Treat yourself with a customized private tour of the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's
Basilica
.

Visit some hidden gems of the museums and explore rooms closed to the general public at all
times.

Not only will you get a fascinating tour, you'll also enjoy an interactive service
with a passionate tour guide who will animate the history of the magnificent
artwork and cater your tour experience to your personal interests. Your
personal storyteller will uncover the legends and mysteries behind the works
and enlighten you on the genius of the Renaissance masters in their
world-renowned masterpieces.

 

Meet your guide at your hotel where you will be picked-up and travel together
to the Vatican Museums. Skip the line for fast-track entry to the world
famous Vatican museum complex, made up of galleries with an impressive amount
of artwork and masterpieces from antiquity to present day.

 

During your visit you will have a chance to see one of the
world’s finest collections of sculptures, carvings, frescoes and paintings.
Your expert tour guide will focus your attention on the most important
masterpieces and on making this experience easy and unforgettable. Enjoy the
impressive Belvedere Courtyard and then stroll through the
most interesting rooms and galleries of the museum complex. Marvel at the
famous Laocoon and the Belvedere Torso in the sculpture museum,
deeply revered by Michelangelo and other Renaissance artists. Explore the Gallery
of Tapestries
 and
the Gallery of Maps. Be stunned by Michelangelo’s masterpieces inside the Sistine
Chapel.

 

Feel free to customize your tour with one of the following itineraries and start times: 

Starting at 9:30AM or 1:45PM - Hidden Gems
Classic Leave the crowd behind and with your guide pass the gatekeeper to
privately enter the Room of the Animals. Marvel at the stunning statues of the
Vatican's "Stone Zoo". Stroll through the ever-closed Gallery of
Statues to explore a fantastic collection of sculptures and ceiling partly
painted by Pinturicchio. Enter the real hidden gem of the Vatican - the Cabinet
of the Masks - a little room with a fantastic view of the city containing
precious sculptures and mosaics. 

Starting at 11:45AM - Hidden Gems
Renaissance Experience Experience the awe of the Vatican's renaissance
treasures on this detour through the Raphel Rooms and see the frescos by the
the most talented painter of the 16th C.   

Enter beautiful St. Peter’s Church, where the famous Baldachin by Bernini is located, and
end your tour in charming St. Peter’s Square, home to the famous Egyptian
obelisk
 that was
witness to the martyrdom of St. Peter and central to Bernini’s design. The view
will fill you with wonder and awe and bring to completion the life-changing
experience of visiting the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica.


  • Recommended tour Extensions: 

    Extra
    Hour | Catacombs | Raphael Rooms


  • Included: 

    Blue Badge
    Qualified Guide | Admission Tickets (Guaranteed to skip the long
    lines) | Meet&Greet
    your Guide at your Hotel/Accommodation | Transportation to the site (only available
    for centrally located accommodations) | Private Tour


  • Not Included: 

    Return
    Transportation (available upon request) | Private Driver throughout the
    tour (can be arranged upon request) 

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