3 hours
2 languages
Private tour
Mobile ticket

Highlights

Skip the long lines at the Vatican by taking this private, 3-hour tour. With your local guide, visit the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museums, and other famous sites. See some of the most precious artwork in the world as your guide shares the history and stories of these locations.

Inclusions

What's included

Private tour
Professional art historian guide
pre-booked timed-entry tickets, guided escort to the priority entrance

What's not

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks

Itinerary

On this private tour, you will travel at your own pace, plus you can stop in some of the small rooms of the museum since you won't be with a large group. Start with a visit to the Belvedere Courtyard, the Pio-Clementino Museum, and the large collection of Ancient Roman and Greek statues. Then, continue to the Galleries of Tapistries and Geographic Maps, the grandest and most significant display of Renaissance maps. Stop in the Sobiesky Room to learn about the largest canvas painting in the Vatican. See the Immaculate Conception Room's frescoes.
1 hAdmission included
Your guide will focus your attention on the rooms painted by Raphael for Pope Julius II, considered the greatest works of his life, especially the Parnassus and the School of Athens.
1 hAdmission included
Hear the history, facts, and curiosities of the Sistine Chapel during your visit there. View the famous frescoes made by Michelangelo, Botticelli and other famous artists. The Sistine Chapel is also the location of the conclave, the Popes' election, so you will learn details about this unique event.
1 hAdmission included

Cancellation

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

Know before you go

Meeting point: In front of Caffè Vaticano. The guide will have a sign with your name.
Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by: Maria Tours

Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This tour is not wheelchair accessible, no elevator.
St.Peter's Basilica is not included.
This is 3 hours walking tour

How it compares in Rome

Its from-price is 109% above the median of the 8352 experiences we list in Rome.
Its length is typical for the group.

About Rome

Rome layers nearly three thousand years of history into one walkable city, from the Colosseum and Forum to Baroque piazzas and Vatican art.

Ancient Rome is still in plain sight. The Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill sit together at the city's heart, the Pantheon still stands with its open oculus, and fragments of temples and aqueducts turn up between apartment blocks. Across the Tiber, Vatican City holds St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Top-ranked sights in Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel.

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