Hello - been researching which tour we want to take and have decided to do the Guided tour of Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel through the official Vatican website. There will be 5 of us - going early September. Thought about Walks of Italy tour, but it's much more expensive.
I see that the tour is 2 hours long, but can't see where it says how large the tour group is or if headsets are provided.
Hoping someone here can help. Thanks so much.
Have a look at this thread on TA. It is OLD thread, but has the info you are seeking. Sounds like the guides work both independently and officially...
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187791-i22-k4655792-Quality_of_the_official_Vatican_museum_tours-Rome_Lazio.html
We took this tour in April. Our group was about 12 people and headsets were provided. The guide collected them before going into the Sistine Chapel so you could use the exit from there to St Peter's if you wanted to.
The group can be as many as 25 but usually isn't that size. Everyone gets a headset on the tour.
Donna
I used the Rick Steves audio app last Friday night in the Vatican Museum. Very happy that I could tour the museum "independently" but still have an explanation of the highlights. BTW, it was horribly crowded Friday night with large groups following the umbrellas.
I was going to listen to the Sistine Chapel audio app all the way through but the crowds and noise in the chapel were hugely distracting. Pleas for silence in the chapel worked for about 30 seconds before the noise level rose to a dull roar.
