Rome: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

About this activity

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

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

    English
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  • family_12442251 Small group

    Limited to 10 participants

Highlights

  • Uncover the Vatican's treasures in a small group of no more than 10 people
  • Tour the Vatican Museums, including the Gallery of Maps and Greek Statuary
  • Admire Michelangelo's most iconic and appreciated work in the Sistine Chapel
  • See the Rooms of Raphael, the Belvedere Torso, and Laocoön.

Your experience

Enjoy a special semi-private tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and Raphael Rooms plus the Historic Papal Apartments at Rome with priority entrance to all places for up to only 10 guests.

The beautiful masterpieces come from a wide collection started by the Catholic Church through many years.

It explores in the Vatican Museums, amid some of the most famed holdings of art treasures in the entire Western world.

Take a walk through the beautiful Map Room, the Gallery of Tapestries, and Candelabra—standing solid before such famous works as Belvedere Torso and Laocoön.

Note with interest architectural elegance found within Greek Cross Room, artistic creativity contained in Raphael Rooms, historical grandeur located inside Old Papal Apartments among many other outstanding exhibits.

It is in the Sistine Chapel that has the grand handiwork of Michelangelo where you see his massive creations.

Be amazed by the powerful Last Judgment that covers the altar wall and also by the famous ceiling fresco depicting Creation of Adam which will forever linger long after it is strongly imprinted in your mind.

After seeing the Sistine Chapel, we will try to use an exit from the church through a guided hallway- if it is open- to end up right outside St.

Peter’s Basilica where there will be an outline about its outside for you.

You may go into the church anytime you wish but keep in mind that getting inside the basilica might take some time.

Look at the ageless symbols of the City that trace her path from the glory of ancient times, through the detailed loveliness of the Renaissance, to the lavish baroque grandeur of the Counter-Reformation.

What's Included
  • It is a once in a lifetime experience to be able to visit the Vatican immediately after Papal election!
  • The Vatican Museums are the largest collection in the world and there is so much to experience.
  • Small-group tour of maximum 10 people
  • Priority entrance into all sites
  • Guided tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms, Old Papal Apartments, Gallery of the Maps, Gallery of the Tapestries, Gallery of the Candelabra, Greek Cross Room, Belvedere Torso, Laocoön
What's Excluded
  • Visit to Papal Tombs
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation
  • Tips

Itinerary

Starting location:

Via Tunisi, 4

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Vatican Museums

Guided tour, Sightseeing (2.5 hours)

3
Cortile del Belvedere

Guided tour

4
Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

Guided tour

5
Gallery of Tapestries

Guided tour

6
Raphael Rooms

Guided tour

7
Borgia Apartment

Guided tour

8
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour (20 minutes)

Arrive back at:

Via Tunisi, 4

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Weapons or sharp objects
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • Flash photography

Know before you go

  • - Disabled visitors with certified invalidity of more than 74% are granted free entry. It is important to notify of this in advance when booking
Not Suitable for
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users