Official Vatican Guided Tour vs Private Tour

My wife and I will be visiting Italy in early October for our honeymoon, going from Taormina to Rome to Florence. How is the quality of the Officia...

St. Peter's from Vatican Museums

Is there still access to St. Peter's from the Vatican Museums? And if there is, is it just limited to 3rd party private guides? I was thinking ab...

Has anyone used Get Your Guide for Vatican tours?

When my tour ends in Rome, the Vatican, St. Peter's, etc, are not included in my RS tour. Can anyone recommend Get Your Guide for a 2-3 hour Vatic...

Recommendations for a private driver and tour guide for Vatican and Colosseum

HI, I had a wonderful experience years ago with a day trip to the Vatican and Colosseum via private guide/driver and would love to do that again f...

Recommendations: Vatican Tour

Our cousins will be in Rome in September and are very interested in a Vatican tour. Francesca Caruso is currently not doing Vatican tours. Can an...

Vatican Museum Guides

We will be in Rome as part of the RS Heart of Italy tour in May. I am trying to decide on the best way to tour the Vatican museums since they are n...

Private tours of the Vatican

I want to book a private tour of the Vatican for 4 active seniors in May 2026. Are there any recommendations for tour guides for the Vatican/Sistin...

Private tour with a visually impaired tourist who requires a walker or wheelchair

Greetings. I am taking my 75 year old visually impaired friend who uses a walker to Rome, Italy in October. Is there a private tour guide who mig...

Tipping Hired Drivers or Tour Drivers

After a few years of driving myself and taking the trains in Italy, I've decided to hire some transportation services and tour drivers. Is it cust...

Private Tour to Castel Gandolfo

I'm looking for a private tour guide to do a trip to Castel Gandolfo in September. I've used Rick's books for years and years to see so much of Eur...

How to Hire a Private Guide in Rome for a Day

We will be in Rome mid December and would like a private guide to show us some other interesting places in Rome. We have been before so no need for...

Guide or not .

My question is should I book a tour guide to go to some of the museums when I can just listen with RIck Steve's guide with my phone in most of the ...

Italy how many days.

13 nights in Italy how to divide it up? Start in Venice - 3, Milan- 2 Monterosso- 2, Florence- 3 and Rome -3. Are we including too many stops? ...

Guided Tours of Colosseum/Forum/Palatine Hill and of St. Peter's/Sistine Chapel/Vatican Museums

Planning to be in Rome in May and would like to book guided tours for two couples at the Colosseum, etc. and Vatican. We would prefer smaller grou...

Rome: Ostia Antica tour questions

I would love to see Ostia Antica but most the tours require taking a train to and from the site. I am wary to schedule something like this in Apri...