Beautiful and worth every cent. Not recommended for people who have issues walking. There are lots of stairs and lots of walking. My aunt was told she couldn’t continue the second half of the tour. She sat under a tree, I continued with a guilty conscience.

An incredible tour with two pieces of the same story. Influential architecture, beautiful grounds, and time in a nice town. Even though this was the longest tour I could find for the sites, at times it felt rushed with the amount there is to see at both places.

The trip to Hadrians Villa and the Gardens of Tivoli were excellent. Each place has a unique history of its own, the landscape, and how residents lived during this period. Hadrians architecture and engineering were marvels with only partial remnants that will entice your vision of what was. On the other hand, Tivoli was intact, and the interior was amazing with incredible paintings that will take you back in time. The gardens were exceptional, and again, the ingenuity of how they designed each section as well as each water feature are unbelievable. Both are worth a trip out of Rome for a fantastic day.

Visiting the town of Tivoli is an hour drive out of Rome, a great change of pace. We were separated into two groups - with lunch and without lunch. We met the tour guides in Tivoli and of course they imparted loads of information and history. We went on our own for lunch. Our tour guide suggested a restaurant - this is where we ate but there are other places you can try near Villa D'Este down some little streets - plenty of options. Leave room for gelato. Make sure you wear comfortable walking shoes as Villa D'Este has a lot of stairs. Overall, both Villas are beautiful - you'll need to use imagination for Hadrian's Villa as it would have been very grand.

This was a fantastic tour. Our guide was very impressive with his historical knowledge. He lives in Tivoli and was keen to share his knowledge of its history with us. The first half of the tour was going through Hadrian’s garden. An amazing place. The man was a genius and his architectural designs are something to be seen. The second half was walking through Tivoli gardens, with sensational water fountains and gardens and rooms filled with amazing art.

First of all, there is no signage for Nicom Tours on their building. Trying to use Google Maps anywhere in the Vatican City area was useless as the directional needle constantly fluctuated and was unreliable. Nicom Tour needs to immediately change the sign above their building entrance if they’re going to operate under multiple company names. Our guide Francesco was excellent, well prepared, knowledgeable and engaging. However at the conclusion of the tour he left us to fend for ourselves to find our way out of the Vatican. We wandered around for nearly two hours in the dark before we found a cab stand outside of the Vatican. For the price of the tour, the very least the company can do is issue a simple exit map detailing steps back to the original entry point so we can backtrack our way back to our hotel. Beware, the tour is 3 full hours long, no breaks, hot, humid, lots of walking, stair climbing and absolutely nowhere to sit and take a break on the old bones.

OMG! Awful experience! I had printed confirmation of the tour, meeting point etc, was 30 minutes early to the meeting point NO GUIDE. Frantic calls to Nicom with no answer, then a call at 4 minutes passed the start time to say that the meeting point was elsewhere!! Make it there as quickly as possible to find the tour had left! Ongoing emails trying to get a refund, not holding out much hope.... off to the Vatican on Wednesday (with another provider) will drop in on their office see if that moves things along 😉

Quick but lovely. To appreciate it all, one needs more time at each place. Very cool to see the old and the "new"! Hope for nice weather!

The worst tour I been at. We almost didn't been in villa handriana. The tour guide was nice but didn't explained much. I didn't want to buy lunch but from thee site you have to buy it and no refund for it. I left the tour in the middle

This trip was well organized and very interesting. It was comfortable and I truly enjoyed every minute of it. I would not sign up for the lunch though. It was ok but I could have done better on my own. This was one of the most beautiful gardens I’ve ever been to. And I’ve been to many!! Well worth the money.

The guide was strict and that was great because he could tell us more about the villas, he was very knowledgeable and kind so we had a great trip

Both destinations are close to each other, about 25m east of Rome in the hills. Guide Giuseppe was local, informative and professional in all regards. Well worth it. Many steps and lots of walking , hills too. Be prewarned. Bring a bottle of water if needed. And nice to escape the crowds in Rome central. Whispers are used, helpful. Use your ibud earphones for better reception. DON’T get the extra lunch, unless you want to eat with the large group and have a fixed menu and wine. The area used for lunch is in an urban setting with many nice cafes, just outside the entrance to Ville de Esta. We had entrecôte and salad, 2 diet cokes, a super hamburger, and gelato all for €33 in a shaded outdoor corner cafe that was not crowded at all.

Very enjoyable trip to the UNESCO heritage sites of Hadrian's Villa and Villa D'Este. Our guide was Alessio, a friendly but no nonsense lady local to the Tivoli area. The first stop was Hadrian's Villa, which was very interesting and I would have liked to have spent a bit more time here understanding the history. This part felt a bit rushed. Before going to the Villa D'Este we went to a traditional trattoria for lunch, which was bruschetta, fettuccine and a baked prosciutto and cheese dish with a side salad. The bruschetta was definitely the best I have had but the rest was just ok. The final stop was the Villa D'Este, with it's 1000 fountains. This was clearly the highlight of the trip, the fountains were fantastic. Again I would have liked a little more time to explore. In terms of practical all communications are through an earphone so no issues with hearing even if you are wandering. Hadrian's Villa and the gardens at Villa D'Este offer very little shade, so plan accordingly, a refillable water bottle is a must

Really below average tour with the worst lunch I have ever had! The locations were beautiful but the tourguide had a real lacklustre approach to the tour, appeared to be more interested in telling us about the shops etc and the discounts we could get in them. I wish I hadn't booked.

Booked through "Get your guide." Transport there & back good. Not enough time spent either at Hadrian's Villa or Villa d'Este. We opted for no lunch option. ( 1 hour 40 minutes was way too long.) Had we been given our tickets beforehand, we could have enjoyed more time at Tivoli Gardens, whilst waiting for the group.Deserves better organisation