it was easy, and very convinient to follow the guide through the lines
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Expert-guided tour of the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel with Priority skip-the-line access
- A moment to marvel at the Sistine Chapel's renowned artworks
- Quality headsets, ensuring you won't miss a detail from the guide's explanations amidst the crowd
- Engaging insights into the Gallery of Tapestries and Geographical Maps
- Optional hotel pick-up service, available if the option is selected during booking
Excludes
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Transportation (i.e. this applies to the meeting point options)
- Entrance to S. Peter's Basilica
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Hotel Pickup Details: Be ready 45 minutes before departure in the hotel lobby (60 minutes for non-central hotels). For info regarding service feasibility/coverage verification, ask the reception or contact our booking office. If your hotel is not covered, please reach the meeting point on your own. Meeting point : If your hotel is not serviced or you selected the meeting point option, please make your way to the meeting point. Meet our staff in Piazza del Risorgimento, central to the square, adjacent to Bar l' Ottagono, 15 minutes before the tour begins. Our team wear the 'I love Rome' logo in pink. Nearest metro: A-Line, Ottaviano stop.
Itinerary
Welcome & Briefing Begin with a warm greeting from our specialized guide, who will overview the tour and make sure that all guests have checked in
Priority Entrance Skip the lines and start your immersive guided tour through art and history! Cortile della Pigna: Marvel at the expansive 300 sq.m. courtyard named after its central pine cone-shaped statue. Museo Pio Clementino: Navigate through 12 rooms filled with mesmerizing Roman and Greek artworks. Gallery of Tapestries & Maps: Appreciate the intricate tapestries and historic map displays showcasing Italy's geographical evolution. Borgia Apartment: Step into six rooms highlighting the powerful Borgia family's insignia, commissioned by Pope Alexander VI. Raphael Rooms: Stand in awe before the breathtaking frescoes by Raphael and his students, including the iconic "School of Athens.
Sistine Chapel Admiration Immerse yourself in Michelangelo's renowned masterpiece. Relish the vibrant colors and unparalleled artistry overhead.
Tour Conclusion Your tour will end at Piazza San Pietro after approximately 3.5 hours.
Language Offered
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
Reviews
Great tour and fantastic guide!
Rita was excellent!! Very informative and helpful. Guided our group at a good rate and kept us together.
The guide was good. Explained everthing and answered questions.
Mara is awesome! Very knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly!
Very friendly and ready to help with small details. The office is very close to Vatican so you can pick your tickets right before your visit.
Very informative , polite and interesting , thoroughly enjoyed , Rosa was fantastic
Rita was an amazing tour guide. She took her time and shared lots of information!
Roberta was a wonderful guide, knowledgeable and professional, great tour
Mara (54) was great. She gave us plenty of time to stop and take pictures and was very knowledgeable about the museum and it's art.
A very knowledgeable and funny guide. Kept the group involved and interested. Was able to answer any questions. Would highly recommend her.
Tour guide Roberta was excellent! Glad we got to skip the line. The art work, tapestries and art in general was all amazing! Disappointed in the Sistine Chapel as I was expecting a more somber experience and more time to sit and reflect. We could only stand and felt the 15 minutes was to long spent in here. Crowds were really big as it was a Saturday. Staff moved everyone along nicely.
All good The lady showed us around and gave us good information
Meeting point was great as it meant I could get a coffee and something to eat before going in. It was well worth the price and we didn’t have to queue for long; I would definitely recommend buying a ticket beforehand, otherwise you can be waiting outside for hours in the queue. I personally found it a bit underwhelming; it’s pretty to look at, but I don’t get why it takes some people hours to get through unless you’re on a guided tour.
Evi the guide from Carrini tours was informative.
Evi explained the Vatican so beautifully. Excellent
Excellent guide, explains the meaning of everything on display, the history and the restorations. Definitely go with small group with less than 10 people.
Amazing experience with Charo. Would totally recommend. No guide no good experience!
Our tour of the Vatican Museums with Serena (group 28) was spectacular! She was great about getting the group into areas where we could hear her well to explain the history of each space and piece. And of course the museums themselves are beautiful.
Fabio was a wonderful guide!!
Rita was a fantastic tour guide for the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. Her knowledge of the art and history made the tour even more enjoyable. We would absolutely book a tour with her again!
It was busy, but tour guide powered through!
Valentina great your guide I'm very knowledgeable
Fabio did an outstanding job!
Daniel was great! Tour was very informational and when there were issues with arrivals he was flexible!
Enjoyable tour. “Skip the line” avoids the main line and queues into the tour group line. It is still a bit crowded but much faster. Vatican Museum visit is more of a walk through than a detailed visit in the time allowed. Tour guide was knowledgeable. Overall, a good tour for the value.
Excellent tour with Roberta.
Excellent experience. We'll spoken guide who moved us through huge crowds smoothly and gave a very good summary of the history of the art we were viewing.
The guide was excellent, engaging and professional. Provided excellent commentary on the various exhibits/installations.With a different guide other than Roberta, the experience might be quite different. The visit while not that long was adequate enough to see a great deal of the site. It was disappointing to be unable to enter St. Peter’s. The price of the ticket was not clear as it was buried in the price of a longer trip
Our guide was helpful and friendly. However, the lady at the meet point could not have been any ruder. She refused to speak, communicating in grunts and dirty looks. We would have spoken to her about her poor attitude if she had been willing to acknowledge us. I initially approached her with a friendly smile to ask if we were in the right place. She scowled, muttered something under her breath and walked away. She reflected very poorly on Gray Line
Once inside after skip the line access. Tour went very smoothly. Our guide - Rita - was excellent. Very informative & knowledgeable.
Fabio was excellent tour guide well recommended!!
Fabio was a great guide! Very helpful and kind
Our Tour Guide, Dortea (Dora), was exceptional! Very knowledgeable about the paintings, papal history, and building construction. She has 20 years of touring experience at the Sistine and Papal Palaces.
Dora loves art. She is a perfect tour guide for the art lover
Rita was amazing! Her English AND Spanish were very good. She was clear and elaborate when it came to talking about the exhibits and despite the crowds and loud areas, we were able to hear and understand her clearly. I feel like she added extra fun details about the exhibits that we would've missed entirely. She weaved through the crowd like a pro and made sure that every member in our group felt included in the experience. 10/10 Ms. Rita, you're the best!
Rita was an incredible guide! She is so knowledgeable and shared so much on our Vatican & Sistine Chapel tour. Highly recommend!!
Monica was a great guide, she explained everything and pointed out many things of importance. She made sure our small group was always together.
Roberta was a world of knowledge. She was very expressive, funny, warm, & friendly. Great tour guide! Thank you so much!
Roberta was incredible. Her knowledge and ability to share was a very moving experience. We loved her!
Very informative and engaging group. Roberta was excellent!!! The Vatican museums were well worth the trip and the Sistine chapel !
Roberta was WONDERFUL! Friendly and very knowledgeable!
Nicoletta was an amazing tour guide and was very knowledgeable about our Vatican and Sistine chapel!
The guided tour with Rita, our guide, of the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican was very interesting and informative. Rita was a wonderful guide and made the visit even more enjoyable. The most incredible part was visiting the Sistine Chapel and discovering the Vatican. It was a truly unforgettable experience!
We had a fantastic tour with Rita. She was funny, warm, and pointed out interesting facts we would not have known without her. Having the pre-booked guided tour also skipped the insane queues. Booking the 8am tour was worth it, even though we had an early start to get there 7:45. We had the coolest part of the day to enjoy the tour.
Rita was superb, she made the experience wonderful, lively and such a warm experience
They just printed the coupon and gave it me, nothing else.
Roberta was our guide and she was very knowledgeable, courteous and entertaining! She explained the history and arts in the Vatican museum so well that it made for an impactful experience. Thank you again!!
Too much walking with no transportation either way. I was promised pick up from my hotel didn't happen. Had to pay for it taxi both ways. In your brochure no where does it say walking over 3 miles and so many steps without hand rails. I am 85 and it was very hard on me.
Mum was a fantastic guide. Very informative and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend her.
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