Private Vatican Museum, Basilica and Sistine Chapel Tour

Explore Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica in a 3-hours tour!. Our staff will bring your entrance tickets and take care of all formalities.

If you plan to visit the Vatican Museums with Kids, a Children-Friendly Guide will keep them captivated with numerous stories. Just relax and enjoy this experience. 

ITINERARY

Vatican Museum

This tour of the Vatican focuses on the principal masterpieces of the international history of art. Our experienced Rome private guides will help you to enjoy this unique private Vatican tour! Vatican museums are not only a complex of rooms but also magnificent courtyards. Most noteworthy is the Octagonal Courtyard with the famous Laocoon group. Then you will see the superb Raphael Rooms, once the official residence of the popes. This Vatican guided tour includes notable collections. For instance, a valuable selection of mosaics, Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, and the Galleries of Tapestries and Maps.

Sistine Chapel 

Michelangelo's unmissable Sistine Chapel and his sublime "Last Judgment" are indeed the Vatican city's top attraction! The Sistine Chapel is the most famous for the incredible ceiling by Michelangelo, depicting scenes from the Book of Genesis. Many influential 15th century artists painted the Sistine Chapel walls like Botticelli, Perugino, and Pinturicchio. Today it is the site of Papal Conclaves.

St. Peter's Basilica 

To be sure to skip all lines to enter St. Peter's Basilica, join this Vatican guided tour! In the 16th century, the earlier Church, built on the tomb of Saint Peter by Emperor Constantine, was replaced by the present one. With one of our certified guides of Rome, you will accede through a particular door to be welcomed by Michelangelo's "Pietà."

The tour will end with the embrace of Bernini's curved immense colonnades of St. Peter's Square and the view of the Pope's Balcony.

The visit of the Basilica is not possible on Wednesday morning and when special Papal ceremonies take place. We suggest not to book the Rome Vatican tours on Wednesday before noon; in this case, your private guide will explain the Basilica from outside.

Remember to cover knees and shoulders before entering the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica of St. Peter.