Rome: Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Private Tour

About this activity

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3.5 hours
  • money-transfer-coin-arrow_15355109 Free cancellation

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

    Italian English
  • person-dolly_10786488 Pickup optional

    Please wait for your driver in your hotel lobby. The driver will ask your hotel concierge. If you're not staying in a hotel, please wait for your driver just outside your accommodation address.
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    Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.

Highlights

  • Marvel at masterpieces of art from the papal collections
  • Admire the famous statue of Laocoön, and see the Belvedere Torso
  • Discover maps of the world by ancient cartographers
  • Look a Michelangelo's miraculous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel
  • Enter the most famous Roman Catholic church in the world

Your experience

See the masterpieces Raphael, Michelangelo, Bernini, and many other great artists created on a private tour of the Vatican Museums and St.

Peter's Basilica.

At the same time look at statues from Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and many other wonderful civilizations.

Getting past the long lines to get inside the Vatican Museums makes for a more private time once inside.

Your guide will give a custom tour making the great works come alive with fun and creative talk.

Find out about the legends and mysteries that surround pieces from the Renaissance and many other art times while learning about their papal benefactors.

Statues, carvings, frescoes, paintings, tapestries and maps.

The Belvedere Courtyard is to be seen and the most attractive galleries of the whole museum complex wandered through.

Think about the frescoes Michelangelo painted in that beautiful room commonly known as the Sistine Chapel where to judge the ability of the best painter of Renaissance times.

Later move on to St.

Peter’s Church there to gaze at Catholic Cathedral architecture.

See Bernini's great 'Baldachin' with more holy artistic works.

End your visit at St.

Peter's Square where the Egyptian obelisk stands—it saw St.

Peter being martyred and is an integral part of Bernini’s plan.

What's Included
  • Private guide
  • Skip-the-line entry tickets
What's Excluded
  • Hotel pickup/drop-off (unless option is selected)
  • Food and drinks
  • Tips

Itinerary

Starting/pickup location

Depends on the selected option

2
Vatican Museums

Guided tour (40 minutes)

3
Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

Guided tour (20 minutes)

4
Gallery of Tapestries

Guided tour (20 minutes)

5
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour (30 minutes)

6
St. Peter's Basilica

Guided tour (1 hour)

2 drop-off locations:

Saint Peter's Square, Rome

Meeting Point

To Remember

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts

Know before you go

  • Due to the Papal Conclave taking place from April 28th until approximately May 10th, the Sistine Chapel will not be accessible during this period. Tours booked within these dates will instead enjoy extended visits within the Vatican Museums, including sections not usually covered by standard tours.
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums: no shorts or sleeveless tops allowed, knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements.
  • A moderate amount of walking is involved - comfortable shoes are recommended
  • Unfortunately, this tour is not suitable for wheelchair users.
  • Long items such as large umbrellas, camera stands and tripods, and walking sticks (unless for disabled persons) are not allowed and are to be left in cloakrooms
  • Please note that the museums' hours and closures may change due to special events taking place
Not Suitable for
  • Wheelchair users