3 h

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About this activity

Meet your guide near the entrance to the Vatican Museums to begin your 3-hour visit to three of the top attractions in Rome - the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. Skip-the-line entry, getting in half an hour before the doors open to the public, allows you to visit these three sights in one morning.

Begin your tour at 8.30am, before doors open to the general public. Your guide will passionately lead you through the fascinating galleries of the Vatican Museums, providing you with historical facts and leaving you plenty of time to take photos and to absorb the breathtaking beauty of the masterpieces, like those at the Raphael rooms.

Then you will enter the amazing Sistine Chapel, where you will have the chance to admire the magnificent Michelangelo’s frescoes in their full beauty. After having looked up to some of the legendary frescoes such as 'The creation of Adam' and 'The Last Judgement,' you will visit the extraordinary St. Peter's Basilica (the largest ancient basilica in the world) where you will remain speechless in front of the touching Pietà of Michelangelo and will become mesmerized by the swirling bronze sculptures of the master Bernini.

For a better experience you can choose a small-group tour limited to 10 participants, to 13 participant, or a larger group with a maximum of 24 participants.

Please note that on Wednesdays the guided tour of the Basilica is not included due to the Pope's Audience.

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Included

Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
On Wednesdays the Basilica guided tour is not included due to the Pope's Public Audience
Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
Entry/Admission - St. Peter's Basilica
Entry/Admission - Stanze di Raffaello
Guaranteed to skip the lines

Not included

Lunch
Transportation to/from attractions
Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
On Wednesdays the access to the Basilica is nor allowed due to the Pope's audience

Features

Cultural

100%

Tourism

90%

Original

35%

Reviews

4.4

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Gerald J

4 | 2017-10-30

My only negative was our guide Guido was a bit grouchy at the end but he had to search for three of our group a couple of times? So maybe that was it?

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Susan P

4 | 2017-09-28

The whole tour was very well organised. Lorenzo, our guide, was a charming and an extremely knowledgeable young man. Our small group all appreciated his expertise. Even though we arrived early it was still very busy but speaking from previous experience, this particular tour did make our visit far more enjoyable. Would recommend.

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vherington

4 | 2017-09-10

Guide was very knowledgeable in the history of Rome, the Vatican, art and linguistics. Highly recommended.

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karen_frankland

5 | 2017-06-24

This tour accommodates up to 24 people but on the date we booked there was only the 4 of us in our party so we ended up with a private tour of the Vatican! Our guide was fabulous, very engaging and knowledgable. Would highly recommend this early tour as the Vatican gets exceptionally busy throughout the day.

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aegray19

4 | 2017-05-09

Vatican guide was very good and did a great job of getting us around without being pushy or rude to others. Overall I think Vatican was too long and other tourists were very disrespectful pushy, spoke loudly in the Sistine Chapel, etc.

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joemcdonald14

4 | 2016-08-10

We were a little early for the tour and the tour company was not open yet so had a bit of difficulty finding the meeting place, as it was back a side street. The tour was very good, nice pace and easy to understand . We would do it again.

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Sally P

5 | 2016-07-25

Excellent tour! Federica was the best guide we could have hoped for. She was passionate about sharing her knowledge with us and having only 4 people in our group made the tour so much more personal. I highly recommend this tour to everyone. You will learn so many things about the Vatican City and museums that are not in the guide books.

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