The tour was chosen for the sole reason to skip the lines to get to the top of Basilica. After a 1.5 hour free-access tour of the ground floor, we were told there is no longer Skip the line access and we would have to wait in a 3-4 hour line. Zero value for what was advertised. Also horrible description exactly where to meet for the tour, confusing. Why not send a pin drop? Asking for a refund, horrible.

Very meaningful and enriching tour. We learned much about the fascinating “lasagna” (layered ruins) history of San Clemente. Named for Pope St Clement, it was his original house back in the day. The 13th century church is beautiful in its own right but a curious Dominican about 200 years ago began an archeological dig. And he found a church beneath the church, dating to the 4th century. Then he found a house (St Clement’s family’s house) under that church. The final church, in Jerusalem, was the perfect ending. "In Jerusalem” because Constantine’s mother Helena brought over loads of soil from the Calvary hill in order to use as the footing for this church so that Roman pilgrims could walk on the soil that Jesus walked. More importantly she also brought relics of the crucifixion. One is left with a debt of gratitude for St Helena given the need for us to be connected in a tangible historical way to the events of Christ’s life and death. And the tour even included the secret of life!

Paul was amazing! His depth of knowledge and insights put things in perspective. His knowledge of both archeology and history combined to inspire us. This was the most meaningful tours we had in Rome!

The tour guide was the best of the best. He knew everything asked of him and even gave personal information about the building and grounds. The biggest fault is the long lines in which we had to stand in. Over an hour for the first line to get into St Peters itself. We saw many people cutting the line to get in the line. I would think that a tour would be able to go to a different line to get in. That is not the case. Other places in Rome offer tours a different way to get in to see the sites. That is not the case at St. Peters. We had to stand in another line over an hour again to do the Dome climb. Our group of people choose to take the stairs instead of the lift to save standing in another long line again. I understand that everyone needs to wait their turn but over 2 hours in lines is not the correct answer. Just my thoughts.

Ernesto was a guide full of interesting knowledge and gave us the best experience we had in Rome. The Basilica and the stories in it are amacing and beautifull.

The guide Silvia was excellent. She really knows her history. I highly recommend this tour. The weather was rainy but she she turned the rain into sunshine with wealth of knowledge. Thank you!

Anestis was very polite, friendly and very knowledgeable about the catacombs. Would definitely recommend him for any one booking a guided tour. Thank you Wendy and Dean oct 7th 10.30 am tour

Manola was so incredibly knowledgeable! We thoroughly enjoyed our time through the colosseum, the palentine, and the Roman forum. She was so patient and engaged with all of our questions and encouraged more of them! She was a joy to be with and made the stories of Rome (especially the gladiators) come to life!

We booked last minute for a Colisseum and forum tour. Wonderful experience. Gabriel was our guide and his knowledge interspersed with humour made history come to life. Our time was too short but we learned more than expected about Roman history (fact vs myth). Highly recommend taking a guided tour as you will never get the same experience just walking around. Ken and Alison, Ontario, Canada

The tour was scheduled for either 2 or 2.5 hours. We were surprised that 1 hour consisted of standing in line outside of St Peter’s waiting to get in and listening to a history of it. The tour guide was good. The earphones we were provided were mediocre at best. We probably wouldn’t have taken the tour had we known how it was conducted.

What an awesome tour with a very knowledgeable guide,Gabe our guide was very informative and passionate about the area and the history and was also a fun guide to deal with.We highly recommend this tour and if you get Gabe even better.

A great little introduction to the catacombs. The only thing I would suggest is that you review the air conditioning systems in your vans. It was unbearably hot in the transport to the catacombs with 10 or so people crammed into a van in searing heat and the air conditioning barely registering.

Silvia was an excellent guide for the St Peter Basilica tour, plus done tour. She was very knowledgeable and friendly, and definitely added to the experience. As a group we queued for about 45 mins to get through security into the church (Sat afternoon in Sept) but Silvia made this pass quickly with continued information about Vatican and the Square. We then had about 100 minutes once inside the Basilica with lots of information and things to see. She provided info on the Dome and Caves but we were then about to complete these on our own at the end of the tour at our own pace (tickets and queue jump provided for the dome).

Silvia was so sweet and informative! Great guide we recommend her! My husband and I did the Basilica tour with Silvia. Made it worth the fee.

Ernesto was wonderful and very informative. He engaged my kids and kept them interested in learning about the Ancient Romans as well as the Trevi.