Private Vatican Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets Sistine Chapel & St Peter

Experience the wonders of the Vatican City with this three hour private tour in the company of an expert guide. You’ll benefit from reserved tickets so you won’t have to queue before exploring the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter’s Basilica. Throughout this tour your private guide will share information on the history of these famous sites as well as tell you more about the artistic and architectural gems which can be found inside.
This tour ensures that you will see the greatest works of art and architecture in the Vatican, you’ll witness the highlights of the Vatican’s extraordinary collection of Ancient Roman and Greek statues, Raphael’s Rooms, the Galleries of Tapestries and Maps, the Sistine Chapel, and Saint Peter’s Basilica and Square.

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

You will be met by your guide outside the Vatican Museums’ entrance and, avoiding the queues with your reserved tickets, the tour will start immediately; visiting the Belvedere Courtyard, the Pio-Clementino Museum and the significant collection of Ancient Roman and Greek Statues.

The tour will move on through the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps, arguably the world’s most important collection of Renaissance maps! In the Sobiesky Room you’ll view one of the Vatican’s biggest paintings and see the stunning frescoes which decorate the room of the Immaculate Conception.

Raphael’s Rooms are highly recommended for a visit during any tour of the Vatican. Formerly the private apartments of Pope Julius II, they display some of Raphael’s most famous works; the Parnassus and The School of Athens.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy

Prior to visiting the Sistine Chapel (no talking is allowed inside) your guide will inform you about the inspiring frescoes by Michelangelo, Botticelli and others that cover the walls and ceilings in the chapel. Your guide will also share interesting anecdotes about this ancient place which is still in use today - most notably as the venue for the papal election – Conclave.


Duration: 1 hour

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

After the Sistine Chapel, the tour will move to Saint Peter’s Basilica, home to Michelangelo's Pietà and Bernini’s Baldacchino, amongst other masterpieces that celebrate and commemorate the Popes and Saints. The tour ends in Saint Peter’s Square where you’ll be able to see the exterior of the papal palace as well as the distinctive uniforms of the Swiss Guards.


Duration: 1 hour