Railway Tours in Vatican Gardens

8 Day Rome, Florence, Pisa, Siena, Venice Tour with Food & Wine

Fantastic experience!!

The whole experience was great! Easy to get places, smooth pickups and drop offs, and great stops on the tour!

DayTrip from Florence to Rome with Pamphilij and pantheon tickets

Trip to the Vatican

Our guide was very good, she really knew her stuff and we got to see al lot. Pick up point was easy and tour was well done, I would suggest it for friends and clients.

Skip-The-Line Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

Skip-the-line was worth it

The "skip the line" is a little confusing but ultimately worth it. The Vatican Museums have several lines - an entry line that can be hours long, and another line inside to get into the Sistine Chapel. The Skip-the-Line tours enter a shorter tour groups line for entry, which only took a few minutes, and depending upon the whims of the Vatican officials can sometimes also circumvent the normal Sistine Chapel line. Finally, there's a line to enter St. Peter's Basilica through security screening but the tour exits the museums inside the secured area so you get to skip the Basilica line as well. We found "skip the line" worth it, especially on a hot day. Your mileage may vary. The tour consisted of a couple of hours guided through parts of the Vatican Museums, and I understand what you see can vary based upon which wings of the museums are open that day. We then got a few minutes in the Sistine Chapel - the Vatican tries to keep everyone moving through, so I don't think any of the tour groups are permitted to linger long - and then were dropped off in front of St. Peter's Basilica where the guided part of the tour ended but you could explore the basilica on your own. Again, this is because of the Vatican's policies - they don't want tour groups shuffling through the basilica when there are frequently multiple church services going on in various parts of the building. We liked our guide and the tour and were happy with the experience. The very beginning - finding the meeting place and tour guide - was a little confusing, as it seems several locations sell tours and all just hand you off to someone else to eventually connect you to a larger group and the tour guide.