VIP Private Tour: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel

4.4 (11 reviews) Vatican City, Italy
Duration3h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Visiting the Vatican Museums extraordinary collections with a private tour is the best way to enjoy the best of Italian Art! Together with the Sistine Chapel, they are among the most-visited tourist attractions worldwide. Our Private Guides will provide you with a Uniquely Enjoyable Experience. Admire the prodigious ceiling of the Sistine Chapel!

What's included

  • This tour is private, not public. So it is arranged just for you and yours
  • Kids-friendly guides
  • Skip the Line Entrance Ticket
  • Professional Certified Guide
  • pickup and drop-off

What to expect

  1. Vatican Museums
    2h · Admission ticket included
    You will meet your guide in front of the Vatican Museums. You will enter the Vatican that, despite being one of the smallest countries in the world, houses a complex of museums, whose value is hard to quantify. First of all, you will admire the Belvedere and the Pigna (pinecone) Courtyard, then you will appreciate the Picture Gallery. It houses an amazing collection that includes Giotto, Perugino, Leonardo, Caravaggio, Dali… impossible to describe in a few lines! Follow your guide to the main exhibitions. The guide will focus on Greek and Roman originals, various Pope’s apartments painted by Masters like Raphael. Equally important are the famous galleries of Tapestries, Candelabra and Maps.
  2. Sistine Chapel
    30m · Admission ticket included
    The second part of the tour is the not-to-be-missed attraction, the Sistine Chapel, with its incredible ceiling by Michelangelo and his supreme masterpiece, the Last Judgment. Many other scenes are painted by the best Italian artists, such as Perugino, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and other masters. It will be surprisingly exciting standing in the centre of such beauty.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meeting with our guide in front of Caffè Vaticano in Viale del Vaticano 100, at the agreed time, to take part in this unmissable tour, which includes skip-the-line tickets.

End point

Meeting with our guide in front of Caffè Vaticano in Viale del Vaticano 100, at the agreed time, to take part in this unmissable tour, which includes skip-the-line tickets.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please indicate the names and date of birth of all tour participants when booking.
  • Please bring your identity document
  • If children are present, please also indicate their age
  • Please, communicate if there are disabled people partecipating the tour .
  • Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.
  • As announced by the Directorate of Museums and Cultural Heritage, we would like to inform you that from 11 January 2026 to April 2026, Michelangelo's fresco of the Last Judgement, located in the Sistine Chapel, will not be visible to the public due to extraordinary maintenance work. Please note that the Sistine Chapel, with its vault decorated by Michelangelo, the Vatican Museums and Raphael's Rooms will remain open to the public throughout this period. However, the entire wall of the Last Judgement will be covered by scaffolding to allow for a complex and delicate restoration process.
  • Please note that admission times may be subject to slight changes beyond our control, depending on ticket availability and high visitor numbers. In such cases, we will inform you as soon as possible.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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