Exclusive Private Tour: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica

Experience the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica on an exclusive private tour. Avoid the crowds and customize your visit for a stress-free and family-friendly experience.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Borgo - You will meet your tour guide at our office, which is located in the oldest neighbourhoods of the Vatican, Borgo Pio. It is an area filled with charming local shops and vendors.
What's Included
  • Admission to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Personalized guidance by a top-rated tour guide from Trip Advisor
  • Skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s Basilica
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experiencing the Vatican through private access is always a distinctive occurrence. Even our experienced guides, with numerous visits under their belts, value the chance to marvel at the art in such a context. It may come as a surprise to know that the Vatican manages more than 6 million tourists annually, making solo visitation rapidly become a daunting and uncomfortable task.

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We suggest booking this intimate tour with us to tailor your visit for you and your family. We guarantee this child-friendly environment will please every individual of your group (our guides have a knack for captivating young minds!) How could we forget to mention Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? This stunning work requires no preamble.

No queuing = no hassle! (and let’s not forget the avoidance of sun and excessive summer heat!)

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We provide two sessions for this intimate tour experience (morning or afternoon). Elect your preference!

Location
Via Plauto, 17
Via Plauto
The meeting point is located in Borgo Pio, very close to St. Peter's square. The exact address is Via Plauto 17/A. Please check your booking and confirm your chosen time. Be sure to arrive at the office earlier than the start time (9 AM)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kathleenrm7786yh
Jul 2, 2024
Amazing Tour! - This tour is $$ - and totally worth it! Katerina was such an amazing tour guide - so knowledgeable and very kind to our children. The Vatican would be overwhelming without someone to guide you, and Katerina took great care of us and made sure we saw the most interesting things. Skipping the line is so helpful too. We loved every minute of it; would do it again! Highly recommend!!
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Sean_s
Jul 1, 2024
Great tour! - What a great tour! Skip the line tickets are essential, and our tour guide was wonderful! She was very knowledgeable and helped us cover a lot of ground, but at our pace. The Vatican is truly amazing.
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Todd_s
Jul 1, 2024
So Impressive! - Our private tour with Barbara was awe-inspiring. Two millennia of history in a few hours. Barbara, our guide crammed all of her knowledge into our 3 hour experience, leaving is with a thirst for more!
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Susan_h
Jun 30, 2024
The best way to tour the Vatican - We all were overwhelmed by the beauty and magnificence of this glorious treasure. Andrea,our guide, was the best! He was so knowledgeable about the Vatican Museum, Michaelangelo and the Sistine Chapel. I am the oldest in the family group and he made sure I was comfortable. He is a treasure as well! This tour was private and we did indeed "skip the line ".
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Dianabw744pi
Jun 24, 2024
The best tour ever! - Excellent tour and the guide Carlo was so knowledgeable and nice. It showed us more than I could have ever imagined. So many rooms and the places that the pope actually goes to and stairs that dignitaries used also. So special!!!
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Radichs
Jun 18, 2024
A great experience - Interesting tour with our very nice and knowledgeable guide - Susanna. As our little group walked past horrendous queues for entry and saw enormous numbers in other tours, we were very pleased with our choice to select a private tour. Headsets are provided so we could easily hear our guide amongst the busyness of the museum hallways. Highlight was seeing and learning about St Peter’s basilica, where we continued to wander ourselves once the tour ended.
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Julie_d
Jun 11, 2024
Excellent tour guide - Barbara was outstanding! She was extremely knowledgeable about Rome and especially the Vatican. I certainly would take a tour with her as the tour guide again!
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B8326ovcharlotteh
Jun 9, 2024
Unforgettable experience - 10/10 - Took the decision to book this trip and it was absolutely the right one - this visit made our holiday to Rome unforgettable. I went with my 12 and 13 yo daughters and all 3 of us were fully absorbed in the experience, and the fascinating information provided by our guide. All arrangements were clear, the meet-up was punctual and the tour excellently organised and managed from start to finish. Our guide managed to strike just the right balance between providing the history and facts behind the exhibits whilst leading and directing the group, and allowing the freedom to explore at leisure. We loved it.
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Amy_b
Jul 2, 2024
Not bad - This was a fine tour, it seemed for the cost it was more about access to skipping lines rather than the story or additional information.
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Pamela_n
Jul 16, 2024
Tour cut short - We paid $$$ for a 3 hr private tour. Senti was our guide. He did an ok job but after 2 hours he left us and pointed to the Basilica and left us alone. It felt like he couldn’t wait to be done. Would not spend $752 for private tour for 2 people.
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