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supertraveler Apr 9th, 2009 11:41 PM

Vatican City Tours Help Needed
 
Hi Everyone,

Can anyone help me ? I emailed the Vatican City Tours asking about their guided tours. I e mailed them at [email protected] . However, it has been a week and they still have not replied ! What should i do ?

supertraveler Apr 9th, 2009 11:43 PM

P.S i checked the junk mail folder and all but i still didnt receive their mail. I will be in Rome on 1 June. Is it still too early for reservations ?

luv2cthings Apr 10th, 2009 05:10 AM

Tours of the Vatican Museums can be booked online at http://biglietteriamusei.vatican.va/...action=booking.

supertraveler Apr 10th, 2009 05:37 AM

Hi ! Thanks for the reply. I am looking to buy the reduced ticket for students. However, on the website, it says that the tickets can only be bought on the day itself. If so then how can i still make a reservation? And if i cant make a reservation and have to purchase them on the day itself, will i still be guaranteed a spot in the tours? Will i still be able to skip the lines ?

luv2cthings Apr 10th, 2009 05:53 AM

Regarding the email address, the one I see for information on guided tours is [email protected].

Personally, I'd probably just pay the full price for an advance reservation. But now that we've topped this thread, perhaps others will have suggestions.

supertraveler Apr 10th, 2009 08:19 PM

Alrighty thanks for the advice... i emailed them to ask what i should do.

I might consider booking the full price but my friends and i are traveling europe for a month on a budget so every euro counts !! A youth ticket will save us 4 euros each !

luv2cthings Apr 12th, 2009 09:06 AM

supertraveler, I thought about mentioning this before, but since you are on a budget, why not just book admission to the museum and skip the tour? Perhaps find a good guidebook or auditour instead?

GrandmaCarol Apr 12th, 2009 10:06 AM

We used the audio guide for the Vatican and it was great and inexpensive.
You can go at your own pace and avoid walking around with a crowd of people.

supertraveler Apr 13th, 2009 07:19 AM

Hi thanks for all your suggestions i might just download an audio guide to take on the trip ... But the main reason why i want to get on a tour was to skip the awful line and a tour can help in that aspect .

GrandmaCarol,

Thanks for the advice, when you visited the Vatican were there long lines to enter ? Could u recommend a good audio guide? Rick steven's maybe ?


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