Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter 's Basilica Tour
- 3 hours
- Skip the line
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 5 languages
Highlights
This experience will be tailored to your interests and with just your group on this private tour, your guide will focus specifically on what fascinates you the most as you discover what you want to see. The Vatican houses paintings by artists such as Da Vinci and Titian in the Pinacoteca Gallery and Picasso and Chagall in the Collection of Modern Religious Art. You will see antique statues, Roman sarcophagi, mosaics, tapestries, and many a fresco, including Raphael’s famous School of Athens. You will discover the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s famous frescoes, The Creation of Adam and the Last Judgment. In St Peter’s Basilica, you will find another of Michelangelo’s works, La Pietà.
Inclusions
What's included
- Welcoming staff at comfortable office
- Fast track entrance tickets
- Free Wi-Fi & Recharging station at the meeting point
- Headsets to hear your guide better
What's not
- Gratuities/Tips
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Itinerary
Your guide will take you around the Vatican Museums showing you its greatest treasures, including works by Raphael, Titian and Caravaggio, as well as tapestries, frescoes, statues and the unparalleled Sistine Chapel. From St Peter’s Basilica you will head underground to the so-called ‘Vatican Grottoes’ where a great many of the popes have been buried, including ones from the most prominent Italian families such as the Medici, Barberini, Chigi and Farnese. You will learn all about the architecture, art and history of what you see, all from your certified guide, as you marvel at the beauty of the Vatican.
Visit to the Sistine Chapel
Visit the st. Peter's Basilica
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Tickets
- Tickets are redeemed at a different location from the meeting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Tours & Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- St. Peter's is closed during the following times: Wednesdays: 8 AM - 12 PM, December 24th and 31st. During these times, the tour will visit other parts of the museums
- Skip-the-line entrance is included only for the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. For St. Peter's Basilica, you might be asked to wait in a line
- Meeting time is subject to change; if this occurs, you will receive a call or message from the activity provider
- No refund will be issued for latecomers
- Individuals with disabilities or special health needs must note it on their booking
How it compares in Rome
- Its from-price is 1906% above the median of the 477 attraction tickets we list in Rome.
- It is longer than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
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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