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At the time we visited the churches, the liturgies were been celebrated, so it was not the best time for the tour.
Reviewed by: Maria G, Puerto Rico, July 2008
It was good, but didn't compare to the other Viator tours we did in Rome.
Reviewed by: Javier M, United States of America, June 2008
The guide we had was not very friendly and was quite bossy. She spoke too fast and did not like to answer any questions. The main church we were going to was closed because the Pope was visiting, but there was no alternative offered. I thought the tour was going to concentrate on the catacombs, but instead we only visited one for a short time. The catacomb part of the tour was interesting and the guide there was was very informative.
Reviewed by: Suzanne B, Australia, May 2008
We were sooo rushed!!! If the tour takes longer, start earlier. I was actually reprimanded for stopping outside and taking 1 photo.
Reviewed by: Damian P, United Kingdom, January 2008
Catacombs well worth doing. Pick up from hotel was somewhat bizarre. The bus stopped and without any real explanation we were told to get off. This, we eventually discovered was in order to board another bus round the corner. This wasn't a problem but quite bewildering at the time.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, November 2007
What we saw was good. We just felt a bit rushed.
Reviewed by: Sean D, South Africa, September 2007
It was a dual language tour and the Spanish definitely got the better deal: they were first to do everything! We only got three minutes at the Holy steps, and were moaned at for being late out of the catacombs, even though we all came straight back and didn't get to go in the souvenir shop!
Reviewed by: Julia R, United Kingdom, August 2007
This was more expensive and less informative than any of the other tours we did. Our guide was not at all engaging, and it seemed there was some sort of deal going with one of the street vendors. It was also difficult to follow with the Spanish and English commentaries combined.
Reviewed by: Michael L, Australia, July 2007
The tour was sadly spoilt by the guide, who seemed bored and was almost annoyed that a service in Santa Maria dared to interrupt his tour! The sites visited were very interesting, but I needed longer stops.
Reviewed by: Ian W, United Kingdom, June 2007
Our guide kept repeating himself and using different terms for the same things; e.g., he described some of the statues at Santa Maria Maggiore as apostles and the same statues as martyrs, so I wasn't sure if they were apostles only or included other saints also. I felt he didn't really know his material. At the Catacombs, we were put in such a large group that if we weren't near the guide, we missed some of what he said.
Reviewed by: Mary M, United States of America, May 2007
The guide whilst knowing her subject, seemed to be anxious to finish the tour. The catacombs part was not very long.
Reviewed by: Jennifer M, Spain, March 2007
My grandparents went on the same tour and had a great time. We also had a great time but it could have been better because the guide spoke three to four languages at a time and since we were the only English speakers, we got the most brief explanation. He was very friendly but he got confused during the tour and thought that I was Spanish so half of the time all we heard was Spanish. Also there was a German couple and the guide could only speak basic German so the husband and wife looked very angry at first, it put a damper on the tour. Also the guide didn't tell us many things about the Churches we visited. My wife looked in her guide book afterwards and said to me 'Oh, you know that Church we went to, well it had the heads of .... there'. On a better note, the catacombs were really really good. The guide here was excellent (different guide). To finish up, if you want to see Christian Rome, I'd suggest saving your money by not taking this tour and taking the yellow 'Christian Rome' tour bus. It's like the hop on and hop off Rome open top bus.
Reviewed by: Christopher H, Australia, February 2007
The Catacombs were very worthwhile and the guide that guided us there was great. However, the tour of Santa Maria Maggiore was not as worthwhile. The guide kept switching back from English to German and that did not make sense. The catacombs, though, made it worthwhile.
Reviewed by: Ana L, United States of America, November 2006
The actual stop at the catacombs was good, because we had a guide from the catacombs. The other guide who took us on the bus tour was very disappointing, and we had to listen to all the information about the places we were visiting in several languages. When I booked the tour I thought it was an English-speaking tour. Very disappointing except for the catacombs!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, May 2007
The only good part of this trip was the catacombs. We had too large a group, and so could hardly see anything in the catacombs. The guides didn't even know to turn on the lights in the church so we could see the paintings above the altar. Also, the guide spent more time talking in Spanish than in English.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, December 2006
