Vatican Museums Private Tour

About this activity

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  • time-forward_15911935 Duration

    3 hours
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Highlights

  • Discover the Vatican Museums with a private guide
  • See the Gallery of Maps and the Borgia Apartments
  • Admire the frescoes in the Raphael Rooms
  • Visit the Sistine Chapel and see Michelangelo's masterpiece
  • Explore the Greek Cross Gallery and the Sala degli Animali

Your experience

“Step on to one of the world’s great museums,” an exquisite odyssey of art and faith.

Your personal guide will take you strolling past the Vatican Museums where–the Greek Cross Gallery is crammed with breathtaking ancient sarcophagi, among the most incredible ever.

Approach the Sala degli Animal II, and discover those unlikely taxonomies of real and fantastic beasts.

Go onto the Upper Galleries, including wandering in the fine Gallery of Maps just to see how people at various times sensed the world had been presented pictorially.

You walk through the Raphael Rooms, which will simply leave you bowed down, calm and filled with unfathomable fresco cycles; ‘The School of Athens,’ ‘The Liberation of St Peter,’ only broken by a moment’s respite in the Borgia Apartments.

Lastly, you step into Michelangelo's glorious, truly Vatican crown jewel the Sistine Chapel! Does not include: St.

Peter’s Basilica.

What's Included
  • Private guide
  • Visit to the Greek Cross Gallery
  • Tour of the Sala degli Animali
  • Walk through the Upper Galleries, including the Gallery of Maps
  • Visit to the Raphael Rooms
  • Visit to the Borgia Apartments
  • Entrance to the Sistine Chapel
What's Excluded
  • St Peter's Basilica
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

To Remember

Not allowed

  • Flash photography
  • Backpacks

Know before you go

  • Wear comfortable shoes
  • Arrive 15 minutes before the activity starts
  • A dress code is in effect at 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 be denied entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements