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Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel: Enjoy a 3 hour Private Tour

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Overview

Half day private tour of the Vatican Museums and St. Peter Basilica, one of the world’s largest museum complexes, skip the long line and enjoy your experience. Learn about the pieces in the world's largest private art collection, once intended exclusively for the pope, some of which is now on display in some 2,000 rooms that stretch for nearly 9 miles (15 km) inside Vatican City.

Through the Raphael’s Rooms, four interconnecting chambers adorned with paintings realized by Raphael and his pupils, you will reach the beautiful breathtaking Sistine Chapel, admire Michelangelo's astounding frescoes.

*The entrance to the basilica and Vatican Museums requires appropriate clothing: shorts, miniskirts and uncovered shoulders are not allowed.

What's Included

  • Ticket skip the line
  • Private tour
  • Sistine Chapel
  • Gratuities
  • Tip
  • Pickup and drop off hotel
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Meeting Location

Meeting point

Via Santamaura
00192 Roma RM, Italy

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Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

End point

Piazza San Pietro
00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

What To Expect

Cantina del Duca

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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums host the most important and largest collections in the world which include masterpieces of antiquity, from Egypt to Greece to Rome, from early Christian and medieval art to the Renaissance, from the 17th century to contemporary art. Frescoes, paintings, mosaics, sculptures and statues of inestimable beauty created by great artists and collected by popes over the centuries are preserved and exhibited in the various rooms of the Vatican Museums and represent the largest art collection in the world. This immense heritage was made possible through the progressive enrichment with masterpieces from the Renaissance to the 20th century. The Vatican museum complex, with 54 museums in total and 70,000 works, of which only 20,000 on display, is spread over 1400 rooms, chapels and galleries, and is the custodian of an extraordinary legacy of masterpieces, beauty and history as well as a symbolic place of dialogue between cultures and religions.
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2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

The breathtakingly beautiful Sistine Chapel, which is considered the pope’s home chapel. Walk through this sacred Vatican site to see Michelangelo’s astounding frescoes, The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgment.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Provide the Correct address of your accommodation , hotel, B&B
  • Provide the correct phone number with international country code
  • Check that you provide all the details to the agency

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel: Enjoy a 3 hour Private Tour?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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What's Included

American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

  • Ticket skip the line
  • Private tour
  • Sistine Chapel
  • Vatican Museum
  • Emergency number also operational via whatsapp
  • Professional guide 3 hours
  • Gratuities
  • Tip
  • Pickup and drop off hotel

Additional Info

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American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • the Churches requires appropriate clothing: shorts, miniskirts and uncovered shoulders are not allowed
  • Provide the Correct address of your accommodation , hotel, B&B
  • Provide the correct phone number with international country code
  • check that you provide all the details to the agency
  • Without this information we can not guarantee the correct service
  • Time for pick up at the hotel must be confirmed the day before between 10.00 am and 6.00 pm on the emergency phone or whatsapp
  • Emergency number also operational via whatsapp- One day before 24 H. Call to confirm the pick up
  • Coronavirus information: Below a brief list of the measures will be taken to ensure the safety of customers during the tours and on board our vehicles: - gloves and surgery masks; - disinfectant gel - Sanitization of vehicles at the end of each tour - staff, assistants, guides, drivers wearing masks and gloves - preventive information to the customer once on board the vehicles - the capacity of minivans and groups will be regulated according to the law and regulations of the virus corona in customer protection
  • Due the covid 19 restrictions the direct passage from the Sistine chapel to the basilica is not allowed. a car will wait for you at the exit of the Vatican Museums to go to St. Peter's Basilica. no drop off at the hotel

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Free Cancellation

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).

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