Vatican Gardens (Giardini Vaticani) Tours and Tickets

Beautiful view of st Peters basilicas dome with a smart guide who showed us the beautiful gardens and the history behind them. The weather was hot but the trees helped give cooling shade. Landscape was beautiful and the trees were something special

Person assisting us as we were late and had a stolen wallet. Calmed us down, so that the tour was great

The vesper team, guide and drivers made the experience great fun. Fabulous. Will definitely recommend.

For our first full day in Rome, my wife had scheduled us for this tour of the Vatican with Dario. It almost didn't happen though. We are NYkers and I thought we could see a bit of the city by taking a local bus to Vatican. I was pretty insistent, even though my wife was suggesting a taxi instead. Well, we completely missed our timed entry after what seemed like at least 2 full loops on the bus without finding the stop our hotel suggested was closest to the Vatican. A bit of advice to all: do not to take the local bus to a timed entry unless you have good familiarity with the route! Second bit of advice: Always listen to your wife! Thankfully, our day did not end having only 'toured' the 492 bus route, under the ever angrier expression of my wife! We thought all was lost but I decided to make a rather desperate call to Dario and it really made ALL the difference. Dario had us come to the office, sat us down at a little cafe next door where we were offered relaxing seats, water and of course excellent cappuccinos to quell our nerves while he worked some magic. We can't thank him enough for solving our unfortunate situation. Dario really went above and beyond. Not only did he save the day, he may just have saved our marriage too! =)

The skip the line entry with someone walking us into the Vatican, getting our headphones and waiting with us till the tour started was good. Our tour guide was excellent. We also had a tour guide in St Peters Basilica. The only negative was we paid about 80 euros for this service and believed our tickets were included in this price. They were not and we were charged another 35 euros for those tickets which were waiting for us before our tour. The tour had about 24 people so I believe there were lots of profit to be had.

We were picked up in a private car at our hotel and brought directly to the Vatican. That tour lasted about 30 mins. Then after a fair walk to the Vatican Museum, then into the gardens. Wow! No words. If you have ever wanted to see these gardens in a private setting, this the way. My wife and I were guided by a member of the research staff of the Vatican archives, and she was beyond compare. It was as if the Pope would be walking around the corner at any moment. Forget the price, just do it!!!

Maggie lead the tour through the Vatican Gardens and a part of the Museum. She was wonderfully knowledgeable and made the tour quite interesting. We could of stayed longer, but left to meet our next tour guide…The best part was the Vatican Tour with Agnes. It was just us and her! She was awesome. Every direction we looked, she had an interesting historical story for what we looked at. She was so full of knowledge of the Vatican! We asked her many, questions and she welcomed every one! She also had an answer for every single question and theory we threw at her! Very kind, very patient and so excited to explain the history and art within the Vatican. After the tour was over, She left us to explore on our own, and gave us some recommendations. Thank you for a wonderful tour Agnes! We enjoyed every moment with you!