Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, & Raphael Room Private Tour

This private, skip-the-line Vatican tour will bring you up close to some of the most celebrated works of art ever created.

You will be able to ask questions and soak in every detail as you and a small group of guests join a guide who knows her stuff, navigating the artistic treasures housed within the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel.

The experience starts with your expert guide fording past everyone waiting in line at the Vatican Museums so that you can spend more time admiring all the artistic marvels.

Ancient statues are viewed here under 2000 years of art history – held in the papal collection – on a walk through the Lacoön statue.

Many pieces include carefully curated by your guide to tell an engaging story.

Check out the amazing 75-meter-long Gallery of Tapestries and see the map-making marvels in the Gallery of Maps.

Not to be missed are the rooms decorated by Raphael—his frescoes that helped cement his fame during High Renaissance go right here.

Enjoy these great sights and many more as your guide weaves tales from the storybook of art history.

Then step into the final and most prized spot in all the Vatican Museums: Sistine Chapel.

This ever-used for papal elections sacred chapel is known around the world mainly for Michelangelo's famous ceiling.

Look up and let yourself be wowed by stunning beauty, bright colors, fine details, and large scale of frescoes covering both ceiling and walls.

Listen as your private guide explains Michelangelo's remarkable achievement and lasting impact on the world of art.