Private Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel Tour

The Vatican Museums are among the five most visted museums in the world. These museums cover more than 7 km of galleries, extraordinarily rich in works of art.Visit the biggest Museum complex in the world with this skip small group tour and see the most important parts of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with a direct access to St. Peter’s Basilica. Using our knowledgeable licensed tour guides you will get the most of the Vatican with the least time wasted.

Experience Best selling Tour for The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Get more time inside the museums with exclusive VIP No Wait Access entrance to the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica.

• Don't miss a detail on a small group tour, limited to 20 participants.

• Explore many galleries including the Round Rooms, Greek Cross Hall, Gallery of Tapestries and the famous Raphael rooms,masterpieces of art in some of the 1,400 rooms of the Vatican Museums.

• See Michelangelo's famous "Creation of Adam" fresco in the Sistine Chapel.

DESCRIPTION 

The Vatican is a popular place to visit that attracts over 8 million visitors a year! Take this tour and avail of the no-wait Vatican entrance, where you'll walk right inside the Vatican's best-loved attractions with your expert guide. No waiting in line, you’ll avoid the long standard general public queues, see all the highlights of the Vatican with a small group of 18 or fewer people. You'll also get your own headset, meaning you won't miss a thing.

VIP No Wait Access allows you to save from 3 to 4 hours during peak season, giving you more time to explore the Museums with your guide.

Head to the Vatican Museums and let your guide bring the works of art to life at the Pinecone Courtyard, the Hall of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, and the Gallery of Candelabra. You'll learn about the figures responsible for these works and their history along the way. Later, visit the magnificent Sistine Chapel. As incredible as Michelangelo’s work is, it must have been back-breaking – a fact you’ll understand all the better after you learn what it takes to create a fresco. After the Sistine Chapel, enjoy No Wait Access yet again, exiting through a special door that leads straight into St. Peter’s Basilica, where you will enjoy a guided tour of the holiest place in Christendom. See the incredible altar and marvel at Michelangelo’s beautiful sculpture, La Pietà, before heading outside to St. Peter’s Square.

The tour finishes in St. Peter’s Square, where you can admire Bernini’s clever optical illusion, spot the balcony from which the Pope delivers his public addresses, and take photos of the imposing exterior of the basilica.

After your tour is finished you will be able to spend more time by yourself.

OTHER INFO

Know before you go

This tour involves a fair amount of walking. Comfortable shoes are recommended

The local tour provider is unable to accommodate visitors with wheelchairs or with walking disabilities.

Entrance into the Vatican is subject to a strict dress code. Shoulders and knees must be covered.

No low-cut or sleeveless tops or shorts will be permitted. Clients that do not adhere to the dress code will not be permitted entry to the Vatican. The local tour provider cannot be held responsible for entry denied due to improper dress

There will be an airport-style security check before you enter St. Peter's Basilica; please leave liquids and sharp items at home
Access to St. Peter’s Basilica and the Square may be closed in the morning due to the Papal Audience.

INCLUDED

No wait access to the Vatican Museums

Access to the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's

Tour guide

Audio headsets

* saint peter church

* Because it is a religious establishment, it may be closed for any religious event without prior warning. Please keep in mind that St. Peter’s Basilica is closed on Easter, the 24th and 31st of December, and other religious holidays. The 3-hour tour will take place in other areas of the Vatican Museums in this scenario.