Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
Guide enhanced the tour, not a boring moment. It was hard on my knee (bone on bone) but well worth it. The detail of the work done inside the whole complex was way over what I expected.
Reviewed by: Douglas C, June 2012
Tour guide was fabulous and no lines made all very worthwhile. Do not hesitate to take.
Reviewed by: David V, June 2012
One of the best, well organized, most informative tours I have ever taken. Shannon is wonderful and we booked her for the Colosseum/Forum tour too. She is funny, informative, so knowledgeable, and really charming. I highly recommend her. The Vatican tour is overwhelming and you need a good guide. Plus, you need an interesting guide because you, yourself, can be easily overwhelmed. I'm not a huge fan of guided tours but next time I come back to Rome, I will happily book another tour with Shannon.
Reviewed by: Jennifer O, June 2012
Prior to our trip to Rome I had heard of the lengthy queues to get into the Vatican museum and St. Peter's so I decided to pre book this tour - it was an excellent decision and we bypassed the massive queue and went straight in! Our guide, Shannon, gave a fantastic tour aided by the audio system which meant we could hear her easily throughout. At the end of the tour we were able to go back into St. Peter's and climb to the top of the Dome - again no queuing to get back in. We would thoroughly recommend this tour although you do have to be fairly fit as it is 3 hours of walking in hot and crowded conditions.
Reviewed by: Jacqueline B, June 2012
The tour was great however a smaller tour group would have been better for us. Too many people in general touring the Vatican. Difficult to get around. However, our tour guide was very, very good!
Reviewed by: Thomas H, June 2012