Rome: Small-Group Vatican Museums and Basilica with Pickup

Your experience

Highlights

• Opt for skip-the-line admission to the Vatican and save yourself from wasting precious time standing in long queues. This way, you can make the most of your visit without any unnecessary delays.
• Receive the advantage of personalized attention in a small group, limited to 10 people.
• Hassle-free pickup from your hotel.
• With a guide, explore the best of St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican.
• For an experience that offers something different, enter the Sistine Chapel through a not to be missed, rare and unique entrance.

Full description

Your incredible journey at the Vatican museums commences with a complimentary transportation service from your place of lodging, accompanied by a proficient chauffeur fluent in English. Upon reaching the bustling entrance of the museum, you will rendezvous with your tour guide. Equipped with skip-the-line tickets, you shall bypass the extensive queue and proceed directly to the security check. At this juncture, the tour commences on an awe-inspiring panoramic terrace that presents a mesmerizing vista of St. Peter's Dome, commanding a majestic presence over the exquisite Vatican gardens. After your guide warmly welcomes you, he or she will accompany you on a comprehensive tour of the museums, ensuring that not a single exceptional exhibit escapes your attention. Prepare yourself for astonishment as you step into the esteemed Pio Clementine Museum, renowned for its remarkable assortment of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, which includes the famous Laocoon group. While traversing the vast expanse, take a brief pause to admire the magnificence of the Tapestry Hall before resuming your captivating expedition. Finally, after a journey filled with excitement and wonder, you will find yourself standing in awe of the magnificent Sistine Chapel. Your path to this stunning masterpiece will take you through the captivating Hall of the Painted Maps. The significance of this chapel in shaping history, nurturing faith, and inspiring the world of art is unmatched anywhere else on our planet. Once you have been granted the honor of exploring the Sistine Chapel, your adventure will continue through a mysterious doorway that can only be accessed with the guidance of your knowledgeable tour guide. Beyond this entrance awaits an architectural marvel of unparalleled grandeur - St. Peter's Basilica, widely acclaimed as the most splendid Catholic church ever erected. Inside these sacred walls stands the renowned sculpture "Pieta" by Michelangelo, a masterpiece that has captured the hearts of many. It is also within this place that respected popes, including St. John Paul II and St. Peter, rest eternally. As the tour nears its end, we will reach the magnificent St. Peter's Square, where one can admire Bernini's grand colonnade and the breathtaking front of the basilica. After this extraordinary and awe-inspiring encounter, individuals who have a fondness for religious keepsakes or official Vatican merchandise will be kindly escorted by our well-informed guide to the authorized Vatican gift store. And when the moment arrives, our guide will skillfully lead you to the closest taxi stand or subway station.

Includes

• Transportation to the hotel is provided with air conditioning and a complimentary pickup.
• Admission tickets, skip-the-line.
• Guide licensed for tours
• Exclusively limited to a maximum of ten individuals, this intimate tour offers a personalized and engaging experience in a small-group setting.
• Hear your guide with audio headsets.

Not includes

• Gratuities are discretionary.
• Drinks and food
• Back to your accommodation, transfer.

What to bring

• Shoes that provide comfort are
• Water

Not allowed

• Large bags or luggage
• Shirts without sleeves
• Umbrellas

Know before you go

• This tour, unfortunately, does not have the necessary accessibility for individuals in wheelchairs.
• By you, confirmation will be received instantly.
• This tour is free of charge for children who are under the age of 6.
• In order to gain entrance into places of worship and specific museums, individuals of both genders are required to cover their knees and shoulders; the wearing of shorts or tops without sleeves is strictly prohibited.
• In the group, if there are 8 individuals or more, furnished audio headsets shall be.