Exclusive Private Tour: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Basilica

Exclusive Private Tour: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Basilica

Duration3h

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish, Spanish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Skip the linePriority entrance

Overview

Embark on an unforgettable 3-hour private Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s, discover Highlights & treasures with a private licensed guide. Skip the lines with priority entry to the Vatican Museums and enjoy a personalized experience tailored to your interests.
Why book this tour?
Your expert guide will lead you through the museum's most awe-inspiring galleries, sharing fascinating stories, symbolism & hidden anecdotes behind the art. Whether you're captivated by ancient sculptures, Renaissance art or rich history, this tour offers you an immersive experience in one of the greatest museums in the world.
Get access to the Sistine Chapel & marvel at Michelangelo's iconic frescoes: hear the untold stories behind these masterpieces.
Discover the Creation of Adam & the Last Judgement.
Enhance your experience: choosing the option with St. Peter’s Basilica where the Pieta is housed.
Delve deep into the art & make your Vatican visit unforgettable!
Book today your Prívate tour!

Options

Tour with Basilica

Spanish

English

What's included

Private tour
Skip-the-line tickets
Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
Professional guide for 3 hours
Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
Entry to St. Peter's Basilica (if option selected)

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

What to expect

Vatican Museums
1h · Admission ticket included

Your tour will start after having met your guide who will escort you for all the 3 hours of your private tour.

You will first enter the Vatican Museums and Upper Galleries, including the Maps, Tapestries, and Candelabra ones.

The galleries connect the north section of the Vatican Palace with the Sistine Chapel. Many Roman statues discovered during the excavations and many spectacular painted rooms are conserved in the rooms.
Stanze di Raffaello
20m · Admission ticket included

While Raphael was painting the Room of the Signatura, Michelangelo was working on the Sistine Chapel Ceiling. The two artists were rivals but Raphael recognized Michelangelo’s talent in his “School of Athens”. Here you will admire the Parnassus and the Dispute over the Sacrament.
Vatican Museums
20m · Admission ticket included

After having visited the beautiful Raphael Rooms, you will approach the Borgia apartment, which was painted by Pinturicchio and commissioned by the Spanish Pope Alexander VI Borgia. These rooms are inside the oldest section of the Apostolic Palace. You will visit its main rooms, which preserve also part of the artworks from modern and contemporary art.
Vatican Museums
20m · Admission ticket included

Then, you will arrive in the Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries, which had been created thanks to the several donations in honor of Pope Paul VI: during a special Speech inside the Sistine Chapel he called back to the Church modern and contemporary artists in order to recreate a link between art and church. Many donations arrived from the United States and other countries. Among the many masterpieces, you will admire Matisse’s, Chagall’s, Dalì’s, and Bacon’s works.
Sistine Chapel
30m · Admission ticket included

After having visited the Vatican Museums, you will enter the Sistine Chapel, where you will admire Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel with the Frescoes painted in the 1500s for the Pope Julius II and Paul III. Michelangelo first painted the Ceiling where he represented The Creation of the World and stories of Noah’s life. When he was 61 years old Michelangelo painted The Last Judgement on the wall behind the altar.
St. Peter's Basilica
15m · Admission ticket included

The access to the Basilica is included only if option selected

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meeting point in front of the Vatican Museums entrance, near the marble door. Your will hold a sign with your name on it. Address: Opposite to Viale Vaticano 100

End point

Meeting point in front of the Vatican Museums entrance, near the marble door. Your will hold a sign with your name on it. Address: Opposite to Viale Vaticano 100

Additional 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
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
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please be on time to avoid losing entry and thus missing the tour.
Please note: the Vatican tour on wheelchair will take more time than the usual, so please contact us in order to create a customized itinerary for you
Please note: in some areas of the Vatican the stroller must be carried by yourself in your arms, due to architectural restrictions
This tour is not wheelchair accessible but may be adapted to an accessible itinerary if you contact us. Please note that, for disabled visitors with certified invalidity of more than 74%, the Vatican Museums offers free entry that is extended to a companion for visitors who are not self-sufficient. To benefit from this, make sure you mention it at the time of booking so that our staff may handle your request.
Please make sure you ask the guide any curiosities you may have during the tour, we want to ensure you have the very best experience!
The access to St. Peter's Basilica is included only if option selected

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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