Francesca was amazing! So knowledgeable - her passion for the history of this incredible place was infectious. There is so much to see, she made it easy to focus on the important pieces of the tour but also left us with time to discover on our own. Thank you so much, Francesca!!!
Review by: Robert E, May 2018
The Vatican is awe inspiring. Our guide, Elaria, was great. She shared so much history with us and was very nice. The only negative is that it is soooo crowded that it is challenging to stay with your group. There are so many people pushing through that you don't have mush time to view the art. It was hard to take in the beauty of The Sistene chapel, which was unfortunate. St Peter's Basilica is so amazing! Elaria knew so much! We took the elevator up to the inside dome. I highly recommend doing this. It is AMAZING. Not many people can say they had a picnic on the roof of the Vatican. Climbing up to the next level is not for the faint of heart! But the view from the top is worth it! This was a great tour!
Review by: Victoria A, May 2018
Our tour guide was great the Vatican was packed and skip the line was worth it
Review by: Lisa M, May 2018
Would not use this company again. Our tour guide rushed thru everything from the start. Almost leaving 3 couples at security. A 3 1/2 hour tour was completed in 2 1/2. Spent 5 minutes max in Sistine chapel and he was annoyed waiting for some people in our group that were taking their time. Left the tour in the Basillica so we could wander around ourswlves and look at all that we wanted.
Review by: Bernard T, May 2018
Pre-booking these tours is the only way when visiting popular sites such as this. Finding the office meeting point was fairly easy. A tour that includes a guide is the best way to visit a well-known site. Our guide Sylvia knew her subject very well. She had an engaging personality and used this to good effect by posing questions to the group. Definitely a must see when in Rome.
Review by: merb897, May 2018
Overall I enjoyed this tour and learned a lot! Pros definitely included skipping the line, I heard that the summer months were the busiest and didn't think it would be too crowded in April but I was so wrong! It was very busy when we went and it saved us a lot of time to have skip the line passes. Our guide was very knowledgeable and nice and with so much to see in the Vatican museums it was really nice to have someone to highlight some of the most interesting and important parts rather than just wander around aimlessly by ourselves. Cons would include the fact that since the Vatican is so busy and we opted for the regular tour that can have up to 25 people the guide speaks into a mic that transmits to an earpiece, my husband found in particularly hard to hear and understand her with the ear piece and I had difficulty sometimes as well. If I were to do it again I think I would pay the extra to do a smaller group tour. Overall a good tour if you are on a budget and want the benefits of a knowledgeable tour guide and skip the line access but don't want to pay too much. If you can afford it I would recommend upgrading to the smaller group tour!
Review by: Traveling Techie, April 2018
Our family truly enjoyed the guided tour of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. We were in port on a cruise ship, and only had a few hours to explore, so we did the skip the line tour of the Vatican to get right in to the museum see the sights. Great tour, highly recommended!
Review by: conrn, April 2018
All amazing but tour guide made us feel like we were running through a lot of it. Some areas would of been nice to see longer to take it all in. So much history. A must see.......
Review by: Chinmayee m, April 2018
Best experience ever!
Review by: Karen P, April 2018
Our small group of 3 had an 8 am tour which was ideal, even though there were already lines, our tour guide Francesco led us through and into key areas he said were often too crowded to see clearly. Felt like we had parts of the museum to ourselves! It was great. Francesco was wonderful, very interactive, and gave us tons of interesting information. It was a pleasure to have a guide who seemingly enjoys their job so much! Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica were wonderful. Our tour included a trip up to the top of the dome, which was amazing. There was a service going on and being able to watch and listen to the beautiful music echoing through the area was very moving. The weather left a little to be desired so we did not spend much time outside the dome or in the Plaza. Also due to the service going on we could not get into the crypts. But the tour was overall a 5 out of 5, we loved it.
Review by: alyx, April 2018
The Vatican is certainly a place where you want to take advantage of skipping lines! Highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Mary C, April 2018
Skipping the line alone was well worth it. Having someone help navigate and point things out, you just can't see the Vatican any other way.
Review by: Natalie W, April 2018
Tour was extremely expensive. For 3 adults 3 teens and 1 preschooler, we paid $289.08. The Viator “skip the line” for three places is deceiving. We ended up paying an extra 24€ for each adult and half price for teens = about $129.00 some dollars!!! Weds- St Peters Basillica is closed and free.
Review by: Gordon N, April 2018
This is an essential tour. I loved the Vatican museum, and of course seeing the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. But for me the highlight was being inside St Peter's Basilica. The guide was fantastic. So much history. Wonderful!
Review by: Liza E, April 2018
Very good tour
Review by: Nancy W, April 2018
This tour was on the Sat. before Easter. It was supposed to have a maximum of 25 on it but there were 31 on our tour. The museum was crazy crowded that day. The company had not purchased our entry tickets prior to entering the museum so the group had to wait for our tickets. Two in my group of 6 had to leave due to being very sick before the entrance tickets were purchased and the guide knew this but she went ahead and purchased the tickets when she could have saved that money. There were 3 children under 18 in my group. The entrance ticket price for them is 8 Euros but the company charged 16 Euros for each of them. They also charged 8 Euros over the price of an entrance ticket for the adults. It was a big rip off. Do not use this company. The tour was supposed to be 3.5 hours and we were not even in the museum and St. Peter's for 3 hours total. We saw very little of the Vatican Museum.
Review by: Ryan W, April 2018
No signage, instruction, etc. so I got into the French line unknowingly. Once I got to the front I was directed back to the english line. Neither my wife or my headphone worked well. The guide got us in but knew little. Only benefit is skipping the regular line, but you can do that other ways.
Review by: Jacs, April 2018
A lovely lady,Christie, was our tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and made sure we all kept together. The Vatican is very busy and so great to skip the line. Recommend this trip.
Review by: Pilar I, April 2018
Extremely crowded. There was a charge to skip the line even though we still had to wait in line, the guide was excellent but it was difficult to hear her. I do not understand why I had to pay an additional 24 euros as it should have been included in the price of the tour. It certainly does not make sense to wait until the day of the tour to purchase the tickets. If this was the case, it would have been best to buy them online from the Vaticano and gotten a guide with the price included. I don't think it is worth it going with this company. We had a tour for the colosseum tour with another company through viator and did not have the tickets problem.
Review by: Carmen, April 2018
A little disappointed, could not go to Basilica because it was closed for Easter. Went next day and stood on line for 1 and 1/2 hours to get in. No skip the line there...... Otherwise a good tour. Guide was very knowledgeable.
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