3h30

Small Group

Skip The Line

Breakfast

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About this activity

Your visit begins just outside the entrance to the Vatican Museums. Here, you’ll check in, meet your group members and your insider Vatican guide. We'll then directly enter the Museums, skipping the long lines. With small groups of 10 people or less, wait times are kept to a minimum and before you know it you'll have set foot inside the smallest country in the world.

Inside you'll have the opportunity to partake in a luxury buffet breakfast, served right in the stunning Pinecone Courtyard (location may change in the winter months). The breakfast offers an international selection, ranging from pancakes, to sausages to the very Italian "cornetto" (brioche) - any of which you can wash down with coffee, juice, tea or a nice cold glass of milk produced on the Pope's own farm.

During your visit of the Vatican, you’ll come face to face with works of the masters such as Michelangelo & Rafael, as well as several iconic paintings and statues that have marked the history of art such as the Laocoon. We’ll cover all of the highlights, with stops at the Belvedere Courtyard, Room of the Muses, the Round Room, Greek Cross Room, Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of the Tapestries and even the Gallery of the Maps from where you can also admire a panoramic view of the carefully curated Vatican Gardens below.

As an Official ‘Silver’ Vatican Partner, our groups have access to rooms closed off to other visitors.This privileged access will be used at the discretion of the tour guide and based on the unique interests of your almost-private group.

The grand finale of your visit inside the Vatican Museums is the Sistine Chapel, where you will have free time to contemplate and admire the crowning jewel of Michelangelo’s career. With the aid of your insider guide, you will be well prepared to fully appreciate the importance and scope of this odyssey of art & history which took four long years to complete.

From the exit of the Sistine Chapel, you will be granted direct no-line access to St. Peter’s Basilica where you will also have a guided tour inside.

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Included

Breakfast
Professional art historian guide
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Guaranteed to skip the lines

Not included

Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
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
A maximum of 8 people per booking
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund

Features

Cultural

90%

Tourism

90%

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carrie2man

5 | 2019-09-18

Felix was very informative and friendly. He had a lot of information to give us in a limited amount of time. It was a great tour and I highly recommend it. The later it gets the more busy it gets so I def. recommend taking an early tour. He also took us to St.Peter's where he showed us a few things then left us to look around for ourselves....it was for me the best and most jaw dropping part of the whole tour.

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asmahy824

5 | 2018-01-09

Our tour guide Simonetta was amazing - we learned so much from her ! having the private tour guide made all the difference. However, it was still crowded.

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Susan R

4 | 2017-12-02

Our tour guide was great! Very knowledgeable and friendly. We were able to see a room not typically viewed by the rest of the herd. The museums are so crowded that it does get old not the tour guide's fault of course. For someone really into art and history this is a great tour.

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Keith L

5 | 2017-09-25

We had a great experience thanks to a wonderful guide. She is married to a Vatican security man so we bypassed lines and sat with our backs to The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel.

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Norman B

5 | 2016-10-24

Excellent tour of the Vatican Museum with a very professional tour guide. She is married to a Swiss Guard and lives inside the Vatican. You could tell that she loves her job and has a passion for it. No waiting in lines with this lady. Highly recommend.

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mcgunnig

5 | 2016-07-11

Our guide was Daniela. We couldn't have been happier. She is married to a member of the Swiss Guard, lives in the Vatican, and clearly knows the place and it's history like the back of her hand. The tour was very well paced and interesting. I love history and art, and probably asked far too many questions she was great about it. This tour is very different than most. No headset. No large groups. And Daniela, whose English is excellent, brings an iPad with tons of pictures to help provide history and context. Long story short: this was one of the highlights of our trip, not just because of what we saw and learned, but because Daniela made the experience truly special.

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