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VATICAN Museum & SISTINE Chapel Tour extended

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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel extended

Skip the line to the Vatican Museums and discover the highlights: Sistine Chapel, the Raphael rooms and more. 4 hours private tour with an enthusiastic and expert guide.

GOOD TO KNOW

THIS TOUR INCLUDES:

Skip the line entrance to the Vatican Museums
Sistine Chapel
Pinecone Courtyard
Pio Clementine Museum (Apollo del Belvedere and Torso del Belvedere)
Galleries of the Candelabra, Tapestries and Maps
Raphael Rooms
Access to St. Peter’s Square* (Please check the description below)

The best of the very best of the collection for those who want to know more! A 4 hour long tour to discover all the highlights of one of the most visited museums in the world. Our 5 star Rome and Vatican Museums guide will show you masterpieces by Raphael and Michelangelo, the marvelous statues in the Gallery of the Candelabra and more! Have you ever heard about the incredible Gallery of the Maps with its 36 frescoes of Italian regions, thanks to which we can walk all the way along the “boot”?

Want to know more about the beauty and stories of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, painted in just four years by Michelangelo Buonarroti?

What's the differece between this tour and the classic Vatican Museums Tour?

You will see more sections! Your guide will show you also the Pio Clementine Museum with the incredible Apollo and Torso del Belvedere. The two statues were inspirational for generations of artists, Michelangelo included! You will also see the sarcophagi of Helen and Costanza, in stunning red porphiry and more!

You want to explore even more? Check our VATICAN MUSEUMS IN DEPTH

Will you enter St. Peter’s Basilica in this Tour?

Due to crowd-control measures and operational restrictions, the internal passage between the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica may or may not be accessible on the day of your visit. For this reason, the tour does not include entry into St. Peter’s Basilica.

When the passage is open, the tour will conclude in St. Peter’s Square. When the passage is closed, the tour will end inside the Sistine Chapel.

In both cases, your guide will accompany you throughout the Vatican Museums and provide full explanations before the conclusion of the tour. If the tour ends in the Sistine Chapel, the guide will leave you there and you will be free to remain inside the Vatican Museums until closing time, exploring at your own pace.

This does not mean that you will miss the opportunity to visit St. Peter’s Basilica during your stay in Rome. St. Peter’s Basilica is a church, admission is free, and you can easily visit it independently by entering directly from St. Peter’s Square. During your visit, you can admire highlights such as Bernini’s Baldachin, Michelangelo’s Pietà, the Papal tombs, and the magnificent dome.

Where does the Vatican Extended Tour end?

Two options: or outside St. Peter’s Square or if the events calendar doesn’t change, in the Sistine Chapel if St.Peter’s will not be accessible due to last minute events.

IMPORTANT: Please remember that both Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s are religious sites. It is required to be dressed appropriately. We will give you instructions during the booking process.

You will enjoy an unforgettable experience across centuries of history with a friendly, enthusiastic, licensed Rome and Vatican Museums guide who will answer any question with passion and great knowledge of Italian Art History.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Private Tour Only
Your guide is LICENSED, LOCAL and specialized in ROME and VATICAN HISTORY.
- - Dress code: no shorts – no uncovered knees and shoulders, no backpacks.
  - IMPORTANT: Tickets and headphones (compulsory for 5 or more people, price 2 euro each) are not included in the guide fee.
- Vatican Museums skip the line tickets price:
  - ADULTS: from 21€
  - CHILDREN under 18 y.o or students under 26 y.o.: from 15€
    After paying the deposit to secure the tour, we will send you the online booking procedure to get your admission tickets or buy tickets for you upon request.
  From June to October and extra fee of 15% will be added on last minute requests (3 days before the tour date).

TOURS & PRICES

We run only private tours.

We don’t run small groups.

We can accommodate time/day request according to our guides’ and entry tickets availability.

Final and detailed price will be provided after receiving your request from the contact form.

Starting price for a private tour 2,5 hrs for 2 adults: 350 euro + tickets but definitive price is provided *only* upon request.
Price can be reduced during low season or increased during holiday, peak dates or last minute request.