Private Vatican Highlights Tour - Skip The Line

4.9
(42 reviews)

3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

We are proud to offer the least expensive Private Vatican Highlights Tour available! You will visit all of the must sees of the

Vatican Museums,

Sistine Chapel and

St. Peter's Basilica on this 3 hour tour. Book with us and we assure you of "great fist class service with an exciting guide" who you can understand your needs.

As this is truly a one-of-a-lifetime experience, its best to have a

Private Vatican Tour so that you are not being rushed by a group tour and so that you can explore at your own pace.

With more then 2000 years of Art, History and Religion, there is no better way to explore the Vatican than with our professional English speaking private guides.

What's Included

Professional guide
Private tour
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Local taxes
Entrance fees - Payable directly to the guide on the day of the tour.
Combined Vatican Museums + St. Peter's Basilica entrance fee
Free - Under 6 years
Radio Headsets - Compulsory after 5 people (rental fee of €3/person)
Gratuities (optional)

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Via Tunisi, 4

The tour meets at the bottom of the stairs located on Via Tunisi. These stairs are directly across the street from the entrance of the Vatican Museums. The meeting point is at the bottom of the stairs, look for your guide holding a sign with your name, and/or a sign with Maximus Tours.

End point
Saint Peter’s Basilica

The tour will end at St. Peter's Basilica.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Vatican Museums

    We first visit the largest collection in the world, the Vatican Museums. In these museums we will see the Gallery of the Maps, Tapestries, Old Papal Apartments and the Rooms of Raffaele.

    1 hour 40 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 2
    Sistine Chapel

    Once in the Sistine Chapel we get to enjoy the fruit of Michelangelo's intensive labor. Mainly the 'Creation of Man' on the ceiling, and the 'Last Judgement' on the alter wall.

    20 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    St. Peter's Basilica

    Once in the Basilica we will get the chance to see the tombs of past Pope's, Michelangelo's Pieta, the central alter and baldachino designed by the famous architect Bramante. No visit to the Basilica would be complete without looking into the awe-inspiring dome, also built by Michelangelo.

    45 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    St. Peter's Square

    The tour will finish looking over St Peter's Square with a full explanation of the piazza, the special markings throughout it, and the saints and martyrs looking over it.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free

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
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • St Peter's Basilica is a holy place of worship and it is not subject to the rules of the Vatican Museums. The Basilica can often close with little or no notice due to religious events and in this case the tour will conclude in the Sistine Chapel.
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