About this experience
Admire priceless works of art from the Papal collections in the Vatican Museums. Michelangelo’s wonderful frescoes in the Sistine Chapel will leave you breathless. Finish your visit in the magnificent St Peter's Basilica.
At a glance
- Duration: 3 hr 30 min
- Private experience
Plan your experience
Set aside 3 hr 30 min for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID that matches the name provided at the time of booking in order to enter
What is included
- Skip-the-line ticket for Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
- Tour with private guide
Itinerary and highlights
Enjoy an exciting visit through art and religion in one of the world's most magnificent museums.
Wander through the Vatican Museums with your private guide and get to visit the Greek Cross Gallery and its wonderful ancient sarcophagi, then tour the Sala degli Animali to see a virtual menagerie of fantastic beasts, real and imagined. Walk the Upper Galleries, including the enchanting Gallery of Maps, to see how cartographers depicted the world through the ages.
Marvel at Raphael Rooms and look at enchanting frescoes such as "The school of Athens" and "The deliverance of Saint Peters", then, rest for a while in the Borgia Apartments.
Michelangelo’s wonderful frescoes in Sistine Chapel will leave you breathless
End your visit in the most important Basilica for Christianism and marvel at Michelangelo's Pietà.
Meeting and pickup information
- Your guide will hold a sign with your name on it
Languages and tickets
- German — Guide
- Portuguese — Guide
- English — Guide
- Italian — Guide
- French — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Art and Tradition Tours
Accessibility and practical details
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID that matches the name provided at the time of booking in order to enter
- St. Peter's Basilica is subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies. When this happens, we are happy to offer clients an extended tour of the Vatican Museums. Although we try to notify tour groups in advance if disruptions to the Basilica's opening hours are planned, this is not always possible and in such cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts.
- On Wednesdays, due to Papal Audiences, access to St. Peter's Basilica won't be possible until 1 p.m.
- You will receive a confirmation at the time of booking
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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