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Private All Inclusive Tour, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, & St. Peter's

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Overview

**This tour will be conducted in English unless you request a Spanish or Portuguese-speaking guide when booking.**

Avoid the crowds, spend more time in the Sistine Chapel, and see St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican tour! See everything Vatican City has to offer and you can spend some extra time admiring the beautiful paintings and sculptures in peace!
Our private guide gets you into the Vatican Museums ahead of the line, so no waiting to see some of the most beautiful western art in the world! We will give you an in depth look at the world famous Pinacoteca (art gallery) where Raphael’s last work, the Transfiguration of Christ, is held! Here you’ll also see the Belgium Tapestries, and Leonardo Da Vinci’s ONLY work in Rome, St. Jerome! We promise you will be fascinated by the Pavilion of Papal Carriages, and stand in awe of the Sistine Chapel, before going into the famed St. Peter’s Basilica through a special access entrance!

What's Included

Ear phones are included for groups of 6 or more

Private transportation
Bottled water

Meeting Location

Meeting point

Vatican Museums, 00120, Vatican City

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Meeting point is just below the Arch at the entrance of the Vatican Museum, on Viale Vaticano, and your private guide will be holding a sign with your name on it.

End point

Saint Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

Your tour ends in St. Peter's Square just outside the basilica. Your guide can always assist you in hailing a taxi from here.

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What To Expect

Vatican Museums

Start your tour at the renowned Vatican Museums. Aside from being the home of the Pope, Vatican city is also home to the Vatican Museums, the world’s largest collection of art with 9 miles of art that could wrap around the Vatican walls 4 ½ times! It contains 54 museums, 1400 rooms, chapels, and galleries. Aside from the renowned Sistine Chapel, the museums also display the only work of Leonardo Da Vinci in Rome, St. Jerome, the Raphael Rooms, and the Pinoteca, which contains collections of the Popes, all dating back to the middle ages and are set in chronological order.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel is possibly the most well known masterpiece in modern day, with over 5 million visitors per year. It was a project the artist took on reluctantly because his focus was sculptures, and he would complain about the physical toll it took on his body. It is said that the design of the chapel from Pope Sixtus IV, is modeled after Solomon’s temple from the Old Testament, measuring at just larger than a professional basketball court! There are many more frescoes to admire here from other artists, including: Domenico Ghirlandaio, Pietro Perugino, Cosimo Roselli and Sandro Botticelli.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Basilica

You will head through a secret entry into our last stop on the tour, St. Peter's Basilica: the largest basilica in the world, with markings inside the church to ensure every other basilica would fit inside. The curious visitor is treated to Michelangelo’s Pieta at the front, 150 mosaics, and Bernini’s baldacchino, which stands at 96 feet tall and 100,000 pounds of bronze! Surprisingly, there is only one actual painting in the basilica, and it can be spotted hanging above the Pieta. Many popes are buried in the church or are on display, but most of the popes are buried underneath the basilica including St. Peter, the first pope.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

The tour itinerary is 2.3 km long on hard marble. Hence wear comfortable sneakers or shoes with orthopedic inner soles.
If it is raining carry umbrellas that are compact and can be folded and not ones that have sharp pokey end. The long one give by your hotels will have to be checked into the cloakroom of the museum and involves a 1 km walk to get it back again.
Photography is permitted in most rooms but without flash. It is prohibited to photograph inside the Sistine Chapel.
The tour ends in front on the Basilica. You can spend more time inside the Basilica but you cannot go back to the Sistine Chapel nor the Museum.
Please note that 2025 is a Jubilee Year, which may result in restricted access to certain areas of the Vatican Museums due to religious ceremonies. Additionally, entry to St. Peter's Basilica may be subject to unexpected closures or limited availability of tickets. If an area typically included in the tour is closed, our guide will provide an explanation and show an additional site or gallery to compensate As these circumstances are beyond our control, we appreciate your patience and understanding.
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
Not recommended for clients who cannot climb and decent stairs
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