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Vatican Tour: Explore Museums & Sistine Chapel
4.9
64 Ratings
Roma
Explore Vatican treasures with a private, no-line tour. Discover masterpieces, from the Sistine Chapel to St. Peter’s Basilica, with expert guidance.
Explore Vatican treasures with a private, no-line tour. Discover masterpieces, from the Sistine Chapel to St. Peter’s Basilica, with expert guidance.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Vatican Museums - Located in Vatican City, the Vatican Museums are renowned public art and sculpture museums. They showcase an extensive collection gathered by popes over the centuries, featuring some of the most famous Roman sculptures and significant masterpieces of Renaissance art globally.
- Sistine Chapel - Situated in the Apostolic…
- Vatican Museums - Located in Vatican City, the Vatican Museums are renowned public art and sculpture museums. They showcase an extensive collection gathered by popes over the centuries, featuring some of the most famous Roman sculptures and significant masterpieces of Renaissance art globally.
- Sistine Chapel - Situated in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the pope in Vatican City, the Sistine Chapel was originally called the Cappella Magna. It was named after Pope Sixtus IV, who restored it between 1477 and 1480.
- St. Peter’s Basilica - After visiting the Sistine Chapel, the tour proceeds directly into St. Peter’s Basilica through a special access, bypassing the long queues. The guided tour continues inside this magnificent and ornately decorated church, where visitors will be captivated by Michelangelo’s renowned Pieta. Standing beneath the grand dome and admiring Bernini’s famous canopy, participants will discover the Basilica’s intriguing secrets and stories.
What's Included
- Private tour
- Professional blue badge guide
- Vatican entrance ticket
- 3,5 hours guided tour
- Visit all of the most important sites of the Vatican
- Private tour
- Professional blue badge guide
- Vatican entrance ticket
- 3,5 hours guided tour
- Visit all of the most important sites of the Vatican
What's Not Included
- Food And Drinks
- Gratuities
- Food And Drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience the Vatican Museums with this engaging 3.5-hour tour alongside your family or friends. Navigate the vast museum complex at a leisurely pace while maintaining full interaction with your knowledgeable tour guide. With no-line quick access, enter the Vatican Museums through our preferred entrance. Explore the highlights, including the renowned…
Experience the Vatican Museums with this engaging 3.5-hour tour alongside your family or friends. Navigate the vast museum complex at a leisurely pace while maintaining full interaction with your knowledgeable tour guide. With no-line quick access, enter the Vatican Museums through our preferred entrance. Explore the highlights, including the renowned Laocoon and Apollo Belvedere, the Gallery of Tapestries and Maps, and finally, the Sistine Chapel, where you can marvel at Michelangelo’s stunning frescoes. From the Sistine Chapel, proceed directly into St. Peter’s Basilica, where you will be captivated by Michelangelo’s famous Pieta, stand in awe beneath the massive dome, and admire Bernini’s celebrated canopy.
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- It is recommended you wear comfortable walking shoes and if rain is forecast, bring a small umbrella as well. Large umbrellas, large bags, and selfie sticks will not be allowed into the museums.
- The wheelchair itinerary is different from the regular itinerary. We will visit some special rooms and of course the Sistine Chapel. In the wheelchair itinerary, Saint Peter’s Basilica is not accessible. The tour will be extended in the Vatican Museums
- N.B. DUE TO THE HOLY JUBILEE YEAR IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GUARANTEE ACCESS TO ST. PETER’S. IN THESE CASES THE TOUR WILL EXTEND INTO THE MUSEUMS
Location
Caffè Vaticano
Viale Vaticano
Your guide will wait you in front of "Caffè Vaticano", Viale Vaticano, 100 holding a board with your name on it. The closest metro stop is Line A (Ottaviano - Vatican Museums).
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(64 Ratings)
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Allisonsj8698oc
Dec 12, 2024
Awe Inspiring! - Wow! What an amazing tour. Denis met us at a restaurant near the entrance to the Vatican. Once we met up, he took us right in, no standing in line! This was great as it was a misty/rainy day. We didn't have to be outside for long, because we were whisked right into the Museums. What a vast array of sculptures, artwork, and tapestries. Denis talked about what we saw and mainly hit the highlights of the different rooms and artwork of the times. This included the walls and the ceilings as well. One could spend days in these museums and still not learn all there is to know. We appreciated the information and that it was not too lengthy as we had just flown in from the US. On to the Basilica and Sistine Chapel. Denis explained with an ipad picture, what we would see in the Sistine Chapel, as no photographs are allowed, and it would be too packed to have a discussion in the Chapel. Sistine was PACKED with people!! We went in November, so I can only imagine how stuffed it would be in there in the summertime. At any rate, the artwork was completely awesome. In the Basilica, Denis showed us the main sculptures and explained what the intent was for many of the pieces. Again, we learned so much and left with a complete appreciation for the hands that molded, formed, and painted the many beautiful sights. We will definitely recommend Denis to friends and family, as his tour was informative, and he was a complete pleasure as a guide. Thank you so much!
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Fehf
Oct 16, 2020
Great tour, personally Guide by Denis - It was a great tour with a very good knowledge.
Good informations and great impressions. Denis knows a Lot of the history.
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Nova_traveler402
Jan 3, 2020
Wonderful Tour - Our family of four was guided through the Vatican by Rachele. She did a wonderful job of leading us through the exhibits and giving us background information to help us understand what we were looking at in the museum, the basilica, and the square. The meeting point was easy to find and it was great being able to skip the line. Our entire family really enjoyed this tour.
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Missmar17
Nov 13, 2019
Guided, skip the line tour . . . amazing! - Our tour was guided by Silvia De Angelis of Together in Rome and it was one of the best tours we had in Italy! She was so knowledgeable and enthusiatic that I would love to know what other tours she guides. The Vatican City is so big that 3 hours hardly does it justice but Silvia did a wonderful job in showing us all the "must sees" and was able to fit in many other details of the City while we walked along. Thank you Silvia!
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Thecoleworld
Oct 8, 2019
So Engaging! - Francesca was not only knowledgeable, but absolutely captivating! I found myself so interested because of her passion for art. She was also wonderful navigating the tough crowds and finding comfortable space to break for her explanations, complete with maps and pictures! 10/10 on our trip to the Vatican! Thank you, Francesca, congratulations on your upcoming wedding and marriage from today’s newlywed couple!
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Chaneltd
Oct 7, 2019
Guided tour to Vatican is a must. - Some places can't be fully enjoyed without a professional tour, and the Vatican is one of those sites.The arrangement was made by our hotel, and at 1:30 pm, we were sitting in the cafe, our meeting place, enjoying a gelatto and a glass of sparkling. I knew that the tour will be a success just looking at this cafe - clean, busy, with friendly stuff. Precisely at 1:45, Patrizia, our tour guide, arrived. It was a small group, and we went through the security very fast, actually, the lines were very long, but our guide navigated us within a minute. Patrizia is very knowledgeable, and is quite experienced: she does not overwhelm you with the facts that you will not remember, yet everything she said (she speaks English very well, which is not always a case with the tour guides, honestly); everything she said we remembered. And she spoke for almost 3? hours :) She also managed to navigate us through the crowds, even in the Sistine Chapel, also giving us enough time to absorb the magnificence of the place. Professionalism, kindness, and experience - we loved it.
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Lesleygscott
Sep 28, 2019
Grazie! - Our tour of the Vatican and Sistine chapel with art historian Francesca was brilliant. She expertly shepherded us through dense crowds (‘I’m little but I’m Roman!’) and her depth of knowledge was amazing. Highlights in the Museum, Sistine Chapel and Basilica were carefully pointed out and we came away with a level of understanding we could never have achieved had we visited on our own. This local tour company provides small group tours of the highest quality. Grazie Francesca and Together in Rome.
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Trey144
Sep 25, 2019
Enjoyable tour - Even though the place was very busy, Alessandro was excellent at working with the crowds and we easily survived the line ups. There is so much to see, you can't do it in a day much less 4 hours, but he was very good at pointing out highlights and interesting pieces.
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Vicki
Sep 18, 2019
A fantastic tour - I took my mother on this tour as part of her first trip to Rome. She finds it difficult to walk great distances and Alex was so considerate, ensuring we went at a pace that suited her and finding places for her to sit and rest regularly. Alex was lovely, very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about his work. The tour itself was fantastic, including exclusive access to otherwise restricted parts of the Vatican museum and, with only four in our group, the experience seemed much more personal than it would have been with a larger group. We saw everything we wanted to see without having to wait in long queues and left the tour both educated and very impressed. I could not rate this experience highly enough, thanks again Alex.
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Mary
Dec 24, 2019
Small group tour - I have to believe this is the best way to see the Vatican. Our group of 10 was led past long lines of people waiting to enter. Our guide was professional and organized. We had headsets for the tour which made it easy to hear everything and stay together despite large crowds. The narration by the guide was more detailed than I prefer, but that’s better than not learning anything. This is just an amazing place and I’m glad we experienced it.
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