Vatican City
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Vatican City Reviews
We've found 105 Vatican City reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by SM, April 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
Excellent tour itinerary! The tour guide was very friendly and used the English language in an excellent manner. Strongly recommended tour for anyone who wants to learn and understand the basic and most important facts about the Vatican city.
Review by Anonymous, April 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
This is a necessary tour to get the full blown experience of being in Vatican City. We went at a low time and it was incredibly crowded so be prepared.
Review by Gemma L, February 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
Our guide was full of such fantastic information! Lots of walking, but well worth it. A great way to explore all that the Vatican City has to offer, continuously mind blowing. A very well coordinated tour.
Review by Sarah W, January 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
Amazing! Fantastic! Awesome! The art displayed in this tour was out of this world. It is a must for anyone going to Rome. Definitely book a tour to skip the line!!! We were there first thing in the morning on a cold winter Thursday and the lines were already out of control at the front of the Vatican museum. Our tour guide Simon was FANTASTIC!!! I usually don't pay that much attention to the tour guide and really booked the tour for skipping the long lines, but Simon got me all excited about the history of the Vatican and the incredible art within (mostly on the walls and ceilings). He was fantastic! Simon offered to share both the religious and historical accounts and was very respectful for our group's opinion on whether you wanted to hear some of the 'stories'. I am still fascinated and am reading more about the art in Vatican City!
Review by The Pier, December 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican in One Day
I loved this! Being able to tour inside the Vatican City and then to tour areas outside Vatican City was brilliant - I learnt so much! Both tour guides were fabulous!
Review by Elizabeth J, United Kingdom, November 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican in One Day
This tour was in two parts. "AM" was within the Vatican museum area including the Sistine Chapel. "PM" was three basilicas: San Paulo, San Giovanni in Laterano and Santa Maria Maggiore. We hadn't realised the "PM" tour would be 'outside' Vatican City. The two guides were excellent. Passionate about their subject, Francesca [AM] and Rachel [PM] made the many facts interesting, describing the context of what we were seeing in terms of the history of Rome. With so much to see in a limited time the guides had to be selective, and we felt that we saw as much as we could take in! Really liked their enthusiasm and knowledge. Will recommend these tours and these guides.
Review by Sophia K, November 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
I think if I had tried to do this on my own, it would have taken me all day. firstly just standing in line to get the tickets, then clearing security and also having to walk all the way from The Vatican Museums around the Vatican City to get to St Peter's Basilica rather than cutting through the Sistine Chapel as the tour groups do. Very knowledge guide. It was good to have some one moving you along and pointing out important pieces and explaing them -I'd have spent all day marvelling at things and not having much ideq of their significance. The Basilica did feel a bit rushed though and going up in the dome or Cupola is not included - separate fee. Also for St Peter's tomb and Basilica museum. Although to be honest, by this time I was suffering a bit of sensory overload and my feet really hurt. Tip - don't bring a large bag -you will have to leave it at security in the Vatican museum, and then walk the 20 mins around Vatican city to get back to collect it.
Review by Vishay R, October 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
Excellent! Our guide, Laura, made the treasures of the Vatican Museum come alive with her attention to details that matter and her rich historical anecdotes.
While it's terrific that you get to skip that long, serpentine queue that goes all the way around the block, i'd definitely say the highlight of the trip is the guided tour. The Vatican City and Sistine Chapel have such an interesting history and they deserve to be narrated by someone who's got the knack of storytelling.
Review by Izaeel, October 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
Highlight of my trip. Found meeting point hard to find. Good tour guide and explained everything clearly n was passionate about it. Will highly recommend a Walking tour if you visit Vatican city. Very worthwhile
Review by Angela Ong, Malaysia, September 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
Vatican city is a must visit. Took the tour and skipped the long lines. Save me a lot of time and trouble. Tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. With her explanations made the whole visit to Vatican lively.
Review by Reetu K, August 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican in One Day
We were very pleased with our choice of tour. We enjoyed the morning tour a lot, though we would have preferred the tour to involve visits to some more sites within the Vatican. The afternoon visit to the Vatican church was extraordinary. This was mainly due to the impeccable knowledge of our tour guide, Rachel, whose enthusiasm and passion for Roman history really made it worth the while. In terms of practical arrangements, the instructions given to us prior to the visit and during the visit were clear and precise, which was helpful. The only thing we would have liked to see is a stricter code of conduct and clothing to be enforced. It was just slightly disappointing to see that in spite of clear instruction on no shorts and sleeveless tops, certain tour participants did not respect this and not much could be done about it. Overall, the tour is really worth it. It is a really good way to explore the Vatican City and its churches. We have already recommended this tour to some of our friends!
Review by FRANCIS S, August 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
We had a wonderful time on our Vatican tour. Skipping the lines is worth every penny! Our tour guide, Angelo, was so knowledgeable and passionate about the art. I found it a great learning experience and that was not even my goal. I have been to the Sistine Chapel twice before and understood so much more because of the time with our guide. Viator has no control over the crowds and I must admit this was the most crowded I had ever seen it in Vatican City. I'm sure it all had to do with the Beatification of John Paul II. I would take a tour with Viator at the drop of a hat again. Well worth the money and time spent
Review by Jessica M, August 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
This tour was excellent. Our guide that we had was very informative but was also very funny and entertaining to listen to. Skipping the line was also great as we got there around 9am and the line was already huge and we would have had to wait for hours in the hot sun, but instead we just waited for about 10mins and then went straight in. It was great hearing all the interesting facts about the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica and I would definitely recommend doing this tour to get the most out of Vatican City.
Review by Skumar, August 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
Having a guided tour is a must for such place. We would not have any idea if we had planned the trip ourself. The guide had lots of experience and history about the place. The tour company was Dark Room Tours and they deserve a 5 star.
Here are some tips regarding the guided tour
1. Not a big difference between the 8:30am and 9:30am execept the 8:30am has less number of people. You still have to go through security. Glad we took 9:30 and save some money.
2. Finding the location was a little difficult, so please plan little early if taking a train or bus
3. Mondays are very crowded, so plan for another day in the week.
I would highly recommend this tour for all first time visitors to Vatican City
Review by mlausin, August 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
Great tour! A must if you want to see Vatican city. Waiting in the lines is too unpredictable. Guide was an art history major and very knowledgeable. Would do it again and recommend it to friends and family!
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