Vatican Museums And Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

The tour was amazing and flexible. When we were late to our tour and missed it, the company was fantastic with letting us go on the next available one free of charge. The tour guides are really sweet and knowledgeable!

So much to see! It was a great experience! So nice to avoid the lines. The guide was very knowledgeable.

I had a bad experience with a “small group tour “. I am never going to do any small group tours in Rome again.

First off. The guy who took us to the Basilica was very nice but the organization was awful. Originally booked for a 10am. Was sent a message that they needed to change time which I agreed to. But they had removed the Basilica portion and tried to charge me more and I had to get Viator customer service involved. Then they would never confirm if it had been added and I kept getting info saying time was 10am. So I took a 30 min train ride hoping it would be honored but basically clueless as they would not respond. So we went on faith alone whic in a a place like Rome is pretty daunting. Then that morning they sent an email to meet somewhere else other than original voucher. No headphones when we arrived. No historical commentary on walk to Basilica. We were told to walk in alone without the guides and to meet BACK at original meeting place. All of us were dispersed. We all finally regroupef but by this time it was almost 6pm. We were back in a long line and a new guide was introduced for the Vatican and Sistine Chapel portion. Again. No headsets. She did not look happy or nice and did not attempt to introduce herself or wgat would be happening. At this point I could not put my family through another 2 hrs of chaos. I left and 2 more left after me with same sentiment. The Vatican and Sistine Chapel should have been the first part as that is where you would pay for the major portion of the tour. So a waste of $400 and a feeling this is how they may be scamming people. Again. Nice guy took us to Basilica, our solo walk was beautiful. Definitely do go see the Basilica but do it with an actual guide who can at least walk you through it. Understand talking in there may not be allowed but dumping us at the entrance was terrible. I gave 2 stars only bc I feel the initial guide who took us was just really nice.

This tour was fantastic, you will see things that are amazing. The tour guide was fantastic also I could not say enough things about her. I would recommend this tour. Be worn that this tour has a lot of walking with it.

Great tour guide and explanations. My daughter and I are happy with the organization. Highly recommend

Fabulous tour! It was a little hectic at first but that is to be expected with the crowds. Our guide was wonderful and gave a great overview of a lot of the artwork we passed. She gave a very detailed explanation of the Sistine Chapel before we entered so that we knew what to look for. It was a perfect amount of information without being too overwhelmed. We ended outside of St Peter’s where she gave us some last info on the Basilica before saying goodbye and letting us explore on our own. Highly recommended this tour, not just for the details but also for the ‘guided tours only’ entry points.

The tour company changed the tour time 3 times. Originally 8.45 then changed to 10.13. Then they later changed the tour to 12.30. All this was done verbally over the phone whilst we were on holidays in Europe. The tour operator tried to contact us for a 4th change, but we missed their call and we could not contact them by phone as it went to an answering service. We received an email from Viator confirming our early morning tour the day before the tour so we thought the time was changed back . We turned up at their office at the early morning only to find out the tour time was still at 12.30. The tour company after lot of discussion with the tour operator they were able to get us a tour with another operator. The tour with the new company was a good tour.

We did not get to go on the guided tour. We got to our meeting place and the tour was canceled the guide did not show up. We had to go to the tour with the ear phones. We did not get to see the Basilica. I would not recommend viator for the Vatican using City Rome Tours. My booking #was 1019035135. Viator should be Ashamed to use City Rome Tours

Fred was the most excellent guide. Super knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend this experience, it added so much to our understanding of the Vatican.

Fred took us through some extra rooms instead of simply parking us to wait for Systine chapel as others did. He was knowledgeable, and unafraid to share his historical insights. It was like you met up with an incredibly knowledgeable friend for a visit

Our guide Fred was informative and thoughtful for our entire tour where we faced heat and large crowds. He navigated through the Vatican Museum ensuring we all good have an excellent experience.

Let me start with things to note: Breakfast is not inside Vatican City. There is a reason this tour is less expensive then others. You will not be the first people through in the morning. However, I wish I remembered my guides name because she was amazing. We went on a Wednesday so it was extra long in the Vatican museum. We were in Rome for a few days so it wasn’t a big deal that we had to go to St. Peter’s ourselves. I always recommend doing the first tour of the day as there are less people.

A lot of great information given on tour, but tour was too long! Would recommend doing a shorter tour or doing your own tour with paid guide through headphones.

Our tour guide Fred was very knowledgeable and engaging. Taking a tour like this is the only way to see the Vatican.

Seeing the Vatican City was one of the highlights of our trip. We had scheduled a guided tour that had included all three; Vatican museum, Sistine chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. Our tour guide had to leave our group prior to visiting St Peters Basilica due to a schedule conflict for her next group. It was disappointing that we did not have the guide while visiting the Basilica; it was advertised for a guided tour of all three.

Meeting point was easy to find, we skipped all the lines and went right in. Our guide Fred was amazing! Super knowledgeable and funny. Highly recommend!

Wow is all we can say about our early morning tour (three couples) of Vatican City. Our tour guide, Massimo, was so knowledgeable and informative. The art in the museum is breathtaking that by the time we got to the Sistine Chapel its frescoes there almost paled by comparison. Massimo also took us into St Peter’s Basilica and spent lots of time showing us lesser known points of interest. This is our 2nd LIVTours and truly the best way to see Rome. Thank you again Massimo

If you’re going to Rome for a short amount of time, the early morning tour was a game changer! There were so many people by the time we left plus we were able to cut all lines. Frederico was such a wonderful guide, filled with so much knowledge and fun! He made our experience one we will never forget!

Definitely don't miss Vatican if you are there. We took a guide, and found out interesting facts, not just taking 10000 pics. But only con - the guide tour ended somehow unawaited and suddenly, didn't get the closure. i had the feel it will be longer . But Yulia was cool! Very smart!💜

Fred was excellent. Being an archaeologist, he was very informative, answered questions & very friendly. Would totally recommend him for people to take his tours.

Reminder: shoulders and knees must be covered to enter. Yulia is an awesome tour guide! We did the 8:45am tour and the process/check in was very easy. If you are able to get an earlier one I would choose that one. Brig crowds already at 8:45am. Yulia was very knowledgeable and very well education about the Vatican. She had a great sense of humor and isn't afraid to stand up for her group when the crowds are around. She gives you the best experience you can get. Beware there is no AC so if you are going during summer time, bring a handheld fan with you as it can get extremely hot inside especially with all the crowds. We would love to come back and do the tour with Yulia again!

Julia was amazing and knowledgeable about the art and history of the Vatican. I highly recommend this tour!

The positives of the tour were that you didn’t have to wait in line for tickets, and that we got through security very quickly. The overall tour was extremely rushed and nowhere near 3 1/2 hours. Our tour guide took us very quickly through the museum, spoke way too fast, and left us right before the Sistine Chapel. You’re better off doing a self guided tour, since that’s what half of our experience was like anyway.

Yulia (Julia) was amazing and she really was so informative with her theology educational background. She was so engaging and answered everyone’s questions with such detail. Highly recommend her!

My husband and I were looking forward to touring the Vatican while spending a few days in Rome. Our guide, Federico, made this a great experience! As a native Roman and an archeologist, he was incredibly knowledgeable about Vatican City, the artifacts and artwork in the Vatican museums, and the Sistine Chapel, and even gave us pointers for touring St. Peter's Basilica after the official tour was over. We were in Rome in June during the week of a Catholic holiday, so the crowds at the Vatican were even larger than usual. Federico managed to keep our group together in the masses of people. There is no way to see everything without spending days there, and the size and opulence of the Vatican can feel overwhelming. However, we felt that Federico did a very good job of highlighting noteworthy things through the time we had together on the tour. We were grateful for the opportunity to spend time in these holy and historic places, and we highly recommend this tour, especially if you are able to have Federico as your guide.

We were given several different report times by the agency before beginning the tour and our operator didn’t know which line was our entry line. The tour was advertised as 3 - 3.5 but the operator only spent 2 hours with us. Better option would have been a self-guided tour. Would not recommend.

Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable & also entertaining. She pointed out the most important points if interest & got us through the crowds easily.

I chose the early tour to avoid the crowds. Instructions were very clear that tour participants had to be at the meetup site 20 minutes prior to the tour start, which was 8:10 a.m. I arrived at 8 a.m. First of all, the meet up point was not defined very well, and there was zero signage in the area. A lot of groups of people were standing around a 2-block area. I went from group to group asking if it was my group. When I finally found the right place, I was told that the trip was delayed until 9 because there was a problem with the tour guide. "Go somewhere and have coffee," I was told. I returned at 9, and we were delayed again. We stood around for another hour waiting for the tour guide. So the "early tour" ended up leaving at 10 a.m., and we were right in the middle of droves of other people. The guide was knowledgeable and provided interesting information, By the way, he never apologized or explained the 1.5 hour delay. He just arrived and said, "Let's go!" In conclusion, if you want an early tour to avoid the crowds, I would try a different company. It was really frustrating to waste 2 hours waiting and then be jammed through the tour with huge crowds of people.

Yulia/Julia was an amazing tour guide and she was so knowledgeable with her background in theology. She was able to answer all questions and make the tour exciting and entertaining all the way through. Skip the line tickets makes it quicker but right now even morning tours are super crowded and hard to see..you only get 5 min to see the sistine chapel art and then you are herded out.

This tour was very disappointing. I booked this tour because the title says early morning tour best the crowds. This was not the case, we had to wait for our guide then we waited around for some late comers. So we didn't actually start the tour till almost 10AM. It was not an enjoyable experience due to the crowds and our guides English was poor - so it was very hard to understand what she was saying. The only positive parts of this tour were the Sistine Chapel and St. Peters, those two visits happened at the end.

This was a very big disappointment. Our guide was incredibly rude and unorganized. He did not check to assure that everyone’s headsets were working so we had to turn around and go back after we had started the tour. He got into verbal altercations with two people in our group, including my husband. He was aggressive with other tour guides and visitors. He went so fast that we did not have time to take pictures and when asked to slow he yelled and said he was the boss. The Vatican and Sistine Chapel were gorgeous, but I would not book this tour again.

The Vatican experience was beautiful. Truly exceeded all expectations. Had the best time! The tour guide was really nice and helpful. Mr Adnan, thank you for the amazing experience.

Dream experience of Vatican! we took early morning tour, staff was good. Mr Adnan helped us to skip the long line and give us a guide with good knowledge of history.

Our tour guide was amazing and very knowledgeable. Skipping the long lines is always recommended as well as avoiding the large groups. We had a small group of 5 along with 2 other couples. You could see long lines and we just skipped on by. Our guide help navigate and avoid the larger groups as much as one can in the vatican. The stories and history he shared was incredible. For sure would do this tour again.

Excellent service for Vatican City ! Adnan was best , he helped me to skip the line and guide have good knowledge of history ! Highly recommended.

Thank you Adnan for being so flexible and helpful even though we arrived super late! We are very thankful

Great experience with City Rome Tours! Andrea was super knowledgeable and provided a lot of insight during the whole time we were at Vatican. There is so much to see there, and if you do not know the history, you will be overwhelmed by the amount of information you would need to consume! Tours are worth the money!

Nicoletta was an amazing guide so much knowledge and brilliant sense of humour. Unfortunately the entry was not as quick as I had expected in the early hours but as Nicoletta explained visitors to the Vatican have increased dramatically 33000 per day!

Great service!! Once arriving at the office the ladies at the front desk were super sweet and helpful. The security check was only a 10 minute wait compared to the 1hr and 30 min wait for the general line. The 2 hr tour was wonderful with our tour guide Giovanna. In the morning the museum was way less crowded and cool. At the end we got the passage into the Basilica . Highly recommend! Worth every penny

Amazing Tour of the Vatican City and Saint peter’s basilica. The Sistine Chapel was wonderful, my first experience in Rome was unforgettable. Thanks a lot CITY ROME TOURS and see you soon!!!❤️❤️❤️

City Rome Tours (and Plabon in particular) were super flexible when I messed up and needed to change my booking - twice! Very friendly, patient and went out of their way (literally) to accommodate a new day and then a new start time for me to go on this tour! Thanks again! The tour itself is jaw dropping - what treasures! Highly recommended.

Tolle informative Tour durch das vatikanische Museum und die Sixtinische Kapelle anschließend Petersdom mit Guilia - die Zeit ist verflogen.

Thanks to the precision of this agency you were very kind! Thanks Giulia that you explained everything in detail all fantastic