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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
  • 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)

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.

Restrictions

  • This activity is not suitable for wheelchair users

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March 26, 2024
Always room for improvement.
Ms Lorna Smith
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March 9, 2023
The guide was great. The 4 stars is mainly for the miscommunication in expectations. Did not realize that most of the tour is museum
a Gray Line customer
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October 14, 2021
Fantastic knowledge of the Vatican and museums and so friendly English was excellent
a Gray Line customer
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October 4, 2021
Super Abwicklung! Gut gelaufen!
Mr Shawn Fynn
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November 20, 2019
good
a Gray Line customer
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October 21, 2019
Tour guide was very helpful
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March 26, 2024
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Always room for improvement.
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March 9, 2023
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The guide was great. The 4 stars is mainly for the miscommunication in expectations. Did not realize that most of the tour is museum
reviewed by Ms Lorna Smith
October 14, 2021
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Fantastic knowledge of the Vatican and museums and so friendly English was excellent
reviewed by a Gray Line customer
October 4, 2021
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Super Abwicklung! Gut gelaufen!
reviewed by a Gray Line customer
November 20, 2019
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reviewed by Mr Shawn Fynn
October 21, 2019
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Tour guide was very helpful
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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.

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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: if you have booked a pick-up, please email [email protected] or call 0039 06 474 2501 24 hours before your tour starts to confirm your pick-up time. Please be ready in your hotel lobby 10 minutes before the assigned time. Pick-up will start 45 minutes before the tour departure time.

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)

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