Private Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-line

Eh…I’m surprised they don’t allow the process to be more enjoyable for everyone and release smaller groups to enter the museum. I found the sculptures to be dirty and not restored (you could touch whatever you wanted to). It was hot (no air conditioning at all-which is typical in tally but for that many people in one place packed like sardines it was too much) and jam packed. We were shuttled through like cattle so maybe consider a group tour). Fyi: We went at 9:30 am. Maybe go earlier but it did thin out towards the end as people left like we did because there was sooo much to look at that it became overwhelming. You could literally spend days there. I’m glad I went but a tour guide would have helped as it was overwhelming for a First time visitor.

Leonardo did a truly exceptional job touring us around the Vatican. His knowledge was extremely impressive, he was very gracious, and sped up our tour as my child was dealing with the extreme heat. Highly recommended.

We believe we had the best guide! Leonardo was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and cool! Made our Vatican tour very special!

The tour to the Vatican was fantastic! We loved our tour guide. She was extremely knowledgeable and knew much of the finer details regarding a considerable amount of art and history that we would have otherwise missed.

This tour operator was very difficult to work with. Their cancelation policy is basically it is 100% your fault no matter what. We booked for an afternoon timeslot which they asked if we could move to the morning. Because of a flight delay they we missed our morning slot but would have been able to make the afternoon slot. Despite us originally accommodating them, they refused to attempt to reschedule or refund our tour based on these condition outside of our control. I would look elsewhere for your tour with a company that has a more flexible cancelation policy.

The guide Elena Beatriz was wonderful! She was very knoledgeable and explained everything with great detail and in a very entertaining way. We would like to take other tours with her as it was highly educational and fun guide. She was very professional and even had great visual materials to better illustrate the tour. My wife and I adored this experience with Elena Beatriz, we'll never forget her. We would give her 10/10 rate as a guide and as a person.

Our private guide, Diana, took us to de Vatican museum, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. Tickets had already been arranged so we did not lose any time. Diana was in no hurry and spent more time with us than the official 3 hours. She was extremely knowledgeable and able to answer any questions we had. Would certainly recommend!

Eugene was amazing so was Ali. We booked last minute and they made an amazing tour for us!! Best tour company in Rome. Thank you both for everything.

What we where offered was not respected in full! The package we bough and paied for was also including S. Peter Basilica with skip the line guarantee but instead, it didn't happened. We called the Roma Tour agency who answered the package was sold to them by Aviatour therefore. Also, they told us and the guide with us who called the agency that the package we bought was showing services pre-covid, no, after covid, things changed and services are no more available, not the way we bought them.

Excellent guide. Not only well versed, friendly and warm but she highlighted parts I had never experienced before. Absolutely recommend the service and we will be back.

Andrea was excellent. He knew absolutely everything about the items on the tour and we really enjoyed it. He was super friendly and answered all our questions.

Really great tour of the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica. Our guide was friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Both the lack of crowds and the private tour meant that we could spend more time on the parts of most interest to us. It’s impossible to see everything in a few hours, but our guide gave us a wonderful overview while still providing enough detail. Really enjoyed it.

The tour guide was amazing, I booked it last minute and still they were able to find an amazing guide in Spanish. I really enjoyed getting to know very specific details about the Vatican and the museum. I recommend them everyday!!!!

Andrea was an amazing guide! Very informative, knowledgeable, and passionate. Wasn't planning to take a private tour, but was well worth it. I absolutely recommend Andrea! Very enjoyable experience! Grazie Andrea!

Made the reservation including pickup. Good service all the way from booking to the final tour. Quick replies and very helpfull.

We had a great morning with Nicoletta. She was very knowledgeable and moved us through the museum to the important sights without rushing us. She explained the Sistine Chapel in an area that was shaded and we were able to sit. I have toured the museums and the basilica twice, and this was the better of the two tours. Well worth the money.

Bad experience! We bought a ticket to visit the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel and was scheduled to meet at the door of the establishment at 7:40. However, we waited until 7:53 and nobody showed up. We lost the ticket we paid expensive, because we didn't know we had to go to the museum first and then to the Basilica. We were not given the slightest attention. I don't recommend it to anyone.