Explore the Vatican with your personal, friendly guide who brings its art, history and architecture to life, tailoring every moment to your interests. Skip the lines to discover the treasures of the Vatican Museums, marvel at the Sistine Chapel’s breathtaking ceiling and experience the grandeur of St. Peter’s Basilica. Enjoy a deeper understanding of the Vatican’s masterpieces while having the freedom to focus on what fascinates you most. This is your chance to see the Vatican like never before.
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Free cancellation up to 60 days in advance!
Skip-the-line tickets to the Vatican Museums
Available entry times in the morning and afternoon
Pio Clementino and the best of the Vatican's galleries
Raphael Rooms and Borgia Apartments
Silent tour of the Sistine Chapel
A private, English-speaking guide with art history expertise
Hotel pick up and drop off
Food and beverages
Guide gratuities
Meet your guide at Caffé Vaticano
Meet your guide at Caffé Vaticano
Vatican Museums
Marvel at one of the largest and most impressive art collections in the world as you visit our favorite collections.
Laocoön and His Sons
Get up close to some of the world's most iconic statues in the world, including Laocoön and His Sons.
Gallery of the Maps
On display here are maps that were painted over 400 years ago, yet still remain remarkably accurate even to this day.
Gallery of Tapestries
Some of the masterpieces in this gallery were designed after cartoons drawn by Raphael. Look out for a tapestry that includes a spectacular optical illusion.
For Reference Only. Itineraries are subject to change
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Highly Recommended - A Meaningful Learning Experience
James Gaston Blackford Williams
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July 07, 2025
Alexandra was outstanding in both substance and helping us navigate the complexities of the Vatican! Ending in the Basilica gave us a great opportunity to reach the top level of the Dome!!! Skip the line options are essential. JGBW
Victoria Frericks
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July 07, 2025
Exceptional tour!!
NATALIE T WATSON
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July 07, 2025
Our tour guide Fabiola was amazing! She knew so much and kept the tour so interesting the entire time. I highly recommend the private tour with of course, Fabiola as your tour guide!!!
What an amazing tour guide
Sheila Barczewski Eaton
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July 06, 2025
The tour that Elizabeth (sorry if I spelled your name incorrectly) gave us was amazing. She is so knowledgeable and committed to giving the best experience possible. She provided my family such an immersive tour that my brother and sister in law talked about it in depth when we got back to our hotel room. I've been lucky enough to come to Rome 6 times in the last 35 years. This was my most thorough tour of the Vatican museums to date. Thank you.
Wonderful!
Judy Unstad
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July 04, 2025
Our tour guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. The Vatican is a must see when in Rome. Was great to have a private guide. We would have been lost otherwise. And she was very easy to understand. We couldn't get into the Basillica while with her as the Pope was in there. She did explain to us how we could get into the Basillica afterwards at no cost. That is a must see.
Review of Vatican Sistine Chspel & St Peter’s Basilica Private Tour
Ellen deBen
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June 30, 2025
Our guide Lia was amazing.
Started off welcoming us like family. Made us feel right at home and took extra care of us when I got hot. She had a fan and would make sure I got it when needed. Lia was very knowledgeable and thorough. She was passionate about the history, the spirituality and of course tied it all together with her love of the city. I teared up in the Sistine Chapel & she noticed immediately & gave me and my daughter a big hug all together.
Wonderful person. I highly recommend her and this tour. Thanks Lia for creating such a wonderful experience for our family.🙏🥰
Amazing Tour Guide - "Melica"
Terry Baldwin
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June 29, 2025
We were so fortunate to have Melica as our tour guide. This was a private, skip the line tour, so a bit more pricey....but well worth it with the right guide. She was exceptional and made the day simply amazing! Thank you Melica!
Robert Pullo
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June 27, 2025
Michael Bennett
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June 25, 2025
Private Tour of Vatican, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica
Michelle Aguila
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June 23, 2025
My family and I had a wonderful time! We saw and learned so much! Raffa was an excellent tour guide who was very knowledgeable and easy to understand. The earphones that were provided also made it easy to follow along especially with there being so many people there. We would definitely do it again!
Julie Ruble
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June 19, 2025
Fabizio was great
Tanya Wierzba
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June 18, 2025
Fabizio was very knowledgeable about all the art work and sculptures. He tailored the tour to our kids and was very helpful.
William Wrinkle
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June 18, 2025
Robert Bragg
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June 16, 2025
Grzegorz Siwik
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June 16, 2025
Great Vatican Museum and St Peter's Basilica tour
Russ Hansen
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June 15, 2025
We are very glad we chose this personalized tour.
Kelsey Ney
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June 14, 2025
Dahlia Gutierrez
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June 14, 2025
Michael Liebman
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June 12, 2025
Jeremy Segal
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June 12, 2025
Brian Latham
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June 11, 2025
Kendra Blach
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June 10, 2025
Anthony LaTesta
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June 07, 2025
Amazing tour amazing guide
Daniel Sullivan
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June 07, 2025
Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. She took her time to explain everything to us, showed us everything we wanted to see and even helped us find a taxi home. Would highly recommend!!
What a wonderful experience!
Daniela Ciocca
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June 06, 2025
I had the good fortune of having a private tour with Lia at the Vatican. She knew every detail you could imagine and was such a kind and thoughtful guide. She tailored the experience to my interests and was so pleasant to be around, I felt like I was with a friend. I highly recommend it!