LivItaly Tours

We took the early opening tour for the sistine chapel and other vatican museums & the saint Peter. I tried to find information beforehand on the web about experiences from other people about this early tour ( since it is quite costly), but could not find any. We took the risk but is was absolutely great. We met up at 7.30 ( mind you, the bar you are meeting in front of is closed at that time so have breakfast before), and really were ahead of everyone else. Due to our fantastic guide, we whizzed through the museums off to the chapel straight after the doors opened, and had the sistine...Read more

We scheduled our tour with LivItaly, and Ryan was the best guide ever! An 8 am tour was suggested and the first 4-5 rooms of our tour were empty! We had only 3 in our group and it felt like a private tour. Not only did Ryan take us through the Vatican museum, he then gave us a crash course on the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica. Don't miss it, and take the early tour. Request Ryan as your guide, you won't regret it!Read more

This past Christmas break, my family spent time travelling from Venice to the Cinque Terre. On the way, we stopped in Maranello and treated ourselves to the Livitaly Ferrari experience. I must say, these beautiful cars are really something to drive, especially in the town they were made. Upon returning the Ferrari from her drive, my 18 year old daughter simply said "I want one". The same sentiment goes for my son, my wife and myself. We were all blown away by the car, the town, and the tour guide who accompanied us on our drives. He was a joy to be with and made the ride even more special...Read more

My husband and I booked the Early Entrance tour of the Vatican and St. Peter's with Livitaly, and we were so glad we did!! It was just the 2 of us with our guide, and the early entrance meant we were in the Sistine Chapel with only about 25 people -- quite a different experience than a previous one, years ago, when we were in a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd!! 

Our guide, Pamen, was extremely knowledgeable, passionate about art history, and patient with all our questions -- she pointed out so many things we definitely would have missed on our own, which made the whole experience much...Read more

Very well-timed and good set up. We got help with everything, from the pick up at the airport to the guided tours and assistance with booking good restaurants. Very nice and service-minded persons and good value for money.

We had a guided tour in the Vatican Museum and peters Church, good and experienced guide with excellent knowledge and a good way of explaining things!Read more

My two daughters (aged 23 and 19), my husband and I toured with John Penate. He was extremely knowledgeable and kept things interesting. We learned a great deal. I would not hesitate to hire John again. He was also very helpful with my daughter's gluten allergy and was able to direct us to restaurants that understood.Read more

Due to a terrific experience with LivItaly in 2009, I arranged a tour of the Vatican for 7 women for the second day we were in Rome. Angelo, the owner, was quickly responsive to all of my emails. Our flight from the US was canceled and we did not know when we would arrive. Angelo was very understanding and worked hard to make sure we would not miss anything. He sent a car for us to the hotel so that we could arrive promptly for the tour. We didn't miss a beat. Angelo is a brilliant guide who skillfully leads and teaches as he maneuvers through the crowds. It was hard to take it all in in...Read more

Livitaly is a fantastic tour company that truly understands how to give the vistor both the essential 'tourist' sights as well as taking you off the beaten path. Their secret is that you don't feel like a tourist at all but a welcome guest to their city. During my two days in Rome my mother and I got to see an assortment of sights and saw the city from a true Roman perspective. I can't wait to go back again and see what else they have to offer. 

We had a early morning private tour of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican. It was totaly worth the money and so enjoyable. Our guide was so knowledgeable and knew how to maneuver in order to enable us to see what was important to us. On an trip, about 6 years again, we went by ourselves and the experience was horrible. This tour let us see the Sistine Chapel with about 24 people in it. The experience was incrediable. It would recommend it and LivItaly to everyone.Read more

On July, my wife and me decided to take this tour with LivItaly. We were both very happy at the end. It started with Angelo showing us some of the historical center at sunset, when Rome becomes even more gorgeous! Then we had an apperitivo with some very good wine and vast assortment of food. The main part of the evening was the concert at St.Ivo's church. I think that this church is often overlooked by tourists and is not well known as other places... but it really deserves a visit! The real "problem" is that there's too much to see in this city! The concert was amazing (tango, with...Read more

I had heard about this company through some friends, here back in Stockholm, who had taken their tours in the past. I was skeptical, I must say. I love last-minute traveling, wirld-wind type of thing. Ryanair, get there, grab a hotel room and just walk and take pictures, drink coffee and wine and I would have been done. But my friends insisted I'd look into it. I found their Vatican semi-Private tour. Seemed about right: if I have to take a tour, might as well do it in a place where I need help. I heard the Vat is daunting and sometimes scary and crowded. I booked it. 89 Euros...not cheap...Read more

Took the tour of the Vatican. Had added a car to pick us up from the hotel. The driver showed up earlier but had no issue coming back on allocated time expect he did not. After waiting 30 plus minutes he showed up on foot. Apparently the police pulled him over for some reason and he could not come back but asked the police to let him run up and give us the message and to ask our hotel to get us a cab. Which they did. We got to our meeting point which our contact Kristin together with our guide Luca were waiting for us. They were so apologetic and paid for the taxi (and even refunded our...Read more

We toured the Vatican museum and the Sistine Chapel with Livitaly. Our guide was Valentina Caroli and she was amazing. She was knowledgeable, patient, enthusiastic, and had tons of great stories to tell us. I felt like I was being given a tour by my loving aunt who lives in Rome; that is how delightful it was (That's also why I felt compelled to give her an American hug and a 20 euro tip!). My spouse and I were the only members of the tour, which really made it unique, because she tailored the tour to our tastes. I loved the way she described some of the paintings, explained what to look...Read more

En visitant très tôt le musée du Vatican, avant la masse habituelle de touriste.. Quelle expérience de s'asseoir dans la chapelle Sixtine pendant 3/4 d'heure et comprendre grâce à Valentina ce que l'homme a créé de plus beau jusqu'ici!!
Merci!Read more

Hi - we spent a great afternoon touring the Vatican with LivItaly. I booked it the night before and I even got an email reply from Angelo quite late from a query I had. There were six of us in Rome for a week so the fact that LivItaly only did tours for maximum of 6 people was ideal for us.

Our guide was Pamen and she was excellent and very knowledgeable.

I would highly recommend this company.

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Booked this tour based on the reviews on Tripadvisor and were not disappointed. We chose the Colosseum & Ancient Rome Tour and when we arrived to me the tour guide we were the only ones that day (so we basically had a private tour). John was a great guide and covered a lot of interesting information both about the Colosseum and how the ancient Romans built there city and lived. You know you have a great tour guide when other guides are telling you that “you are lucky to be one on one with John”. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who would like more information about...Read more