Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour - Pickup

About this activity

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3 hours
  • money-transfer-coin-arrow_15355109 Free cancellation

    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English
  • person-dolly_10786488 Pickup included

    Be ready 45 minutes before departure in the hotel lobby (60 minutes for non-central hotels).For info regarding service feasibility/coverage verification, ask the reception or contact our booking office.If your hotel is not covered, please reach the meeting point on your own.
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  • family_12442251 Small group

    Limited to 10 participants

Highlights

  • Skip the long lines to view the Papal treasures of the Vatican Museums
  • Marvel at the Sistine Chapel and admire Michelangelo's renowned ceiling
  • St Peter’s Square group explanation
  • Tour the Raphael Rooms (only for morning departures)
  • Small-group intimacy with only 10 guests

Your experience

Start a close look at the Vatican's holy and art riches with a small group tour, limited to just 10 people for a personal touch at one of the world's top spots.

This special tour takes you through the Vatican Museums showing main sights like the Pio Clementino Museum, Raphael's Rooms and the Gallery of Tapestries.

See the grand ceiling paintings of the Sistine Chapel where Michelangelo’s work on The Last Judgment shows his great art skills.

After this, go to St.

Peter’s Square which is the heart of Vatican City as your guide gives you an outside look at the Basilica.

You can then choose to go in on your own or end your tour with the rest of the group.

This grand tour does not stop at the works of great masters like Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Giotto, Raphael, and Michelangelo.

It undertakes an exploration of cultural and spiritual stories that have molded human history.

Led by experts who through keen knowledge share nuggets about the history, art, and architecture of the Vatican thereby making your visit different and special on a level that can hardly be compared elsewhere.

Tour is offered both in the morning and in the afternoon.

The sites included in the 3.5-hour morning tour are Galleria dei Candelabri, Galleria degli Arazzi (Raphael Cartoons), Galleria delle Carte geografiche, Sala Sobieski, Sala dell'Immacolata Concezione, Raphael Rooms , Borgia Apartments ending at Sistine Chapel and St.Peter's Square.

Sites covered by a 3-hour afternoon tour are Galleria dei Candelabri, Galleria degli Arazzi (Raphael Cartoons), Galleria delle Carte geografiche apart from Sistine Chapel and St.Peter's Square.

We wish to let you know that, in the course of the Jubilee Year, certain parts of the Vatican Museums may not be accessible because of religious functions taking place within them.

This is beyond our control.

We thank you for your understanding.

What's Included
  • Reserved entrance tickets
  • Professional guide for expert insights
  • Wireless headset for clear commentary
  • Small group (max 10 people)
  • Pick-up from selected centrally located hotels
What's Excluded
  • Gratuities
  • Transfers from hotels not included on the pick-up list
  • St. Peter's Basilica entrance ticket
  • Raphael's rooms for afternoon departures
  • Drop off at hotel

Itinerary

Pickup location:

Municipio I

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Cortile del Belvedere

Guided tour

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Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

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4
Vatican Museums

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5
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour

Finish at:

Piazza San Pietro

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Shorts
  • Baby strollers
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • Umbrellas

Know before you go

  • Visitors must be dressed appropriately: no sleeveless blouses, no miniskirts, no shorts and no hats are allowed
  • No umbrellas, trolleys, baby strollers, large bags and tripods will be allowed
  • Tours in French could be carried out along with the Portuguese language and vice versa.
  • By purchasing this tour, the customer agrees to follow only the guide assigned to him/her. It is not permitted to add external guides to the group after the tour has been purchased.
  • Providing a first name and surname is mandatory.
  • Please be aware that during the Jubilee Year, certain areas of the Vatican Museums may be inaccessible due to religious ceremonies. These circumstances are beyond our control. Thank you for your understanding.
Not Suitable for
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users