Private Vatican Museums Tour: Explore Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica

Discover Vatican treasures with a private guide. Skip lines, explore the Sistine Chapel, and uncover secrets of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican City - Experience the UNESCO-listed Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel effortlessly with a private guided tour. Say goodbye to the hassle of long queues, giving yourself the gift of extra time to explore these incredible museums with an Expert Guide just to yourself. Enjoy a seamless and unforgettable journey through art and history!
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What's Included
  • Reserved Skip-the-Line Access to the Vatican Museums
  • Carefully curated private tour just for your group
  • Reserved Access to the Sistine Chapel
  • English-speaking expert guide exclusively for your group
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

What’s a superior way to experience the Vatican if not in the company of your personal guide? Invest your time in this 3-hour walk around, discovering the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St Peter’s Basilica, accompanied by tailor-made commentary. From the magnificence of Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” mural to the fascination of an…

Location
Via Tunisi, 4
Via Tunisi
At the bottom of the steps across the street from the Entrance of the Vatican Museums. The steps are located right next to Caffè Vaticano on the corner of Viale Vaticano and Via Tunisi. The closest Metro stop is Line A (Ottaviano – Musei Vaticani).
Cancellation Policy

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

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Maps312907
Sep 14, 2024
Must take! - Pavla H was very knowledgeable and about the history of the museum! Professional throughout the course of the tour. My husband and I really enjoyed and appreciate the tour! Will definitely take again!
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A6415tvjanc
Sep 11, 2024
Awesome tour guide 🥰 - Amy was an amazing guide and made the experience memorable! Vatican City is an amazing country! Definitely recommend 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Juliebarrand
Aug 11, 2024
Awesome - Wasn’t private, was a group tour. Absolutely amazing! Our tour guide, Amy, was wonderful! She gave us plenty of time to take in the whole experience, was very knowledgable and funny. We loved the Vatican and all its art and history. Sistine Chapel was a bit disappointing, very underwhelmed with it. St Peter’s Basilica was awesome, absolutely well worth a visit. Beautiful!
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Nancysu1433wu
Aug 7, 2024
Fantastic experience! - Loved the tour and our guide Christopher was absolutely amazing! Extremely knowledgeable and easy to understand! Highly recommend!
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Kamran_m
Dec 2, 2023
Private tour was totally worth it - Great experience on private tour. Our guide was a local Roman who was extremely knowledgeable and spoke great English. We learned a lot and were able to avoid long lines and crowds as she whisked through the museums and Sistine chapel and St Peters. Great way to see the Vatican.
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23brendand
Aug 13, 2023
Fantastic Vatican Tour. - The Vatican Tour led by Elizabeth, was terrific. She has a vast knowledge of the Vatican, and was very passionate about making sure we enjoyed the whole experience, giving appropriate level of detail. Highly recommended- great value, and would definitely do this again.
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Amurgidi
Jul 8, 2023
Great guide and tour - Check-in process was very easy. Our tour guide, Ursus, was great! He didn’t give too much “over your head” information but was personable with each member of our 10 person group and provided great commentary through the crowded Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Diantha
May 31, 2023
Incredible knowledge, warmth and guidance...What more could ask for!? - Marle (pronounced Marlay) was our incredible guide. She was tall, elegant, funny, and oh so knowledgeable. Her inside knowledge of the art work of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's was almost overwhelming and although there was no way we could possible absorb it all, it inspired us to do some of our own research and reading on Pope Julius II, the Warrior Pope. Not only was she fantastic as a guide and teacher, but she also made sure we got on the correct train with some insider info for out trip back to Civitavecchia. We plan on being back in Rome next year and will definitely try to have Marle again for a guide!
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Jeannem139
Jun 6, 2023
Cancelled on us the week of our trip...everything else sold out. - We used Viator to book a Colosseum small group tour and a private Vatican tour, both with City Wonders, and CW canceled both the week of our trip. During peak season (June). When everything is sold out. They moved us to a different Colosseum tour (that excluded the Underground, which we really wanted to see) and told us that they had no alternatives for the Vatican, so no luck. All of the other tour companies and tickets are totally sold out...because this is in 5 days and in June. We planned our entire trip around these two tours--it's our one full day in Rome, and it's just terrible business to cancel PRIVATE tours with no time/availability to rebook them. STAY AWAY if you want a reliable service.
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Sheldon_s
May 16, 2023
Poor - Private tour guide cancelled the day before and no replacement. Had to do this on our own. No communication from aviator regarding g a refund. Local operator said that we had to deal with aviator..passing the buck
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).