Vatican Tour: Hidden Gems and Iconic Masterpieces

Embark on an exclusive 4-hour private tour of the Vatican Museums and discover hidden gems like the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. Explore world-renowned masterpieces and lesser-known chambers with exquisite works by Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and Caravaggio. Avoid queues and enhance your experience with our Luxury Option. Don’t miss this rare opportunity!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Treat yourself with a customized private tour of the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica. Visit some hidden gems of the museums and explore rooms closed to the general public at all times. Meet your guide at your hotel where you will be picked-up and travel together to the Vatican Museums. Skip the line for fast-track entry…
What's Included
  • Pick-up and Drop-off included (Luxury Option)
  • Skip the Line Tickets
  • Pick-up included (Comfort Option)
  • Visit to the Sistine Chapel
  • Access to the Pinacoteca Art Gallery
  • Professional Licensed Blue Badge Tour Guide
  • Shortcut to St. Peter’s Basilica
What's Not Included
  • Food & Beverage
Additional Information

Embark on this exclusive 4-hour tour of the Vatican Museums and its Hidden Gems for an unforgettable journey through art, history, and spirituality.
With your personal storyteller delight in the world’s most celebrated masterpieces, including the iconic Sistine Chapel with its world-known frescos by Michelangelo and the fine Galleries, while also…

Location
Caffè Vaticano
Viale Vaticano
If you have selected the BASIC OPTION, you will meet your private guide directly on-site. The meeting point is located on the opposite sidewalk of the Museum's entrance. Your guide will be holding a sign with your name.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jeff_i
Nov 1, 2024
Perfect opportunity to learn and explore - Perfect Day. Simon our guide was passionate, knowledgeable, interesting and funny. Best guide we have ever had. Left the day exhausted, happy, excited and smarter.
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Ryszard_l
Oct 29, 2024
halo - Careful and engaged guide, as well as accurate transfer. The crowd unbelievable, dreadful and eliminating ability of joy.
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Donald_f
Oct 26, 2024
The Vatican is vast but our guide Alessandro broke it down into manageable and interesting parts. He asked what WE wante - The Vatican is vast but our guide Alessandro broke it down into manageable and interesting parts. He asked what WE wanted to see, constantly made sure we were comfortable moving along. The quick access to the museum as well as different areas within was greatly appreciated. He was so knowledgeable and so friendly. We highly recommend the tour and our guide.
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Paul
Sep 26, 2024
Wonderful guided tour of the Vatican - We really enjoyed the tour and the knowledge of the guide eleonora. She told us the history and background and many stories and was able to bring alive the art in the galleries with her knowledge and understanding and insights. Highly recommend this personal guiding for the tour as it allows you to focus and move faster than the crowds. Vatican is crazy full in peak season so the skip the line and the guide really helped. Without this you would get 10%
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Ann_g
Sep 14, 2024
Great!!! - Francesca was amazing and very knowledgeable about everything we asked and more. She was also very nice and professional!!
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Denise_r
Sep 7, 2024
Amazing Vatican City Experience - This was such a worthwhile experience, we knew it would be crazy busy, but our private tour with Rosy made it seem so much less stressful and what an amazing guide! As the Vatican Museums are large Rosy ensured we saw what she considered the highlights in each. We learnt so much from her background knowledge of the Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica which she presented in an easy and enjoyable way. The insight we gained from an art history perspective were amazing. Her ability to pass on set in a “story telling” manner was great. We would highly recommend the tour, and if you are lucky you may get Rosy as your guide!
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Marco_g
Sep 5, 2024
Great experience - Was a great time and great tour thanks to Anna marie for all the history about the church and saint peter
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Elizabeth_w
Sep 13, 2024
Vatican is an amazing place - Tour was informative yet we felt we were being rushed by the tour guide. The Vatican was crowded but not overwhelming. We should have insisted we slow down and take more time especially in the Sistine Chapel.
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Minh_v
Oct 31, 2024
Felt rushed thru the tour. - It was disappointing since we did not get the full 4 hours as described. The guide missed several important masterpieces and he rushed us thru the tour without giving us some time to really enjoyed the facility. Totally not worth it.
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Achillesvergis
Aug 26, 2024
Awesome tour guide - very overpriced experience and would not recommend spending this kind of money - Wonderful tour guide, very knowledgeable but incredibly overpriced. There are much, substantially cheaper options that I’ve taken in the past so I wouldn’t recommend spending this kind of money for this experience. You’ll get the same information from a much cheaper option- perhaps you’ll have to wait in line a little longer but it’s worth saving $900 USD to go that route. This is no reflection on our tour guide who was wonderful, incredibly knowledgeable, very kind, and patient as we had to stop multiple times to accommodate my mother who was not feeling well.
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up to 11 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).