I want to book a Vespa tour in Rome in May. I saw , on one of my surfing trips(internet!) that there was a company that did book them but havent been able to find it again. Anyone have input /info?

Just by googling I found www.happyrent.com and there are others listed that offer vespa tours. Some go to the wine ares.
Personally, I would never get on one of these on the streets of Rome considering the traffic and driving.

I agree with Lynnaustin. Riding a Vespa anywhere in Italy is taking your life in your hands. However, I say that because I'm a coward.

I ride a scooter on narrow Cotswold lanes from time to time, but I wouldn't dream of riding one in Rome!

Good luck if you do choose to do it!

Buona Fortuna!! I hope that you have a good life insurance and a Living will...

Are you talking about a tour where someone else drives you? Is so, you might look at the last couple of episodes for Little People, Big World online as they did a Vespa tour of Rome on one of the recent shows. I'm sure the company is either named or listed in the credits.

My thrill seeking son suggested renting Vespas - No Thank You - I don't even like to cross the street in Rome unless I am crossing with a group of nuns - they always seem to stop for nuns - must be a major sin to hit one

If you mean there is a driver and you are the passenger - I would enquire very carefully into the insurance coverage they provide before getting on. If they just give you your own vespa and someone leads a group - there's no way I would do this unless I had a LOT of experience in driving a bike in very heavy city traffic.

Don;t know if you have every been to Rome, but few intersections have traffic lights, who goes first is based on the chicken principle - and pedestrians have the right of way and will dart out into traffic and you MUST avoid hitting them.

I live in NYC and drive here all the time - and have been known to scare cab drivers. I will drive a car into or out of Rome (but not around Rome which is futile) but would never consider driving a Vespa there (even though I do have experience driving a bike).

Well of cours it's 18 mph. You're in the enter of a city. How fast do you think traffic goes. That doesn;t make it any safer when you consider the mass of a car - or even the sidewalk, against a human body.

did u go and do it - my sister and i are going next month and were thinking of having someone drive us around on 1???

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