Book a unique experience that visits the Vatican in the early evening with fewer crowds
Free CancellationSkip the Line
4.89
( 331 reviews )
2 h
Max 20 Guests
Exploring the Vatican Museums in the evening alone means missing expert insights, hidden details, and the most immersive way to experience its masterpieces. Skip the lines and let an engaging, passionate guide bring the art to life as you admire Raphael’s School of Athens, the ancient sculpture of Laocoön and His Sons, and Michelangelo’s breathtaking Sistine Chapel frescoes. With fewer crowds and a captivating storyteller leading the way, see the Vatican’s treasures in their most magical setting
Don't miss out on this unusual opportunity to explore the Vatican in the early evening when other tourists have gone back into Rome. Your local guide will lead you from the top of the steps at Caffe Vaticano into the Vatican Museums. Their passionate knowledge will bring the art and architecture to life as you explore the Sistine Chapel, the Raphael Rooms, and other areas. This small group tour is ideal for anyone who enjoys adventuring in the evening hours when attractions are less busy.
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance!
Travelers
Skip-the-line Vatican Tickets
Expert English-speaking guide
Pio-Clementino Museum
Gallery of the Maps
Sistine Chapel
Max 20 people
Tour guide gratuities
Meal
Hotel pick-up
Wheelchair accessible
Meet your guide outside Caffé Vaticano
Your early evening tour begins with a warm welcome from your guide outside Caffé Vaticano, conveniently located near the Vatican.
Vatican Museums
With skip-the-line tickets in hand, bypass the queue and head straight inside the Vatican Museums to uncover its magnificent art collection.
Pinecone Courtyard
Pause in the Pinecone Courtyard to take in timeless statues and beautifully manicured gardens looking spectacular in the early evening glow.
Pio-Clementino Museum
Explore halls filled with some of the world’s most important classical sculptures, including Laocoön and His Sons and Apollo Belvedere.
Gallery of Candelabra
Follow your guide’s lead through a corridor lined with intricately carved marble candelabra and statues, each a clue to Roman history.
For Reference Only. Itineraries are subject to change
Meet in front of Caffe Vaticano, directly across the street from the Vatican Museums Entrance on Viale Vaticano. A representative will be there holding a sign with our company name on it. Your tour will end inside the Vatican Museums.
Comfortable shoes are always recommended for walking tours.
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Meg Hobbeheydar
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June 11, 2025
Great tour and tour guide!
Fantastic
Judith Pearse
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June 10, 2025
Fabrizio did great job with this tour. Highly recommend!
Melody Westerdal
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June 09, 2025
Amy Haley
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June 07, 2025
Excellent Tour
John Taillon
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June 06, 2025
I would book with these tour guys again. Good job.
William Becker
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June 06, 2025
Angela Iannotti
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June 05, 2025
Jordan Bekenstein
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June 03, 2025
Tamara Manero
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June 03, 2025
Fabricio was a fabulous tour guy! He was extremely knowledgeable and spoke English very well so we were able to understand everything. Highly recommend!
Very interesting!
Anne-Josée Beaudoin
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June 02, 2025
The Guide was super: funny, energetic and passionate!
I would have like to pass less time in all the rooms and more in the Sistin Chapel. Moreover, she told us that we couldn't talk in the Chapel so she explained the important things outside and let us go alone at the end of the tour. In the Chapel, a lot of people were talking so I think that she would be able to stay with us and explain inside de Chapel since she is an expert of it.
Misty Hughes
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June 02, 2025
Amazing Experience
Joseph Sansone
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June 01, 2025
Your guide is an actual Vatican employee and they are invested in what they do, as they are very knowledgeable with the history of these ancient pieces of history. You will learn something as well as maybe get a chuckle. You will not be disappointed!
Joe S.
Suzette Snyder
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June 01, 2025
Molly Irwin
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June 01, 2025
Great experience!
Andrew Armstrong
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May 31, 2025
We bought the tour ahead of time for our trip to Rome. We were very pleased with Jonathan our tour guide. He made the whole experience stress-free and enjoyable. Highly recommend.
Great Tour
Jonathan Rubinow
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May 30, 2025
If we hadn’t been so exhausted from our flight from the west coast of US, we’d have given him 6 stars. Super knowledgeable and very friendly!
Definitely less people
Roxanne Russell
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May 30, 2025
This tour was wonderful for less people. Our guide was super knowledgeable . The only bummer was we spent a solid 30 min looking at signs of the sistene chapel and taking about it instead of seeing anything in the museum or being in the chapel. Other than that it was a great tour
Good quest for Cappella Sistina
Andrew Glover
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May 29, 2025
I think this tour is great if you’re mostly interested in seeing the Sistine chapel. It’s worth it just to avoid the massive lines and have a less packed/chaotic time to be inside the Museum. I had a misunderstanding that I’d be able to spend time looking around the museum outside of the tour, or the tour would include time to wander. It’s mostly a quest for the Sistine chapel with good commentary about the more famous works you pass on the way there. If you have specific Museum rooms or works of art you want to see, this probably isn’t the right format for you. If you want the highlights with a friendly guide, this is a great option!
This is the ideal way to do it!
Maria Chalko
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May 29, 2025
Seeing the Vatican after closing is the ideal way to see it. No rush, no crowds, no pressure.
Our tour guide was a history buff and knew things that we would of never known even if we read every single sign. I would only see the Vatican this way in the future.
Susan Wieczorek
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May 29, 2025
Lots to see
Bron Burke
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May 29, 2025
Would have liked more time in the chapel, which was the last stop on the tour. We were being rushed out for closing.
Mira Iskandar
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May 27, 2025
Fabiola was fabulous aa a guide. Because of her the tour was fun and enjoyable.
What an amazing tour!
Jon Easley
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May 25, 2025
Valeria was an amazing guide. She was knowledgeable organized and so fun. She lead us through the Vatican museum as well as the Sistine chapel. Her knowledge of every room in the museum was staggering. And yet she was able to break it down and make it easy to understand it and to comprehend the point of how the museum was laid out. She did a great job through the Etruscan area to point out some of the real fabulous pieces in the collection that were unusual due to how intact they were. Her deep knowledge of both the history and the art history of the works brought Italian History to life. Her descriptions in the map room really help me understand Italian history in a different way. She was delightful. + Wonderful to speak with. She answered every question put to her in a thoughtful and and respectful manner. I was able to understand everything that she said about the various histories of the Vatican and of Italy as a whole. I highly recommend this tour but even more so with Valeria at the lead.
Vatican Museum at Closing Time & Sisteen Chapel
John Holland
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May 24, 2025
Stefano was a wonderful guide for this tour.
Wonderful tour!
Katherine Lawn
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May 24, 2025
My family had the most wonderful time! The tour guides are so knowledgeable and super friendly.