Guided Tours of Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

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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Anastasia

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Signora Marta was amazing! The information provided by her and the way she communicated them to us were more than superb!

Aubrey

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our tour of the Vatican Muesem and Sistine Chapel was amazing. Our tour guide, Chiara, was so informative and kind. I did not realize going into this tour, that we would not have a guide in St Peter's Basilica. It was nice that we had time to explore the basilica, however there were so many areas in the basilica which would have been nice to have a guide. Overall, a great experience!

Clarisse

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Everything was amazing! The guide was very funny and incredibly knowledgeable, making our experience in the Vatican truly enjoyable. We will definitely book more tours with this company in the future.

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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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.

Patricia

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

Dallas

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

The whole experience was awesome. Very knowledgable guide and he knew his history. His passion was evident at all times and looked after all his entourage exceptionally well.

David

Oct 2024Verified booking

3/5

The tour was listed as 3 hours. Upon arrival our guide, Fabrizio, who did an excellent job of explaining everything while we toured, told us that the tour would end at about 12-12:30. We had another tour scheduled at 11:00, so we had to end our tour before seeing the Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel. This was disappointing to both Fabrizio and us. I don't want other people to experience this same issue; please consider editing your overview of this tour. Thank you.

Andreea

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide was very good. She presented alot of details during our tour, very good english and very professional. And we also enjoyed the personal touch she added to the tour. We didn't wait in line. It was all worth it.

Varsha

Sep 2024Verified booking

4/5

Well organised and the guide was really good. Well maintained and worth the visit. Except for the insane crowd at the museum(which nobody can do anything about ) .. despite for the crowd, our guide managed to navigate through it all. We were part of group 4 yesterday.

Ildiko

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

This was our best guarded tour. Sabrina is amazing. She knows all about Vatican, and even more. The whole tour was well prepared. Thank you

Maria

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

I had an amazing experience with Guide Sabrina! She was not only knowledgeable, sharing interesting historical insights, but also incredibly kind and organized. When other people were blocking certain areas, she took the initiative to guide them politely, ensuring that everyone could enjoy the space. Sabrina also took us to some beautiful spots for pictures, making the experience even more memorable. Highly recommend her for anyone looking for a thoughtful and skilled guide! Love mama Sabrina!

Fabiola

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

It is amazing, the guide very friendly, knowledgeable, ready to answer all our questions. It was a very nice tour. Just be prepared to do a lot of walking.

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philipp

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

The tour was very strenuous, but if you want to see everything in a relatively short time, the early-bird-skip-the-line ticket is the best option. The price-performance ratio is good. We were on the road for a total of 5 hours. The waiting time for the security check is unfortunately unavoidable and took around 30 minutes at 7:30. By 8 a.m. the queue was already twice as long and by lunchtime it was three times as long. Take the elevator to the roof of St. Peter's Basilica and then walk to the dome (inside and outside). Not for couch potatoes. Then we walked through St. Peter's Basilica and the Crypta. After 3 hours that part was done. We then walked along the outside of the Vatican wall to the entrance of the Vatican Museums. Here, too, you have to wait several hours without a ticket. The tour of the museum is horrendous, to say the least. It feels like millions of people are pushing their way through the rooms with no chance of taking a photo in peace. The guide tells you everything as you pass by. The exhibits are no better than those in other museums. Looking back, I would have liked to have saved myself the trip if it hadn't been for the grand finale in the Sistine Chapel. Very exhausted, we were finally able to put a "check" under this impressive sight.

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Patrick

Sep 2024Verified booking

3/5

The tour was fantastic and so was the the Guide. Unfortunately, the delay in the elevator to go up the basilica force the guide to speed everything to much. Then most of the important things in the basilica were covered and could not live the essence of the Basilica. We understand that this has nothing to do with the guide or tour, but unfortunetely forces that the expirence is not that positive. If not it would have been a 6 out of 5.

Marani

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Very knowledgeable and engaging guide. Quiet visit because it was at the right time, 10:30 am. Huge crowds arrived later and would have been more uncomfortable. Vatican staff very efficient and helpful.

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José

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Everything went very well! We liked it very much! The guide (Valentina) was extraordinary! Always very helpful, very practical and enlightening, she made sure that our expectations were exceeded. I highly recommend this service! We'll be back.

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Robert

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Booking with Headout was fast simple. Staff was friendly and helpful upon arrival. Our tour guide, Eduardo, was both courteous and knowledgable. We used Headout for mulitple tours in Rome and they were fantastic!

Terpos

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Absolutely perfect especially our guide Eduardo was very helpful and informed us about everything. Definitely recommended!!!!!

Roberto

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Yes, very much so. Extraordinary visit. Laura as a guide excellent and very prepared. It is only impossible to avoid the long queue of 55 minutes to get to the security checkpoint.

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juan

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Everything in general, but our guide was spectacular, the level of historical knowledge and the way she explained it, incredible.

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Kayli

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Very smooth booking process and the location was easy to find. Our tour guide Brigitte was wonderful and so very passionate about what she does. She was the best tour guide of all the tours we did in Rome.

Assen

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

We were extremely satisfied from our St. Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour. Our tour guide Jennifer was polite, detailed with many interesting stories concerning out tour. I recommend this tour!

Steen

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

A good guide, who also managed diferent problems among other paticipants bad health condition. I had not expected to stand in waiting lines on a fast-track guided tour.

Eleonora

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

The guide who accompanied us on the tour of St. Peter's was very knowledgeable and available for questions. The possibility of having priority access for guided tours would be nice

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TAUPIN

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Great experience with our guide who gave us a lot of historical and artistic information. We were a small group (4 people), so we were able to see as much as possible in 1h30. The only tricky part was finding our guide at the entrance to the Basilica among all the groups present...

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Paulina

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Very entertaining. The guide spoke very good Spanish. It happened to be just me on that tour so it was almost personalized. Very satisfied.

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Mary

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Having this tour is a must if you are going to Rome. It was an unforgettable experience especially for a history geek like me. Bridgette, our guide, was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the history and art of the basilica. She took us through the stunning details of Michelagelo's dome, the intricarcies of Bernini's design, and the countless works of art that adorn the whole Basilica. Her storytelling is fantastic and clear that the history was brought to life.

Gianluca

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The punctuality, the guys courteous and professional. In addition, our guide showed competence and passion for his work.

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Karin

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Incredible tour. I had never seen the Basilica with so many details. The guide was able to explain all the history excellently. To the point that she highlighted the importance of St. Peter's Basilica. And we were late because of the complicated entrance and they let us set a new time. Thank you. Fully recommended.

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Chritopher

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Great tour guide with brilliant subject knowledge. It's a beautiful church. It would have been good to know the tickets don't "skip the line" as it took a 20-30 minute line up in the piazza to get through screening and to meeting place. Limited information from the desk at meeting place other than stand there and we'll call you. The good news was they did and it worked. Trustworthy tour.

Wilfing

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Exciting, entertaining and competent guide named Anna perfectly conveyed the history from the beginnings as a cemetery through various stages to the present day, and the children also followed the explanations with great interest for no less than 3 hours.

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Lynn

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

We were very happy with our tour and our guide was incredibly knowledgable and personable. it was a wonderful experience.

Anna

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Anna, our guide, showed us the treasures of the cathedral with incredible dedication!

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Veronica

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

The guide made the long line a great experience by giving history about the Vatican. He continued giving great information while I side the Vatican. He was very knowledgeable.

Sandra

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

The tour guide was knowledgable, detailed and willing to answer all questions. We had a long wait to get into the Basilica but the tour guide joined us early and gave us interesting facts while we waited which greatly improved the experience.

Ann

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Brigid our guide was fantastic. She kept us informed and entertained throughout the long wait in the queue. She was a mine of interesting facts and information and really interacted so well with the group. It's not an easy thing to be able to do so I really commend for doing such a great job and looking after us so well, thank you.

Rosemary

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Experience with Headout was very good and efficient. Our Guide Brigette was a very competent guide, extremely Knowledgeable and entertaining. She was very interactive with the group and kept the group motivated and interested for almost 2 hours while queuing. She shared lots of interesting facts about Rome, The Vatican City, Italian Culture, ltalian Language and Italian people. It was a Wonderful experience. I would recommend Brigette to others.

Maassen

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

For the visit to St. Peter's Basilica, our French-speaking guide Barbara was fantastic. She knows her subject perfectly and shares her passion with a smile. She is very attentive and caring towards her "tourists". She makes the visit very enjoyable. You don't notice the time passing. A big thank you to Barbara for an excellent time, rich in cultural and human resources.

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Lucie

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

The Basilica is superb, even if part of it is being restored. A guided tour is a plus. However, you should be aware that there is a standing line that runs slowly around St. Peter's Square (duration 1h30). With or without guide. No ticket-cutting possible.

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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.

Patricia

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

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.

Richard

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Eleanora was kind and got us through the experience with lots of good stories and good humor. She was always looking out for us.

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!