<p class="ingestion featured-caption">I took my kids to Rome, and we did a Vespa tour.Jamie Davis Smith</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>My family took a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-vespa-scooters-made-italy-piaggio-group-two-wheelers-2019-7">Vespa tour</a> on a recent trip to Rome that cost us $400.</li><li>We drove passed a lot of <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-things-to-visit-in-rome-from-local-avoid-crowds-2024-6">famous spots</a> and briefly stopped to take pictures of others.</li></ul><p>When I was planning a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/things-to-know-visiting-rome-busy-season-first-time-tips">family trip to Rome</a>, I knew I wanted to experience the city like a local by zipping around on a Vespa.</p><p>However, once I saw the congested city's <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fourth-color-traffic-lights-streets-self-driving-robot-cars-trucks-2023-4">chaotic traffic</a> firsthand, I also knew I didn't want to take my children's lives into my own hands by driving one myself.</p><p>Instead, I looked for a Vespa tour where someone else did the driving and easily found one led by locals. It cost 125 euros a person, which came to about $400 total for the three of us with the exchange rate.</p><p>Even though it wasn't a typical <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/private-tours-by-locals-review-best-way-to-travel-2023-9">city tour</a> that involved long stops at notable sites, our Vespa tour wound up being a highlight of my visit to the Eternal City.</p>