Vatican City Travel Guides (Updated October 2026)

Excellent tour, Juliana was very pleasant and helpful with a great sense of humour

The tour was well-organized. Our tour guide Alex was really knowledgeable and his delight for what the museums and the Vatican shines through. My friend and I considered doing things by ourselves. But we’re glad we decided to do the tour to save time as we unknowingly came at peak season. Also, the Vatican has got so much to offer - and we would have missed the many salient features if no one helped us see them. Perhaps, we can do the next visit on our own. But for the first foray, having a guide was really helpful.

We had such a great experience on our Vatican tour! Our guide was blonde, funny, and incredibly educational. She made the history and artwork so interesting and kept us engaged the entire time. The tour honestly didn’t feel long at all, which says a lot! We learned so much while having fun. We would definitely recommend this tour!

our tour guide was very knowledgeable and took very good care of us. even when one of us wandered off.

A little hard to find the ticketing redemption point. However, buying this is well worth it. You save yourself hours of waiting in line to get into St Peter’s and the Sistine Chapel.

I have traveled to many international destinations and have been on many excursions, but this has to be one of my top experiences ever. It’s the most fun way to see the highlights of Rome. I could have spent all day with Marco. He was so friendly and knowledgeable. Also, be prepared to have your picture taken! Almost everyone we passed wanted a picture.

Valeria Laura & martina were fantastic, very welcoming and explained everything to us clearly. Great service

Julianna was extremely knowledgeable and very pleasant. She made a crowded day as manageable as possible.

Whole process was seamless. Experience was fantastic!

If you’re lucky enough to get Damas, you hit the jackpot. From the moment he arrived, he was engaging, nice and showed a wealth of information on the subject matter. It was the best guided tour I’ve been on and I’ve been to many over the years.The staff at the office were so kind and professional. My sister and I arrived very early for our timeslot, than goodness because they asked if we’d like to move into the next opening and we gladly said yes. And that is how we won the lottery, Dames was our tour guide, what a wonderful experience!

earlier was better less crowds and was cooler- it did become crowded in the Basilica we enjoyed attending Mass.

Claudia was a great tour guide! Very nice, polite and very informative! She also got us great seats! Definitely worth the 6:30am arrival time!

The only glitch was the taxi dropped us off too far from the meet up point, and we couldn't find the meet up but Claudia reached out to me and she found us so all good! She was blocked and very informative too!

You can’t go the Basilica without a guide, our guide was so informative and patient and stood us all in the right places to see all the key details. The dome is worth the climb !

Fred was very knowledgeable. Vatican museum is a lot to take in. Sistine chapel and Basilica were amazing. He did a great job guiding us through all three.

Prepare for walking through the Vatican with a crowd. It’s 100% worth it but it’s more than you can see and/or absorb in 1 visit.