In-Depth Private Vatican Tour: Discover the Magic of the Museums and Much More

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Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Meet your guide at the entrance to the Vatican Museums where you will enter with skip the line tickets. Your guide will offer detailed commentary as you explore the museums with their numerous galleries. Visit the Octagonal Courtyard, which houses an extraordinary collection of antique sculptures collected by Pope Julius II, such as the Apollo of Belvedere, the Torso of Belvedere, and the Lacoon.

Continue on to the Gallery of the Candelabra, which contains Roman copies of Hellenistic originals from the 2nd to the 3rd century BC and great 2nd century candelabras. Then proceed to the Gallery of Maps, where the walls and ceilings are frescoed with a series of topographical maps of Italy based on drawings by friar and geographer Ignazio Danti. You will also see the amazing Borgia Apartments and Raphael’s rooms, famous for their frescoes.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Citta del Vaticano 1, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Your private tour will noe lead you to the most famous Chapel of Vatican Museums: Sistine Chapel. here you will admire for 30 minutes the Michelangelos' frescos. The most important parts of the chapel are: Lest Judgment and Creation of the World

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza di San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Your private guide will take you to one of the biggest church you can visit in Rome, but the most important one for sure: St. Peter's Basilica. You will enter the Basilica and have the chance to admire Michelangelo's masterpiece La Pietà and Bernini's Baldacchino

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Colosseum and Vatican Tours by Italy Wonders, 00199 Rome Italy

Enjoy your city tour with Colosseum and Vatican Tours by Italy Wonders

Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

If you wish to visit also the Pinacoteca (painting gallery) and see artworks of the italian masters Raffaello, Caravaggio and Leonardo Da Vinci, choose to upgrade your tour with an hour extra private guide!

Duration: 1 hour

Included
  • Professional guide for 3.5 hours to 4.5 hours (depending on the option you book)
  • Private tour
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
  • Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
  • Entry/Admission - St. Peter's Basilica
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
Not included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • 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
  • St. Peter's Basilica is a church and as such the Vatican can decide to close it for religious functions without any notice. We are not responsible for unexpected closure of the Basilica. When the Basilica of St. Peter is closed for religious functions, you will spend more time in the Vatican galleries with your guide.
  • Kids from 0 to 5 years old are considered infant. Kids aged 6 years old and older, pay as adults
  • If you arrive late you might lose the entrance at the Vatican Museums
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Please note that, for disabled visitors with certified invalidity of more than 74%, the Vatican Museums offers free entry that is extended to a companion for visitors who are not self-sufficient. To benefit from this, make sure you mention it at the time of booking so that our staff may handle your request.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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