Private Vatican Tour: Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's

About this activity

  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

    This activity is non-refundable
  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    2.5 hours
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English
  • queue-alt_15044408 Skip the ticket line

    Yes

Highlights

  • Enter the Vatican avoiding general entrance lines
  • Explore the Vatican Museums
  • Marvel at the Sistine Chapel and its frescoes
  • Private tour for your group only

Your experience

See the Vatican at its best with a private fast tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St.

Peter's Basilica.

Made for people who want comfort, knowledge, and quickness, this special chance gives direct access to the Vatican’s most famous riches with a licensed pro who is all yours and your group’s.

Begin your tour inside the Vatican Museums, home to one of the greatest collections of art in the world.

Walk through beautiful galleries filled with ancient Roman sculpture, Renaissance masterworks, and the famous Raphael Rooms while your guide provides detailed and interesting explanations geared toward your interests and at a pace suitable just for you.

With priority entrance, there will be no long lines to wait in and added pressure from crowds to hinder time that you could be spending here in this marvelous complex.

Walk inside the Sistine Chapel, where the ceiling frescoes by Michelangelo and his Last Judgment long remain perhaps the most enduring images of artistic genius.

In this private visit that otherwise would be a silent experience, learn what meaning, symbolism, and stories are enclosed within these famous works of art to make an experience never to be forgotten.

It goes on to St.

Peter's Basilica, the heart of Catholicism, where there is to be seen Michelangelo's Pietà, Bernini's high altar, and the beauties in architecture of this most important church.

Please keep in mind that access to St.

Peter's Basilica depends largely on the Vatican ceremonies taking place and religious events for which occasional closures happen-without any prior notice and cannot be guaranteed at a 100% rate.

The classy pace, individualized attention, and refined ambiance set this special Vatican tour as the perfect match for US tourists, families & couples who are first-timers wishing for an easy yet top-notched cultural experience.

What's Included
  • Skip-the-line tickets for the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
  • Private guided tour
  • Headsets to hear your guide during the tour
What's Excluded

Itinerary

3 starting location options:

Gaudium Travel, Via Germanico, 67, Via Germanico, 67

2
Vatican Museums

Guided tour (2 hours)

3
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour (30 minutes)

2 drop-off locations:

St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts

Know before you go

  • Priority access to St.Peter's Basilica is available when the passage between the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica is open. On Wednesday morning tour staring at 9.30am, and during religious holidays St. Peter's Basilica won't be included in the tour. St. Peter's Basilica can close on very short notice due to religious celebrations
  • Access to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel and St.Peter's Basilica is permitted only to visitors dressed appropriately (shoulders and knees must be covered and no hats are allowed)
  • No photography or filming is permitted in the Sistine Chapel
  • It is obligatory to deposit suitcases, large backpacks, and umbrellas in the cloakroom
Not Suitable for
  • Wheelchair users