Semi-private Tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with Reserved Access

Choose this amazing guided tour of the Vatican Museums and explore one of the most famous art collections in the world enjoying exclusive reserved access and a small-group experience

3.0 hours
Mobile & printed vouchers accepted
Free Cancellation
Fully refundable when canceled up to 24 hours prior to departure.

Highlights

  • Exclusive reserved access to the Vatican Museums
  • Pigna Courtyard
  • Pio Clementino Museum
  • Chandelier’s Gallery
  • Tapestries Gallery
  • Raphael’s Rooms
  • Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s The Final Judgement
  • St Peter's Basilica
  • Easy-to-find meeting point

Includes

  • Preferred entrance tickets
  • Professional guide
  • Small-group tour (limited to 10 participants)
  • Wireless audio headset
  • Pick-up (for an additional fee if the option is selected)
  • Vatican Museums
  • Sistine Chapel
  • St Peter's Basilica

Excludes

  • Transport (if not selected)

Please Note

Dress code: This tour visits religious sites. Please dress appropriately. No sleeveless blouses, no miniskirts, no shorts, and no hats. Please note: It is mandatory to bring your passport or valid ID card on the day of the tour. Cloakroom: The following must be left in the cloakroom: Suitcases, backpacks, and containers larger than 40 x 35 x 15 centimeters; Umbrellas, including those with spike tips, medium and large size; Walking sticks (except those required by disabled visitors); Tripods for cameras and video cameras; Signage of any kind; Shoulder bags no wider than 15 cm are allowed.

  • For the issuance of Vatican Museums tickets, providing a first name and surname is mandatory. Without this information, the ticket cannot be issued. It is also mandatory to bring your passport on the day of the tour.
  • Cancellation Policy
From 24h before service date or no-show: 100% penalty (1 day)
  • By purchasing this tour, the customer agrees to follow only the guide assigned to him/her. It is not permitted to add external guides to the group after the tour has been purchased. We inform our customers that, in such circumstances, access to the Vatican Museums will be granted only if escorted by the assigned guide and respective group. If one chooses to opt out, they will forfeit all rights to the tour and ticket, with no possibility of a refund.
  • Please note that the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica are active places of worship. Therefore, some areas may be subject to sudden closures without prior notice. We will not be held responsible for such closures.

Restrictions

  • This activity is not suitable for wheelchair users

From
€147


When would you like to go?

Selected
Available
Unavailable
Offer

logo

Semi-private Tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with Reserved Access


Date:
DATE HERE
Time:
TIME HERE
Selection:
SELECTION HERE
Note:
Duration:
3.0 hours
Options:

Price Breakdown:
Verified reviews powered by
4.1 / 5   overall customer review rating
a Gray Line customer
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
July 19, 2024
Francesca our tour guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable and a good tour of the Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s.
a Gray Line customer
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
July 5, 2024
Excellent
a Gray Line customer
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
July 3, 2024
The tour guide was very very patient, and did a great job, even though it was super hot and super crowded. I wish it were more "private" such that not as many people. Still I booked it so late, so I was happy to get in to the Vatican at all.
a Gray Line customer
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
June 27, 2024
The tour was very good! My only recommendation to Grayline is to call one day before to coordinate the pick up, because in my case nobody contact me, so I had to call some local agent.
Mr Patrick Pellegrino
Image with Rate from Mr Patrick Pellegrino
June 15, 2024
Alexandria was our guide and she was beyond knowledgeable, personable and informative. She gave impressive details and insight to all the things. She was thorough and precise in all she did. It was an AMAZING experience and we would recommend this tour to others. Thank you!
a Gray Line customer
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
May 22, 2024
This is 100% worth it!! Rita was an amazing guide and we had a wonderful experience. We skipped the line and had priority access to the Vatican, saving hours of time.
Posted
Rating
Comments
July 19, 2024
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
Francesca our tour guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable and a good tour of the Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s.
reviewed by a Gray Line customer
July 5, 2024
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
Excellent
reviewed by a Gray Line customer
July 3, 2024
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
The tour guide was very very patient, and did a great job, even though it was super hot and super crowded. I wish it were more "private" such that not as many people. Still I booked it so late, so I was happy to get in to the Vatican at all.
reviewed by a Gray Line customer
June 27, 2024
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
The tour was very good! My only recommendation to Grayline is to call one day before to coordinate the pick up, because in my case nobody contact me, so I had to call some local agent.
reviewed by a Gray Line customer
June 15, 2024
Image with Rate from Mr Patrick Pellegrino
Alexandria was our guide and she was beyond knowledgeable, personable and informative. She gave impressive details and insight to all the things. She was thorough and precise in all she did. It was an AMAZING experience and we would recommend this tour to others. Thank you!
reviewed by Mr Patrick Pellegrino
May 22, 2024
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
This is 100% worth it!! Rita was an amazing guide and we had a wonderful experience. We skipped the line and had priority access to the Vatican, saving hours of time.
reviewed by a Gray Line customer

Itinerary

Tour duration: 3 hours

Explore the marvels of the Vatican Museums on this amazing preferred-entrance guided tour! No need to worry about the long queues outside the museum, as your reserved access ticket will allow you to get inside before any other group and begin your tour led by your expert historian guide.

Your trip to the Eternal City will never be complete without a visit to this unique site, which is home to 54 galleries that include 4 statue museums:
  • Museo Pio Clementino
  • Museo Chiaramonti
  • Museo Gregoriano Etrusco and
  • Museo Gregoriano-Egizio


Get charmed by Michelangelo’s outstanding Sistine Chapel and Last Judgement, visit the extraordinary Raphael Rooms and get your fill of the stories behind the famous “School of Athens”, walking along the same hallways walked by some of the most famous artists in the world: Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Giotto, Raphael, and Michelangelo, to name a few.

See More

See Less

Video

Pickup points

Not booked your hotel yet? Hotel not listed? Staying with a friend/family?

Don't worry, you can give us that information when you add this item to your cart.

Pickup Info

Meeting point: Piazza del Risorgimento, just at the center of the square at the Bar L’Ottagono - Look for our Staff with our pink logo I Love Rome 15 minutes before the tour starts. Please note: It is mandatory to bring your passport or valid ID card on the day of the tour.

Tours with pick-up: Be ready 45 minutes before departure in the hotel lobby (60 minutes for non-central hotels).
For info regarding service feasibility/coverage verification, ask the reception or contact our booking office.
If your hotel is not covered, please reach the meeting point on your own

Gray Line - I Love Rome office:
via Leone IV, 33 (6:30 AM – 6:30 PM 365 days)
[email protected]
0039 06 474 2501 (from November to March Monday-Saturday 6:30 AM – 7:00 / PM Sunday 6:30 AM – 8:15 PM)
From April to October 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM
0039 348 8112027 (Whatsapp only)