Private Vatican Experience with Sistine Chapel & Raphael's Rooms

Why choose this Rome tour ?

Go at your own pace and linger as long as you like at the masterpieces. That’s the benefit of having a private guide just for you and your group at the Vatican! Use the fastest available skip the line access and let your guide handle all of the logistics – so you can focus on enjoying your experience of the Vatican Museums, and Sistine Chapel. Have a special request? Let your insider guide know so they can tailor the tour to your interests.

Private Vatican Experience with Sistine Chapel & Raphael’s Rooms

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What makes Private Vatican Experience with Sistine Chapel & Raphael’s Rooms a unique experience ?

Together with a private guide, guests will discover the highlights of the extensive collection at the Vatican Museums. This private Vatican Tour also includes the fastest possible skip the line access.

Explore the Pinecone Courtyard and Belvedere Courtyard, along with the Hall of the Muses, Round Room, and Gallery of the Candelabra. Admire intricate tapestries from some of Raphael’s pupils in the Gallery of Tapestries, and historical maps by the Vatican cartographers in the Gallery of the Maps.

Do you have a special request or particular interest? Please let me know so I can tailor your experience. We’ll go at your pace and linger as long as you like at the masterpieces. That’s the benefit of having a private guide just for you and your group!

One of many open-air courtyards located in the Vatican Museums, this is one of the first you will visit. Named for the giant bronze pinecone sculpture that dominates the space.

Located in the Pinecone Courtyard, Arnaldo Pomodoro’s “Sphere within a Sphere” is one of the museum’s more famous pieces of modern art on display. Different iterations of this sculpture are on display throughout the world. Give it a spin!

They call them the “Vatican Museums” because they are comprised of many smaller museums, or “wings”. The Pio Clementino Museum is the first you will come across on your private tour, and the most important – encompassing the largest number of highlights. Here you will find the Round Room with its giant bronze sculpture of Heracles. You will also find the Room of the Animals, with it’s impressive collection of lifelike sculptures of everything for turtles and horses to lions and bears. In the Octagonal Courtyard you will encounter the Laocoön, the very first statue of this collection as well as the the Apollo Belvedere. In the Room of the Muses you will find the famous, twisting, Belvedere Torso. Admire the 3D painted ceilings of the Candelabra Gallery.

Head with your guide to the Gallery of the Maps and get a perspective of the world how it was five centuries ago. These exquisitely detailed, hand-painted giant maps are a favorite of the Vatican Museums. See if you can find the Italian cities you have visited, or spot the nod to Christopher Columbus’ journey to the Americas.

Famous painter Raffaello frescoed this series of rooms in the Vatican Museums. Discover them together with your private guide.

Your private visit of the Vatican Museums culminates at Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. No speaking is allowed in the Chapel, so you will enjoy free time on your own to take this masterpiece in.

The tour concludes at the entrance of the Vatican Museums.

Visit to Vatican Museums – Vatican City

When available, access is provided to St Peter’s Basilica, skipping the lines. A tour is not provided inside the Basilica, only access. Your visit will end at the steps of St. Peter’s Square with an introduction made by your guide after which you will be on your own to continue exploring.

When available, access to St. Peter’s Basilica via a special exit from the Sistine Chapel will be included in your tour. This access will allow you to skip the long lines normally required for entry to the Basilica. No tour inside the Basilica will be provided, just access. Please note this is provided in an as available basis and access is not guaranteed.

Note: The remaining time is spent between the attractions.

Tour Description & Additional Info:

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children 6 and under are entitled to free access to the Vatican Museums (with proof of age)
Children aged 7-18 are entitled to a reduced entry fee (see tour and ticket pricing) and must provide proof of age.
Children under 18 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.
Check-in is 15 minutes prior to the booked start time. Tickets are time sensitive and we cannot accomodate late arrivals.
Entrance into St. Peter’s Basilica is separate from the Vatican Museums and is not included in your ticket. Entrance to the Basilica is free and does not require a ticket.
Masks are no longer required inside the Vatican Museums, but they are strongly recommended due to crowds.

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Private Tour in Spanish
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2.5-3 hour private tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in Spanish.
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2.5-3 hour private tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in French.
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2.5-3 hour private tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in English.
Private Tour in Italian
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2.5-3 hour private tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in Italian.
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2.5-3 hour private tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in German.