Vatican:vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel Tour And Optional Basilica

Good tour guide was Spanish every time we enjoyed tour was fentastivo with the locals in the background

We had a very insightful guide and wonderful experience! I would recommend this type of tour to anyone seeing the Vatican for the first time.

We had a great guide who was able to guide us through the very crowded areas, also gave an option for those who couldn’t claim a lot of stairs (which I appreciated considering my 80 year old father was with us and needed to use that method)

Great tour wonderful tour guide that knew a lot of information and shared a lot with the group. The group was not large and we all had our ear piece so you could hear her speak, she made eye contact and answered questions quickly. I felt a little rushed at times but it was so crowded I appreciated her pointing out the important things and sharing historical information( some I knew, much I’d forgotten & even new bits I learned).If I can suggest smaller ear peices for smaller ears like myself and daughters (who love history of art) that would make this tour a 5 star. One more thing on the side of the Viator tours, we missed our chance to see the Basilica of St. Peter’s & lost hard earned money. This part was not well explained and I read the tour information from top to bottom. O was very disappointed since we saved for this trip since 2021 and I wanted the tour of the church because when I came as a 25 yr old I was a poor student and couldn’t afford it then. I wanted to now share it with my daughters🥺. Even my husband was excited to see it. But this was a wonderful tour I don’t regret it, just wish I could have seen St Peters.

Save your money and just get a skip the line ticket directly from the Vatican site. While I understand Viator is a third party provider this tour was grossly mislabeled. The tour was supposed to start at 10:30. We were called the day prior and told it was moved to 11:30. This completely affected what we were able to see because we had another tour to follow. There was no reason for this. We met at a middle man tour site that essentially just brings you over to the Vatican. From there the we got our actual guide to give the tour. Because of this time change we could not see St. Peter’s Basilica. Our tour guide while knowledgeable was not the most pleasant person. I loved guided tours but this was not at all as advertised. You don’t need an intermediary company. Just get a self guided tour and fast pass tickets and you can be set.

First, I paid $102 for a ticket through Viator that that cost €44. The actual ticket was handed out at the Vatican when I checked in. The only benefit I received from Viator was that I did not have to wait in a line to buy a ticket. Other than that, I’m not sure what Viator added it to my experience. Secondly, we had an English speaking guide as promised. However, her Italian accent was so thick and the surrounding voices so loud, it was very difficult to understand her. She was very knowledgeable, but I missed 80% of her guided tour.

Tour guide did not wait for us even when we were early. We paid euros €360 and still this treatment so you can imagine. They probably scammed us by charging more and double booking the same tickets. Very disappointed with the service and the provider Fahad.

The Tour never happened. The tour guide was unresponsive, unreliable and unprofessional. I was thoroughly disappointed and embarrassed that I had this plan for a large family group booked and I was mislead into thinking it was going to happen. I asked the tour guide several times for confirmation and tickets and at the last moment the guide canceled the tour with no options left for us due to travel constraints.

Skipping the line is important, but once you get inside the Vatican, they have their own tour guides and the tour companies have no control over whether you get a great guide or a not. Also, know that you will likely have to walk to the Vatican from where you get your tickets (5-10min), as the tour companies selling these tours are not located right next to the Vatican. You can choose the least expensive 'skip the line' tour and have the same random chance of getting a great guide as those who paid nearly 200 euros. The Sistine is free. The Basilica is free. Most of the guides just point the way to those sites when it says "included" and they do not go with you. Everyone has headsets & tour guides narrate. Ours moved through the many Vatican museums, never pausing to see if anyone was stopping to take a picture or falling behind. Our tour was supposed to begin at 3p (so that we would have time to see the Basilica before it closed), and there were just 6 of us. It said that there would be no more than 20 people in the tour, so we were excited to have a small group. However, the guide held off starting our tour until nearly 4pm so that she could bulk up the tour to number 22 people, which unfortunately put us in the position where we were unable to see the Basilica at the end of the tour due to the late start. This left us highly disappointed.

Verry nice tour alex is verry good guide musem and sistaine chaple nice place to visit excelent tour

Tour was very good Alex the guide very informative . We enjoy and museum very nice sustained also nice . Thank you

Excessively crowded. Option to see the Bascilica was unavailable and the line to get into St Peter’s Square was intolerable. Very little value for the money. Feel I deserve a refund since the Bascilica option was unavailable.

I would love to give a five star review but there were a few hiccups, mainly because of miscommunication. We arrived for the tour with my grandma who needed a mobility scooter to get around, and were informed we would not be able to do the tour because it would be difficult to keep up with the guide. I mistakenly thought I specified with the tour company ahead of time that she would need a scooter, and they said if I had we could have arranged a private tour guide that would have made things easier. Despite the mix up, the tour company were apologetic and kind, and made special arrangements to get us to the Vatican and into the wheelchair accessible parts of the museum. They also gave us a partial refund for 2 out of 3 people, which was very much appreciated. We did not get a guide for the tour when we did enter and had to pay for audio headsets, and we did not get to see St. Peter’s basilica because we had difficulty navigating the museum on our own with the mobility scooter and wheelchair accessible parts, so it would have been nice to have someone to show us around. I would recommend this company as I think they were honest and accommodating, despite the mix up, and were kind with how they were still able to get us all into the museum. For future reference for anyone looking for mobility access, we learned that most attractions in Rome DO allow mobility scooters and entrance for someone with a mobility scooter or wheelchair is FREE for that person and 1 helper! It can be confusing getting around some of the larger attractions, because some entrances are only handicap accessible and there is just one way out, but Rome is surprisingly much more handicap accessible than I heard it would be.

Very insightful and fully immersive tour. Without the tour, we’d be walking around without a clue of the depth of history and richness of culture around us.

Alex, our tour guide was AMAZING and Entertaining! The tour was great, albeit a little pricey, but was worth it.

Amazing guide! Great tour of the Vatican and Sistine chapel! Highly recommend! His knowledge was fantastic and he had additional photos that helped us see clearly what we were experiencing.

Excellent experience! The guide was perfect! Made us laugh a lot and explained everything in detail! Helped move around quickly without delays! Also used my 8 year old son as his ‘assistant’ so as to keep him busy as he was the only kid attending the tour! Highly recommended!

Sach a good day visited Vatican and sistaine chaple, very crowded but our guide was very clever he avoided all the crowds, thanks for being great service

Really enjoyed it , was just before our flight so didn't have enough time to see everything but really recommend, you need at least half day for full experience

I very rarely leave reviews, however this is one agency that is most deserving of one Stuff is very professional and personable

vacation was for few days, short time we booked with guided tours for savings our time, only 2 and half hours we was complete our tours,

Our guide Alex was knowledgeable and showed us quite a lot in this tour. I appreciate the medium (15) size groups and how easy we were able to get in the museum. There is a lot of history and stories behind the art you will see. It was totally worth it.

Our tour with Peter was an unforgettable experience! He brought history to life with his vivid storytelling and engaging humor. Every moment was filled with fascinating facts and light-hearted fun. Peter's passion and knowledge made our family feel truly connected to the past. It was the perfect family adventure — we couldn't have asked for more!

Excellent tour. Our guide was active and well-experinced about local culture and history of ancient Rome. I highly recommend for this operator and this tour.

This tour is very well organized and taking you through every highlight. Alex, our guide, was very knowledgable, professional, spoke English very well and addressed all questions. If do it on your own, most likely it will take twice as much time. Highly recommended..