Private Tour of Vatican with Scavi Necropolis & St. Peter's Tomb

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4 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

The most popular tour of Vatican with its all important highlights of Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica combined with the visit of "Scavi " excavations to the tomb of St. Peter . Access to Vatican Museums and the Basilica of St Petr's without the lines.

Important ! Should scavi area not be available due closure or religious function, you guide will extend the visit St Peter's Basilica to include St. Peter's crypt with the area of St. Peter's Tomb. The total time of the tour will remain the same at 4 hours.

Children under 12 are not admitted to excavations area.

What's Included

guide fee for Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica
guide fee for Scavi tour
pre booked by your guide skip line Vatican admission € 45/person
pre booked by your guide tickets for Scavi at € 25/person
private on way transfer to Vatican E 60/party of 2, E 80/party of 4, E 120/party of 6 paid onsite

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

outside hotel Palazzo Cardinal Cesi

End point
Saint Peter's Square

Itinerary

Duration: 4 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Vatican Museums

    Enter with your guide via skip line gate and visit the highlights of Vatican Museums

    2 hours • Admission ticket not included
  • 2
    Sistine Chapel

    Admire Michelangelo's frescoes of Creation and Last Judgement

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • St. Peter's Basilica (Pass by)

    Skip the lines and enter St. Peter's Basilica via so called secret passage linking the Chapel directly with the Church. Walk down famous stairs behind the Bronze Doors leading to Pope's private apartments and guarded by the Swiss Guards.

    Admission ticket free
  • 3
    St. Peter's Basilica

    Visit the highlights of St. Peter's with Pieta by Michelangello

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    St. Peter's Basilica

    Visit the Tombs of Popes under the Basilica

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5

    Visit the famous excavations under St. Peter's Basilica, walk down the street of ancient cemetery, view ancient frescoes in the tombs and and study the history of St. Peter's Tomb

    45 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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