Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour - Pickup

About this activity

  • money-transfer-coin-arrow_15355109 Free cancellation

    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
  • calendar-salary_14227546 Reserve now & pay later

    Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.
  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3 hours
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English
  • portal-enter_10462703 Skip the line through a separate entrance

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  • family_12442251 Small group

    Limited to 10 participants
  • 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.

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

Experience the Vatican like never before on this exclusive small-group tour, capped at just 10 guests.

Witness first-hand the spiritual and artistic treasures housed within The Vatican.

You will be personally escorted on this special trip inside The Vatican Museums — highlights to include Pio Clementino Museum, Rooms of Raphael, and Gallery of Tapestries.

Marvel underneath the breathtaking ceiling frescoes of Sistine Chapel where Michelangelo's Last Judgment would have been enough to prove his genius.

Immediately after this, experience St.

Peter's Square — the spiritual heart of Vatican City — where your guide will give an outside overview of the Basilica so that you can either go inside or stay with your group at the end of the tour.

This long visit not only displays the great works of famous artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Giotto, Raphael, and Michelangelo but also looks at the cultural and spiritual stories that have shaped human history.

With skilled help, your time will be made better by ideas about the art in the Vatican, its buildings, and past; making sure a personal and full experience that cannot be matched.

Tours can happen in both morning and afternoon.

Morning tours take between 3 to 5 hours; covering Galleria dei Candelabri, Galleria degli Arazzi (Raphael Cartoons), Galleria delle Carte geografiche, Sala Sobieski, Sala dell'Immacolata Concezione,Raphael Rooms,Borgia Apartments leading Sistine Chapel St Peter's Square where afternoo͏n tours will last for 3 hours which includes just mentioned places.

The visitor t͟o the Vatican Museums should be aware that at times, because o͟f religious ceremonies, parts o͟f the Museums may not be accessible during the Jubilee Year.

Such instances are beyond our control and we thank you f͟or your understanding.

Also, if f͟or reasons not within our control entry to the Sistine Chapel is restricted, there will be no refund.

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

3
Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

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4
Vatican Museums

Guided tour

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.