Private Vatican Tour with the option to visit St. Peter's

About this activity

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    2.5 hours
  • queue-alt_15044408 Skip the ticket line

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  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English
  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

    This activity is non-refundable

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

Join a personal guided tour of the Vatican that lets you skip the long lines usually at the main entrance.

With an English-speaking guide, explore the Vatican Museums and see important places like the courtyards of Pinecone and Octagonal.

This will also take you to Room of Muses plus Round Room and Greek Cross Room here sarcophagi of family.

While passing through the Candelabra and Tapestries galleries, as well as the private set of Pope Gregory XIII, you will see an extraordinary group of Italian maps.

The visit goes on to the Sistine Chapel and learns about all the troubles Michelangelo had when working many hours up on the scaffolding.

This chapel is very important because this is where qualified cardinals meet to choose new popes.

The visit will end inside St.

Peter's Basilica, where you can see the Papal Tombs and the floor of the Basilica.

**DISCLAIMER (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)** From March 1st, 2025, St.

Peter's Basilica will introduce PRIORITY ENTRY TICKETS.

These will be RENEWABLE, non-refundable ones that you can buy N up to 48 HOURS before your visit and only if available.

So, there is no certainty that you will get entry to St.

Peter's Basilica.

**UNFORESEEN CLOSURES DURING JUBILEE YEAR 2025** The tour operator does not control religious events that may sometimes lead to the Basilica being closed at short notice.

In such an event, the tour will still take place within the Museums and Sistine Chapel, and compensation for the lost time in St.

Peter's Basilica will be provided in other areas of the tour.

Make sure to bring your passport or driver's license because the entrance tickets are very cheap.

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

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Vatican Museums

Guided tour (2 hours)

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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