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Save 1–2 hours by skipping ticketing lines and explore the Vatican’s treasures on your schedule.
Save 1–2 hours by skipping ticketing lines and explore the Vatican’s treasures on your schedule.
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The visit to the Vatican Gardens has been a unique experience, I went with my fiancée and we wanted to return once again and do it walking now because it is such a beautiful place that makes you want to spend more time observing every detail, the trip in the open bus is super good if you have an agenda to visit more things in Rome, because you can tour the gardens with ease, plus with the guide in multiple hate to choose the experience becomes more dynamic. We recommend it 100%
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We bought the tickets the same day and they had availability, it was super easy to arrive and check in, the super friendly guides explain everything you need to know and accompany you to the entrance door ahhh and you avoid the long lines.... In the end we were able to see the whole museum and also the Sistine Chapel everything was amazing thanks and greetings from Mexico.
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We had a good time. Thank you ... The wonderful works of Art ... 3 hours is not enough to admire them all ... but neither are months ....
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The queue-cutting tickets for the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel: a real added value for the visit and an invaluable time-saver for enjoying the place to the full, and the guide who welcomed us and accompanied us to the entrance was friendly and very clear - a much appreciated plus. I'd definitely recommend it!
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This was our first visit so we had big expectations. Our guide Silvia fulfilled them and even more. She explained every detail and answered all our questions which made this journey unforgerable. Silvia is high experienced and very pleasant guide. Our 7 Years old son enjoyed during all time if visit.
Buying through the agency was very important. It avoided a huge queue to get in! Not to mention the professionalism and cordiality we received. Visiting the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel was like living a dream! It's worth it and I recommend it!
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At the beginning of the street at the entrance to the Vatican Museum, signs should be put up saying : A sign: "Visits without a ticket" A sign: "Visits with a ticket" It's the best museum I've ever visited I find this museum very rich in works of art, clean and well organized. The Vatican gardens are beautiful. CONGRATULATIONS!
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It was great to get in fairly quickly and explore at our own speed. We found the group tour guides annoying as they kept stopping g in the middle of the passage ways blocking everyone else!!
Visiting Vatikan Museums was one of best my experiences. I expected more crowds . But Maybe it was about time . I visited there at 4 pm and when I was out, it was 8 pm. I had researched paintings, fresks, statues in museum. So I got happy when I saw them. Best museum in the World!
Skipping the long lines was great. Everything neatly arranged. The Sistine Chapel was unfortunately closed because of the conclave but things like that cannot be planned.
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The exciting sightseeing. So many beautiful works of art. If you are interested in the history of Rome, this trip tells you something new or explain you something what you knew before.
Coming to Rome without visiting the Vatican Museums is just not possible!!! The spiral staircase, a true wonder! Raphael's rooms not to be missed! The Gallery of Maps is also without a doubt a must see. Excellent organization through online booking of tickets.
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Antonio was great, with clear and precise explanations of the history of the monuments. Lots of humor, which made the visit very enjoyable!
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It was an exceptional experience! The super friendly and efficient guide at the entrance to the Vatican! He was right at the meeting point and I called him in 2 minutes and he returned my call quickly! I recommend it! We loved the experience!
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Dario the guide who took us inside the Vatican museums was very kind as well as knowledgeable in giving information let's say the Top
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I came in 2017 ans now 2025 but still the same surprise. Everything was so beautiful, museums, paints, monuments... I was with my mother 79 years old and I would to congragulate the Vatican organization, specially for the people with reduce mobility. We appreciate Grazie Mille !!!!
Everything. I didn't believe in the power of culture. I didn't believe in the majesty and depth of the message. Now I am different. Aware and deeply grateful.
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Everything was fantastic, a little less people would have been nicer but I loved it, I don't think I got to see everything but it was incredible.
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The works you can admire are unique in the world. The only thing that can be improved is the management of lines to enter.
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So glad we bought the skip the line tickets! We would have been waiting in line for hours without it! With Headout we were inside and through all the right checks in a few minutes The Vatican Museums are fantastic, with many beautiful paintings and decorative ceilings. The Sistine Chapel is especially impressive. The crowds did not really hold us up while walking around inside. There's so much to see you really need about 3 hours to see it all.
The visit to the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel is a must do if you want to visit .... we loved everything wonderful, spectacular !!!!
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Not on time. I thought this was from official web but turns out there's a "host" so they charged extra fee. The vatican itself 10/10 I would recommend to hire a tour guide to explain better about the history behind it
Pleasant visit with a very correct queue and on time thanks to the queue-cutting ticket, the place is magnificent and the visit pleasant despite the crowd, in 1h30 max the circuit is done and the audioguide is very useful.
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Everything was incredible! I loved every minute there.
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We waited in line but it was very fast. Interesting visit and we loved all the roofs, each one more beautiful than the other.
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Explore all three Vatican highlights with skip-the-line access to the Museums and exclusive entry to the basilica via a hidden passage.
Explore all three Vatican highlights with skip-the-line access to the Museums and exclusive entry to the basilica via a hidden passage.
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The crowds were very heavy for the jubilee but our guide was wonderful in directing us and keeping us focused on the important details on the museum and Basilica!
The tour guide was very well organized, punctual, very entertaining and in addition to his technical and historical knowledge also liked to have a humorous joke along the way. The group was very pleasant with 10 people, it always moved quickly so that we could see everything and also ask what we wanted from this tour. Thank you very much. We are very happy to recommend this tour.
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Everything that was mentioned in the tour we saw. Our guide Olga explained so much to the in-depth knowledge & history of The Vatican & sacred places. The crowds were overwhelming but Olga was able to guide us safely to the best vantage points
Very complete visit, the meeting point very easy to locate. I would have liked to have been able to enjoy a little more of the Sistine Chapel, but there were many people and we passed quickly. Otherwise everything was great !!!!
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Absolutely loved our guide, Antonio that also speaks Japanese. He was knowledgeable and passionate about his tours. He knew the end and outs making it unforgettable.
Very good guide bravo! However, we didn't have time to go to St Peter's Basilica, even though it was included in the ticket.
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We visited the Vatican Museums with an exceptional guide named Marco and we were really thrilled with the experience. Marco was very well prepared, clear in his explanations and very passionate: he was able to convey to us the importance and beauty of the works of art in an engaging and never boring way. Thanks to him we were able to better appreciate the richness of the Vatican Museums, and the whole tour. We highly recommend this guided tour, especially with Marco: he made our day unforgettable!
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Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about both the history of all sites but also about how to effectively navigate the journey through the spaces during such an extremely crowded time. Due to the jubilee crowds we had some delays, and our tour ran long. She did not rush through the museums, nd gave us the complete tour anyway. Seeing that some on the group were getting tired, she sought out places to sit and rest, and was more concerned with everyone's health and happiness than ending on time. A native Roman, the depth of her knowledge, her personal perspectives, and her passion were amazing! Since the sistene chapel was closed, she spent 20 minutes using picture handouts to talk through the meaning of the art inside. The climb to the dome was my favorite part - to be inside seeing the mosaics and the perspective of such a grand church from above were incredible!
Our guide Theresa was simply great! She told and explained everything so well. The whole tour was super nice and absolutely recommendable.
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Fantastic tour! It's worth it to skip the queues and have a guided tour with a small group. Wonderful experience which I would reccomend to anyone and will absolutely do it again.
Our guide, Francesca, was funny and easy to listen to. She brought the history to life with her stories and kept us all interested at what was a very busy time in the Vatican. The Vatican museums and gardens were stunning, the Sistine Chapel was breathtaking and St Peter's Basilicia was beautiful. Francesca's stories about the art in the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo's antics were the highlight for me.
Our tour of the Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's basilica was amazing. The crowds were crazy but our tour guide kept us together and helped us get where we wanted to go. Her information was great and she was entertaining.
The guide was phenomenal !!! So knowledgeable, so invested in the history, and importing that to the group. Her timing, for ingress and egress to specific areas was so beneficial to the whole experience.
I love the entire surreal experience with Vatican Museum,Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica self guided tour. She was an excellent tour guide on everything she talks about. I would highly recommend her and tour company. It was very easy to meet up and how organize it was. Thank you for the wonderful experience. #firsttimeinItaly!!!!
Great visit with guide Paola, we didn't have to hear to get into the museums and we learned so much!
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Fred was amazing. Our group was small which was even better. He was super informative without being boring or too lengthy. He moved us through swiftly without rushing and was super joyful.
It was a great success to have booked the guided tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica with Headout. I did not know you but I trusted the comments and I was right. Alessandro (our guide) was very experienced in getting around the Vatican and very knowledgeable in explaining each part of the Vatican. It is definitely worth your guided tour and I have to say that it is perfect value for money. Thank you.
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The highlight of our visit to th Vatican was going through the holy door, the crowd was not as bad as I thought they would be. Our host was great she took her time explaining and giving us the history behind the painting/structures/rooms. We spent most of our time in St. Peter basilica, we where able to go underground to see the tomb of the pope's. The we did some shopping in the Vatican store, it was a great experience.
Knowledgeable guide, very attentive and helpful.
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Our guide, Federico Grande was great. We pass the line in about 5 min. We saw and heard a lot of interesting.
Very interesting tour we did, it allowed us to take pictures and explore the beautiful place.
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Our guide was awesome. Skip the line was great
Our tour guide was patient and extremely knowledgeable. She interacted with guests pleasantly and was very sincere.
the guide was super qualified! excellent, entertaining, didactic. Impeccable
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The guide Liliane at the Vatican was great and the Colosseum guide was also very good.
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Gain deeper insight into the museums' treasures and Michelangelo’s frescoes with an expert guide.
Gain deeper insight into the museums' treasures and Michelangelo’s frescoes with an expert guide.
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Maurizio was an amazing tour guide. His knowledge about every piece of art was sensational. 100% would do this tour again! Very seamless pickup at meeting location and walking us into Vatican City, guiding us through security. Only feedback is not on tour guide but the headsets used. The system is a bit finicky. The headphones are a bit uncomfortable. I'd say the vox or similar wired headphone systems are superior.
I am glad that I bought tickets ahead of time to avoid the long lines. It was very crowded, but we made it through. To see the Vatican museum in person was breathtaking!
The guide was knowledgeable and personable. I loved it! However, I think it should have been written somewhere anyway since the ticket bought also covered the Sistine Chapel, which would be closed as of April 28.This was not indicated anywhere.
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Due to indisposition of the guide for the Vatican Museums, we had our booked visit varied to include the Vatican gardens. Still, it was a good experience, expertly illustrated by the lady who guided us. The presence of a very large audience somewhat marred our expectations so we will repeat the experience in quieter times. Thank you.
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Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly! She taught us so much about the Vatican and explained the most important aspects of what we were seeing. We were able to skip the long lines. It was easy to find our meeting point. I would highly recommend booking with them. Worth every penny!!
Absolutely amazing seeing all of those incredible works of art. It would take a lifetime to see and hear the history behind all of the priceless works.
The service was exceptional. We arrived late, quite upset as our plans had not worked out as we hoped, expecting to be told that we'd missed our tour. Alex (or Alec?) quickly took us to the Vatican entrance where he was able to locate our guide and your group. We couldn't be more thankful for him for that. Lucia, our guide, was informative and helpful, offering to take photos of group members at different points on the tour. We will use this company again and highly recommend them to other tourists.
Acceptance and entrance to museums very fast,assistants very professional and kind,guide very good and engaging;I highly recommend this experience.
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Carmelo, our guide was exceptional! He explained everything very well and in a very pleasant way! Please note that this tour is only VATICAN MUSEUMS and SIXTINE CHAPEL, it does not include entrance to St. Peter's Basilica. We loved everything we saw and heard!
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The tour started to late because a miscommunication of the guide and the organisation. This was also discussed in front of the tour group. This gave people an uncomfortable feeling . The guide and the tour were amazing
Very efficient staff at meeting point. Absolutely brilliant guide( Frederica) who was exceptionally knowledgeable. She gave us a lot of information naturally as opposed to parrot fashion. We had time to ask questions too. She was friendly and helpful. The tour lasted almost three hours and the time passed so quickly. This is a fantastic tour which we recommend 100%.
we were fortunate to be accompanied by a very kind and very knowledgeable guide who made the visit interesting in the delirium of a bewildering overcrowding . without the guide so comprehensive would have been an " ordeal " devoid of interest in a unique place in the world . congratulations to the guide , and to Vs organization .
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Reservations allow you to skip the line. The staff giving directions was very nice. Our guide very kind and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed the walk to the gardens and museums.
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Very good experience, very good guide, super nice tour, however, there was no queue-free access. We queued for 1 hour and 15 minutes in the sun
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The guide was very friendly and easy to understand. He led us through the museums with joy and enthusiasm.
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The tour guide Theresa!!! Incredible amount of knowledge, told with wit and charm, very interesting and entertaining tour!!!
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We took the guided tour with Juan Miguel Ortiz and it was really fantastic. His concrete explanations, fluid, full of knowledge and his kindness was the perfect complement to this unforgettable visit. We would definitely repeat. Thank you
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The vending machines didn't take big notes or cards so we didn't have a chance to get water and it wasn't made clear to us that we wouldn't have access to water once inside the gardens, this unfortunately made it difficult to enjoy. We also thought it was a bus tour around the garden. There are way too many people going through the museums and the Sistine chapel, it was uncomfortable and overpriced to be packed in like sardines. Would not recommend d.
The guide was pleasant and knowledgeable; however, I was expecting more in-depth information about the artworks displayed in the museum. Some of the explanations felt a bit superficial.
Seeing The Vatican, was a highlight however there was such large crowds and lines. It was difficult to manage. Our Tour got started late because of change in meeting location and some of the other group was quite late. The headset was not working most of the time and our guide was difficult to understand. We felt like we were just in line for hours and being moved around like cattle. What we did get to see was fabulous, but it was not worth the tour. I would definitely do it another way next time.
Vatican Museums unique in the world ,Sistine Chapel to be breathless , a synonym of true beauty ? Being able to admire the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel and my compliments to the very good Carolina our guide who accompanied us on this journey immersed in beauty
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Punctuality, clear detailed explanation of the guide, mastery of the topics related to the tour, good treatment to people. Faster and direct access to the different museums. Well organized.
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We attended the guided tour as a family and had a wonderful experience exploring the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. The guide was knowledgeable , bringing the rich history and incredible art to life. The collection is vast and truly awe-inspiring — a must-see in Rome
We did actually "Skip-the-line". The process was easy and communication from the tour company was great! Our tour guide, Mauricio, was very knowledgeable and gave detailed information. He was even funny.:) Worth every euro I paid!
The Guide was excellent. After the tour, he offered to bring us to St. Peter's Square. It just so happened we were there when the Pope Leo was elected. It was brilliant.
Witness Pope Leo XIV’s first public audiences with exclusive, reserved seating in St. Peter’s Square.
Witness Pope Leo XIV’s first public audiences with exclusive, reserved seating in St. Peter’s Square.
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Initially we weren't on "the list" perhaps due to booking a day prior to the event. We were told to wait until everyone was checked in and was escorted over to a guide. She was amazing. I wish I knew her name to give her an A++ review she deserved. She got us to the front of the line and the best aisle seats to view Pope Leo. Memories to last a lifetime!!
Our guide worked very hard to get his small group up close to the viewing - he had an asssociate who was working with him steering him to front row seats! Along the way he explained the up-coming Papal procession, the Vatican state, the Swiss guards and general history. Well Done!
seeing the Pope live, in the vatican
The process of locating the guide was extremely stressful - I arrived at 630am and still by 715 it was a chaos with tour guides shouting at each other and no one offering helpful service. Only after I had to be very forceful to a staff member to say I'm not a late no show I have a ticket did they allow me to join.
The organizer on site was very disorganized and we waited almost an hour before we went on our tour to St. Peter's Basilica. There we were not let in via the fast track entrance, but had to stand in the blazing sun again for over an hour with the others. All in all, I spent the money for nothing. I could have done it all for free.
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We were on our own for the Papal Audience, she simply gave us the yellow invitation and sticker and showed us where to go for security check, which was a huge line the figure ourselves out once inline looking for seats on our own in huge lines. We were then supposed to go back to meet her at McDonalds after Pope audience, but the crowds were huge and hard to walk back in the heat so it was harder to go back in the heat so we went into St. Peter on our own. It was harder to go back looking for her once we were there than to just go ahead and look around own our own. Very inconveniencing
First, No one was holding up an orange umbrella, it was leaning against the wall and couldn't be seen. The guide for the tour, had us wait an hour and another guide made us get out our. Tickets again to split up group. Unorganized. The flag she was holding didn't say "English' but a.small ribbon with a tiny bear. Guide Maria walked us around for 30 minutes not being able to get in. The tour didn't even start and by 12:30 pm we were still in line. Twice we were told by guide to turn around and walk back through crowds to different locations. I video tape me giving back my radio to Maria as others were doing as well. We would have never gotten into Basillica by time it was supposed to be over. Extremely disappointed and I would like a refund I never have bad experiences but every single person in the group was complaining as well about what they said was "a rip off" . I chose to leave this unhealthy experience and all the negative energy. Please refund my money. TY
HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!! There was no one at the meeting spot and no other tour guides knew about Headout . We wasted ovwr $100 for no ticket . I would NOT recommend Headout !!
tthe place to meet was a restricted are, so I never meet anyone. You guys should reinverse my money.
Highly recommended! We booked online from Mexico and had a great experience. The guide in Spanish made us vibrate with her way of telling the story. The only thing I would suggest is to put a little flag or some sign at the meeting point because when you arrive there are so many people that it is a little confusing with other tours.
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Our tour guide to get us in was fabulous with fantastic historical knowledge of the Vatican and surrounding areas. very well done.
The guide Bridgette was excellent in her tour of St Peter's basilica, she was very knowledgeable and attentive of her group The papal audience was made very easy to access for us
Gain insights into the art, history, and spiritual legacy of St. Peter’s with a licensed guide—and climb the Dome for stunning views over Vatican City.
Gain insights into the art, history, and spiritual legacy of St. Peter’s with a licensed guide—and climb the Dome for stunning views over Vatican City.
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The lady who gave us a lot of information about St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican State was very knowledgeable and extremely friendly and never tired of answering even the last interesting question. A "feel-good tour"!
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Super-friendly guide, to the point in her explanations and full of anecdotes. Mastered her subject and was extremely efficient. Remarkable VAV in all aspects of the tour.
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Superb visit despite the crowds due to the basilica being closed in the morning. The guide was perfect, full of anecdotes and attention to detail, conveying his passion and love for this monument. The climb up to the dome was well worth it, with its magnificent 360° view of Rome and Vatican City. The only downside is that the meeting point is poorly signposted, as it's a guide with a flag that shouldn't be blue. And it would be simpler to have a bus stop for the meeting point or a reserved room.
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The guide, Edward, who was very knowledgeable and personable, was able to engage the group in the tour, giving comprehensive and easy-to-understand explanations even for children.
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The church itself was amazing, but our guide topped it with an engaged, huomoristic and very interesting tour. We really learned a lot from him and we all had a great experience and it was worth all the money.
We loved the overall experience and our tour guide was awesome and very knowledgeable. She explained everything patiently and thoroughly. We highly recommend this tour.
We had a very nice tour, especially the guide was very, very nice, knowledgeable, very well read and above all friendly. You could ask him questions, he explained everything, took a toilet break and always kept an eye on his group!!!! I would recommend such a tour!!! It's really worth the money. There was so much going on, yet he kept calm and kept on explaining. We took away so much from this tour, including the history.....If you do a tour like this on your own you don't get this information at all. Thank you very much
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Our guide Frédérico was sensational. With great explanations. We lived in the moment. And, above all, in beautiful French.
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We took the tour in a small group. The starting point was easy to find. Our guide JAD was attentive to our needs, and we appreciated his explanations.
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Many thanks for the experience! A big compliment to our guide. She was very knowledgeable and articulate. Everything seemed very professional and customer-friendly.
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We had Michaela as our guide and we were more than impressed with her. There were a total of 18 young people in our group who stayed attentive until the end thanks to Michaela's manner. A thousand thanks to Michaela for this wonderful experience.
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Our tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable. What I didn't like was that it said it was a 2 hour tour and it was to start at 8:25 which it did however one of the most things I was looking forward to was the dome climb. Since the description said 2 hours I felt comfortable scheduling another tour at noon. We were still in line at 11:15 for the climb and we had to miss what I was really looking forward to to make sure we made our next tour. I would suggest in your description that the dome climb isn't until the end of the tour and that your tour can last upwards of 3-4 hours long. Since that was one of my highlights of your tour description we then went back after our other tour and then had to pay more to do the dome climb.
Good, a little disorganized and a lot of wasted time. But it was good. I went off on my own to explore, because the history can be googled or read in the library, most people already read and heard, then come to SEE it . Tour guide needs to focus on getting people inside, taking them to various biblical status, and areas, for pictures. This is not a history class, we only had 1-2hrs , but our tour guide spent 40 mins telling us stories and history outside and on the door way, While I applaud her of her knowledge, however this is not a history class, 6 of us had other tours scheduled right afterwards, so we left the tour midway to explore the Basilica on our own, including the Tomb areas underneath.
We had an unforgettable tour. Even though we thought we had booked an audio tour, we absolutely did not regret the guided tour. Alexandra is a very enthusiastic guide with extensive knowledge about St. Peter's and the Vatican. Her English is very good! Also highly recommended for visitors who have been to St. Peter's before!
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I had an incredible experience on the St. Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour. Our guide was absolutely amazing and extremely knowledgeable about the rich history and architecture of the basilica. I walked away with a much deeper appreciation and understanding of this iconic site. Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the Vatican!
This was my first Headout experience and it was A+! First of all, our guide, Brigitta, was wonderful! So many informations and fun facts, she was also full of humor and funny comments, it was so nice! She really made us feel close to Rome, Vatican and their history. She eas really easy to talk to and that means a lot! The climb wasn't hard, whole 551 steps. The crowd on top was big, but that is what happens with big turistic places. Our trip was so much better because we had this day in the Vatican!
Brigida was a fabulous guide, we learnt such a lot & loved the whole experience. I highly recommend this tour and this company.
We had a wonderful tour with a very engaging guide who gave a lovely balance of facts and information with regard to art, construction, architecture and religion. She also catered to the needs of younger kids in the group as well as adults from different backgrounds.
Our guide was super knowledgeable really enjoyed the whole experience only downside people from group go missing and then we have to wait as guide tries phoning Why are people so selfish
We had a great guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica with Michaela. You can tell that she has a lot of heart, wit and a wealth of knowledge. You should plan at least 4 hours for the tour of this wonderful St. Peter's Basilica if you also want to go up to the dome. It was a very special moment for me when I came out of the grottoes and up into St. Peter's Basilica. It was an absolute WOW moment that overwhelmed me. After the tour, you still have time to climb the dome and go through the Holy Door (only in 2025 and then again in 25 years), past Michelangelo's Pietá. On Michaela's recommendation, we took a short break in a side chapel where neither cell phones nor talking are allowed. A guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica is an absolute must, because otherwise you never get to know all the background information. A big thank you to the organizer and to Michaela.
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The punctuality of the group, the dynamism, the documentation and anecdotes of the guide, her ease in finding her way to the best views. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour and would recommend it in a heartbeat.
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Awesome , my pleased to be here and wish everyone a good, peace fortune
Fantastic and Tour guide Alexandria was exceptional
This experience is perfect for learning about the history of this wonderful basilica and the wonderful Rome
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Great guide. Very knowledgeable. Meeting point logistics tricky due to the conclave.
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One ticket, two icons—skip the hassle of multiple bookings and experience the best of Ancient Rome and the Vatican with expert guides.
One ticket, two icons—skip the hassle of multiple bookings and experience the best of Ancient Rome and the Vatican with expert guides.
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Colosseum
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Vatican Museums
The crowds were very heavy for the jubilee but our guide was wonderful in directing us and keeping us focused on the important details on the museum and Basilica!
First of all, the guide Eleonora was great at explaining and making the tour enjoyable everything else and meraglioso given what the Romans did
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The tour guide was very well organized, punctual, very entertaining and in addition to his technical and historical knowledge also liked to have a humorous joke along the way. The group was very pleasant with 10 people, it always moved quickly so that we could see everything and also ask what we wanted from this tour. Thank you very much. We are very happy to recommend this tour.
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The guide who showed us around did a fantastic job. He showed us the best and most beautiful spots of each monument. He showed a lot of interaction with the audience. He even helped take the pictures; afterwards, he helped me and my friends get a bite to eat nearby. Top experience! As a result, he received a tip from us that was more than deserved!
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Everything that was mentioned in the tour we saw. Our guide Olga explained so much to the in-depth knowledge & history of The Vatican & sacred places. The crowds were overwhelming but Olga was able to guide us safely to the best vantage points
I was struck by Prof Carmelo Vinciguerra's outstanding preparation as an expert in archaeology and a lover of art and his work so fascinating . Accurate and comprehensive descriptions with continuous insights . He also included for us a visit to the Church of Vismo and Damiani , vetsmente splendid, which was not included. The Colosseum was very exhaustive to us in its use, construction and fall into ruin, between earthquakes and looting. A beautiful expetience! I recommend this guide to everyone. Thank you Dr. Vinciguerra, see you next time! Greetings, Vincenza from Milan. (group of 4 adults)
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Tour was originally booked with head out, unfortunately the guide was unable to work so they transferred us to Crown Tour's. They were very professional in their correspondence and provided multiple options including change of date or transfer to another operator. They provided clear instructions via email including new meeting point. On arrival the staff from Crown tours were friendly and professional. Our guide, Damiano was great, very knowledgeable, understanding of the groups needs and fun. The Colosseum was absolutely magnificent.
Very complete visit, the meeting point very easy to locate. I would have liked to have been able to enjoy a little more of the Sistine Chapel, but there were many people and we passed quickly. Otherwise everything was great !!!!
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Absolutely loved our guide, Antonio that also speaks Japanese. He was knowledgeable and passionate about his tours. He knew the end and outs making it unforgettable.
Very good guide bravo! However, we didn't have time to go to St Peter's Basilica, even though it was included in the ticket.
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Very important the knowledge of the guide. He took care to explain what was asked. As the only criticism, understandable due to the urgencies, he was a little fast.
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We visited the Vatican Museums with an exceptional guide named Marco and we were really thrilled with the experience. Marco was very well prepared, clear in his explanations and very passionate: he was able to convey to us the importance and beauty of the works of art in an engaging and never boring way. Thanks to him we were able to better appreciate the richness of the Vatican Museums, and the whole tour. We highly recommend this guided tour, especially with Marco: he made our day unforgettable!
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Nerea is an exceptional guide, you can feel her passion and knowledge of Rome. She makes it very enjoyable and it goes by very quickly. She explains everything clearly and with feeling, friendly and professional guide. If we do more tours in Rome, hopefully the guide will be her. Spectacular Colosseum. Lorena
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Our guide Cristina was excellent. Very knowledgeable, spoke very good English and was a true pleasure to be with. Started exactly on time and did not feel rushed through any part of the tour. Great experience!
Fantastic tour! It's worth it to skip the queues and have a guided tour with a small group. Wonderful experience which I would reccomend to anyone and will absolutely do it again.
Our guide, Francesca, was funny and easy to listen to. She brought the history to life with her stories and kept us all interested at what was a very busy time in the Vatican. The Vatican museums and gardens were stunning, the Sistine Chapel was breathtaking and St Peter's Basilicia was beautiful. Francesca's stories about the art in the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo's antics were the highlight for me.
Our tour of the Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's basilica was amazing. The crowds were crazy but our tour guide kept us together and helped us get where we wanted to go. Her information was great and she was entertaining.
The guide was phenomenal !!! So knowledgeable, so invested in the history, and importing that to the group. Her timing, for ingress and egress to specific areas was so beneficial to the whole experience.
We had a fantastic guided tour with Diego! Such a great guide, he was excellent and knew so much about both the Colosseum and Rome in general. I was a bit sceptical about taking a tour that is not from the official site, but it was honestly great! The queues were short, so we even got extra guidance through the Roman forum.
The visit was exceptional, not least because of our guide Gil, a passionate and fascinating archaeologist! We learned so much and saw the beauty of ancient Rome.
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I love the entire surreal experience with Vatican Museum,Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica self guided tour. She was an excellent tour guide on everything she talks about. I would highly recommend her and tour company. It was very easy to meet up and how organize it was. Thank you for the wonderful experience. #firsttimeinItaly!!!!
Great visit with guide Paola, we didn't have to hear to get into the museums and we learned so much!
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Perfect guide (Belgian Maria) for Colosseum tour. Her narration, humor and knowledge is great. Kiss the cross, sins gone, feel lighter yet? (Before entering the arena ) Vatican museum was mostly hard running through. But guide had perfect attention to the disabled participants.
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Knowledgeable and personable guide, who made the tour an enjoyable experience. Slight difficulty initially in finding our group, but no major problems.
Fred was amazing. Our group was small which was even better. He was super informative without being boring or too lengthy. He moved us through swiftly without rushing and was super joyful.
Enter before opening hours for a quieter, crowd-free Vatican experience.
Enter before opening hours for a quieter, crowd-free Vatican experience.
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Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about both the history of all sites but also about how to effectively navigate the journey through the spaces during such an extremely crowded time. Due to the jubilee crowds we had some delays, and our tour ran long. She did not rush through the museums, nd gave us the complete tour anyway. Seeing that some on the group were getting tired, she sought out places to sit and rest, and was more concerned with everyone's health and happiness than ending on time. A native Roman, the depth of her knowledge, her personal perspectives, and her passion were amazing! Since the sistene chapel was closed, she spent 20 minutes using picture handouts to talk through the meaning of the art inside. The climb to the dome was my favorite part - to be inside seeing the mosaics and the perspective of such a grand church from above were incredible!
Special and Quick entrance to all locations with the help of Guide. Very friendly and knowledgeable guide.
Our tour was delayed because the Pope met the Vatican staff in the morning so the afternoon was packed with people. Michaela our guide was the boss, she got us through extremely busy areas with ease. She appears to have a great relationship with the Vatican staff which meant we had a smooth tour bypassing queues and she is not afraid to "have words" if needed. Now for the tour, excellent loads of information, plenty of time to stop and appreciate the beauty and craftsmanship or take photos. Anyone who gets Michaela as a guide is in for a great tour.
Beautiful experience! We entered the Vatican museum among the first ones early in the morning. Our guide Chiara was awesome! Extremely knowledgeable with a solid background in history. She gave us so so much information that we can honestly say we graduated from a history college course. When we finished with the Sixteenth Chapel (Amazon) we moved to St Peter basilica to admire more amazing art form Michelangelo and other classics. We were fortunate to go thru the Holly Doors" during the jubilee year. If anyone would like to experience this miracle named Vatican City I highly recommend this company"
Our tour guide Marina was excellent. Early entry was fantastic and very well organised. Would recommend this tour to anyone as you get to enjoy the experience before the large crowds.
I had so much fun!! The experience was absolutely incredible and we had the best guide Andreas! He was so knowledgeable and funny and we had so many laughs throughout the day, I highly highly recommend this experience:)))
Our small group tour of the Vatican was fabulous from the start to the finish. Our Tour Guide, Marina, was exceptional, very knowledgeable and informative, very pleasant and friendly and made the tour very enjoyable. We saw all the major
Elenora was an amazing tour guide with so much knowledge. We loved our experience and would highly recommend. It was the highlight of our stay in Rome.
The whole experience was great, it makes such a difference to have some education about the history of the Vatican and the chapel. Rita is an amazing tour guide and wholeheartedly recommend the experience.
The highlight of my visit was St Peter Dome. Our guide took pride in her job to explain & cover every aspect of the tour. We are blessed to be at Vertican City during this Jubilee year. It was very crowded It took us from 7.15am till 2pm to cover the highlights of Vertican City
We had a great day. Our guide was amazing. She really knew her stuff. She was good at giving lots of info and answering questions. Very fun places to visit.
We had an amazing morning with our guide, Simona. From our ascent up the 330 steps to the dome of St Peter's Basilica to the amazing trip through the Vatican museum, our 5-hour tour was fantastic. Simona shared facts and stories that I had never heard before, and we thoroughly enjoyed her guidance. The Sistine Chapel was closed due to Pope Leo celebrating his first Mass, but we saw other precious historic artifacts and works of art instead. I highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a guided tour.
The guide and the crew from Tour Guy had everything planned and were diligent to provide the best experince. It was an awsome and very especial tour!
Yamuna was well prepared with all the interesting facts, lovely personality, easy to chat with, answerting questions. She prepared us all very well for the climb up the Basilica tower. The information aboit the Cistine Chapel was fantastic and respecting the rules of the chapel even though nobody else was observing them.
Getting there early was key. Our tour guide was fantastic. Very knowledgeable about what she showed us and how to budget time to maximize our experience..
Tour guide was very informative. Gave good descriptions and was clear.
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and engaged.
Very good except that the weather did not coincide with what was agreed upon
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Very well organized. Sandra was a great guide.
Our guide Marianna was very knowledgeable and helpful.
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A scenic Vatican Gardens tour by open bus, followed by fast-track access to the museums.
A scenic Vatican Gardens tour by open bus, followed by fast-track access to the museums.
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The visit to the Vatican Gardens has been a unique experience, I went with my fiancée and we wanted to return once again and do it walking now because it is such a beautiful place that makes you want to spend more time observing every detail, the trip in the open bus is super good if you have an agenda to visit more things in Rome, because you can tour the gardens with ease, plus with the guide in multiple hate to choose the experience becomes more dynamic. We recommend it 100%
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We had a good time. Thank you ... The wonderful works of Art ... 3 hours is not enough to admire them all ... but neither are months ....
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At the beginning of the street at the entrance to the Vatican Museum, signs should be put up saying : A sign: "Visits without a ticket" A sign: "Visits with a ticket" It's the best museum I've ever visited I find this museum very rich in works of art, clean and well organized. The Vatican gardens are beautiful. CONGRATULATIONS!
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Magnificent experience. Visit to the sublime gardens. The museum is a sight to behold, paintings, sculptures waoooo. And the Sistine Chapel 🤩😍 What happiness. ROME IS A MAGNIFICENT CITY 🌟💖
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Everything was fantastic, a little less people would have been nicer but I loved it, I don't think I got to see everything but it was incredible.
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We waited in line but it was very fast. Interesting visit and we loved all the roofs, each one more beautiful than the other.
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Everything was cool, of course the magnificent Sistine Chapel
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Visit to the gardens and direct entrance to the museum
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The experience was very good. We did the visit without a guide, although we used the audio guides that helped us to understand and improve the visit. What I did not like so much was the overcrowding of people there, maybe it was the dates we went, since it was Pentecost Sunday and Monday. Perhaps the next time we go we will not find so many people and we will be able to enjoy the visit much better.
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When I got my student card, it wasn't stated anywhere until what age the student card is valid.I had to pay an additional 20 euros for a regular ticket.
Without a doubt, the Sistine Chapel and not waiting in line to get in. I wish it wasn't mandatory to go through the whole museum to get to the chapel.
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In advertising of the tour was told that it's forbided for children under 6 years old to take part on it. But when we came to entrance guide told that my son is not able to go inside. In general under 6th years old it's under 6 years 11 months and 30 days. It's totally uncorrect. That's why I should to.stau with my smaller son and wait for the end of bus tour.
THE Egyptian part of the museum is impressive, perhaps even better than the Louvre. Not having to queue is really a big plus. And the visit of the garden by bus was very beautiful and interesting.
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The experience itself was wonderful, since the place deserves it. We arrived a while before the established time, tried to enter, without success. When the entrance to the site was allowed, the directions were followed, but in the site they gave different and changing directions (up to 4 counters were visited), this resulted in losing the agreed visiting hours, access to bus and guide (could not see the gardens), the audio guide had to be paid again. They were not very polite and did not give correct explanations to get access on time and without incident.
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We enjoyed the infinite historical and cultural heritage that the museum contains beginning with a beautiful bus tour x the enchanting Vatican gardens and ending the visit in the enchanting Sistine Chapel. There were endless people but the reservation system used allowed us to arrive and enter. Excellent service. Arriving early as suggested is essential.
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The trip to the Vatican gardens and museum was wonderful. First of all, because I mistook the time of reservation and we came too early, a very nice lady took us right away and we didn't have to wait. The ride through the Vatican gardens was wonderful, while the tour of the museum and the Sistine Chapel would also have been amazing if not for the crowds of people. Nevertheless, we enjoyed everything very much.
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They would not let us enter in time to meet our 1.00 time so we missed our guide, luckily we could join the 1.30 tour. Really difficult to get inside to join the tour we were turned back to the end of the queue 3 times as they told us we were too early. So much for beating the queues
Everything went smoothly, as per directions received we arrived over 30 minutes early because we feared bedlam, once inside we went to the Vatican gardens desk, at the appointed time we were escorted to the bus then museums and finally Sistine chapel. Everything was perfect
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We were queuing like everyone else,got to the end & was told to go somewhere else pointing with her finger. Ran around like stupid people trying to find where to go. Eventually after asking at least 5 people a lovely lady showed us where we should of been with about 1 min to spare before the guide left! Phew never ever again!!
An excellent and unforgettable experience was the visit to the Vatican Gardens. Beautiful. VERY COMFORTABLE VISIT IN AN OPEN BUS AND EVERYTHING VERY WELL EXPLAINED. WITH THE TICKETS FROM THE HEADOUT WEBSITE WE SKIPPED THE LONG QUEUES. THE SISTINE CHAPEL WAS ALSO BEAUTIFUL.
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Impossible, rainy day. Too many people inside. They sent me to 3 different entrances, I walked back and forth. I managed to get in, thanks to the lady at the reception who took me to the group.
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It was a spectacular experience, the tour of the Vatican gardens was a great addition to the museums. Highly recommended!
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General lack of directions on where to go next. The guide on the bus ride said nothing. Well he talked to the bus driver the entire time.
The perfect welcome from the person at the guided tour reception who was able to direct us to the next bus, as the meeting point was almost inaccessible, with a 30-minute delay to get there in view of the crowds and unclear information. Many thanks to her. Then a superb walk in the gardens with a good audio guide. For the visit to the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel, in book mode, very nice but the groups go past, not paying attention to the people taking pictures. The restaurant is rather expensive, considering the items on offer.
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Some of the exhibition rooms were very crowded. A very fine array of works of art from all civilizations.
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Tour at a relaxed pace with fewer than 15 guests—for more personal guidance and deeper engagement.
Tour at a relaxed pace with fewer than 15 guests—for more personal guidance and deeper engagement.
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The guide was very friendly and easy to understand. He led us through the museums with joy and enthusiasm.
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Seeing The Vatican, was a highlight however there was such large crowds and lines. It was difficult to manage. Our Tour got started late because of change in meeting location and some of the other group was quite late. The headset was not working most of the time and our guide was difficult to understand. We felt like we were just in line for hours and being moved around like cattle. What we did get to see was fabulous, but it was not worth the tour. I would definitely do it another way next time.
Paula was an excellent guide through the Vatican - there were extremely many visitors and she made the best of it, told us lots of interesting things and didn't dwell on the little things (e.g. vases). We knew that the Sistine Chapel was closed, but it would have been good to have been informed in advance that St. Peter's Basilica was also only partially open to visitors!
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Our guide was super friendly and kind, but because both the sixtine chappel and the St Peter where closed we spend a lot of time in the museum. After 2,5h it's just not that interesting anymore. In the end he was able to get us into the st Peter, but the time was up so inside we did not get any tour/explanation. It's not his fault of course, he made the best of the situation - but for us it was a disapointment
Julia our guide was exceptional. She answered all our questions and was very patient with us since English is not our first language.
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Very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide. She ensured everyone had a chance to ask questions and was ok during the tour. I'd highly recommend going on a tour. It wouldn't have been the same if we had viewed the Vatican by ourselves because we would miss out on a lot of detail and significance/purpose behind certain artwork.
Excellent. Our guide was very knowledgeable and pleasant, making a very stressful and congested experience into an unforgettable one. Thank you.
Sarah was amazing...made a very crowded and stressful tour very manageable and interesting in a personal way - so glad we booked this!
We managed to get in without queues, and the guide was very attentive to the group, which was not that big. We received explanations of the Vatican museums all the time.
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Despite the large number of guests, everything was well organized. Our tour guide was very friendly and knew a lot, but her English was sometimes difficult to understand.
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Sylvia was such a delightful tour guide. Her pleasant personality and vivaciousness kept us interested in her presentation. She's very knowledgeable and really took great care of us. We had our 10 year-old granddaughter with us and she took special moments to include her and make sure that she was happy as well.
Our guide was spectacular Her knowledge was absolutely spot on It was the an amazing experience because of her
The Aussie guide knew her stuff ; the entire tour was educational as well as looking at history .
Natalia was an excellent, informative and helpful guide. A lovely tour that made the most of a very busy place.
Our tour guide was fantastic and very kind
Our guide was amazing. Very knowledgeable, friendly and open to questions. Added so much to our experience.
well informed guide lots of interesting exhibits in the museum
Very good guide, very interesting and very nice. Of course, it was beautiful, fantastic.
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Very informative and the small group size was perfect. Our guide Koen was the best!
The guide, Maggie. Very knowledgeable and engaging.
Great knowledge from Paula! It was very exciting and impressive
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Tour the Vatican on your terms with a private, customizable experience and exclusive Basilica access.
Tour the Vatican on your terms with a private, customizable experience and exclusive Basilica access.
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This experience is perfect for our guide Laura was knowledgeable and pleasant.. She made the tour so interesting. We are so grateful for Laura!!
Nunzia had incredible knowledge and an extremely pleasant feeling for us. In addition to the tour, she gave us lots of tips for the days and evenings. We would be happy to book with you again; I can only recommend you.
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AnnaMaria was an absolutely brilliant tour guide. Very knowledgeable and a true Roman. Thank you for the great experience
Loved our guide! Maggie was knowledgeable and very capable. We were extremely please with her guidance.
Good guide and good highlights on the tour.
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Valentina is fantastic! Reccomend 100%
Great Italian guide who speaks French fluently and knows all the guards. We passed through Vatican security in few minutes and the tour was really interesting. We have a great memory of this morning. Thank you very much.
Noelle Exceptional, very happy with our guide and the knowledge she has of all the details during the tour, very attentive and respectful with all my family. Visit, very attentive and respectful with all my family, super recommended!
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Our guide Alexandra led us through the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel with such naturalness that we felt like we were in Roman times and enjoyed our visit ! Grazzie mile
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Very knowledgeable and very accommodation to my husnads use of a cane. We had a great time
There was FAR too many people - you should reduce the number of people entering. The greatness dissapear I was there 40 years ago with a totally different experience
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Diana Jean Silvas
Jun 2025
Seeing the Sistine chapel. The skip the line tickets are a must do as without it you may be out in the sun and heat for hours waiting.
Kathryn L VanDyck
May 2025
We liked that we were able to skip the line and get into the museum faster. Because the museum was so crowded, it was nice to have a guide.
Diana Jean Silvas
Jun 2025
Seeing the Sistine chapel. The skip the line tickets are a must do as without it you may be out in the sun and heat for hours waiting.
Kathryn L VanDyck
May 2025
We liked that we were able to skip the line and get into the museum faster. Because the museum was so crowded, it was nice to have a guide.
Gerlinde Lauff
Apr 2025
Our guide Susanne did a great job keeping our group well informed of procedures, the history of the Vatican and its amazing artwork.
Garry Mark Southway
Apr 2025
Chiara IS the difference. As someone who is neither Catholic nor a regular at church so brought everything to life
Lynn Findlay
Apr 2025
The guide was friendly and extremely knowledgeable. She helped us learn more about the Vatican then I thought.
Erin Erickson
Apr 2025
Skipping the lines to enter quickly made the experience so much better. We got entertaining information without being bogged down.
Michael H. Babicz
Apr 2025
Took the time to answer questions and make sure everyone was taken care of regarding finding out what they wanted to know. Made us all feel special and especially that day.
Harry Waugh Jones
Apr 2025
Well arranged, an amazing, amazing guide who lived and breathed the history that she was sharing with us !
Ronit ammar
Apr 2025
He was kind, he New lot of story archaeologic one he was very interesting. It was worth it because of him.❤️❤️❤️❤️
Patrick Ortiz
Apr 2025
Our guide was humorous and spoke better English than all the other guides in Venice, Rome and Lisbon.
Paul J Marcotte
Apr 2025
The professional tour guide is a must. So informative otherwise you don't know the history behind what you are looking at.
Catherine Gregory
Apr 2025
Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable. He was a lovely man who welcomed questions and had a great sense of humour.
Sebastian Alteryd
Apr 2025
Great tour, so much knowledge that we wouldn't have known from just the signs. Diego was also very funny and nice!
Méhes Mandula Hajna
Apr 2025
It was great to hear all the things from an italian person who grew up there. The whole tour was very informative but not too much
Tara Todd
Apr 2025
Our guide shared really cool facts and details about the art. You could tell she was very passionate about it l.
Judith Gent
Mar 2025
Great to have the skip-the-queue option. There were thousands of people there on a drizzly, cold day in low season.
Esam Sharaf
Mar 2025
He is knowledgeable and friendly. He answered all question from the group. It very awesome experience with Fred!
Heather Osborne
Mar 2025
Christina our guide was amazing. We really benefitted from her knowledge and guidance, and felt we were better able to appreciate and experience the art and history of the Vatican
Kari bourke
Mar 2025
It was exactly what I thought it would be. So much to see and our guide gave us very interesting information about the art of that time.
Deborah C Decker
Mar 2025
Well organized. We saw all I wanted to see at Vatican City. Pace was perfect. Lots of time for pictures. Detailed history and description of all the sights.
Fainareti Archimandriti
Mar 2025
She was very helpful, full of knowledge and helped us with the Basilica of st Peter. The only thing I would change is that she didn't guided us in chapel sistina, but she explained us before entering the room.Also we were in a hurry to reach the Basilica.
Megan Tobeck
Feb 2025
The guide was super knowledgable, and open to answering questions no matter how unrelated to what we had in front of us
Ivanna Openko
Feb 2025
He was very organised, modern and gave just enough info about everything what we seen. It could be another boring hystorical excursion with list of dates and unknown name, while Jade made it a great hysterical and art experience .
John Rae
Feb 2025
The guide's knowledge and experience. He had an easy style of talking and made links to modern day to the Roman times
Mark Hanley
Feb 2025
The tour itself was conducted by Alexandra. The relaxed pace coupled with Alexandra's informative guidance enhanced the experience enormously.
George Knowles
Feb 2025
Our guide Teresa was amazing! She was great at explaining as we went along, and made us laugh along the way. We were pleased to be part of "her family" (as she says) for the duration of the tour. Would highly recommend.
Emma Warrington
Feb 2025
A fantastic way to see and experience the sights. Our guide George was so knowledgeable and told us so many interesting and amazing facts. He was also very funny and made it entertaining. Also a great way to skip the queues.
Suzie Long
Jan 2025
Easy entrance, was able to get through Vatican Museums in 2 hours. We skipped St Peter's Basilixa tour as we had seen it earlier in the week.
Gemma Adams
Jan 2025
The guide had great knowledge and was happy to answer any questions no matter how silly they appeared
Rebecca Cotter
Jan 2025
You meet at a local cafe and someone walks you through the queues then you join a tour. Guide was knowledgeable and interesting.
Patrick Mullen
Jan 2025
Our tour guide Rita was the best! She clearly has a lot of experience and knows how to navigate the crowds at the Vatican. Would highly recommend this particular tour guide!
Shireen Majdneya
Jan 2025
We enjoyed learning about the history of the Vatican by an expert and appreciated being shown the main places.
Nora Murphy
Jan 2025
So much information and we saw so much beautiful art. Without such a wonderful guide we would not have had such an experience
Maximo Jr Padre
Jan 2025
The guide was very lively and interesting, shared a lot of things about everything inside the vatican
Virginie Lykins
Dec 2024
The guide interacted well with all of us, engaging us in conversation and pointing out points of interests and details relating to our different countries. Going on your own has its advantages, but wth a guided tour, you are sure to see and experience he most important and significant items in the museum.
Bruno Filipe Marques Fragoso
Dec 2024
The right speed in most of the moments. There is however the feeling that you could spend days looking at everything.
Lawrence Dabeck
Dec 2024
Rita knew everything about the Basilica and the museum. She also seemed to know everybody on the tour who was official. She knew everybody.
Brenda Koerber
Dec 2024
We experienced more with a guided tour than if we did it on our own. There were many details that you would not know just from reading the signs. Definitely suggest booking a private tour to enhance your experience.
Christos Rafail Pechlivanis
Dec 2024
All the information and details that the guide provides. If you go by yourself you will just look at rocks and monuments without learning anything about them.
Carlen McGoldrick
Dec 2024
It was nice skipping the lines. Having a tour guide tell us the information we would've missed how we walk through our own was well worth it.
Ruth Lindley Coker Lees
Dec 2024
Number one advice is to find the right tour company that employs knowledgeable and experienced tour guides! Headout was great to work with!
Shona Margaret Goldsbury
Nov 2024
The guide Rita was very good. The ability to 'skip the line' in both the Vatican & St Peters was awesome. What we didnt like was not being able to go back into the Vatican to explore more of it after the tour as there was more to see. Also I think the tour should finish in St Peters so we could see more of it in our own time. I felt the limited time in each place meant we didnt get great value for the money we spent.
Melanie Hanlon
Nov 2024
I got to see so much and Eliza made sure we could see everything possible and told us where and when we could take the best pictures and what was the most important things (which felt like everything).
LOCK KUAN HUAT
Nov 2024
Patricia was friendly and polite. She explained with interesting details to make the tour lively. The palace is fantastic!
Magali Hernande
Nov 2024
Our tour guide was amazing. She knew so much about the history of the Vatican. She was also very considerate of us, she made sure she stopped at many stops with shade when we were outside. I took this tour during the summer, and breaks with shade were essential.
William Paul Stearns
Nov 2024
The guide was very informative and managed the tour time schedule that allowed for us to get the most out of the tour.
Barbara Naylor
Nov 2024
The interesting facts about about the Sistine Chapel and the Badillica, it brought the highlights to life.
IOANNIS ZAGKANIKAS
Nov 2024
Our guide was excellent and his description was very interesting. He passed on to us the passion he had for art and Michel Angelo.
Samuel Mark Hallam
Nov 2024
Julia was a lovely guide and led us efficiently through the Vatican full of info and pointing out the highlights. It was good and she did a great job.
Christopher Cole
Nov 2024
Rita our tour guide was fantastic. Great value in helping navigate and skip the lines, but also really knowledgeable.
Arvid Gustav Sanglert
Nov 2024
Fully recommend guided tour of the Colosseum and the Foro Romano. Our guide Max was very friendly and knowledgeable!
Charles Smalley
Nov 2024
Without the guide we would have no idea what we were looking at. Julia kept us moving and was extremely knowledgable and I learned things I never knew. She also had a good sense of humour
Doris Retfalvi
Oct 2024
Our tour guide Rudi was very friendly, funny and well organised and made sure we visited and learned about the most important parts of the museum, grounds and basilica within our 3h timeslot
Caroline D King
Oct 2024
Our tour guide did a great job keeping the group together at all times. He gave great instructions and information!
David Carrick
Oct 2024
No queuing, great knowledge of the are vy the guide. Easy walking very relaxed. Plenty of time for photos.
Matt Campbell
Oct 2024
Didn't do the guided tour as we made an error on the timing of the tour. Just did the sites ourselves which worked well for our timing.
Valerie Case
Oct 2024
Having a guide is essential to getting through the crowds and seeing the places you most want to see.
Raquel Diaz
Oct 2024
There's so much to see and having a tour guide really makes a big difference and allows you to understand much of the chronology, meaning behind much of the pieces and artwork.
Leonardo Paladino
Oct 2024
The explanation of detail of everything. The Vatican itself is beautiful, however, the tour made it that much better.
David Steffen
Oct 2024
Elle, our guide, took her time with us and ensured we could see and hear despite the crowds. She was excellent! She used humor, stories, and history to teach us about the Vatican museum contents, the Sistine Chapel, and even just before we entered St. Peter's.
Kimberly Susan Alexander
Oct 2024
Vincenzo made sure we knew exactly where we were going, clearly told us what we needed to do at each step, and what to notice. We knew we were well taken care of, and in very capable hands.
Kathleen Clare Winser
Oct 2024
Perfect amount of information. There is so much to see it would be easy to be overloaded with info but Massimo gave enough to keep you interest but not so much as to become boring.
Lotte Rauschenberg
Oct 2024
She was very good, but in too much of a hurry. It was a 3 hour trip and we were through after 2,5 hours. She was rushing too much
Catherine Roche
Oct 2024
It was timed to perfection. Julia was the best tour guide.A vast amount of information to learn from the experience
Brendan Peter Carroll
Oct 2024
The only way to ensure you're utilizing your precious time in the Vatican is to ensure you book your tour well in advance of your travels and to book it via headout.
Michelle Fiorino-Ragni
Oct 2024
The guided tour was excellent. We skipped the line which saved us a great deal of time. The tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. Was skeptical but very glad we made reservations with them. Highly recommend.
Pamela Marie Paradisis
Oct 2024
Our tour guides knowledge her name was Sylvia was exceptional and really made the experience more enjoyable. She was also very easy going and accomodating.
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Angel Joel Sepulveda
May 2025
Yes I do recommend a guided tour. This experince has to much history and the place is huge. It has security check point. The guided tour have all covered.
Ronald Quintero
Jan 2025
Definitely , but I would highly recommend to visit the Basilica prior to the tour, it's free, and you het to write down your questions, there is a moment where there is a lot, a lot of people!
Angel Joel Sepulveda
May 2025
Yes I do recommend a guided tour. This experince has to much history and the place is huge. It has security check point. The guided tour have all covered.
Ronald Quintero
Jan 2025
Definitely , but I would highly recommend to visit the Basilica prior to the tour, it's free, and you het to write down your questions, there is a moment where there is a lot, a lot of people!
Sally Turnbull
Jan 2025
I would highly recommend a guided tour over just an entry ticket or an audioguide based on my experience because a knowledgeable guide, like Christian Ventura, truly enhances the entire visit. While an entry ticket or an audioguide can provide basic information, a guided tour offers a deeper, more personalized experience. Our guide was able to share fascinating stories, historical context, and artistic insights that brought the art and architecture to life in ways an audio recording simply can’t. Additionally, having an expert on hand to answer questions in real-time makes the experience much more interactive and rewarding. The pace of the tour was also perfectly balanced, ensuring we had enough time to enjoy the highlights while avoiding the crowds. For anyone wanting to truly understand the history and significance of the Vatican, a guided tour is invaluable.
Patricia Mae Retuya
Dec 2024
Yes, the guided tour was so worth it! I usually prefer doing my own thing, but my tour guide was so helpful and I definitely could not have navigated all the unforeseen circumstances of technical difficulties and impromptu scheduling clashes of the Basilica by myself.
Andrea Kimber
Nov 2024
We had previously done an audio tour and a guided tour beats it hands down, Getting the history and background from an accredited guide was fantastic
Kwala-ah Runsfiercely
Oct 2024
Guided tour is definitely the way to go to get the most out of your experience! The guides are well educated and have a license to be a tour guide.
Evelyn Murphy
Oct 2024
The guided tour offered quicker entry to The Vatican and we were able to avoid long queues. It was also a great way to to get an overview of The Vatican, The Sistine Chapel and St Peter's. So much to see in such little time!
José Francisco Pouso Cabanelas
Oct 2024
It is the best option to know a little bit more about the history and some fun facts about what you are seeing
Andrea Louise Reid
Oct 2024
We wanted to know more about the Sistene Chapel, Vatican museums and Vatican city generally as a 1st time visitor to Rome.
Susan Havens
Oct 2024
Paula was a pleasant, effective and extremely knowledgeable tour guide. She added humor into her discussion which was welcome. Paula was very respectful of the rules in the Basicillica unlike most other tourguides, many of which totally ignorned the request for silence.
Robert Woods
Oct 2024
In the past we have always done our own thing , but the guided tour option was a good choice that enabled quicker access to the colosseum, but more impotantly gave us so much information on the tour from an expert (Maria) than you couldn't possibly have gleened any other way.
Melinda Blakley
Oct 2024
We liked the overall plan on what we could see in one visit. The guide was also a great feature to have.
Jaroslaw Gruszecki
Oct 2024
We were lucky that the tour guided by Marco C.. Marco took care about whole group, counted us frequently, so noone was lost. We hear very interesting stories about creation of the artworks and different theories, which kept all time our interest and made a tour very individual and not as you can expect from academic explanation. @Marco thank you very much, you made extraordinarry job.
Mr Peter Mark Roberts
Oct 2024
The guide was very knowledgeable of the beautiful art and surroundings of the Vatican museums very nice.. but we didn't get to see St.Peters cathedral because of work being done for the jubilee 2025 no fault of the guide of course.. my wife and self did enjoy the tour thank you ����
Nesreen Innabi
Oct 2024
Ease to get into the Vatican and other associated places. Get the history behind the art secrets etc. from a knowledgeable tour guide.
NICOLAS CHRISTIAN FERNAND DAUDET
Oct 2024
Glad we booked the tour. It made the whole thing so much easier and reduced the queuing time by about 80%. The tour is much simpler than to get different tickets for each thing.
Maren Toomsalu
Oct 2024
We appreciated the skip-the-line enterance to the Vatican museums. Also, our tour guide was awesome. The tour was quite long but very interesting.
Angela Sue Maloney
Oct 2024
Help with guiding around the Vatican as it is a big place. Also information about the paintings was helpful.
Dale Adams Flowers
Oct 2024
We wanted descriptions of all the beautiful paintings and art objects that we were seeing as well as the historical context.
Sidharth Gupta
Oct 2024
Because of the historic significance of the place it would be interesting to have a deeper understanding via a guided tour.
Mark Schambra
Oct 2024
We booked a tour for the experience of listening to a seasoned guide during our visit. Our guides name was Maggie, and she was exceptional! Her English was perfect, her knowledge of the Vatican and St Peters was profound, and she imparted a sense of energy and excitement into the entire tour which was remarkable considering that she gives the identical tours to many tourists multiple times per week.
Deborah Myers
Oct 2024
It was the only way I could get a ticket within the time frame I had. I'm glad I did. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and that made the experience riveting, despite the crowds.
Gilles MALKA
Oct 2024
The guide (Claudia ??..) was amazing, she is knowledgeable, and making the info easy going and entertaining. She is a great guide !!
Lawrence John Humphries
Oct 2024
It seemed to be comprehensive and whilst not the cheapest it was offering what we were looking for without lots of ambiguity.
Tracy Ann Baines
Oct 2024
The detailed history given by our guide throughout the tour. He was very knowledgeable and had a sense of humour too!
Maureen Campbell
Oct 2024
Being such a historic site I thought that we would get much more out of our visit to the Colosseum etc with a tour.
Paula Wallwork
Sep 2024
I wanted to learn more about the history of the Colosseum and the Forum Our guide was very knowledgeable, entertaining and absolutely brilliant
Nickolas P Silvestri
Sep 2024
We were looking forward to a more detailed account of the items on exhibit in the museum. We were also interested in a full explanantion of the Sistine Chapel.
Cameron Paul Rossiter
Sep 2024
To learn about the hidden stories that we would have missed if we self toured. Benjamin our guide was whitty, informative, answered all our questions and even dealt with poorly behaved people on the tour well when they abused him for their mistake.
Rachel New
Sep 2024
We would have missed a lot of small points of interest without a guide. Francesca was knowledgeable and friendly and being with her meant we got through the entrance very quickly.
SUE TOMPSETT
Sep 2024
We loved all the history and wanted to have a tour guide that could tell us all the facts and stories. Stephanie did not disappoint.
Julie Canavan
Sep 2024
Eugene shared his opinion on the genius of Michaelangelo and his work in the sistine chapel. Art history was very comprehensive and interesting! We would definitely request a tour again with him
Edward Clement Harry Woodmore
Sep 2024
We wanted some guidance on a tour and wanting to skip the queues. Julia, the guide was outstanding. She knew so much about the Vatican, its history , about the Popes and the artworks. She was interesting, had a good sense of humour and kept tabs on her group.. Her presentation was flawless.
Alexandru-Florin Stanescu
Sep 2024
The guided tour experience and the opportunity to find out info in an interactove way from a face to face interaction
Christine Flanagan
Sep 2024
Silvie was our tour guide. Very knowledgeable and made sure I was taken care of as I had my hip replaced. Easy to meet up and skipping the line by buying tickets ahead of time is the only way to go. Learned so much more by having guide explain things.
David Oberholtzer
Sep 2024
To skip the line by getting tickets ahead of time. Our guide (Paola) did a great job in explaining what we were seeing.
Athula Abeyratne
Sep 2024
We wanted to hear and learn about everything in Vatican City from an expert in an orderly manner. The guide was very knowledge about everything and explained in detail.
Tanja Bosnjak
Sep 2024
This booking had the best reviews online and the cost was affordable given that it was a three hour tour.
Janine Lorna Foulkes-Williams
Sep 2024
I prefer to hear from an expert guide. Much quicker than reading guide books as they choose the best things to draw your attention to
Leanne Maria Gardner
Sep 2024
The tour of the Vatican was fantastic. Nothing could have prepared me for the history, the grandeur and draw dropping experience. I highly recommend everyone to do this tour. I pre booked which I did as glad I did as the entrance lines were huge...walking directly to the entrance with out guide was a relief to not have to stand in the heat. Our tour guide was so informative and friendly, again, I highly recommend guided tours. What an amazing experience that I'll never forget!
Raffaella Owens
Sep 2024
It actually was the only option left for the day we were in Rome. It turned out to be amazing. Our guide was fantastic, and the tour was well worth it.
Katherine Hendry
Sep 2024
We booked last minute and this was the only option available. It was a bit more expensive than other tours but we were pleased we booked it as we skipped the very long queues and we were limited time so wouldn't have been able to wait in the queues .
Aiesha Morrison
Sep 2024
We wanted to get the best out of our short stay and really dive in to the history of Vatican city and Rome.
Geraldine Conroy
Sep 2024
Maghda, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable, about The Colosseum and Surrounding sites. We wanted to find out the history.we
Geraldine Conroy
Sep 2024
We booked through internet as we live in Ireland. It was so easy . We wanted to get some of the history of Rome.
Mair Jenkins
Sep 2024
Really friendly and patient guide who took care of our needs - one in our party was a little slow. Our guide was Zara
Sayeh Mostame
Sep 2024
Our guide was patient and pretty nice. She explained everything in detail. She did not mind answering more questions.
Joanne Maria Page
Sep 2024
To make the most of a vast place and our guide Debora was magnificent giving us key points to understand the artwork and especially Michelangelo. Thus tour was everything I wanted and more . I cannot recommend Debora enough
Melissa Berry
Sep 2024
You could skip the line. The crowds were horrible, so it was nice to get out of the rain quickly and into the facilities.
William Keeling
Sep 2024
My wife and myself took a taxi to the Vatican and found ourselves overwhelmed and not sure where to start, I got on line and found your company, purchased two tickets, walked a few blocks to your office and within 45 minutes we where immersed in the most amazing experience of our trip to Roma. Thank you for the amazing customer service B.J. Keeling
Ayad Ghali
Sep 2024
The tour was good up to the Sistine chapel where we had a brake and to resume to a meeting point, once we got there we could not locate our tour guide and had to continue on our own which was a bit inconvenient ☹️
Jean Bertrand
Sep 2024
We just happened to pick this tour and we're very happy. We have nothing but praise for Marta, our tour guide. She was knowledgeable, interesting, patient with those who lagged behind and also a funny story teller. Highly recommend Marta.
Renae Gapes
Sep 2024
The tour appeared to include everyting that I wanted when I was booking it. It seemed a fair price for everything that was included and the time slots were convenient. The site was easy to navigate.
YEŞİM GÜROL
Sep 2024
The guided tour was a must to do in Vatican because it was so crowded and cannot know what to do as a tourist.
Carole Anne Davies
Sep 2024
We wanted to hear the hsitory of the places, rather than just look at them. A digital guide would have been much cheaper but there is no comparison with and actual person.
Liz Sandra Barragan
Sep 2024
Me and my group always dreamed of comming to Europe and learn more about it, Mariam (like Virgin Mary ) was really helpful
Paul Chesek
Sep 2024
Ability to skip long lines and access all 3 Vatican mist important sights: Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St Peters Basilica.
Joseph Godfried Leonard Selen
Sep 2024
We wished to avoid long lines and were also completely unfamiliar with the Vatican, so a guided tour seemed the best option to get access to all the areas we wanted to visit, while also getting some background information.
Ezequiel Medeiros
Sep 2024
Great tour, right from reception to Paula our guide who was amazing. Visited on September 9th, the Vatican was very busy. The skip the line and guidance from Paula was definitely worth it.
Lilian Wyngaards
Sep 2024
Just to help negotiate the crowd whilst gaining some knowledge about the Vatican, Vatican City, The Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica.
Mary Lanae Hooper
Sep 2024
I liked what they described on the tour. I May have had. Recommendation from a friend who used this service earlier in the summer.
Horváth Hanna
Sep 2024
It contained the most experiences. We got to visit the Vatikan Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Basilica by one go.
Claudia Ann Filiatrault-Dort
Sep 2024
We wanted to know more about the history of Vatican City. Jaber was very knowledgeable. He kept the guided tour going at a good pace & did not overwhelm us with to much information. He was very respectful of the surroundings ( Sistine Chapel, the Basilica) & made sure we were too!
Jan Arnold
Sep 2024
Desire to make the most of our short time in Rome. Considered getting a knowledgeable guide would be best way to achieve that aim!
Hamza Baleed
Sep 2024
Amazing tour guide. Clearly explained the history and significance of the monuments with passion, detail and humour.
Petroșan Ana-Adina
Sep 2024
I chose to book a guided tour beacause I wanted to find out more than I would have found if I went on my own.
Rachel Tennant
Sep 2024
This tour included the Ancient Rome highlights we most wanted to see with a guide, so we could get more out of what we were seeing.
elizabeth fulton
Sep 2024
Our tour guide Laura_S had incredible knowledge of the Vatican Museum artifacts and told us other interesting that captured our attention. She was very careful not to lose us in such a crowded space. She was humorous and always had an answer for anyone who asked a question. This was not a boring guided tour Bbecause Laura was passionate about Vatican hisory . 10/10 Laura thank you Elizabeth ( scotland)
Blanca Teresa Camacho Chiquin
Sep 2024
I wanted to learn and experience the Vatican from a tour guide. The history, details and quirky facts made it entertaining and memorable.
Emma Watson-Field
Sep 2024
To a full and efficient experience of the colosseum. Information is easier to digest when heard than read.
Henry Anaya
Sep 2024
Tour guide was exceptional! She helped us through the Vatican and explained what everything was in detail
Gillian Coleman
Sep 2024
Availability as we booked the day before , price snd we wanted a shorter tour. We booked the diode for the museums and Sistine chapel but we're self guided for St Peter's.
Elizabeth Whitmer
Sep 2024
We wanted to learn about the history of the Vatican and the art work contained in this historic place.
Anastasiia Markova
Sep 2024
Diana was a great tour guide. We enjoyed the full tour. Very informative but also not too much information to make it boring.
Lindsay Alston
Sep 2024
We heard the museums can be overwhelming, so we wanted a guide to help us see the best things and give us some additional information.
Andrew Allan Cupit
Sep 2024
Wanted to have some detailed information on the Vatican, skip the lines and small tour group. Madia was an excellent guide and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of St Peter's and the Vatican museum.
Kathryn Boast
Sep 2024
I think you always get a much better experience and learn a lot when you have a guide. Our guide for this tour was amazing and really brought the place to life. Highly recommended.
Sally Richardson
Sep 2024
We wanted a knowledgeable guide to get the most out of the visit and our guide very much delivered! It was an excellent tour - thank you
Sheila Lacsamana
Aug 2024
I want to lean a little bit more history about the Vatican and learned a lot about Sistine Chapel and was amazed by the Pope tombs underneath
Noam Wagenstein
Aug 2024
Susana was great! She was super energetic and so fun to be around. The tour itself was great, very informative and interesting. Recommend!!
Sally Blundell
Aug 2024
We realised there was so much more information we could gain than by walking through by ourselves. We also wanted to beat the queues.
Nicole Look
Aug 2024
They are places that I have grown up hearing about and seeing and I really wanted to see them for myself.
LORI J LUSTER
Aug 2024
Wanted more of a history reflected tour by a guide instead of a self guided tour without the hoisirical information.
Indie Saunders
Aug 2024
The structure of the tour was very helpful due to the immense size of the Vatican Museums - our tour guide Silvia was amazingly helpful, knowledgeable and focused. We managed to see all of the highlights in the most efficient way, without the possibility of getting lost throughout all of the many collections.
Rebecca Ann Rowlinson
Aug 2024
Came up favourably on Google and TripAdvisor. Was withing cost and being able to split the experience over two days was a bonus.
Line Lindgreen Eriksen
Aug 2024
I thought a guide would highlight the most important parts of your huge build and art collections, which she did
Joshua Addison
Aug 2024
The amount and importance of the historical sites. Our tour guide, Diego, was phenomenal and went way out of his way to answer all of my questions and give the absolute best possible tour. As good as it gets.
Jocelyn de castro
Aug 2024
To learn more of the history and our guide was very knowledgeable and explained everything that we need to know. It was a great pleasure to be our tour guide.
TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS
Diana Jean Silvas
Jun 2025
Seeing the Sistine chapel. The skip the line tickets are a must do as without it you may be out in the sun and heat for hours waiting.
Kathryn L VanDyck
May 2025
We liked that we were able to skip the line and get into the museum faster. Because the museum was so crowded, it was nice to have a guide.
Diana Jean Silvas
Jun 2025
Seeing the Sistine chapel. The skip the line tickets are a must do as without it you may be out in the sun and heat for hours waiting.
Kathryn L VanDyck
May 2025
We liked that we were able to skip the line and get into the museum faster. Because the museum was so crowded, it was nice to have a guide.
Gerlinde Lauff
Apr 2025
Our guide Susanne did a great job keeping our group well informed of procedures, the history of the Vatican and its amazing artwork.
Garry Mark Southway
Apr 2025
Chiara IS the difference. As someone who is neither Catholic nor a regular at church so brought everything to life
Lynn Findlay
Apr 2025
The guide was friendly and extremely knowledgeable. She helped us learn more about the Vatican then I thought.
Erin Erickson
Apr 2025
Skipping the lines to enter quickly made the experience so much better. We got entertaining information without being bogged down.
Michael H. Babicz
Apr 2025
Took the time to answer questions and make sure everyone was taken care of regarding finding out what they wanted to know. Made us all feel special and especially that day.
Harry Waugh Jones
Apr 2025
Well arranged, an amazing, amazing guide who lived and breathed the history that she was sharing with us !
Ronit ammar
Apr 2025
He was kind, he New lot of story archaeologic one he was very interesting. It was worth it because of him.❤️❤️❤️❤️
Patrick Ortiz
Apr 2025
Our guide was humorous and spoke better English than all the other guides in Venice, Rome and Lisbon.
Paul J Marcotte
Apr 2025
The professional tour guide is a must. So informative otherwise you don't know the history behind what you are looking at.
Catherine Gregory
Apr 2025
Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable. He was a lovely man who welcomed questions and had a great sense of humour.
Sebastian Alteryd
Apr 2025
Great tour, so much knowledge that we wouldn't have known from just the signs. Diego was also very funny and nice!
Méhes Mandula Hajna
Apr 2025
It was great to hear all the things from an italian person who grew up there. The whole tour was very informative but not too much
Tara Todd
Apr 2025
Our guide shared really cool facts and details about the art. You could tell she was very passionate about it l.
Judith Gent
Mar 2025
Great to have the skip-the-queue option. There were thousands of people there on a drizzly, cold day in low season.
Esam Sharaf
Mar 2025
He is knowledgeable and friendly. He answered all question from the group. It very awesome experience with Fred!
Heather Osborne
Mar 2025
Christina our guide was amazing. We really benefitted from her knowledge and guidance, and felt we were better able to appreciate and experience the art and history of the Vatican
Kari bourke
Mar 2025
It was exactly what I thought it would be. So much to see and our guide gave us very interesting information about the art of that time.
Deborah C Decker
Mar 2025
Well organized. We saw all I wanted to see at Vatican City. Pace was perfect. Lots of time for pictures. Detailed history and description of all the sights.
Fainareti Archimandriti
Mar 2025
She was very helpful, full of knowledge and helped us with the Basilica of st Peter. The only thing I would change is that she didn't guided us in chapel sistina, but she explained us before entering the room.Also we were in a hurry to reach the Basilica.
Megan Tobeck
Feb 2025
The guide was super knowledgable, and open to answering questions no matter how unrelated to what we had in front of us
Ivanna Openko
Feb 2025
He was very organised, modern and gave just enough info about everything what we seen. It could be another boring hystorical excursion with list of dates and unknown name, while Jade made it a great hysterical and art experience .
John Rae
Feb 2025
The guide's knowledge and experience. He had an easy style of talking and made links to modern day to the Roman times
Mark Hanley
Feb 2025
The tour itself was conducted by Alexandra. The relaxed pace coupled with Alexandra's informative guidance enhanced the experience enormously.
George Knowles
Feb 2025
Our guide Teresa was amazing! She was great at explaining as we went along, and made us laugh along the way. We were pleased to be part of "her family" (as she says) for the duration of the tour. Would highly recommend.
Emma Warrington
Feb 2025
A fantastic way to see and experience the sights. Our guide George was so knowledgeable and told us so many interesting and amazing facts. He was also very funny and made it entertaining. Also a great way to skip the queues.
Suzie Long
Jan 2025
Easy entrance, was able to get through Vatican Museums in 2 hours. We skipped St Peter's Basilixa tour as we had seen it earlier in the week.
Gemma Adams
Jan 2025
The guide had great knowledge and was happy to answer any questions no matter how silly they appeared
Rebecca Cotter
Jan 2025
You meet at a local cafe and someone walks you through the queues then you join a tour. Guide was knowledgeable and interesting.
Patrick Mullen
Jan 2025
Our tour guide Rita was the best! She clearly has a lot of experience and knows how to navigate the crowds at the Vatican. Would highly recommend this particular tour guide!
Shireen Majdneya
Jan 2025
We enjoyed learning about the history of the Vatican by an expert and appreciated being shown the main places.
Nora Murphy
Jan 2025
So much information and we saw so much beautiful art. Without such a wonderful guide we would not have had such an experience
Maximo Jr Padre
Jan 2025
The guide was very lively and interesting, shared a lot of things about everything inside the vatican
Virginie Lykins
Dec 2024
The guide interacted well with all of us, engaging us in conversation and pointing out points of interests and details relating to our different countries. Going on your own has its advantages, but wth a guided tour, you are sure to see and experience he most important and significant items in the museum.
Bruno Filipe Marques Fragoso
Dec 2024
The right speed in most of the moments. There is however the feeling that you could spend days looking at everything.
Lawrence Dabeck
Dec 2024
Rita knew everything about the Basilica and the museum. She also seemed to know everybody on the tour who was official. She knew everybody.
Brenda Koerber
Dec 2024
We experienced more with a guided tour than if we did it on our own. There were many details that you would not know just from reading the signs. Definitely suggest booking a private tour to enhance your experience.
Christos Rafail Pechlivanis
Dec 2024
All the information and details that the guide provides. If you go by yourself you will just look at rocks and monuments without learning anything about them.
Carlen McGoldrick
Dec 2024
It was nice skipping the lines. Having a tour guide tell us the information we would've missed how we walk through our own was well worth it.
Ruth Lindley Coker Lees
Dec 2024
Number one advice is to find the right tour company that employs knowledgeable and experienced tour guides! Headout was great to work with!
Shona Margaret Goldsbury
Nov 2024
The guide Rita was very good. The ability to 'skip the line' in both the Vatican & St Peters was awesome. What we didnt like was not being able to go back into the Vatican to explore more of it after the tour as there was more to see. Also I think the tour should finish in St Peters so we could see more of it in our own time. I felt the limited time in each place meant we didnt get great value for the money we spent.
Melanie Hanlon
Nov 2024
I got to see so much and Eliza made sure we could see everything possible and told us where and when we could take the best pictures and what was the most important things (which felt like everything).
LOCK KUAN HUAT
Nov 2024
Patricia was friendly and polite. She explained with interesting details to make the tour lively. The palace is fantastic!
Magali Hernande
Nov 2024
Our tour guide was amazing. She knew so much about the history of the Vatican. She was also very considerate of us, she made sure she stopped at many stops with shade when we were outside. I took this tour during the summer, and breaks with shade were essential.
William Paul Stearns
Nov 2024
The guide was very informative and managed the tour time schedule that allowed for us to get the most out of the tour.
Barbara Naylor
Nov 2024
The interesting facts about about the Sistine Chapel and the Badillica, it brought the highlights to life.
IOANNIS ZAGKANIKAS
Nov 2024
Our guide was excellent and his description was very interesting. He passed on to us the passion he had for art and Michel Angelo.
Samuel Mark Hallam
Nov 2024
Julia was a lovely guide and led us efficiently through the Vatican full of info and pointing out the highlights. It was good and she did a great job.
Christopher Cole
Nov 2024
Rita our tour guide was fantastic. Great value in helping navigate and skip the lines, but also really knowledgeable.
Arvid Gustav Sanglert
Nov 2024
Fully recommend guided tour of the Colosseum and the Foro Romano. Our guide Max was very friendly and knowledgeable!
Charles Smalley
Nov 2024
Without the guide we would have no idea what we were looking at. Julia kept us moving and was extremely knowledgable and I learned things I never knew. She also had a good sense of humour
Doris Retfalvi
Oct 2024
Our tour guide Rudi was very friendly, funny and well organised and made sure we visited and learned about the most important parts of the museum, grounds and basilica within our 3h timeslot
Caroline D King
Oct 2024
Our tour guide did a great job keeping the group together at all times. He gave great instructions and information!
David Carrick
Oct 2024
No queuing, great knowledge of the are vy the guide. Easy walking very relaxed. Plenty of time for photos.
Matt Campbell
Oct 2024
Didn't do the guided tour as we made an error on the timing of the tour. Just did the sites ourselves which worked well for our timing.
Valerie Case
Oct 2024
Having a guide is essential to getting through the crowds and seeing the places you most want to see.
Raquel Diaz
Oct 2024
There's so much to see and having a tour guide really makes a big difference and allows you to understand much of the chronology, meaning behind much of the pieces and artwork.
Leonardo Paladino
Oct 2024
The explanation of detail of everything. The Vatican itself is beautiful, however, the tour made it that much better.
David Steffen
Oct 2024
Elle, our guide, took her time with us and ensured we could see and hear despite the crowds. She was excellent! She used humor, stories, and history to teach us about the Vatican museum contents, the Sistine Chapel, and even just before we entered St. Peter's.
Kimberly Susan Alexander
Oct 2024
Vincenzo made sure we knew exactly where we were going, clearly told us what we needed to do at each step, and what to notice. We knew we were well taken care of, and in very capable hands.
Kathleen Clare Winser
Oct 2024
Perfect amount of information. There is so much to see it would be easy to be overloaded with info but Massimo gave enough to keep you interest but not so much as to become boring.
Lotte Rauschenberg
Oct 2024
She was very good, but in too much of a hurry. It was a 3 hour trip and we were through after 2,5 hours. She was rushing too much
Catherine Roche
Oct 2024
It was timed to perfection. Julia was the best tour guide.A vast amount of information to learn from the experience
Brendan Peter Carroll
Oct 2024
The only way to ensure you're utilizing your precious time in the Vatican is to ensure you book your tour well in advance of your travels and to book it via headout.
Michelle Fiorino-Ragni
Oct 2024
The guided tour was excellent. We skipped the line which saved us a great deal of time. The tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. Was skeptical but very glad we made reservations with them. Highly recommend.
Pamela Marie Paradisis
Oct 2024
Our tour guides knowledge her name was Sylvia was exceptional and really made the experience more enjoyable. She was also very easy going and accomodating.
SMART TRAVEL TIPS
Angel Joel Sepulveda
May 2025
Yes I do recommend a guided tour. This experince has to much history and the place is huge. It has security check point. The guided tour have all covered.
Ronald Quintero
Jan 2025
Definitely , but I would highly recommend to visit the Basilica prior to the tour, it's free, and you het to write down your questions, there is a moment where there is a lot, a lot of people!
Angel Joel Sepulveda
May 2025
Yes I do recommend a guided tour. This experince has to much history and the place is huge. It has security check point. The guided tour have all covered.
Ronald Quintero
Jan 2025
Definitely , but I would highly recommend to visit the Basilica prior to the tour, it's free, and you het to write down your questions, there is a moment where there is a lot, a lot of people!
Sally Turnbull
Jan 2025
I would highly recommend a guided tour over just an entry ticket or an audioguide based on my experience because a knowledgeable guide, like Christian Ventura, truly enhances the entire visit. While an entry ticket or an audioguide can provide basic information, a guided tour offers a deeper, more personalized experience. Our guide was able to share fascinating stories, historical context, and artistic insights that brought the art and architecture to life in ways an audio recording simply can’t. Additionally, having an expert on hand to answer questions in real-time makes the experience much more interactive and rewarding. The pace of the tour was also perfectly balanced, ensuring we had enough time to enjoy the highlights while avoiding the crowds. For anyone wanting to truly understand the history and significance of the Vatican, a guided tour is invaluable.
Patricia Mae Retuya
Dec 2024
Yes, the guided tour was so worth it! I usually prefer doing my own thing, but my tour guide was so helpful and I definitely could not have navigated all the unforeseen circumstances of technical difficulties and impromptu scheduling clashes of the Basilica by myself.
Andrea Kimber
Nov 2024
We had previously done an audio tour and a guided tour beats it hands down, Getting the history and background from an accredited guide was fantastic
Kwala-ah Runsfiercely
Oct 2024
Guided tour is definitely the way to go to get the most out of your experience! The guides are well educated and have a license to be a tour guide.
Evelyn Murphy
Oct 2024
The guided tour offered quicker entry to The Vatican and we were able to avoid long queues. It was also a great way to to get an overview of The Vatican, The Sistine Chapel and St Peter's. So much to see in such little time!
José Francisco Pouso Cabanelas
Oct 2024
It is the best option to know a little bit more about the history and some fun facts about what you are seeing
Andrea Louise Reid
Oct 2024
We wanted to know more about the Sistene Chapel, Vatican museums and Vatican city generally as a 1st time visitor to Rome.
Susan Havens
Oct 2024
Paula was a pleasant, effective and extremely knowledgeable tour guide. She added humor into her discussion which was welcome. Paula was very respectful of the rules in the Basicillica unlike most other tourguides, many of which totally ignorned the request for silence.
Robert Woods
Oct 2024
In the past we have always done our own thing , but the guided tour option was a good choice that enabled quicker access to the colosseum, but more impotantly gave us so much information on the tour from an expert (Maria) than you couldn't possibly have gleened any other way.
Melinda Blakley
Oct 2024
We liked the overall plan on what we could see in one visit. The guide was also a great feature to have.
Jaroslaw Gruszecki
Oct 2024
We were lucky that the tour guided by Marco C.. Marco took care about whole group, counted us frequently, so noone was lost. We hear very interesting stories about creation of the artworks and different theories, which kept all time our interest and made a tour very individual and not as you can expect from academic explanation. @Marco thank you very much, you made extraordinarry job.
Mr Peter Mark Roberts
Oct 2024
The guide was very knowledgeable of the beautiful art and surroundings of the Vatican museums very nice.. but we didn't get to see St.Peters cathedral because of work being done for the jubilee 2025 no fault of the guide of course.. my wife and self did enjoy the tour thank you ����
Nesreen Innabi
Oct 2024
Ease to get into the Vatican and other associated places. Get the history behind the art secrets etc. from a knowledgeable tour guide.
NICOLAS CHRISTIAN FERNAND DAUDET
Oct 2024
Glad we booked the tour. It made the whole thing so much easier and reduced the queuing time by about 80%. The tour is much simpler than to get different tickets for each thing.
Maren Toomsalu
Oct 2024
We appreciated the skip-the-line enterance to the Vatican museums. Also, our tour guide was awesome. The tour was quite long but very interesting.
Angela Sue Maloney
Oct 2024
Help with guiding around the Vatican as it is a big place. Also information about the paintings was helpful.
Dale Adams Flowers
Oct 2024
We wanted descriptions of all the beautiful paintings and art objects that we were seeing as well as the historical context.
Sidharth Gupta
Oct 2024
Because of the historic significance of the place it would be interesting to have a deeper understanding via a guided tour.
Mark Schambra
Oct 2024
We booked a tour for the experience of listening to a seasoned guide during our visit. Our guides name was Maggie, and she was exceptional! Her English was perfect, her knowledge of the Vatican and St Peters was profound, and she imparted a sense of energy and excitement into the entire tour which was remarkable considering that she gives the identical tours to many tourists multiple times per week.
Deborah Myers
Oct 2024
It was the only way I could get a ticket within the time frame I had. I'm glad I did. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and that made the experience riveting, despite the crowds.
Gilles MALKA
Oct 2024
The guide (Claudia ??..) was amazing, she is knowledgeable, and making the info easy going and entertaining. She is a great guide !!
Lawrence John Humphries
Oct 2024
It seemed to be comprehensive and whilst not the cheapest it was offering what we were looking for without lots of ambiguity.
Tracy Ann Baines
Oct 2024
The detailed history given by our guide throughout the tour. He was very knowledgeable and had a sense of humour too!
Maureen Campbell
Oct 2024
Being such a historic site I thought that we would get much more out of our visit to the Colosseum etc with a tour.
Paula Wallwork
Sep 2024
I wanted to learn more about the history of the Colosseum and the Forum Our guide was very knowledgeable, entertaining and absolutely brilliant
Nickolas P Silvestri
Sep 2024
We were looking forward to a more detailed account of the items on exhibit in the museum. We were also interested in a full explanantion of the Sistine Chapel.
Cameron Paul Rossiter
Sep 2024
To learn about the hidden stories that we would have missed if we self toured. Benjamin our guide was whitty, informative, answered all our questions and even dealt with poorly behaved people on the tour well when they abused him for their mistake.
Rachel New
Sep 2024
We would have missed a lot of small points of interest without a guide. Francesca was knowledgeable and friendly and being with her meant we got through the entrance very quickly.
SUE TOMPSETT
Sep 2024
We loved all the history and wanted to have a tour guide that could tell us all the facts and stories. Stephanie did not disappoint.
Julie Canavan
Sep 2024
Eugene shared his opinion on the genius of Michaelangelo and his work in the sistine chapel. Art history was very comprehensive and interesting! We would definitely request a tour again with him
Edward Clement Harry Woodmore
Sep 2024
We wanted some guidance on a tour and wanting to skip the queues. Julia, the guide was outstanding. She knew so much about the Vatican, its history , about the Popes and the artworks. She was interesting, had a good sense of humour and kept tabs on her group.. Her presentation was flawless.
Alexandru-Florin Stanescu
Sep 2024
The guided tour experience and the opportunity to find out info in an interactove way from a face to face interaction
Christine Flanagan
Sep 2024
Silvie was our tour guide. Very knowledgeable and made sure I was taken care of as I had my hip replaced. Easy to meet up and skipping the line by buying tickets ahead of time is the only way to go. Learned so much more by having guide explain things.
David Oberholtzer
Sep 2024
To skip the line by getting tickets ahead of time. Our guide (Paola) did a great job in explaining what we were seeing.
Athula Abeyratne
Sep 2024
We wanted to hear and learn about everything in Vatican City from an expert in an orderly manner. The guide was very knowledge about everything and explained in detail.
Tanja Bosnjak
Sep 2024
This booking had the best reviews online and the cost was affordable given that it was a three hour tour.
Janine Lorna Foulkes-Williams
Sep 2024
I prefer to hear from an expert guide. Much quicker than reading guide books as they choose the best things to draw your attention to
Leanne Maria Gardner
Sep 2024
The tour of the Vatican was fantastic. Nothing could have prepared me for the history, the grandeur and draw dropping experience. I highly recommend everyone to do this tour. I pre booked which I did as glad I did as the entrance lines were huge...walking directly to the entrance with out guide was a relief to not have to stand in the heat. Our tour guide was so informative and friendly, again, I highly recommend guided tours. What an amazing experience that I'll never forget!
Raffaella Owens
Sep 2024
It actually was the only option left for the day we were in Rome. It turned out to be amazing. Our guide was fantastic, and the tour was well worth it.
Katherine Hendry
Sep 2024
We booked last minute and this was the only option available. It was a bit more expensive than other tours but we were pleased we booked it as we skipped the very long queues and we were limited time so wouldn't have been able to wait in the queues .
Aiesha Morrison
Sep 2024
We wanted to get the best out of our short stay and really dive in to the history of Vatican city and Rome.
Geraldine Conroy
Sep 2024
Maghda, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable, about The Colosseum and Surrounding sites. We wanted to find out the history.we
Geraldine Conroy
Sep 2024
We booked through internet as we live in Ireland. It was so easy . We wanted to get some of the history of Rome.
Mair Jenkins
Sep 2024
Really friendly and patient guide who took care of our needs - one in our party was a little slow. Our guide was Zara
Sayeh Mostame
Sep 2024
Our guide was patient and pretty nice. She explained everything in detail. She did not mind answering more questions.
Joanne Maria Page
Sep 2024
To make the most of a vast place and our guide Debora was magnificent giving us key points to understand the artwork and especially Michelangelo. Thus tour was everything I wanted and more . I cannot recommend Debora enough
Melissa Berry
Sep 2024
You could skip the line. The crowds were horrible, so it was nice to get out of the rain quickly and into the facilities.
William Keeling
Sep 2024
My wife and myself took a taxi to the Vatican and found ourselves overwhelmed and not sure where to start, I got on line and found your company, purchased two tickets, walked a few blocks to your office and within 45 minutes we where immersed in the most amazing experience of our trip to Roma. Thank you for the amazing customer service B.J. Keeling
Ayad Ghali
Sep 2024
The tour was good up to the Sistine chapel where we had a brake and to resume to a meeting point, once we got there we could not locate our tour guide and had to continue on our own which was a bit inconvenient ☹️
Jean Bertrand
Sep 2024
We just happened to pick this tour and we're very happy. We have nothing but praise for Marta, our tour guide. She was knowledgeable, interesting, patient with those who lagged behind and also a funny story teller. Highly recommend Marta.
Renae Gapes
Sep 2024
The tour appeared to include everyting that I wanted when I was booking it. It seemed a fair price for everything that was included and the time slots were convenient. The site was easy to navigate.
YEŞİM GÜROL
Sep 2024
The guided tour was a must to do in Vatican because it was so crowded and cannot know what to do as a tourist.
Carole Anne Davies
Sep 2024
We wanted to hear the hsitory of the places, rather than just look at them. A digital guide would have been much cheaper but there is no comparison with and actual person.
Liz Sandra Barragan
Sep 2024
Me and my group always dreamed of comming to Europe and learn more about it, Mariam (like Virgin Mary ) was really helpful
Paul Chesek
Sep 2024
Ability to skip long lines and access all 3 Vatican mist important sights: Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St Peters Basilica.
Joseph Godfried Leonard Selen
Sep 2024
We wished to avoid long lines and were also completely unfamiliar with the Vatican, so a guided tour seemed the best option to get access to all the areas we wanted to visit, while also getting some background information.
Ezequiel Medeiros
Sep 2024
Great tour, right from reception to Paula our guide who was amazing. Visited on September 9th, the Vatican was very busy. The skip the line and guidance from Paula was definitely worth it.
Lilian Wyngaards
Sep 2024
Just to help negotiate the crowd whilst gaining some knowledge about the Vatican, Vatican City, The Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica.
Mary Lanae Hooper
Sep 2024
I liked what they described on the tour. I May have had. Recommendation from a friend who used this service earlier in the summer.
Horváth Hanna
Sep 2024
It contained the most experiences. We got to visit the Vatikan Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Basilica by one go.
Claudia Ann Filiatrault-Dort
Sep 2024
We wanted to know more about the history of Vatican City. Jaber was very knowledgeable. He kept the guided tour going at a good pace & did not overwhelm us with to much information. He was very respectful of the surroundings ( Sistine Chapel, the Basilica) & made sure we were too!
Jan Arnold
Sep 2024
Desire to make the most of our short time in Rome. Considered getting a knowledgeable guide would be best way to achieve that aim!
Hamza Baleed
Sep 2024
Amazing tour guide. Clearly explained the history and significance of the monuments with passion, detail and humour.
Petroșan Ana-Adina
Sep 2024
I chose to book a guided tour beacause I wanted to find out more than I would have found if I went on my own.
Rachel Tennant
Sep 2024
This tour included the Ancient Rome highlights we most wanted to see with a guide, so we could get more out of what we were seeing.
elizabeth fulton
Sep 2024
Our tour guide Laura_S had incredible knowledge of the Vatican Museum artifacts and told us other interesting that captured our attention. She was very careful not to lose us in such a crowded space. She was humorous and always had an answer for anyone who asked a question. This was not a boring guided tour Bbecause Laura was passionate about Vatican hisory . 10/10 Laura thank you Elizabeth ( scotland)
Blanca Teresa Camacho Chiquin
Sep 2024
I wanted to learn and experience the Vatican from a tour guide. The history, details and quirky facts made it entertaining and memorable.
Emma Watson-Field
Sep 2024
To a full and efficient experience of the colosseum. Information is easier to digest when heard than read.
Henry Anaya
Sep 2024
Tour guide was exceptional! She helped us through the Vatican and explained what everything was in detail
Gillian Coleman
Sep 2024
Availability as we booked the day before , price snd we wanted a shorter tour. We booked the diode for the museums and Sistine chapel but we're self guided for St Peter's.
Elizabeth Whitmer
Sep 2024
We wanted to learn about the history of the Vatican and the art work contained in this historic place.
Anastasiia Markova
Sep 2024
Diana was a great tour guide. We enjoyed the full tour. Very informative but also not too much information to make it boring.
Lindsay Alston
Sep 2024
We heard the museums can be overwhelming, so we wanted a guide to help us see the best things and give us some additional information.
Andrew Allan Cupit
Sep 2024
Wanted to have some detailed information on the Vatican, skip the lines and small tour group. Madia was an excellent guide and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of St Peter's and the Vatican museum.
Kathryn Boast
Sep 2024
I think you always get a much better experience and learn a lot when you have a guide. Our guide for this tour was amazing and really brought the place to life. Highly recommended.
Sally Richardson
Sep 2024
We wanted a knowledgeable guide to get the most out of the visit and our guide very much delivered! It was an excellent tour - thank you
Sheila Lacsamana
Aug 2024
I want to lean a little bit more history about the Vatican and learned a lot about Sistine Chapel and was amazed by the Pope tombs underneath
Noam Wagenstein
Aug 2024
Susana was great! She was super energetic and so fun to be around. The tour itself was great, very informative and interesting. Recommend!!
Sally Blundell
Aug 2024
We realised there was so much more information we could gain than by walking through by ourselves. We also wanted to beat the queues.
Nicole Look
Aug 2024
They are places that I have grown up hearing about and seeing and I really wanted to see them for myself.
LORI J LUSTER
Aug 2024
Wanted more of a history reflected tour by a guide instead of a self guided tour without the hoisirical information.
Indie Saunders
Aug 2024
The structure of the tour was very helpful due to the immense size of the Vatican Museums - our tour guide Silvia was amazingly helpful, knowledgeable and focused. We managed to see all of the highlights in the most efficient way, without the possibility of getting lost throughout all of the many collections.
Rebecca Ann Rowlinson
Aug 2024
Came up favourably on Google and TripAdvisor. Was withing cost and being able to split the experience over two days was a bonus.
Line Lindgreen Eriksen
Aug 2024
I thought a guide would highlight the most important parts of your huge build and art collections, which she did
Joshua Addison
Aug 2024
The amount and importance of the historical sites. Our tour guide, Diego, was phenomenal and went way out of his way to answer all of my questions and give the absolute best possible tour. As good as it gets.
Jocelyn de castro
Aug 2024
To learn more of the history and our guide was very knowledgeable and explained everything that we need to know. It was a great pleasure to be our tour guide.
SMART TRAVEL TIPS
Adina Manoli
Mar 2025
Book everything in advance. Go back to revisit everything whenever you got a chance. Don't rush through exhibitions. It's so much to see and you need time to absorb and enjoy so many beautiful things.
Ronald Quintero
Jan 2025
I would go before the tour to the Basilica, it's free, roam the entire floor, because you get to see everything in detail, and write down all your questions, because with the tour, all your questions will be answered!! And our tour guide was Fabrizio, and he does it because he loves it, that was a huge difference!! Thank you Fabrizio for an amazing experience!
Adina Manoli
Mar 2025
Book everything in advance. Go back to revisit everything whenever you got a chance. Don't rush through exhibitions. It's so much to see and you need time to absorb and enjoy so many beautiful things.
Ronald Quintero
Jan 2025
I would go before the tour to the Basilica, it's free, roam the entire floor, because you get to see everything in detail, and write down all your questions, because with the tour, all your questions will be answered!! And our tour guide was Fabrizio, and he does it because he loves it, that was a huge difference!! Thank you Fabrizio for an amazing experience!
Alicia Portillo
Nov 2024
Be ready for crowds and long lines. Don't go when it is hot. We went in October and it gets a little hot because of the crowds. The dome climb is difficult.
Evelyn Murphy
Oct 2024
Buy your ticket online to skip the queues. Maybe choose a time when the Vatican Museums aren't as busy. We went at 3pm and there were so many people there. Get to your meeting point in plenty of time and use their bathroom before going on the tour. Ask your guide to show you the door into St Peter's at the end of the tour. You can spend plenty of time there. We actually happened on a Mass under the Dome at 6pm, beautiful music, very special.
Susan Havens
Oct 2024
I saw some negative reviews online but l believe these were due to people not following directions properly or showing up late to their appointment time. Everything seemed very organized for our Vatican tour
David Stanbury
Oct 2024
You will have to queue for a while if you want to climb the dome. You can post a card from the Vatican post office while you're there. Apparently the card will be a surprise. Will find out when I get home. Photos of our passports was accepted in the ID check
Jaroslaw Gruszecki
Oct 2024
One thing I was awaiting -reninder mail with instructions 2 days before the tour (if was sent I'm sorry if I missed it).
Mr Peter Mark Roberts
Oct 2024
Be prepared for lots of walking! On hot days make sure you bring water or a cold drink. There are beautiful things to see, take plenty of pictures and finally obey the dress code when visiting out of respect (very important)
Nesreen Innabi
Oct 2024
Get there early and follow and listen to your guide. Recommend getting this tour due to ease of access between venues (museum and churches), no waiting in line or going outside to go thru another entrance, all access from interior.
NICOLAS CHRISTIAN FERNAND DAUDET
Oct 2024
Book a tour for Vatican. Makes the experience so much easier. If possible book an earlier slot. Did the 8:30amandit was already busy but not as much as when we actually got out. Allow enough time to get to your meeting point and even have a coff in the area to limit stress. Prepare for a long day but fantastic day on your feet
Karen Marino
Oct 2024
Get there about 10 minutes earlier than they suggest! There are multiple tours going on, so this was good to keep in mind. I heard going earlier was better, and it was, as it gets VERY hectic later in the day.
CRISTEA GABRIEL
Oct 2024
Never again too soon. The train to Rome doesn't work on the 2nd day of October. Workers from municipal transportation Atac made a strike on the 5th. Too many monuments are in restauration in every important touristic spot. In the basilica of St. Peter also. It rains daily. Maybe they want to visit in the summer of 2026.
Angela Sue Maloney
Oct 2024
If you struggle to understand the tour guide, make sure to stand near then when they are talking its easier to understand accents in person rather than over the headset.
Dale Adams Flowers
Oct 2024
We were able to walk to the tour start which was very convenient. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable but spoke quickly with a strong accent. We were not able to understand all that he was telling us.
Sidharth Gupta
Oct 2024
The main pro of a guided tour is that you are able to skip the long lines but a con is that the experience is not self paced. You will have to be with your guide all the time. Our guide was quite knowledgeable but the whole tour was quited rushed.
Mark Schambra
Oct 2024
Definitely book a Tour with Headout!!!! Our tour started at 2:30 and worked out fine for us because we flew into Rome from New York City the day before and the jet lag made it difficult to start earlier in the day.
Lawrence John Humphries
Oct 2024
Don't take a backpack. Take a plastic water bottle. Photographs are allowed apart from the Scistine Chaple. Dress appropriately (shoulders covered and no shorts or skirts above the knee.
Paul Fuller
Oct 2024
Although there were queues it was never a problem. More of a problem hearing your guide in certain areas or if they walked to fast
Tracy Ann Baines
Oct 2024
Use the metro it's quick and cheap way to travel. Give yourself time to get to meet point as the metro gets very busy particularly to Vatican City.
Katherine Rose
Oct 2024
Take a Vatican and Colosseum tour, you will learn so much without having to read all the informational signs. Plus both are big and a guide will save you from wandering lost. Don't get a tour for the pantheon-there is plenty of info to read beforehand online. Get all tickets for as early as you can as crowds increase as the day goes on.
Glen Meyer
Oct 2024
Buy online Prepare for a great tour Take water and use bathroom before going in Follow the guide closely
Allan Apsouris
Oct 2024
I felt like I never really seen the Museum that I was run through it. Make a longer tour so you have time to see things. I looked at something for 30 seconds turned around and the group was gone. I had no idea where they were other than the receiver worked better when I was close to the guide.
Simone Terp Eriksen
Oct 2024
calculate with +30-60 min more than it says the tour will last cover knees and shoulders bring a small snack and water bottle you will be tired after ;)
Krista Vane-Tempest Stewart
Oct 2024
We caught a taxi and it was easy to get dropped outside the Vatican wall rather than via Tunisi itself. Allow plenty of time for traffic.
Nickolas P Silvestri
Sep 2024
Wear comfortable shoes and cover shoulders and knees. Guide should have some umbrella or other item to find him among the many other guides and visitors. The ear piece and microphone used by the guide were essential. I would always seek out tours which use this technology.
Todd Roadarmel
Sep 2024
Be mindful of the dress code when visiting St. Peter's Basilica. They do have scarves/wraps available for those who need it.
robert barton
Sep 2024
Try to get Carl as a guide. His degree in art/history provide such valuable information and it is obvious he is known and respected by Vatican staff
J'enna Ashby
Sep 2024
Definitely do the visit with a guide, there's so much info that we learned throughout the day. Fabrizio was fantastic.
Simithra Arachchige Don R U Gunawardena
Sep 2024
It's best get there early the better as you get the whole day and if you wanted to do the gardens and the dome
Marc Sanders
Sep 2024
Be prepared for lots of people. It's a zoo. Bring a portable fan, it gets hot. Bathrooms are hard to find.
Rachel New
Sep 2024
The meeting place at Headout offices are a little away from the Vatican Don't sit to have lunch before your tour - eating in Italy is a leisurely experience and we waited ages for our meal then had to run to get to the group
Eileen Yunxiao Ma
Sep 2024
Allow plenty of time. I took the bus there, and it was 20 minutes walk from the bus stop to the meeting point.
Julie Canavan
Sep 2024
Get you tour at the beginning of the day if you can and book weeks ahead. Or, take a tour for the end of the day and plan to attend Mass at a chapel in St. Peters! Walking shoes that are super airy and supportive as there is alot of shuffling, stairs, and standing; bring several one euros for toilets in gift shops
Imogen Perez
Sep 2024
the pic of location meet isnt that clear and the address wasnt 100% accurate. do arrive early as suggested as there were some road closures and it took us a little bit of extra time to find the Maya Tours location. Allow time to explore St Peters and encourage you to go up the Dome - the views are incrediable
Brian Saylor
Sep 2024
Going early in the morning is perfect, crowds not too bad. Went on a Wednesday and didn't get into St Peter's at that time because Pope had an audience, but went later, bonus, got to see the Pope.
Edward Clement Harry Woodmore
Sep 2024
Our commute from Termini Roma was diabolical as we hadn't planned carefully, didn't have the use of WiFi and spent ages queuing for Metro tickets because we couldn't access the information given by Headout on our phone. Useful tips, have a tourist map of Rome , access to WiFi , pre plan carefully and have travel plans and tickets sorted beforehand
Alexander Naumovich Zaretsky
Sep 2024
Please arrive to the meeting place earlyer that meeting time. Also be sure that Vatican Museums will be closed at 5pm. So try to chose your start time about 1pm.
Karen schainberg geronymo
Sep 2024
The directions were excellent to find the meeting point, the guides were knowledgeable and helpful, and they helped us navigate the very large crowds
Frank J. Romano
Sep 2024
The meeting place wasn't easy to find! Most people want the Sistine Chapel, I would start with that!
Steven Warner
Sep 2024
Book a guided tour to avoid any stress on the day, learn from the expert guide in depth knowledge, skip the waiting time in lines, see the most important things
Paula Little
Sep 2024
Despite Vatican guidance to the contrary, small bags are permitted, water is essential and it will still be a bit of a crush to try and stay with your guide.
MA KRISTINA GUERRERO
Sep 2024
Do not book 2 different attractions in one day. Because some tours in Rome move the tour schedule because of ticket issues last minute and won't give refund.( anyway its their karma)
James Lanzetta
Sep 2024
Book early, be on time, be patient because the Vatican museums and Sistine Chapel are narrow and crowded
Consuelo Ortiz
Sep 2024
The tickets were very expensive. We booked tickets with the intent of entering the basilica in case our own Trafalgar tour was unable to due to time restrictions by waiting in lines.. As it turns out, we were able to enter the day prior to this guided tour with Trafalgar. The waiting line is not bad at all. We then used these tickets for Vatican museum entry only because the tour lasted more than the 3 hours advertised and we were pressed for time. As a result, we did not make it back to the basics with this guided tour. Too expensive!
Melissa Ann Maruff
Sep 2024
Be prepared for walking and standing for long periods. There is also so many people and this is a bit difficult to get good photos. So much to look at so allow the time to do this.
Athula Abeyratne
Sep 2024
If you can find a place closer to the Metro line A, then you can easily get to the Vatican City by Metro.
Tanja Bosnjak
Sep 2024
- Arrive on time - Check inside before meeting with your guide - Bring a snack and water as there isn't options to purchase when indoors/on the tour - Rest well the night before because you will be in for a good time and you'll need the energy (especially with Deborah - best tour guide I've had by far)
Janine Lorna Foulkes-Williams
Sep 2024
Even though the tour is said to include St Peter's Basilica, if the Pope is there you don't get this part of the visit. It is written in the small print
Leanne Maria Gardner
Sep 2024
Book tours Check the weather Have your phone fully charged Take unplanned turns onto small passages, you never know what you could find
IRMA PATRICIA FRIAS VEGA
Sep 2024
Don't drink water from the fountains. My husband did and got sick. Be punctual. Enjoy every aspect and respect
Katherine Hendry
Sep 2024
Plan ahead and book a tour before you go on holiday to get best price and availability. Definitely book a skip the line tour otherwise you will wait for hours to get into the basilica.
Lawrence Hamberg
Sep 2024
Our tour left the office 40 minutes late. Be prepared for extremely large crowds inside the Vatican Museum. Paulina our guide was excellent and very knowledgeable about the history of the art work.
RAMAKRISHNAN NARAYANAN
Sep 2024
1. Good to reach 30minutes prior to scheduled time, rather than being sorry. 2. Carry small bag with water bottle. 3. Audio provided was superb.
Catherine Maggio Howley
Sep 2024
I'd say an earlier time spot or regulating the amount that g people through at once needs to happen. Our tour guide was knowledgeable but the tour was not enjoyable with that many people
Aiesha Morrison
Sep 2024
Make sure to use the app first to purchase your tickets. Plan to get to your meeting spot or destination at least 30 minutes before. So leave early! When we were in Rome we encountered a city bus transit strike. Found out 24 hours in advance and a kind front desk person at the coliseum hotel gave us detailed walking instructions to Vatican city. Even though you may not encounter the same situation, just give yourself enough time for minor delays.
Rachel O'Connell
Sep 2024
Have plenty of water. Bring own headphone for double ear plugs to block out all other noise. Be prepared to stay on the move
Jason Mutch
Sep 2024
Research top art pieces ahead of time because you move through so many pieces fast you might miss great and important works
Julie Burggraf
Sep 2024
Arrive early. Be prepared for crowds and to see more than you thought. We loved our tour guide she was amazing and connected with everyone in the group including my 19 year old daughter. Wonderful!
Joanne Maria Page
Sep 2024
Make sure you're well hydrated and full on energy and don't need the loo as it's non stop for 2.5 hours
Melissa Berry
Sep 2024
We went early and had been told by others. This was the quiet time however, this was not true. There were tons of people there all in tours. This did make it very difficult to keep up with our group. It was very Noisy making it hard to hear the guide over the earphones.
Linda Di Betta
Sep 2024
Our guide was Cinzia...she showed us everything without any long drawn out communications. She was amazing and the best tour guide we had in all of Surope.
Sava Ioana-Corina
Sep 2024
I have nothing to add here. It's very easy. You go to the Maya Tours office 15 mins before the start of your tour and they will take you from there.
Maday Rafuls
Sep 2024
Make sure they bring a picture ID. It was stated but still someone from our group did not have one. Bring comfortable shoes Enjoy
Renae Gapes
Sep 2024
Research the place that you are visiting extensively leading up to your visit. Establish the attractions that you are keen to visit and book your accommodation within close proximity., ie walking distance Be well prepared, ie. maintain fitness levels Have the necessary equipment required for your visit, ie. waterbottle and hat if hot
YEŞİM GÜROL
Sep 2024
You should have a good rest before you make the tour:) Visit the vatican museum website to decide which parts you should spend more time. The Sistina Shapel was so crowded; so do not expect more although you think you will feel awesome there; but St.Peter's basilica was worthy of the tour.
Jure Krnic
Sep 2024
We booked this because we wanted guided tour of Vatican museum and both basilica's, but guid did not enter in St.Petar with us, so it was little disappointing.
Paul Chesek
Sep 2024
You will get an earpiece at the Vatican so will better be able to hear your guide as they talk and detail the many things you will be seeing.
Joseph Godfried Leonard Selen
Sep 2024
1. Determine in advance what it is you wish to see, and what you are willing to skip. 2. Make sure you check if there are special rules for the places you visit. 3. Arrive in advance of the agreed time; this allows for any last-minute issues to be addressed.
Sohail Ahmad Khan
Sep 2024
Always book a tour. Read the guidance instructions carefully. Be punctual. Carry light stuff along . Freshen up before embarking on the tour. Do carry selfie stick as others don't have time to take your pics.
Dimitre Sariev
Sep 2024
You don't have to think twice just go for the guided tour you going to have a lot of fun and you can ask all kind of questions
David Bowers
Sep 2024
Bring water and stay with the guide. We had trouble understanding her but she could get in front of many.
Lilian Wyngaards
Sep 2024
We walked from our hotel. Make sure you download your tickets and have them readily available. You have to go through security first, bags need to be removed.
Tracy Arruda
Sep 2024
If you need a restroom advise your guide early on. We waited on other guests who didn't tell her until we entered the chapel
Horváth Hanna
Sep 2024
Wear clothes that cover your shoulders, or take a lighter scarf with you, otherwise there might be a possibility that you cant go inside the Chapel or Basilica.
Claudia Ann Filiatrault-Dort
Sep 2024
1. Give yourself plenty of time to get to the meeting place for your tour. Be prepared for any unexpected delays. 2. Make sure there is good communication between you & the tour company. ( if changes in the times etc.). 3. Purchase your tickets prior to your trip.
Kevin Smith
Sep 2024
Make sure that the guide has asked if the hearing technology is working satisfactorily. Ours didn't and everyone had scratchy sound. One of our group checked with others and the poor sound was the same for all. When guide was told this as we were just entering she got new devices that worked reasonably well. Guide needed a strong voice to be heard properly
Deborah Saunders
Sep 2024
Always book well in advance to avoid disappointment. Guided tours are well worth the money as you are given so much information by a very experienced guide.
Petroșan Ana-Adina
Sep 2024
I planed only one visit per day, in the morning...because it's too hot in the afternoon (in the summer) and after lunch we would rest to regain strenght for the evening walk trough the streets of Rome.
Delvael Vanessa
Sep 2024
Be on time to avoid any late stress so if you take public transportation like a bus in a big known city take them on time; there is always the possibility of traffic. Read the instructions provided by the company and the guide; they are useful!
Alison Mearns
Sep 2024
Also book a skip the line experience - the cues in the hot sun to the Vatican and St Peters is ridiculous
Lynn Howes
Sep 2024
Wear comfortable shoes. Make sure you note the moving on instructions - especially before the chapel.
Debbie Johnson
Sep 2024
1. Arrive 1/2 early to take into consideration getting lost. 2. Never lose sight of the tour guide. 3. Book tour at least 2-days in advance to lock in your preferred date and time slot.
Suzanne Marie Saxton
Sep 2024
We took a taxi he dropped us off right down the street from the cafe meeting point. It was 3 minute walk and easy to find the tour guide. Bring a water bottle.
Tessa Warmuth
Sep 2024
Find the meeting spot early and enjoy some breakfast from the restaurants close by the meeting point to be on time. Food nearby was great! One of the best tours we've been on so far! Soooo much great information and our tour guide was hilarious and relatable. Couldn't be happier.
Dana Smith
Sep 2024
Arrive in Vatican City early. It's crazy there. Eat prior to arrival. Dress cool enough to handle the heat while still covering shoulders, knees, chest and back. It's hot inside! Practice patience as there is a lot going on and many people.
Blanca Teresa Camacho Chiquin
Sep 2024
Book in advance. Read the cancellation and refund terms and conditions as after a certain time there are no refunds. Be there on time.
Gillian Coleman
Sep 2024
Definitely book a tour. You miss all the queuing and have a lot more fun and it's so informative. Decide if you want to do the St Peter's done tour before paying for it. You have to pay extra - not much - but there were I think 550 steps or 300 if you paid for the elevator part way.
Jarrod McCarroll
Sep 2024
Request Celina. She worked at the Vatican for 2 years and is full of insight. She's a pleasure to spend the time with. Go to the bathroom before you enter. It's a 2.5 hour commitment once inside.
Lindsay Alston
Sep 2024
It is a long tour, and it was still quite hot at the end of August! Bring water, a personal fan, and good shoes.
Wayne Bowie
Sep 2024
Book days early, very few bathrooms, woman must bring clothing to cover shoulders and knees to enter the Vatican. Expect to walk long distances.
Marcel Manzano
Aug 2024
Plan in advance, I do recommend this company, but if you buy in advance, the tickets will be cheaper. They get more expensive the less lead time is provided.
Nicole Look
Aug 2024
Any place you want to see it is best if you stay close to them. I was in walking distance and no more than 30 minutes from everything like the Vatican, Colosseum, Trevi fountain and Pantheon if these are the places you want to visit.
Indie Saunders
Aug 2024
1. read all information available to you, ours was texted via WhatsApp 2. communicate with your tour guide whenever possible, we found Silvia to be very helpful 3. order a taxi in advance if needed as it can be extremely busy around the entrance
Cassidy DeVrieze
Aug 2024
Be prepared to walk, book with a tour that has a smaller group, return to the location if there is ore you want to see that your tour didn't cover, it's worth it!
Guy Salter
Aug 2024
If you are thinking of visiting the Vatican, it's worth booking via a registered tour guide so you are guaranteed entry into your chosen places. Lots of street vendors appear to offer tickets but are just criminals working in groups to scam people. Always have valid photo ID with you to pass security checks similar to airports when entering historic buildings. It's okay to wear shorts & tee shirts into these places even though the dress code stated with tour guides says otherwise. Temperatures during the summer months make for thirsty work getting around so being comfortable matters
Gerard McCarthy
Aug 2024
Book a skip the line tour. Take a hop on hop off bus as u will be tired after your visit DO NOT sit down for coffee in cafe Vaticano. Bring plenty of water during summer months.
Devina Parhar
Aug 2024
If you are visiting in August I recommend you bring some sort of battery powered fan as it gets very hot and the tour is 3 hours long.
Isabelle Zammit
Aug 2024
I highly recommend this tour. We were only 10 people. We could see that the other tours were way bigger groups.
Line Lindgreen Eriksen
Aug 2024
Bring comfortable shoes. Bring a scarf to cover your shoulders in the church. Remember to buy a bus ticket before entering the bus to the Vatican.
David Marabello
Aug 2024
Be sure to get dropped off on the correct side of the vatican. We walked at least 10 minutes from the taxi's drop off point. Be sure to mention the address of the restuarant.
TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS
Emma Moore
May 2025
No time to cover anything other than these two didn't even have time to get anything to eat or drink would not advise doing both in the same day
Kathryn L VanDyck
May 2025
We only visited the Vatican Museum and the Basilica, but did a lot of walking around the city and enjoyed the ambiance.
Emma Moore
May 2025
No time to cover anything other than these two didn't even have time to get anything to eat or drink would not advise doing both in the same day
Kathryn L VanDyck
May 2025
We only visited the Vatican Museum and the Basilica, but did a lot of walking around the city and enjoyed the ambiance.
Gerlinde Lauff
Apr 2025
We toured the Raphael artwork on our own, post the structured tour, as well as the Sistine Chapel. We stayed and continued thru the long, but well managed visit, to St Peter's Basilica, during the time of Pope Francis' viewing. It was worth the long trip and time to see all of these amazing sights. The Vatican Museum could have someone spend weeks looking through this massive collection of art and artifacts. It was wonderful.
Harriet Litvik
Apr 2025
We dedicated the day to the Vatican and went to a rooftop bar in Vatican City after the tour to see the amazing views of the Vatican
Alyson Cage
Apr 2025
We did the Colosseum and Forum tour in the morning and kept the afternoon free for a leisurely lunch and then mooching
Mark Allen Pladson
Apr 2025
We did the climb to the dome which was great. Not overly strenuous but a little claustrophobic at the last stairway at the top. Well worth cost and effort.
Michael H. Babicz
Apr 2025
After the vatican finding our way to St. Paul beyond the Walls was a little challenging, but worked out great. Much smaller crowds and totally lucky getting a taxi back to hotel.
Harry Waugh Jones
Apr 2025
Time is always your enemy, see too little you are disappointed, see too much you are exhausted. Our guide balanced this so well, showing what she believed was the essence of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel etc. We also were able to go behind closed doors to walk where the Pontiff has walked when travelling to and from his private quarters to services and public appearances.
Sebastian Alteryd
Apr 2025
We did the Colosseum and Roman forum. I recommend visiting the Vatican as well, go up in the dome, it is worth it.
Heather Osborne
Mar 2025
After the tour, we visited St Peter's Basilica, which is free to enter. We barely had to queue at all to get in
Kari bourke
Mar 2025
There are some nice restaurants/coffee shops just across the street for before and after if you wish. After the tour we went out to the garden for some sun and relaxation!
Monica M Madrigal
Mar 2025
I bought a ticket for Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica-guided tour. But did not get to see the basilica.
Caitlin Preusterink
Feb 2025
Rode scooter to company. Waitrd for tourguide. Did the tour. Then did city exploring with scooter tour online (free and lots of fun). Went out for dinner.
Sarah Jayne Webb
Feb 2025
We also did the main Vatican museums which were so interesting and the amount of history was incredible.
Mark Hanley
Feb 2025
After the tour we lingered in St. Peter's Square and then strolled along the Tiber before going for dinner in the evening.
Sally Turnbull
Jan 2025
We browsed around the markets in the surrounding areas of the Vatican. Of course we bought momentos of our visit as gifts for the family.
Patrick Mullen
Jan 2025
Window shopping on the nearby antiques street, Hadrian's Tomb, St. Clemente's with the 2 layers of underneath
Jessica Janet
Dec 2024
after you finish with vatican city, you can go to castel st angelo and have dinner around teraserve area
Carlen McGoldrick
Dec 2024
We saw the Vatican Museum, Saint Peter's Basilica, and the Sistine Chapel, and still had enough time to visit the pantheon and Trevi fountain in the same day. Had we waited in those long lines at the bat again we wouldn't have been able to do anything else .
Shona Margaret Goldsbury
Nov 2024
We went to Museo Leonardo da Vinci, close by. Would have done Castel Sant'Angelo too but day we chose it was closed. Did Travestere areaa in pm with Janiculum Hill for sunset.
Melanie Hanlon
Nov 2024
After some lunch, at a restaurant recomended by Eliza, I went to Castel Sant'Angelo in the afternoon by myself for an audio tour after the Vatican Museums, Basilica and Sistine Chapel tour.
Gian Carlo Musmanni
Nov 2024
We did a short walk to the "Wedding Cake" building and had lunch in Trastevere, which is 20 mins away from the Collosseum
JOHN STEPHENSON
Nov 2024
Breakfast at the cafe where we met. Although very busy, lines moved smoothly. Last stop was St. Peters Basillica. After tour being led we were allowed to go on our own.
Helen Ho
Nov 2024
I went to La Tradizione to buy some cheese then walk back through Via Cola di Rienzo. Did some local shopping on Via del Corso.
Christopher Cole
Nov 2024
Vatican museum, Sistene Chapel, St Peters Basilica, Castel San Angelo, Ara Pacis, Mausoleum Augustus, Spanish Steps
ZANCHETTA JOHN MARTIN
Oct 2024
Don't expect any useful information or help from the idiotic chat app, you might as well just grab a random stranger off the road and ask them. Useless.
David Steffen
Oct 2024
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, & St Peter's Basilica The Aventine Keyhole Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano
Kimberly Susan Alexander
Oct 2024
We also did a colosseum & palatine hill tour on the same day. It was a lot of information to take in in one day, and a lot of walking (we tallied 23000 steps!).
Rosalinda V Cruz
Oct 2024
We visited the sistene chapel, the vatican and the grounds. Including extensive knowledge of the history of the vatican.
Evelyn Murphy
Oct 2024
Not much else, as we devoted our day to getting there and back to our accommodation. We had lunch in Borgo Pio near the Vatican and we had a lovely dinner in RomAntica on Via Emanuelle later that night.
Robert Woods
Oct 2024
The tour included the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. Do all three the history and ruins are staggering.
Melinda Blakley
Oct 2024
We walked out of the palace area , over to the city . We walked to the Spanish steps had gelato. And enjoyed the beautiful day.
Jaroslaw Gruszecki
Oct 2024
Rest of the day we spent on walking on the city, visiting fountain and having good food. Visiting Vatican Museum and Basilica was main point, which in our point of view was best option. The next day we planned to visit Coloseum, so one attraction per day is for us good way to go.
Mr Peter Mark Roberts
Oct 2024
The metro system in Rome is easy to figure out if you can read maps to take you to interesting places. If you are lucky to stay at a hotel that provides information about tourism in the area. Don't hesitate to ask the staff.. we visted a few places after the Vatican tour
Karen Marino
Oct 2024
We did the St. Peter's and Basilicca tour. Our guide Claudia was the best! So knowledgeable about the history and art, it was such an educational and enriching experience! In the Sistine Chapel she found us a quiet corner where we stayed for about 15 minutes to absorb the beauty. Any time we asked a question, she always had a thoughtful answer.
Mark Schambra
Oct 2024
We slept late and had a delicious breakfast at our hotel. Then we had a delicious dinner after our tour. Perfect first day of our trip to Rome!
Maureen Campbell
Oct 2024
We covered the Roman Forum and then went onto the Pantheon, but had not booked this and too big a queue.
Simone Terp Eriksen
Oct 2024
We slept in and after we ate good italian food and took a break. Later on we saw easy sights in the city center
Krista Vane-Tempest Stewart
Oct 2024
After our tour with Stefanie finished inside St Peter's we queued and went up the dome. Afterwards we walked across to the Jewish quarter which had lots of interesting lanes and places to eat.
Bonnie Cole
Sep 2024
We visited all three attractions and then spent time in Saint peters Square having lunch, which was very nice.
Todd Roadarmel
Sep 2024
We did this tour the day we landed in Rome. Our hotel was a 15 minute walk from the Vatican. We did lunch then headed to meet the tour guide. When the tour ended, we were able to see the changing of the Swiss guard outside St. Peter's. We then walked to find Piazza Navona and the Pantheon and found a place for dinner.
Julie Canavan
Sep 2024
The Pantheon, the Trivi fountain, the circus maximus and a nice lunch then the tour in afternoon (2:30)
Alexander Naumovich Zaretsky
Sep 2024
Our tour gude Erturk (sorry if i misspeled his name) was very professional, we got very interesting information about Vatican Museums and their artefacts. Also he gave us extra information and good recommendations how to visit St Peter Cathedral.
Nilanjan Biswas
Sep 2024
After the Colosseum trip we explored teh other places ... Colosseum, Palatine Hill & Roman Forum - actually needs 4-5 hrs
MA KRISTINA GUERRERO
Sep 2024
Explore colosseum on our own because our tour in colosseum was moved in an earlier time because of ticket issues and won't give any refund.
Tanja Bosnjak
Sep 2024
Went for a meal and then an afternoon siesta, and ended up exploring the streets for the rest of the evening such as the travestiere area and went for gelatos in the late evening.
Katherine Hendry
Sep 2024
We walked to the colosseum which took about 45 minutes but was an easy flat walk and got to see Rome city as well.
RAMAKRISHNAN NARAYANAN
Sep 2024
Apart from Covering the guided Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica we covered the Pantheon on our own, which was outstanding. Please download Rick Steves audio for ease of understanding Pantheon
Catherine Maggio Howley
Sep 2024
We toured the Colosseum and Forum later in the day, but the 10am tour and f Vatican started a little late, and finishe much later than expected as a result of the crowds.
Aiesha Morrison
Sep 2024
We saw various other monuments outside of Vatican on our walk to meet a tour guide. Luciana was our tour guide for the day, she did an amazing job of commentating everything step we took the sistine's chapel, Vatican Museum,and basilica. Her altitude for effortless recall of facts was astounding. This was the best experience I had ever had on a guided tour.
Jania Hulse
Sep 2024
Nothing did not want to see anything if involved queue it takes a while to find due to size of area around Vatican
Geraldine Conroy
Sep 2024
We didn't do too much else as the tour was quite long, but most enjoyable, we went to Morrissons bar for vino and food after the 45minute walk home.
Melissa Berry
Sep 2024
We walked around and visited other points of interest and ate lunch and dinner. Many Options in this area to eat.
Renae Gapes
Sep 2024
I don't like to pack in too much on one day so we spent 4-5 hours at Vatican City for the first half of the day. The rest of the day was spent wandering the City of Rome, browsing and dining
Mark Luff
Sep 2024
Walked around Rome just stopping in places as we came across them. Great trip and saw lots of beautiful places and things.
Tiana Pillay
Sep 2024
Claudia was our tour guide and she was really great! She was very friendly and answered all our questions.
Paul Chesek
Sep 2024
This was a 3 hour tour that ended in St Peters Basilica around 5pm. We spent the rest of the time in St Peters until closing around 7p...
Dimitre Sariev
Sep 2024
After the tour we went to see the Spanish Steps which was also amazing scenery of course gelato and very nice dinner and secluded restaurant
Jane Yoxall
Sep 2024
Following the visit the tour guide gave us a really good tip for a restaurant where we went for lunch. The food and service were outstanding.
Lilian Wyngaards
Sep 2024
We only did the Vatican , Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica. It is such a beautiful monument and takes time to appreciate and absorb it.
Julie L Cilenti
Sep 2024
After the Vatican, we walked into the old part of Rome after lunch and walked to the pantheon and the Trevi fountain. Then we took a taxi back to the.
Craig Alan Fellows
Sep 2024
Day 1 - Vatican tour and sistine chapel. Followed by Castel Sant'Angelo queue skip. Day 2 - saw the Trevi fountain, Pantheon and Piazza Navona on the way to our Colosseum and Palatine hills tour before chilling at the pool at our resort.
Horváth Hanna
Sep 2024
We visited Piazza Popolo, took a walk around Castel Sant Angelo and visited the Trastevere district.
Rachel Tennant
Sep 2024
We grabbed lunch at Mariuccia after, visited the Pantheon (didn't feel we needed a tour for that), took a little break, then saw The Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain
Suzanne Marie Saxton
Sep 2024
We went to the Pantheon before the Vatican. Took a taxi from the Pantheon. Very easy, there are taxis right by the Pantheon
Judith Boten Rabin
Sep 2024
We went to the Jewish ghetto and took a tour of the Jewish Museum and the Great Synagogue. It was a very ecumenical day.
Gillian Coleman
Sep 2024
We bought , write and posted cards from the Vatican and ate at a cafe before leaving to browse shops on our way back
Jonathan Tate
Sep 2024
Hop on hop off bus ... a waste of money our worst purchase in rome Palatine hill excellent an a walk around the coliseum amazing
Andrew Allan Cupit
Sep 2024
St Peters and the Vatican museum tours take nearly all day of you do them properly plus have lunch between tours in the Vatican area. Plenty of choices nearby.
Joshna Gopal-Patel
Sep 2024
The various parts of the Colosseum was visited with the history and culture being described.There are lots of other buildings such as churches, ruins, garden, palaces entrance arches. Marble columns of different colours brought back from different parts of the world.A very interesting tour and definitely worth having a tour guide.
Marcel Manzano
Aug 2024
Outside of this guided tour, which was amazing, we walked the Spanish Steps area after getting on the Hop On/Off bus
LORI J LUSTER
Aug 2024
We arrived at 11 am from our cruise, checked in to our hotel across from the Colosseum and toured the Colosseum, time to shower and have a quick snack then off by taxi to The Vatican City to tour the museum and the Sistine Chapel. Taxied back to the hotel for a nice dinner then got ready for our early am trip to the airport. It was a rushed day but we managed to get in the two most important sites that everyone wanted to see. My suggestion would be to spend two days if you have the extra time after a cruise. Ricardo our tour guide was so passionate about giving us all of the history. You could tell just how much he loves doing what he does. Thank you so much for sharing your passion! Molto bene, Grazie! Ciao.
Indie Saunders
Aug 2024
We accomplished the 2 1/2 hour tour easily, at 2pm to avoid the peak heat hours, as well as a self-guided explore of the Basilica, a few hours downtime in our hotel, and a 3 hour meal/drink in the evening. We opted for a more relaxing day.
Cassidy DeVrieze
Aug 2024
We also went to castel st angelo and enjoyed the views there, we walked across the bridge and saw the staues, we climbed the dome at st.peters
Isabelle Zammit
Aug 2024
Marco is very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. I highly recommend this tour. We were impressed by the information he gave us. My husband wished to visit the collection about the cars but unfortunately it was not included in the tour. My 11 and 9 year old enjoyed the tour too.
TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS
Karuppiah Ramasamy
May 2025
The highlight of my visit was St Peter Dome. Our guide took pride in her job to explain & cover every aspect of the tour. We are blessed to be at Vertican City during this Jubilee year. It was very crowded It took us from 7.15am till 2pm to cover the highlights of Vertican City
Cory Thornton
May 2025
We had a great day. Our guide was amazing. She really knew her stuff. She was good at giving lots of info and answering questions. Very fun places to visit.
Karuppiah Ramasamy
May 2025
The highlight of my visit was St Peter Dome. Our guide took pride in her job to explain & cover every aspect of the tour. We are blessed to be at Vertican City during this Jubilee year. It was very crowded It took us from 7.15am till 2pm to cover the highlights of Vertican City
Cory Thornton
May 2025
We had a great day. Our guide was amazing. She really knew her stuff. She was good at giving lots of info and answering questions. Very fun places to visit.
Lori Hurley
May 2025
Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about both the history of all sites but also about how to effectively navigate the journey through the spaces during such an extremely crowded time. Due to the jubilee crowds we had some delays, and our tour ran long. She did not rush through the museums, nd gave us the complete tour anyway. Seeing that some on the group were getting tired, she sought out places to sit and rest, and was more concerned with everyone's health and happiness than ending on time. A native Roman, the depth of her knowledge, her personal perspectives, and her passion were amazing! Since the sistene chapel was closed, she spent 20 minutes using picture handouts to talk through the meaning of the art inside. The climb to the dome was my favorite part - to be inside seeing the mosaics and the perspective of such a grand church from above were incredible!
Angel Joel Sepulveda
May 2025
The guide and the crew from Tour Guy had everything planned and were diligent to provide the best experince. It was an awsome and very especial tour!
Paul Joseph Hunton
Apr 2025
Getting there early was key. Our tour guide was fantastic. Very knowledgeable about what she showed us and how to budget time to maximize our experience..
Keith Boardman
Mar 2025
Our guide seemed to navigate our group through the crowds with a minimum of queueing; great! We did the dome climb, bit scary but worth it. Lots of facts and info from our guide, easy to hear via the earpieces Expensive tour but memorable.
Norma Laura Ronces Espinal
Feb 2025
Our tour guide, Maria Elisa, is just amazing!! So well prepared, nice and patient. This tour is quite intense as there is so much to see and admire, but there is no other way to go deep into the Vatican treasures. Getting in early is the best you can do.
Ronald Quintero
Jan 2025
Visited the basilica dome, the crypts, and the basilica, great experience!! Our tour guide Fabrizio was very friendly, and beyond knowledgeable!
Jennifer A Keeley
Jan 2025
Theresa met us promptly on time at the meeting place. Everything was extremely well organized. She brought our group to the dome of Saint Peter's first and we were there just after sunrise. Then the Crypts, then the Basilica, then the Vatican museums ending with the Sistine Chapel. It all took about 5 1/2 hours. The communications were all excellent and she was good company with lots of info.
Sally Turnbull
Jan 2025
Our experience on the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour, including the St. Peter’s Basilica Dome Climb, was absolutely unforgettable, thanks in large part to our fantastic tour guide, Christiana Ventura. She was incredibly knowledgeable, providing fascinating insights into the art, history, and architecture of the Vatican. Christian's passion for the subject was evident, and her personable nature made the tour feel engaging and enriching. Choosing the early start was a great decision as it allowed us to enjoy the sights without the usual crowds, making for a much more peaceful and immersive experience. The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel were awe-inspiring, and the climb up St. Peter's Basilica Dome offered breathtaking panoramic views of Rome. This tour is a must-do for anyone visiting the Vatican, and with a guide like Christiana, it becomes an experience you won't soon forget. Highly recommended!
Patricia Mae Retuya
Dec 2024
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was a hectic day with lots external factors not going to plan (impromptu mass in the Basilica, technical issues with the ticketing officers, etc.) and I am so glad I was with my tour guide to help navigate through that. It could've been a very difficult day, but with our guide we were able to do the whole tour and learn so much. It was an amazing experience.
Ofer Yosi Barsilai Vituli
Nov 2024
The excprince was really graet. The tour guide was very intresting and full of knoledge. The onky dwonside was the crwod at thw vatican museum. It whould have been better to start there before all the people arrive.
Jeff Parr
Nov 2024
Our guide was awesome. However, it was not obvious how to connect with the right guide group in the instructions.
Kwala-ah Runsfiercely
Oct 2024
The directions for meet up were clear and the QR code was provided upon purchase, the guide was very knowledgeable and had a great attitude!! Earlier was better too!
VERMARIE CARRANZA
Oct 2024
The place was very crowded but nevertheless, it was a unique, enlightening, informative experience. Martha our tourguide was amazing.
Mark Molinari
Oct 2024
Maria our guide was wonderful! So knowledgeable, interesting & friendly!! Many thanks for a great tour experience & duomo climb!
Steven M Champa
Oct 2024
We had a 7:15 tour and was informative, interesting and detailed. The entry was a little slower than expected. I would recommend this tour.
SMART TRAVEL TIPS
Andrea Louise Reid
Oct 2024
None of it was too bad at all with the guided entry. There were slight waits through security but nothing major.
Robert Woods
Oct 2024
The queue for the guided tours was reasonably short compaired to the other queues. It did take possibly 20 mins but that included 3 different security checks.
Andrea Louise Reid
Oct 2024
None of it was too bad at all with the guided entry. There were slight waits through security but nothing major.
Robert Woods
Oct 2024
The queue for the guided tours was reasonably short compaired to the other queues. It did take possibly 20 mins but that included 3 different security checks.
Jaroslaw Gruszecki
Oct 2024
The entry was very well organized. We did not waited on the queue much. It was in fact faster than guided tour booked directly from the Museum, which I visited 6 months ago and met guide inside. One more convenience it was a shortcut from Museum to the Gasilica, we saved much time.
Mr Peter Mark Roberts
Oct 2024
Considering how busy and warm it was that day we were all not waiting long in queues or entering and we were all given a picture of the beautiful art on the Sistine chapel during the tour! Nice touch!
NICOLAS CHRISTIAN FERNAND DAUDET
Oct 2024
By doing the tour and being able to go through the Vatican museum, directly to the Sistine Chapel and then into St Peter Basilica we most certainly saved about 4 hours of queue.
Maren Toomsalu
Oct 2024
It still took almost 30 minutes to get in with all the other tours on the same time slot but it was understandable.
Farm Moua
Oct 2024
We saved tons of time. We waited maybe 20 mins. Well worth the money to get a tour. Especially this one because you don't even have to wait for St. Peter's Bascilia. The line can be ridiculous long. This truly is the best option if you don't wanna waste uour time and energy waiting in line.
Angela Sue Maloney
Oct 2024
The queue on the day we went was about 45 minutes and with the skip the line tickets we got through in 5.
Lawrence John Humphries
Oct 2024
The ticket allowed us quick access along with the tour guide and the queues for security were not long. The back door entrance to the Sistine Chaple was excellent as was the Tour Guide entrance to the Basilica all of which saved much walking and queueing.
Katherine Rose
Oct 2024
With the guide? Never longer than a few minutes. Didn't pay attention to the other lines as we went in-seemed like there were various lines, wasn't sure which was for what. So glad to have a guide. By the time our tour was over, the line was hundreds of people long.
Allan Apsouris
Oct 2024
Purchased the tickets on line a month ago, waiting to into the Museum was about 20 mins, not to bad at all.
Tam Kwai Fan Irene
Oct 2024
The queues were long even though we were there early (8am), which reconfirm my decision to join a guided tour.
Nickolas P Silvestri
Sep 2024
Lines with our guide were very manageable and well worth the price of admission. To see the Basilica would have required a 3-hour wait but with our guided pass, we entered without any wait at all.
Bonnie Cole
Sep 2024
We believe we save lots of time. The tour guide was able to get us right in! We are very happy with our choice! Eugene with Crown Tours was an absolute amazing tour guide!
J'enna Ashby
Sep 2024
No queue to meet our tour guy, but to get into the Vatican itself, quite a bit of a queue but we went through it fairly quickly.
Julie Canavan
Sep 2024
The timing is what was expected: 2:30-5:30 and time to wander St Peters inside and gift shop outside
Karen schainberg geronymo
Sep 2024
We did not have to wait, which was another reason why we purchased the tour. It went very very quick.
Paula Little
Sep 2024
The queue was shorter than standard and quick moving. The whole entry process only took about 7 mins.
James Lanzetta
Sep 2024
Hours upon hours. One thing the tour operator should do...*** upgrade the audio system. Compared to other operators the sets were small and not clear which made it difficult at times to hear the guide