Private Tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel with Skip-The-Line

4.3
(9 reviews)
Rome, Italy

3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German and 11 more

Join us on this incredible journey in a Private tour and enter to the astoundingly beautiful Vatican City, home to some of the most famous collections of art & architecture in the world. 

Be lead by your professional private guide who will bring to life the fantastic art, history and architecture housed within the walls of this beautiful city's 7 km of galleries, chapels and rooms. 

On your tour you will beat the crowd skipping the long ticket lines, walking through the incredible collections of the Vatican Museums and then move on to the Sistine Chapel and see Michelangelo painted ceiling described in detail by your professional tour guide.

After this you will visit St. Peters Basilica from a priority access and St. Peters final resting place, where also many popes are buried.

What's Included

St. Peter's Basilica Private tour
Assitance on site and from our office near the Vatican
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Official expert guide
Vatican Museum Private tour
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Transportation to/from attractions

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your tour coordinator in the middle of Piazza del Risorgimento (400m from Metro A Line, Ottaviano metro stop), in front of the caffe Bar "L’Ottagono". Look for the staff with the 'Best Of Rome' logo sign. Please be at the meeting point 30 minutes prior to the departure booking time.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Piazza del Risorgimento

    Meet your tour coordinator in the middle of Piazza del Risorgimento (400m from Metro A Line, Ottaviano metro stop), in front of the caffe Bar "L’Ottagono". Look for the staff with the 'Best Of Rome' logo sign. Please be at the meeting point 30 minutes prior to the departure booking time.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Vatican Museums

    An expert English speaking guide will take you on a journey to The Vatican City home possibly the most famous tourist destination in the world. The Vatican museums attract with its ancient Roman and Greek statuary collections of the Renaissance popes, Muse's rooms,Circular room with Hercules, the Gallery of Maps and the rooms of Raphael, millions of fervent religious supporters and interested visitors each year. Join us to see the fantastic art, history and architecture housed within the walls of this beautiful city's 7 km of galleries, chapels and rooms, overlooking the Vatican Gardens. Start your adventure with the main part of the tour seeing all of the very best parts of the museums, like explained in detail by your professional private guide. Then you will move on to the Sistine Chapel and see the breathtaking Last Judgement of Michelangelo, a project which changed the course of Western art and is regarded as one of the major artistic accomplishments of human civilization.

    2 hours Admission ticket included
  • 3
    St. Peter's Basilica

    Continuing on through the St.Peter's Basilica, you will marvel at the masterpieces of Bernini's Canopy (the largest bronze object in the world) and at the awe-inspiring Pietà Michelangelo's masterpiece. During the Vatican City Private Tour you walk below the Basilica, through dimly-lit tunnels towards, our guide will indicate you the Vatican Grottoes, the resting place of many popes,  and you will also, individually have the chance to stop by the tomb of Pope John Paul II.

    45 minutes Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • On Wednesday, due to the weekly Papal Audience, and on religious ceremony there is a possibility that St Peter's Basilica will be unavailable during which the access to St Peter's Basilica is closed.
  • Meet your tour coordinator in the middle of Piazza del Risorgimento (400m from Metro A Line, Ottaviano metro stop), in front of the caffe Bar "L’Ottagono". Look for the staff with the 'Best Of Rome' logo sign. Please be at the meeting point 30 minutes prior to the departure booking time.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Your tickets will be held by the guide for collection on the day of the tour. You will be required to present this voucher. If you have purchased a discounted option you will be asked to show a photo ID in exchange for your tickets.
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