Vatican City Private Tour: Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel and Vatican Basilica
Description
Enjoy a private tour of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and Saint Peter's Basilica with this skip-the-line guided tour to enjoy the best of the Vatican. The Vatican Museums offer a unique collection of art masterpieces. The itinerary is focused on the most important areas of the museum. Finally, arrive at the Sistine Chapel to see Michelangelo's masterpiece on the ceiling and in the extraordinary depiction of the Last Judgement. The Basilica of St. Peter, the biggest church in the world, will be the last stop on your visit. Today, the church is a treasure trove of precious works of art, such as the Pietà by Michelangelo and the Baldachin by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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Itinerary
- Skip the line to get inside Vatican Museums directly - Discover the Treasures of the Vatican Museums with a professional Art Historian. - Explore one of the most important collection of masterpieces and artifacts of all the world.
- Discover the Sistine Chapel. - Admire the paintings of the genius Michelangelo. - Know all the details and secrets of the most important paintings of the Vatican City.
- Discover the Biggest church of the World. - Admire the bronze Baldachin of St. Peter - See the Throne of St. Peter - Explore the Pietà of Michelangelo
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What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please cover between your shoulders and knees to be allowed inside the Vatican
- Please note that St. Peter's Basilica can be closed last minute for private services
- After the Guided tour you can stay more time inside St. Peter's Basilica
- Pets and service dogs are not allowed
- Tours starting from 3:30 pm will not be allowed to visit St. Peter's Basilica but Raphael Rooms instead
- This tour does not include climbing the Dome
- For information or assistance to reach the meeting point please contact us directly on our phone number
- We Highly recommend to avoid street vendors around the Vatican Area as they may give you incorrect information
- Please don't go directly to The Vatican Museums Entrance without our Guide
- Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.
Reviews(121)
The private tour was fantastic. Tania did a great job. She had so much history information but not too much. Great insight of the Vatican.
Claudia did a fabulous job of not just getting us around the crowds but also explaining the history of the sites. The crowds can be crazy and a waste of time so there’s immediate value in that. Security line everyone has to wait for. The tour starting point was easy to find. Communication with the tour company was proactive and timely. We were free to speed up or stop as we pleased. One nice convenience is that Claudia was available to take pictures of my wife and I along the way. The tour ends with exploration in the basilica on your own. You can do a larger group tour but having 1 dedicated tour guide for your own group, in this case my wife and I, made us comfortable asking questions and giving more attention of what we wanted.
The private tour jumped many of the lines and took short cuts. We did not realize how many people and how hot it would be in June. Having the freedom to move out of the crowds was good. Our guide was very knowledgeable and could answer all our questions. Loved it!
This was the best private tour of Vatican City and the museum. Tonia was THE BEST tour guide and so knowledgeable in the history, art and important elements of everything we saw. And we just had fun the entire time I highly recommend this tour!
The queue to get into Vatican city was huge, the wait time to get in without a tour guide was 4 hours! It was the jubilee of opening the holy door so that could have made the waiting longer than normal but getting the guided tour takes the risk out of it. The guide was well versed in English and had a lot of knowledge on the basilicas and Sistine chapel. There is lots to see in the 4 basilicas and without the guide it would be hard to take it all in.
Giuseppe was a marvelous and knowledgeable guide who greatly added to our Vatican experience. A private, jump-the-line guided tour like the kind he provided makes all the difference in the world and is surprisingly affordable.
Deborah was so knowledgeable and friendly. Amazing experience. Don’t miss it. Private tour is the only way to go.
Enjoyed the tour but was expecting to see a lot of paintings like I had seen in a previous tour. Supposed to be a private tour but tour guide was sick so ended up with a group tour. Waiting for refund of 50% as promised since tour changed from private tour to group tour.
Very competent guide, who navigated us through the crowd and presented in more than decent English some highlights of the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica.
Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for sharing your experience with us! We're delighted to hear that you found our guide to be highly skilled in navigating through the crowds and presenting the highlights of the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica in excellent English. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us as we strive to continually enhance our services. If you have any suggestions or further comments, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via email at tous@toursofrome.info. Alternatively, feel free to contact us for any additional details or assistance you may require. We look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you back on another memorable tour in the future! Warm regards, Tours Of Rome Team
The tour guide was very knowledgeable and nice, answering any questions the group had. The only area that could be improved is use of headphones, the Vatican supplied ones don’t stay on your ear and audio quality isn’t great. If Tours of Rome used their own that would provide an improved experience.
Thank you so much for your valuable feedback! We're thrilled to hear that you found our tour guide knowledgeable and accommodating. Your suggestion regarding the use of headphones is duly noted. We'll explore the possibility of using our own headphones to enhance the audio experience for our guests. We appreciate your insights and hope to welcome you back on another tour soon!
