Wheelchair Accessible Sistine Chapel & Vatican Private Tour for Disable Visitors

4.9
(8 reviews) Rome, Italy

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Visiting museums and ancient buildings can be an issue if you are in a wheelchair. However, there is no need to miss out on a visit to the Vatican and the magnificent Sistine Chapel.This visit is designed a tour specifically to cater for those of you in wheelchairs. This tour has it all: your own private guide; skip-the-line access; headphones provided so you won’t miss a word of the guide’s interesting commentary. Join for a wonderful tour of the Vatican complex to see one of the world’s most magnificent art collections. There is no queuing and after you meet your guide you gain immediate access.

What's Included

Local guide
Private tour
Professional art historian guide
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Gratuities
St Peter's Basilica

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Caffè Vaticano

Departure Point: At the stairs outside the Vatican museums, at the monumental white door topped with statues. Address: Viale Vaticano

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Cortile della Pigna

    you meet with your guide at the entrance to the museums, pass the tourists in the long queues. The tour begins in the Pigna Courtyard, to see the famous “Pineapple”.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Vatican Museums

    You cross this to gain access to the Pio Cristiano Museum with its magnificent galleries. There is the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps where you will see one of the largest displays of Renaissance maps anywhere in the world. Next we visit the rooms painted in the 1500s by Raphael for Pope Julius II. These rooms house what are now considered to be two of the young Raphael’s greatest masterpieces, the Parnassus and School of Athens.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Sistine Chapel

    The tour ends in the most famous part of the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel. Before you enter (no talking allowed inside) your guide will explain something about the marvelous frescos that you will see once inside. There are those depicting The Last Judgment painted by Michelangelo as well as wall frescos by Bollicelli and other famous Renaissance Artists. Your guide is very knowledgeable will keep you fully informed about everything you are seeing; a wonderful tour for you to fully appreciate the treasures of the Vatican.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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
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Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
Cultural Tours
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