Vatican Museums tickets & tours

Kirsten

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Worked fine with tickets on smartphone, and no queue at the entrance. A little crowded at security, but otherwise ok. In the museum there was fine space but in the Sistine Chapel there were really many people. Glad we were not here in high season.

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Martina

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We spent over four hours in the museums, exploring everything from the Pinacoteca to the Sistine Chapel. However, we were most impressed by Raphael's School of Athens. We appreciated the smaller number of visitors.

Franchin

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

It has magnificent works of art. Buying tickets online is very convenient because it saved a lot of time to not have wait in line to enter the museum

Badier

Dec 2024Verified booking

4/5

Really beautiful with great architecture...... My only drawback was that it was very, very crowded.

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Ester

Dec 2024Verified booking

4/5

The place is impressive, but a bit smaller than I imagine. There was not too much crowd. The skip ticket was unnecessary in my eyes. Some of the places without light is making hard to read the information but overall experience is really impressive and important to do once you come to Rome.

Martina

Dec 2024Verified booking

3/5

The main reason for the visit was the Sistine Chapel. Many "detours" were necessary to get there. With the ticket, however, everything worked out great.

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Lidia

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We did the activity on our own. We acquired an audio guide, who explained everything about the number exposed with the symbol of headphones.

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ARRUTI

Dec 2024Verified booking

4/5

Yes, but the Sistine Chapel was closed to the public even though our tickets gave us access to it. We could have been informed beforehand!

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Sofia

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

amazing museum, unique!!!! However, it is a pity that the museum does not have the recorded guided tours in Greek, even though Greeks visit the museum every day!!!!

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PATOULIDIS

Dec 2024Verified booking

3/5

Many exhibits was poorly translated in English or not at all, and failed to give the insight to us. Due to big number of people, there must be a more "free space" to move than just be a specific route. Many people wanted to skip some parts and they couldn't and so the were was more crowed in places. The explanations could be more historical discribed cause many people doesn't now artists details but want to learn about the history pictured!

Donald

Dec 2024Verified booking

4/5

We were amazed by all the ancient information in regards to the Aztecs and a mini interesting items from before Christ. All of the paintings tapestries and ceiling fresco's were amazing.

giuliana

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Perfect time and day to not find an excessive queue the skip queue system worked everything went well

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MARTI

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Very good experience, many things to see and you can easily spend more than 3 hours contemplating things without a doubt a mandatory stop.

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Marinka

Dec 2024Verified booking

3/5

The visitwas ok, yet I had trouble getting the ticket! I was obliged to download an app! Then I do not understand why the price was 40 euros when the price for entering the Vatican Museums is 25 euros. Thank you

Maria

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

I reached the meeting point just in time, due to a flight delay, but I was lucky, the group had not yet left.I was escorted to the entrance of the Vatican Museums (just 5 minutes) by a very kind and friendly person and we entered immediately. My visit was without a guide, but I had all the necessary guidance on how to handle my entry. EXCELLENT experience

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Marjorie

Dec 2024Verified booking

3/5

Could not do the museum. Went to the meeting place and the restaurant kept saying the guide was coming. No one ever showed. Could only use the Sistine Chapel part of purchased combo ticket.

Corine

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

We didn't have to wait, we went straight in, which was great, we weren't bothered by the crowds and it's a wonderful site. We didn't get to see everything

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Pentti

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

The entrance process was chaotic and the suppport team members gave conflicting advice. We found no guide for ourselves. Instead, we roamed around on our own, using audioguide, and that was memorable.

Mandy

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

By booking a ticket in advance, we did not have to stand in line at the museum! With 2 minutes we were inside. The museum and the Sistine Chapel were impressive. Enjoyed the whole experience!

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ADELE

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

We identified a time that was not "crowded." The route is well marked. Excellent surveillance to the artistic heritage. We immersed ourselves in works of eternity. We were also able to pause a little bit to meditate on them.

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Ignacio

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our gide was extremely knowledgeable and very nice. We love that it wasn't as crowded as we heard it usually is. We wish that we didn't have to rush throughout the museum but totally understand that there is no enough time.

Bianca

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Everything was awesome, the guards were very helpful, nice😁, they made my visit truly memorable, and I will want to come back.

Sarkis

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

We visited the Vatican without a guide, but it was still very satisfying. We were enchanted by all the richness of the collection, wonderful art and everything very well preserved.

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Rocío

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

Avoid queues, about the guide I can't say anything because he left at the door, maybe it would be better if the guide stays during the visit.

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Ramon

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

It was a nice experience. However, the provided map was not the best. I saw the material provided by other agencies and they were better. In addition, they recieved extra information and tips. For instance, suggestions like visiting other exhibitions like the Vatican's car hall could be useful. I mean, a little more of interaction with the costumers will help a lot.

Zak

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Such a great tour of the Vatican. A wonderful tour guide, Cosimo, very knowledgable and also keeping the information fun as well. He added a lot to the experience and I would thoroughly recommend him.

fabienne

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Marco, our French-speaking guide, gave us a wonderful tour with well researched commentaries and was always ready to listen to his group's questions.

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Mayra

Dec 2024Verified booking

4/5

The tour was full of history and very good. The only thing was that for the Basilica we did not get a tour. Definitely the Basilica is a wonderful place.

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STEFO

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Everything. Everything about the guided tour was first class. Laura from City Wonders EUR was the best tour guide. Explained everything so well and her english is fantastic. Her knowledge of the the Vatican and all it has to offer is amazing. Very very happy we made the decision to book this guided tour.

Crouzet

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

The guide we had was remarkable, very interesting, knowledgeable and patient in answering all our questions.

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Jessica

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

best decision to go with a guided tour for vatican. our guide Maurizio (if i heard it right), explain everything well and always remember not to leave every single person in our group behind. definitely recomended! we go on early december and the crowd are still okay, our guide said that this time are the low season and not to crowded

eros

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We sincerely thank Dario,due to a problem on Frecciarossa we arrived three hours late,he immediately put us on another group making sure we were able to see the show of Vatican museums . we will definitely come back to use headout .see you next time

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Sabrina

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

It was the best choice we made for our trip, the guided tour was perfect! The guide was wonderful and we even got to see a mass in the basilica!

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NOELIO

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We had an incredibly knowledgeable and art-loving guide. I had a good experience and increased my knowledge a lot. Buying the ticket was easy.

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Larissa

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Yesterday, December 4th, we took part in the tour with Alba in the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. It was a very informative tour. You could tell that ALBA was very knowledgeable and was able to explain the special aspects. For us, the special highlight was the visit to the Tapestry and the adjoining hall with the Italian landscapes from all over Italy. Personally, we would perhaps replace the animal sculptures room with an in-depth look at the modern part of the Vatican Museum. In other words, the 20th century. We would recommend Alba without reservation. The organization was also very good.

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Karl

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Really loved our guide Natliana (I think that's the spelling). The place is fascinating, but she really added to the epxerience.

Carlos

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

The women that gave us the tour Elena was great at informing us in the many historical features during the tour. She allowed many opportunities to look around and explore the room we were in which was amazing as my family wanted to take as many photos as possible. All in all the tour was great.

Maksym

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide Fabrizio was with historical education, local guy, who got his knowledge directly from Vatican when studying. Very interesting facts he told was not known by my friend who visited twice already Vatican. So I really appreciate his tour and him as funny interesting and intelligent guide. About the tour was everything in time, well organized, and within declared tour like on website. Highly recommend

Carlen

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our tour guide, Rita took us around the long lines and straight into the entrance. She was very knowledgeable and showed us more than we would've seen on our own.

Ruth

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Four of us "first timers" in Rome booked this tour through the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica 2 weeks ago. Our tour guide was amazing! I cannot remember her name (because I am terrible with names) but she was born in America and had lived in Italy for 18 years or so. She was EXTREMELY knowledgeable....she knew so much about the art and little nuances about each artist. She has long dark hair and carried a yellow feather! She was brilliant! We honestly picked the perfect season to visit Rome...the crowds were not too much, the weather was perfect, and even though they are preparing for the Jubilee I didnt feel like we missed anything! I would definitely book with Headout again! They were extremely easy to find, friendly and knowledgeable! Prices were great as well! Ciao until next visit!!

Davin

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

OUr tourguide was incredible. She clicked well with each of the people in our group and was very patient with us. She was incredible at being informative while also catching our attention and making us laugh! It was overall very fun and joyful!

Karen

Dec 2024Verified booking

3/5

The guide was well prepared with a lot of information, but it is really too expensive for what it is..... in the end you can do the tour alone, it's easy.

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cristina

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

It was a 'very interesting experience, the very professional guide immersed us in the history of the Vatican and its wonderful works .

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Gladys

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Other than the awesome things to see, Claudia, our guide is knowledgeable and speaks English well, making our tour of the Vatican museum and Sistine chapel a memorable and immersive experience.

Evangelina

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The history behind the artworks were explained in detail and it gave us a deeper understanding of the artists and their works.

Yawen

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The guide Ferninando was excellent! Very nice and excellent explanations especially a good guide to interpret the Sistine Chapel.

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Fabricio

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

It wasn't difficult to find the meeting point, there was a slight delay of 5 minutes (but it was super quiet), we were a relatively small group and it helped a lot to interact with the Guide, including the fact that the Guide was very kind, helpful and friendly and showed a good level of knowledge of the topics presented.

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Claude

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The agency maintained the visit despite the lack of customers and gave us a private tour. Showing great professionalism. Many thanks to Jonathan

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Paul

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The guide "Fred" was so knowledgeable and entertaining. The pace was just right for me (70 years) and the equipment easy to ues.

Linda

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Christina was very sweet and informative about everything. She knew all about the art and kept the tour moving at a good pace. My daughter and I loved every minute! Thank you!

Nancy

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We saw long lines and was happy that we did not have to stand in them. Our tour guide was able to take take us past all the lines and it was great. We also enjoyed our tour guide. She was very informative and did a great job at getting us through the crowd.

eros

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We sincerely thank Dario,due to a problem on Frecciarossa we arrived three hours late,he immediately put us on another group making sure we were able to see the show of Vatican museums . we will definitely come back to use headout .see you next time

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Larissa

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Yesterday, December 4th, we took part in the tour with Alba in the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. It was a very informative tour. You could tell that ALBA was very knowledgeable and was able to explain the special aspects. For us, the special highlight was the visit to the Tapestry and the adjoining hall with the Italian landscapes from all over Italy. Personally, we would perhaps replace the animal sculptures room with an in-depth look at the modern part of the Vatican Museum. In other words, the 20th century. We would recommend Alba without reservation. The organization was also very good.

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Maksym

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide Fabrizio was with historical education, local guy, who got his knowledge directly from Vatican when studying. Very interesting facts he told was not known by my friend who visited twice already Vatican. So I really appreciate his tour and him as funny interesting and intelligent guide. About the tour was everything in time, well organized, and within declared tour like on website. Highly recommend

Gladys

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Other than the awesome things to see, Claudia, our guide is knowledgeable and speaks English well, making our tour of the Vatican museum and Sistine chapel a memorable and immersive experience.

Yawen

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The guide Ferninando was excellent! Very nice and excellent explanations especially a good guide to interpret the Sistine Chapel.

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Christoph

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

Saw the highlights but the guide seemed more focused on not losing audio pieces that providing information. She wasn't very engaging

Malika

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

We'd like to thank our guide Jan for the excellent time we had with her. Thanks to his passion, this visit was most memorable and we will keep very good memories of it. Malika

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LOCK

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our friendly guide was very knowledgeable and polite. She took time to explain the details and made the tour interesting. Great place to visit!

Jorge

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

An incredible experience, not only for what is the Vatican Museum as such but also for the guided tour with Paola Locci. If you have the opportunity to be guided by her you will learn a lot about the history of art, the Vatican, symbology.... Thank you very much for everything.

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Edmund

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Claudia was pleasant and extremely, I mean extremely knowledgeable. It's much easier to have a guide explain all the academics and history rather than wandering through it, googling everything and missing all the other senses of the exhibits. Claudia has studied the exhibits and history and it definitely showed in her enthusiasm and quality of presentation. The only thing I would suggest is to have a break as the tour was busy and intense. The Sistine Chapel is massive and left us totally speechless, there there was no where to rest and immerse yourself it it’s beauty. All in all we are so glad we took this tour and highly recommend it. And bravo Claudia!

Laiqa

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The tour guide Jessica was incredible!! Super enthusiastic, such a nice person and you can tell she is so knowledgeable on the subject. She's excellent!

addolorata

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Such a rich museum cannot be visited independently. A guided tour is a must if you want to know the richness of the heritage contained there. Our guide Valeria, a special person who was able to give us the right directions and enough information to enjoy the wonders we saw. No kind of problem at the entrances and very fast line.

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Eber

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

The guide provided very important information. I could have had a bit more time to visit the Vatican Museum. The purchase was quick and without problems

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Bianca

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

We went in November so the crowd was thinner than normal but still very crowded! So glad we booked the Sistine chapel + Vatican museum + St Peter's Basilica together! This made it so we could skip all of the lines with a guide! Booking with a tour is far more impactful than an audio guide even! The tour guides are so passionate and detailed!

Francisco

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

With professionals like Laura at the Coliseum and Franchesca at the Vatican, the experience was perfect. Friendly, kind and with a lot of information in a pleasant and dynamic way. Many thanks to both of them.

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William

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The guide was very informative and her contacts with museum staff increased our appreciation for the behind the scenes tour.

Dejan

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

This tour is great choice! Marco the tour guide was knowledgable, enthusiastic, kind and considerate of everyone. He made Vatican tour trully remarkable experience! I really recomend. Skipping the long lines with thia tour is priceless

Mangalam

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Clear instructions of meeting point. Easy to locate the guide. Excellent guided tour with good english speaking guide (Roberta). On time start and finish.

Luis

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Incredible experience guided by Carmelo, the museums are huge and you only see the works on the way to the Sistine Chapel is a reality you can not visit more. But the guide explains it to you from the beginning and you enjoy it too much, as well as if you want to stay longer you can do them. However you miss the opportunity to access quickly to St. Peter's Basilica and enjoy it as you like. It is amazing and thanks to Carmelo for the explanation and history as well as the laughs.

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Sir

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

My wife wanted to come to Rome for her birthday and to practice her Italian . She had experienced a Papal public audience on a previous trip 40 years ago but had not visited the Vatican Museum or Sistine Chapel. They were simply breathtaking and a tremendous experience made all the more so by our wonderful guide Marko from Maya Tours. He was so knowledgeable and passionate about everything which made the whole visit that much more enjoyable. My wife had not been prepared to have an early start for an Englh speaking guide so the tour was in French , which she speaks fluently ! I was able to follow a lot of what he said but Marko also spoke English which he used on occasion for me . This helped enormously. We were only 9 in the group which was a perfect number.A simply marvellous afternoon ended in St Peter's Basilica

Amber

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

The added cost of the ticket was so that two guys who barely spoke to us escorted us into the building and then left us with one of the official vatican tour guides. We could have simply paid for that ourselves for a lot less money. This felt like a scam.

Nicolas

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Thanks to Marc for this extraordinary visit! A truly captivating, gentle tour. This was our best visit during our stay in Rome 🙏🏼

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Denis

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Both guides were amazing! They were knowledgeable, friendly, patient and made all of the visits extraordinary with their insights and knowledge.

Birgit

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Galina was great! She gave a very committed and passionate account. The tour was very interesting, despite the large number of visitors, she managed to enrich our group with a lot of knowledge.

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Nancy

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We saw long lines and was happy that we did not have to stand in them. Our tour guide was able to take take us past all the lines and it was great. We also enjoyed our tour guide. She was very informative and did a great job at getting us through the crowd.

Dejan

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

This tour is great choice! Marco the tour guide was knowledgable, enthusiastic, kind and considerate of everyone. He made Vatican tour trully remarkable experience! I really recomend. Skipping the long lines with thia tour is priceless

Sir

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

My wife wanted to come to Rome for her birthday and to practice her Italian . She had experienced a Papal public audience on a previous trip 40 years ago but had not visited the Vatican Museum or Sistine Chapel. They were simply breathtaking and a tremendous experience made all the more so by our wonderful guide Marko from Maya Tours. He was so knowledgeable and passionate about everything which made the whole visit that much more enjoyable. My wife had not been prepared to have an early start for an Englh speaking guide so the tour was in French , which she speaks fluently ! I was able to follow a lot of what he said but Marko also spoke English which he used on occasion for me . This helped enormously. We were only 9 in the group which was a perfect number.A simply marvellous afternoon ended in St Peter's Basilica

Nicolas

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Thanks to Marc for this extraordinary visit! A truly captivating, gentle tour. This was our best visit during our stay in Rome 🙏🏼

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Briant

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Extraordinary guide who turned a formal visit into a fascinating story. Marc's French was impeccable.

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Janet

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our tour guide Olga was outstanding. We appreciated her enthusiasm, passion and knowledge of the Vatican Museums, The Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica. It was very crowded during parts of the visit but Olga managed to navigate and group us so we were able to enjoy each highlight and appreciate the beauty and history. Olga communicated with each of us throughout making it very personal too. Thank you!

Deepa

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

It was informative. Without a guide I would be lost. I loved the Vatican. Don't forget to post a letter from the Vatican Post Office when the guide is done.

Diana

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

The Vatican is a place to see. The guide was good, he shared some of his knowledge about the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel while giving us the tour. He spoke clearly in French telling us how much these tours in French meant to him.

Helen

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Guide (Jaber) was an absolute joy, so knowledgeable, engaging, kind and well organised. He really bought the Vatican to life with so much care, passion and enthusiasm. He had countless stories and explanations to share and really understood, appreciated and respected his subject matter. We thoroughly enjoyed having him as our guide.

Peter

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

We were a small group of 8 people and we did not stand in the long lines. So this was very pleasant. Our guide Sylvia was in 1 word great. She took us back in time and told us about the most important things from the rich history. The tour was in English and very easy to follow through the earpiece.

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AHMED

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

The tour guide made the visit more enjoyable, the deep level of information along with her lively character, Elle ensured that we were engaged and entertained all the time which was a great experience.

Tsvetalina

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

In general it was good. Only thing that could be done better is that the tour should be longer in the museum in order to see all of the rooms.

Nancy

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Very crowded but our guide and tickets kept us moving with little or no waiting....He was super informative, fun, wonderful to listen to and ask questions. We aren't Catholic, but we are believers and are so thrilled to have visited the Vatican. May God continue to bless the Vatican and all those who visit!

John

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

We were in Italy for a wedding, and it was my wife’s first trip to Italy. For obvious reasons, I wanted her to see the Vatican. As an Architect for more than 3 decades, I was really looking forward to walking the Vatican with her. Our tour guide was Debora Diego, and she was amazing on so many levels. She knew her details, she choreographed the tour with precision. She knew every security guard, and was able to elevate our tour to a true VIP level. She advised us what to look for, what to take pictures of, and what to consider. Even after the tour was over, she advised us what to do and see, while we were on our own. Not only was she a highly trained tour guide, she held a level of professionalism that is hard to put into words. I have many favorite memories of the trip; however, spending time with Debora was a true highlight. Thank you for making our experience exceptional.

Glenn

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Sarah was amazing. Very informative and easy to enjoy. My whole family thought she was amazing. Great English. Knew her stuff. Enjoys her work. Took us throughout the Vatican and showed us everything. Great excursion.

Brunie

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide Marco Tritto, who spoke French, gave clear and very explicit talks. Very pleasant, he captured our full attention on the splendor of Vatican art and its history. We would highly recommend Maya Tours to all our friends and acquaintances.

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ann

Sep 2024Verified booking

4/5

Good guide who accompanied us with great enthusiasm . We found the tour a little too long . Maybe because it was too hot ... A lot of information and impressions and yet also a lot of people to quietly see everything .

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Samuel

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our experience was the best of our lives, especially the experience from our guide, she was polite clear whit her message, Thank you for your service Samuel Orrego

Deborah

Aug 2024Verified booking

5/5

Excellent professional tour Easily found meeting point skip the line small group was perfect for us Tour guy so knowledgeable ☺️

Melissa

Aug 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide, Stephan was fantastic. His knowledge of Art and Art History greatly enhanced our experience. Fantastic!! Thank you!

Frank

Aug 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our tour guide was fabulous! Easy to understand, well informed. He was able to answer questions and was very pleasant! He also was able to navigate us through the big crowds...all of this made the tour a very memorable one! Thank you!

Fanny

Aug 2024Verified booking

5/5

We had a wonderful visit with Marco, our guide. He captivated us and the organization was perfect.

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ROUSSEAU

Aug 2024Verified booking

5/5

Marc is a pleasant guide, erudite and a good communicator. He showed us around the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica, adapting to the composition of the group, and was kind and patient with our young children (aged 6, 7 and 10).

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DEBBIE

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

The meeting point was easy to find an well organised. Our guides English was excellent and she was very attentive. The booking allowed us to skip the very very long queues.

Jan

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

We had amazing guide, who gave us a lot of information. It was my third visit in Vatican Museums and I still managed to learn something more.

Laarni

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

I think Headout partnered with a local tour group, we had a representative from "The Tour Guy". It was a little tricky finding them at first, if I remember correctly their sign was a variation of The Tour Guy so I wasn't sure if it was a different tour group. But looking back at the reference photos they sent out, they indeed were at the spot they said they would be. Our tour guide was fantastic, I believe her name was Francesca (I'm writing this review late, and I'm terrible with names). She was very knowledgeable and a bull when she needed to be (making sure our tour group wasn't cut in front of by other groups, etc.). She knew exactly where to take us to maximize our tour of each location. This is a LONG tour, you WILL be tired by the end of it, but it is SO worth it. This tour was the highlight of our stay in Italy!!

Ofer

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

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.

Leann

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide, Rita, was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the information she was presenting. We had plenty of time to see everything and weren't rushed through. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and our time with Rita.

FERRIER

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide was very pleasant. But the big advantage of the guided tour is that you get to spend time in the Sistine Chapel! And you don't have to queue to get into the Basilica.

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Chjristopher

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The tour guide was fantastic. She was so knowledgeable about the artwork and the history. We really enjoyed the tour. It was way better than we expected.

Timothy

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide, Oxana, was fun, friendly and very knowledgeable. Every room was overwhelming and as an art lover, I felt elated to be in the Vatican Museums.

Grenier

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The guide Eleonora was great! We learned a lot thanks to her, and all in a very lively way! She's a really good guide, and her background as an archaeologist gives us a broader, more vivid view!

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VASILIKI

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

This walking tour in the Vatican city was one of the highlights of our vacation in Rome. The Vatican Museuns, The Capela Sistina , Saint Peter's Basilica are beautiful, they are masterieces, but I have to say that our guide Rita made this experience personal and interesting. We highly recommend this early morning tour!

Yves

Oct 2024Verified booking

3/5

The guide spoke very fast and the sound of the audio guide was bad. We had trouble understanding Conor and what he was saying.

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Mirela

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our wonderful host Oksana 💜 She was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable but at the same time adjusted to the group consisted of adults but also kids, teenagers and elderly. Shebis so full of interesting little stories and details which made the trip so funny and interesting. She was very charming and compassionate about the group feeling tired and constantly cheered us up. My teenager, not a fan of arts and history, said that this tour was the experience of his life. Thank you, dear Oksana, it was all your credit.

Gertrud

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide Lia was really great. Full of enthusiasm, she took us as her "family" throughout the morning. Standing so early in St. Peter's Square is a wonderful experience. We really enjoyed the tour and all the wonderful stories.

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Duyen

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Definitely the must-do tour of Vatican City as we skipped the ridiculously long lines, had an excellent guide who gave us an art history perspective, trekked all the way up the Dome of Saint Peter's Basilica, explored the grottos, wove our way through the highlights of the Vatican Museums and admired the Sistine Chapel. Our tour group wasn't too large and our guide, Maria, shared her wealth of knowledge and passion for the tour. This is the only way to tour the Vatican!

Kwala-ah

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

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!

Fiona

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

Our guide Fabricio made the 6+ hour tour very worthwhile! He brought history to life with fun stories and enthusiastic storytelling. Unfortunately for the crowds out was only very limited, as even at 7 am it was standing in lines and waiting.

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Alana

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Being able to skip the queue was great. Our guide was really good, very warm and patient, compassionate to some of of the tour members who were physically challenged and made arrangements to ease the experience. She is also very clear and quite funny. *Not all guides we came across speaks with clarity.

Alexander

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

A very interesting tour with a very informative guide. Unfortunately, the group was quite large, so we often had to wait for someone.

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VERMARIE

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

The place was very crowded but nevertheless, it was a unique, enlightening, informative experience. Martha our tourguide was amazing.

John

Oct 2024Verified booking

3/5

It appears that they oversell the Skip the line tickets as the place was crowded and it was hard to navigate our way around - even the guide had difficulty in keeping us altogether.

Leonie

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

We thought the meeting point was easy to find, the tour was very thorough. We saw a lot in a short time frame. Our guide Marianne was fantastic & very knowledgeable.

Mark

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Maria our guide was wonderful! So knowledgeable, interesting & friendly!! Many thanks for a great tour experience & duomo climb!

Steven

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

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.

Jack

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Raffa was a very good tour guide and made the experience a lot better. She was engaging, knowledgeable and really nice which helped us enjoy the day and we left the tour very satisfied with our experience.

Daniel

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

We loved being able to see and learn about so much of St Peter's basilica and the Vatican museums and Sistine chapel without having to wait in line with thousands of other people! With the expert guides, we got all the highlights, thoroughly, without wasting time. Both our guides were informative and entertaining. Very highly recommended!

Koen

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

It was morning at 07h15, no long waits anywhere (10 minutes for security Vatican, 10 minutes for tickets museum and 10 minutes for security museum) . Everything was superbly arranged and accompanied by knowledgeable guide.

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Peter

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Great tour guide and a great group with smart people. What a great tour, a lot of information with a tour guide with a smart personality. It was a lot of fun and a huge of interesting information. Awesome tour.

Iasmina

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Very thorough explanations, lots of time to walk around, and the guide was available to answer any questions from the group. I initially wanted to book a tour from the official website but it was sold out (I did get it for the Vatican Museums so I have a reference point) and I was a bit skeptical about this one, but totally recommend!

BARBARA

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

It was a very positive experience. Our guide Edoardo De Biasi was very knowledgeable and provided a lot of information without being heavy but on the contrary made us spend two hours immersed in art and history with nice anecdotes. We recommend this experience Barbara Marco Greta and Filippo from Vicenza

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Anthony

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Maria provided the best tour that I have experienced in my life. We are returning in July for the jubilee and if we could get her again, I will do the same tour once again with additional members of my family. We'll done to everyone and wish you the best.

Lilian

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our tour guides were fantastic! Loved the explanations and stories shared. They were also accomodating to keep the group together and honoring everyone's level of physical capability. Very thankful for their care and friendliness.

Catharina

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Very knowledgeable guide with a passion for the topic which was infectious and inspiring. My 15 and 18 year old sons found it equally fascinateing. The Basilica and its history is incredible.

St

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Claudio made the experience unforgettable and had an amazing depth of knowledge about St Peter's Square, the Basilica and crypt. Not only did he present knowledge on the religious meaning behind the history of the church and its mosaic artwork, but he also provided the artistic perspective. We did the tour early and made it to the top of the dome before the crowds and just after sunrise, which made it more special. We highly recommend this tour!

Andreas

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

It was very entertaining. We learned a lot of new information, even though we've been to St. Peter's Basilica many times before and know a lot about art history. This was mainly due to the unconventional and lively manner of our guide Michaela. Thank you very much, we enjoyed it so much that we booked another tour with your agency for Tuesday, this time to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. We are already very excited.

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Tim

Dec 2024Verified booking

3/5

I needed the toilet and was refuse entry via a fast route Maybe consider notifying visitors prior? Apart from that it's magnificent

Rajmonda

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The tour to the St. Peter's Basilica and the dome was marvellous and spectacular. It was the highlight of our visit in Rome. Our guide, Eduardo, was highly knowledgeable, informative, but most importantly funny. He was engaging and talking to us all the time, making the tour even more interesting. During our visit, we saw the tombs of various popes, the Basilica and its main works like the Pietà or the mosaics and sculptures found there and after that we went to climb the dome (which was in fact a bit tiring) and enjoyed the breathtaking view of Vatican and Rome. I wolud recommend this experience to everyone who wants a nice tour of the Basilica.

YASUSHI

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide, Claudio, dedicated a great guiding tour to us, with his prenty knowledge about St. Peter’s Basilica. We loved it!

ANTONIO

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

The French guide Valerio made the visit very good. A very cultured person and very knowledgeable about the history and other questions about the basilica. My sincere congratulations for his work. NOTE: My wife could not go up to the dome for health reasons. The guide did not buy the ticket (10€), please inform me how to recover the money paid to go up to the dome. Thank you very much and have a nice day. Antonio-Jesús Escudero Blanco

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Lückert

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Maria was a wonderful guide and was able to bridge the one hour wait in the queue with her charming personality, stories and excellent information. Thank you! 🤩

Rochefort

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Valentina B., our guide, was perfect and gave us a very interesting and lively tour. The ascent to the dome is a must if you're in good physical condition.

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Cristiane

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The guide was wonderful, friendly and very knowledgeable. I felt sick during the tour and he was very attentive to me.

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Philipp

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Everything was well organized. Especilally the guide Karen. She is just fantastic and knows everything and she makes waiting times enjoyable.

Stephanie

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Thank you to this agency for its kindness. Our guide was fascinating and allowed us to discover the basilica in a different way.

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Sandra

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide, Michaela (Michele) was awesome. Historically so knowledgeable, good personality! Check in was weird.....discrepancies about when to arrive & the staff did not appreciate early birds. Check in needs improvement. Fortunately our guide made up for all that. We highly recommend our guide

VALDECI

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The visit was very pleasant! The view of St. Peter's Square from the top of the dome is incredible! Valentina was our tour guide, and she was very friendly and professional! It was very worthwhile! I recommend it!

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Karola

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Anna, our guide was so incredibly great. All four of us were in Rome for the first time and her enthusiasm, her friendliness and her emotional descriptions reached us, touched us and made us enthusiastic about St. Peter's Basilica, Rome and Anna. This 19-year-old art student is on fire for the cause and is simply great. All the highest possible scores from Susi, Rita, Anette and Elke

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Linda

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

Great visit to St Peter's & the dome climb was awesome. Guide was very informative & did a good job, only let down was some parts of the church inside covered up for restoration & Saint Pope John Paul ll tomb covered by curtains.

valentino

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The truth is that the guide Valerio (I don't know if it is written like that) French, a genius, speaks perfect Spanish and made the wait and the whole tour of the basilica was excellent. Highly recommended.

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Lau

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

Our guide told us a lot of things and interaction was great. It was a small group, not many people in Vatican City that morning in November 2024. The dome is a must. Thank you

Andrés

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Great tour that we did, in Spanish, by the guide Lili, very recommendable experience to know a little more of the Basilica. Climbing the dome is a must of the visit, definitely a great experience.

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Dietrich

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Guide Fabian made the tour a very entertaining, varied and entertaining experience with lots of information.

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Eric

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide Federico was spectacular, very knowledgeable helpful and friendly. He took us on a journey through time with all the descriptions and anecdotes of the place, he is passionate about history and art, he revealed very interesting little tidbits about the works, statues and paintings. The view from the top of the city is fantastic Experience to be recommended! (Ask for Federico!)

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Luis

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our visit to the Colosseum was a truly unforgettable experience, and we owe much of it to our guide Rosario. Her knowledge and passion for history brought every detail about the Flavian Amphitheater and Rome's rich history to life in a unique way. She transported us back in time with her clear and engaging explanations, allowing us to further appreciate the magnificence of this iconic site. We would recommend this tour without hesitation to anyone wishing to enjoy a complete and enriching experience. It was much more than a visit, it was a lesson in history and culture, and we can't wait to return and continue discovering more of this amazing city!

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Yarisell

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

It was the first time we took a guided tour, and thanks to our guide, Miriam, we were delighted and want to repeat. We will definitely go back to Rome with my children and we will book the tour with them again and hopefully we will be back with Miriam.

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Alper

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Tour guides were perfect Colosseum tour guide Andrada and Vatikan tour guide Debra was great. I give 5 /5 to both of them. There wasn't headphone service for Vatikan tour. İt was not comfortable. Colosseum tour was with headphone service and it was easy to understand our tour guide.

eros

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We sincerely thank Dario,due to a problem on Frecciarossa we arrived three hours late,he immediately put us on another group making sure we were able to see the show of Vatican museums . we will definitely come back to use headout .see you next time

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Christos

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We started off at the Ancient forum, then we went to the Palatine Hills and ended up at the Colosseum! Our guide George told us every little detail. Details that we wouldn't find easily. And because I like history I learned lots of new things! I would recommend it anytime! Take the guided tour and enjoy a walk through Ancient Rome and its history!

Nicholas

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We had an amazing guide, Maria, who gave us a lot of information and details about what we were seeing and experiencing. She was clear and engaging. Crowds were not bad at the time we went and our group was relatively small. Meeting instructions were clear and the audio worked well.

JHG

Dec 2024Verified booking

4/5

We had a guide who was on time at the appointed time and point. The guide knew how to speak passionately and was able to engage the tour participants well.

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Larissa

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Yesterday, December 4th, we took part in the tour with Alba in the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. It was a very informative tour. You could tell that ALBA was very knowledgeable and was able to explain the special aspects. For us, the special highlight was the visit to the Tapestry and the adjoining hall with the Italian landscapes from all over Italy. Personally, we would perhaps replace the animal sculptures room with an in-depth look at the modern part of the Vatican Museum. In other words, the 20th century. We would recommend Alba without reservation. The organization was also very good.

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Leonel

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

The tour is pleasant and you get to know everything or almost everything in sight. I recommend doing this tour with a guide to get the most out of the experience and understand the context of many things, it is definitely money well spent.

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Luis

Dec 2024Verified booking

4/5

I really liked all the information they gave us, it made the time we spent very fast because everything was very interesting. As an opportunity for improvement they could give us better quality headphones, because the sound was very poor, plus I only had for one ear.

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Maksym

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide Fabrizio was with historical education, local guy, who got his knowledge directly from Vatican when studying. Very interesting facts he told was not known by my friend who visited twice already Vatican. So I really appreciate his tour and him as funny interesting and intelligent guide. About the tour was everything in time, well organized, and within declared tour like on website. Highly recommend

JUAN

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

The guide Miriam was spectacular, clear, concise and most importantly very very enjoyable and fun, we would repeat without hesitation, knowing that it is her.

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Jennifer

Dec 2024Verified booking

3/5

I really enjoyed visiting the site but the tour felt rushed. We weren't given much time to soak in all the aspects of what the guide was talking about and take photos.

Gladys

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Other than the awesome things to see, Claudia, our guide is knowledgeable and speaks English well, making our tour of the Vatican museum and Sistine chapel a memorable and immersive experience.

Priscila

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide Maria explained us wonderfully all the history of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine. It was an unforgettable experience and highly recommended.

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Yawen

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The guide Ferninando was excellent! Very nice and excellent explanations especially a good guide to interpret the Sistine Chapel.

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Christoph

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

Saw the highlights but the guide seemed more focused on not losing audio pieces that providing information. She wasn't very engaging

Malika

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

We'd like to thank our guide Jan for the excellent time we had with her. Thanks to his passion, this visit was most memorable and we will keep very good memories of it. Malika

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Descultu

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The overall Experience was awesome. Sergio was very kind and answered all of our questions. The weather was ok, it started to rain while on tour but Sergio saved us by going in the coloseum to keep us away from the rain. 5/5

Giancarlo

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Carlota, an extraordinary guide. She handled the congestion of tourists and visitors in an extraordinary way, and accompanied the tour with a very well planned story, supported by complementary material. Very good.

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LOCK

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our friendly guide was very knowledgeable and polite. She took time to explain the details and made the tour interesting. Great place to visit!

EDUARDO

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

I had a great time. Our guide, Rosella, gave us the information in a pleasant way, so we didn't feel overwhelmed! Her friendly nature and smile are to be noted. She even helped us take some pictures! The tour was carried out according to the information on the website and although there were many tourists, Rosella always made sure that we had a quiet place and could listen to the information she gave us in a pleasant way. Thank you for joining us.

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Jorge

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

An incredible experience, not only for what is the Vatican Museum as such but also for the guided tour with Paola Locci. If you have the opportunity to be guided by her you will learn a lot about the history of art, the Vatican, symbology.... Thank you very much for everything.

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Alina

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Ilaria, our Roman guide, was very pleasant and welcoming. She knew her job inside out and was full of anecdotes that made the visit very entertaining. I highly recommend this guided tour of the Colosseum, Palatine and Roman Forum.

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Sofia

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

Checkin was straight forward with lots of groups going out at the same time. Tour guide Eugine, was knowledgeable and friendly.