Our tour will transport you to a fairytale setting and we will spend a unique and memorable day. We will visit one of the most beautiful gardens in the world and enjoy a delicious platter of cured meats and cheeses in the center of a wonderful and characteristic medieval city, before going to jump on the fastest and longest zipline in the world !
What's Included
- Full-day tour in an airconditioning minivan from Rome to Ninfa, Sermoneta and Roccamassima
- English/Spanish speaking tour escort all day
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (central Rome only)
- Official guide in the Garden of Ninfa
- Lunch with ‘tagliere con salumi e formaggi’ in the center of Sermoneta
- Entrance tickets to the Garden of Ninfa + Zipline*
- Emergency number also operational via whatsapp
Departure & Return
Free Pick up from Hotels, Appartments, Bed&breakfast, accomodations, only in the city center (inside the Aurelian Walls).
The address must to be provided on the reservation.
Departure Time 8:00 AM
Additional Info Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Provide the Correct address of your accommodation , hotel, B&B
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (central Rome only)
- Not wheelchair accessible No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Provide the correct phone number with international country code check that you provide all the details to us. Without this information we can not guarantee the correct service
- Free transfer offered by D&M Tours in air conditioning Minivan
- Emergency number also operational via Whatsapp - One day before 24 H call or send a message to confirm the pick up.
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Coronavirus information: Below a brief list of the measures will be taken to ensure the safety of customers during the tours and on board our vehicles: - gloves and surgery masks; - disinfectant gel - Sanitization of vehicles at the end of each tour - staff, assistants, guides, drivers wearing masks and gloves - preventive information to the customer once on board the vehicles - the capacity of minivans and groups will be regulated according to the law and regulations of the virus corona in customer protection
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers Operated by D&M, for a more personalized experience
NINFA + SERMONETA + ZIPLINE
The Garden of Ninfa (Giardino di Ninfa), built on the ruins of the medieval town of Ninfa in the Pontine Marshes (Agro Pontino), has been classified by the New York Times as one of the most beautiful and romantic gardens in the world.
Declared a Natural Monument by the Lazio Region, the garden, given the delicate environmental balance, may only be visited on certain days of the year, but the beauty of this place is well worth a visit.
History
The name Ninfa (Nymph) derives from a temple of the Roman era, dedicated to the Naiad Nymphs goddesses of spring water, which is still located in the garden.
The city of Ninfa was destroyed in the fourteenth century; since the sixteenth century, several members of the Caetani family present in the Pontine and Lepine territory for many centuries, decided to create a garden with precious botanical varieties, pools of water and fountains. However, it was only in the nineteenth century that Ada Bootle Wilbraham, the wife of Onoraro Caetani, and her sons built an actual Anglo-Saxon style garden, by draining the swamps, planting cypress trees, oaks, beeches, and restoring some ruins, including the baronial palace.
The care of the garden was continued by the descendants of the Caetani family, until the last heir, Lelia, who added various botanical species and established the Roffredo Caetani Foundation, which still deals with protecting the Giardino di Ninfa and the castle of Sermoneta .Flora
There are 1300 botanical species over the eight acres of landscape.
You can admire nineteen varieties of deciduous magnolia, birch, water iris and several Japanese maples. The ornamental cherry trees that bloom in the spring, apple trees and the tulip tree are also spectacular.
There are many varieties of roses that climb on trees and ruins along the river and streams, making this a particularly romantic place.
Tropical plants such as the avocado, the South American Gunnera manicata and the banana trees can also be admired.The river and the oasis
The River Ninfa rises near the city and flows for 30 km towards the Pontine plain, forming the eponymous lake whose waters house a particular species of trout, imported from Africa thousands of years ago by the Romans.
A 1,800 acre oasis was created around the nucleus of Ninfa in 1976 in order to protect the local fauna which includes 152 species of birds, including some raptors such as the Peregrine Falcon and the Barn Owl, and several species of wading birds such as the Grey Heron.