Highlights
- Enjoy a private licensed guide dedicated only to your group
- Explore the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel at your own pace
- Enter St. Peter’s Basilica directly from the Sistine Chapel
- Tour St. Peter’s Basilica with your guide
- Choose a tour in your preferred language
Description
Discover the treasures of the Vatican Museums alongside an expert licensed guide, who will bring to life the fascinating history, art, and stories hidden within one of the world’s most renowned cultural collections.
This private experience includes some of the Museums’ most celebrated highlights, including the Pio Clementino Museum, the Upper Galleries of Maps, Tapestries, and Candelabra, the Raphael Rooms, and the breathtaking Sistine Chapel. Along the way, admire masterpieces of classical sculpture in the Octagonal Courtyard, including the famous Laocoön and His Sons, one of the Vatican Museums’ most treasured works of art.
Throughout the visit, your guide will share engaging explanations and fascinating insights, while allowing plenty of time for questions and personal interests. The private nature of the tour ensures a relaxed pace and a more personalized experience.
Your journey will conclude with a guided visit to St. Peter’s Basilica, where you will discover some of the church’s greatest artistic and spiritual treasures, including Bernini’s magnificent Baldachin, which rises above the Papal Altar at the heart of the Basilica.
Please note: due to occasional religious events, St. Peter’s Basilica may close without prior notice.
If full names are not provided at least 72 hours before the tour, access to St. Peter’s Basilica cannot be guaranteed. This policy also applies to any bookings made within 72 hours of the tour date.
Includes
Private licensed tour guide
Guided tour of the Vatican Museums
Access to the Sistine Chapel
Guided tour of St. Peter’s Basilica
Tour in your preferred language
Personalized pace and itinerary
Assistance with entry procedures
All entry fees to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel included
Excludes
Tips
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Important Information
- If you book the Basilica access option, please send full names and dates of birth (as on ID) for all participants
- Entrance is time-sensitive – please arrive on time
- Dress code applies: shoulders and knees must be covered for access to holy sites
- If you have disabilities or health needs, please mention them when booking
- Due to occasional religious events, St. Peter's Basilica may remain closed without prior notice
- If customer names are not provided at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled tour access to St. Peter’s Basilica cannot be guaranteed. This policy also applies to any bookings made within 72 hours of the tour date
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
