south-east of Rome, that has been running for over thirty years.
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Off roadA four-hour guided off-road ride across farmland and Mediterranean scrub to the Cerveteri waterfalls, where the operator says there is a swim stop.
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Off roadA three-hour guided ride on dirt tracks between olive groves and vineyards through the Etruscan territory of Cerveteri, with a stop at the Cascatella di Sant'Antonio where the o…
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Off roadFive hours in total: three on a quad or dune buggy across the Cerveteri countryside to the Banditaccia Etruscan necropolis, then two hours visiting the tombs of the UNESCO site.
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Off roadThe operator's longest and roughest guided ride: five hours, eighty per cent on unsurfaced tracks, with the Cerveteri waterfalls as the turning point.
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Off roadA two-hour guided ride on a quad or dune buggy through the Etruscan countryside around Cerveteri, half of it on unsurfaced tracks.
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Off roadA guided hour on a quad or a dune buggy through the countryside of Cerveteri, along farm roads between olive groves and vineyards as far as the hilltop hamlet of Ceri, then back…
See the dayCommit to one of these rather than two.
Closest to Rome first. Never by who pays us.
Off roadA guided quad ride from Campaegli, at 1,200 metres in the Monti Simbruini, to the red deer enclosure at Prataglia run by the regional park.
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Off roadA guided quad ride from Campaegli down towards the Fondi di Jenne, the karst hollows on the far side of the Simbruini.
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Off roadA full day on a quad, arranged on request, from Campaegli to Jenne and Vallepietra with a stop to eat, returning to Campaegli by way of Subiaco.
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Off roadA two-hour guided quad ride after dark from Campaegli across to Livata and Campo dell'Osso, the ski area of the Monti Simbruini.
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Off roadRental of small automatic 110cc racing motorcycles on the Latina circuit, sold by the minute or by the day.
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Off roadRental karting on a circuit on the Via Pontina at Latina.
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Off roadA three-hour guided quad ride with viewpoint stops and a visit to the beech wood of Oriolo Romano, which the operator describes as a UNESCO site.
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Off roadA four-hour guided quad ride on an easy route with a stop at the Mola waterfall of Oriolo Romano.
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Off roadThe international kart circuit of Viterbo, which hosts national and world championship rounds, also sells kart rental, amateur races and free practice to the public.
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Off roadSix or seven hours starting at four in the afternoon: a quad ride through the Monti Lepini to Limito, the vineyard labyrinth, where the ride breaks for a tasting of Marco Carpin…
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Off roadThe same thirty-kilometre route up Monte Semprevisa as the classic tour, with the same briefing and practice area, but at Campo Rosello the pizzas ordered in advance arrive hot.
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Off roadThree to three and a half hours on a quad from Bassiano up the Monte Semprevisa to Campo Rosello at 1,200 metres, about thirty kilometres of tarmac, unmade road and forest track.
See the dayA full day, out and back, and worth the drive.
Closest to Rome first. Never by who pays us.
Off roadA ride through the vineyards on a six-seat Polaris off-roader, then the cellar and a tasting of six wines paired with local products.
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Off roadA two-hour guided quad ride for people who have never ridden one, starting at Palombara Sabina: a quarter on the tarmac road out to Stazzano, then three quarters on dirt.
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Off roadFour hours of extreme off-road for people who have ridden a quad before and are fit enough for it.
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Off roadA guided three-hour quad ride starting at Palombara Sabina, in the Monti Lucretili north-east of Rome.
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Off roadAn afternoon quad ride of three or four hours from Palombara Sabina, timed to reach the viewpoints of the Roman Sabina at sunset - the departure time shifts with the season.
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Off roadTwo hours on a quad and two hours on foot from Palombara Sabina.
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Off roadThree or four hours from Palombara Sabina split in two: two or three hours of guided quad riding, then about an hour in a clearing in the woods with a holistic coach.
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Off roadA guided quad ride from a base at Bracciano.
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Off roadThe long version of the guided quad excursion from the Bracciano base, sold as a whole-day ride.
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Off roadA two-hour guided quad ride designed for beginners and families with children, on an easy route the operator describes as half tarmac and half country roads, with no rough secti…
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Off roadThe same easy two-hour guided quad route above Lake Bracciano, with an aperitivo taken outdoors during the ride.
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Off roadTwo hours on a two-seater quad through the Bracciano park, then the aperitivo.
A sports club — you join them for the day
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Off roadAbout three hours on a quad after dark on the tracks of Monte Semprevisa, riding by headlight, with a stop for an aperitivo round a fire and an astronomer who points out the sta…
See the dayDriving time from the middle of Rome, on the road network and without traffic. It tells you whether the day stands up; it is not a timetable.
Getting there
The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.
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