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Our guide was lovely.
Reviewed by: Norah D, United Kingdom, May 2009
Very exciting event. Our guide provided a solid historical background for us. Our seats were wonderful.
Reviewed by: Joseph F, United States of America, April 2009
We were not able to take this tour due to the Pope being out of town. We took instead the Best of Rome Afternoon Walking Tour and were absolutely delighted with our choice. We took it on our first day in Rome, so we were able to get an overview of the city, walk through our jet lag and take advantage of the knowledge of our wonderful tour guide. It was A LOT of walking and a terrific way to see the city. We had lovely weather. There were only 6 of us so I feel we got lots of personalized information and were free to ask as many questions as we wanted. We even had the experience of walking past places she had pointed out to us later in the week and we felt like residents of Rome. Thanks so much!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, March 2009
A great experience, even if quite drawn out when sitting down. The walking tour part was very good.
Reviewed by: Gary M, United Kingdom, October 2008
The tour guide was very informative and knew a lot about the tour subject.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, June 2008
It was awesome seeing the Pope.
Reviewed by: Alan R, United States of America, November 2008
The girl who conducted the walking tour was wonderful. She was like a storyteller and made everything so clear and entertaining as she explained the sites we saw on the way to the Vatican. The cost of transportation (not included) from the cruise ship to the Vatican was astronomical! In the end, it would have been more economical to go with the ship.
Reviewed by: Dale M, United States of America, June 2008
The guide was good. The service was long. A lot of sitting around.
Reviewed by: Adriana H, United States of America, May 2009
Knowing now that it was so easy to go to the Papal Audience on our own, and that our lodging would provide us with the free tickets that day and we wouldn't have had to stand in line for them anyway--not sure we needed to pay this much for a free tour. We did enjoy the narrative on the walk to the Vatican, but there wasn't as much information as we would have expected, and there was more "selling" of other tours instead. The guide was very nice and enthusiastic, but we would have thought there would be more to the tour.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, March 2009
I suppose most people who go to Rome would like to see the Pope so the Papal audience is generally the only way to do it. We were met by a very informative guide, however due to the large number on the tour it was difficult to hear her at times. People who wanted to buy religious items to be blessed were directed to a street seller who tried to rip us off and people left empty handed. It would have been nice if the guide had taken us into a reputable shop where the items appeared to be more reasonably priced. We arrived at the audience very early and there were lots of places to sit and we were shown to some seating about four or five rows from the front. However with hindisght if I went again I would sit either at the side or the very back so that you would get an excellent view of the Pope in his Pope mobile because when he came round many people stood on their seats and we could not see him very well. If you are not near the front there is no need to worry as there are a number of massive screens from which you can view the speeches and prayers. The day that we went it was extremely hot and many people got burnt so remember to cover up and bring a drink as the ceremony goes on for over 2 hours. Altogether we enjoyed the audience but you could do this one yourself if you are organised enough in advance and apply for the free tickets yourself.
Reviewed by: Mary B, Ireland, November 2008
Since the tickets for the pope's Wednesday audience are free anyways--there is an office in Vatican City where you can get them--I totally recommend saving your money! The tour itself was interesting, but it was rushed. And by the time we got to the Vatican, seats were limited and far away. Seeing the pope was the only thing that made it worthwhile!!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Canada, October 2008
Our tour guide was excellent and provided a wonderful one-hour overview and background of the legacy of the pope. However, she underestimated the crowd that would be attending the audience with the pope, and our entire group was caught up in a mob of people trying to enter the papal auditorium through no more than 3 security gates. Long story short is that we all split up and just barely managed to get in to see the pope. We didn't have seats and were standing in the upstairs overlook area with the press corps for 2 hours. Very frustrating given the amount of money we paid for these tickets!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, July 2008
We booked a Vatican walking tour and Papal Audience. Before we left we were informed that this had been substituted by a papal audience which is free and a talk on the history of the Vatican. The talk was interesting and well done but I feel that it was bad value at 32 each. Also it meant a very early start to meet the tour guide who was then finished and gone by 9.30, a full hour before anything began to happen.
Reviewed by: Bernard W, Ireland, May 2009
