Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Private Tour

About this activity

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  • time-forward_15911935 Duration

    3.5 hours
  • 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.

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

You will witness works of art by Raphael, Michelangelo, Bernini, and other supreme talents in a one-on-one exploration of St.

Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Museums.

Look at pieces of sculptures from Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and other great cultures-all without the long queues at the entrance to the Vatican Museums.

Step in and a personal story will be related to you by your guide presenting to you a very special tour that literally talks about various artifacts by energetic and imaginative commentary.

Find out the gossips and puzzles behind works from the Renaissance as well as other periods-plus information on the popes who paid for those pictures! Gaze at a series of sculptures, reliefs, frescoes, paint-ings, tapestries and maps in the Belvedere Courtyard and in some of the most charming galleries within the museum complex.

Consider Michelangelo’s marvelous frescoes in the glittering Sistine Chapel-masterpieces by the first artist of the Renaissance.

Go to St. Peter’s Church to see Catholic cathedral architecture come grander than life.

Look at Bernini’s beautiful “Baldachin” and other holy art works.

End your tour by going to St.

Peter’s Square and see the Egyptian oblelisk on which an important part of Bernini’s design plays the part ,you will be reminded that this was the object found its way from Egypt and was standing even when St.

Peter was put to death on top of Calvary Hill.

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