Get an in-depth experience tailored to your interests of art, sculptures, and the Sistine Chapel
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With extended access to the Pio Clementino Museum, Raphael Rooms, Sistine Chapel, and more, experience the Vatican in-depth and up close. Led by a private, passionate guide, you’ll skip the lines to explore renowned masterpieces and lesser-known treasures with personalized attention and expert storytelling. From captivating stories to tailored pacing, this tour ensures a comprehensive and engaging Vatican experience like no other, offering you the opportunity to see the Vatican in a way few othe
Our extended private Vatican tour is a one of a kind experience. Best for true art history buffs and museum lovers, this is the tour for you if you want to see every part of the Vatican Museums. You'll meet your expert private guide near the Vatican Museums entrance where you'll have skip-the-line tickets to get in quickly. For the next 5 hours, enjoy a guided journey through the Vatican that shows you world-famous artwork and iconic galleries with many incredible sites and art pieces that mo...
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Travelers
A passionate English-speaking private guide
Private English-speaking guide
Skip the line Vatican tickets
Pio-Clementino Museum
Raphael Rooms and School of Athens
Gallery of Candelabra, Gallery of Tapestries, and more!
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica access
Private tour
Skip-the-line Vatican tickets
Follow your Vatican guide past the long general public line and go directly to the "special entrance" area to access the Vatican Museums
Sistine Chapel
Enter the spectacular Sistine Chapel and admire the masterpiece of Michelangelo.
Vatican Museums
Marvel at one of the largest and most impressive art collections in the world!
Pinecone Courtyard
Enjoy the amazing views and open space of the Pinecone Courtyard, one of the many open spaces within the Vatican State and Museums.
Vatican Pinacoteca
Get up close and personal with works of art that date between the 12th and 19th century, painted by the likes of Caravaggio, Raphael, Titian, Leonardo, Guido Reni and Giotto.
For Reference Only. Itineraries are subject to change
Between TMark Hotel Vaticano and Caffé Vaticano, at the top of the big staircase (Viale Vaticano, 100). Our friendly welcome staff will be there holding The Tour Guy signs.
Please be sure to meet Vatican dress code requirements by covering your knees and shoulders in the most sacred religious areas like the Sistine Chapel. You'll also want to wear comfortable shoes since this is a walking tour.
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Siu Ming Joseph Kwan
Verified Review
February 12, 2025
Private, Detailed Tour of the Vatican
Marie Joy V Guttschow
Verified Review
February 11, 2025
Our family of five enjoyed the private tour of the Vatican with our guide, Eleanor. We saw and learned so much!
Richard Whitty
Verified Review
January 09, 2025
Cameron White
Verified Review
January 05, 2025
Exceptional insights
Nancy Sullivan
Verified Review
November 20, 2024
Manuella S was our personal guide thru the Vatican today. What a treasure if you select her knowledge, personality and navigational skills to enhance your experience. On time professional yet immediately aware of our interests and needs while divulging some of the best secrets this collection holds. Would recommend this company and Manuella to anyone. Thank you tour guy/ Roman guy for these memories. See you next visit
Vatican Uncovered: A Private Detailed Tour
Joel Kasper
Verified Review
November 17, 2024
The tour was everything it was described to be. Manuela S. was a great tour guide.
Lenae Gunter
Verified Review
November 08, 2024
Too much information
Valerie Murrill
Verified Review
October 18, 2024
It was a little over the top.
Gregory Johnson
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September 28, 2024
Amazing
Amanda Lougee
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September 15, 2024
We absolutely loved our guide. We were able to mention what we wanted to focus on and she tailored the tour to that. This tour is informative, fascinating, and well worth the price. Our vatican experience is one we will never forget.
Informative yet fun!!!
Chris Cortez-Elliott
Verified Review
May 30, 2024
Ele truly was amazing from start to finish. She really gave us a great history around each thing we saw and often shared why things happened the way they did, which drew us in even more. She maximized our time and hit everything we wanted to see, and we never once felt rushed. Her energy and personality really matched ours and made this our best tour of our entire Rome trip!
Great tour
John Moore
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March 26, 2024
RAF was a great guide and she made the tour fly by. Highly recommended!
Nicholas Pridgin
Verified Review
February 21, 2024
Fantastic overall, thorough and detailed.
Jason Heim
Verified Review
November 22, 2023
Eleanora (I'm not sure of the spelling, unfortunately) was a perfect guide for this tour. She ensured we got to see everything we wanted and beyond. She made sure we were able to navigate the crowds with ease, and we learned so much about the history of the art and the architecture of everything we saw. She is clearly passionate about all of it and we would recommend this tour for anyone visiting Rome!
Excellent!
Michael Luckett
Verified Review
November 12, 2023
We had Silvia M as our tour guide and she was excellent! This was the highlight of our trip. It’s pricey, but worth every penny. We highly recommend this tour!
Judy Brandt
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November 01, 2023
Lonell Carr
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October 26, 2023
Vatican Uncovered
John Zerebny
Verified Review
October 08, 2023
Great tour 5+ stars. Manuela S was our guide, she was great. Extremely knowledgeable, patient and smart. This was the highlight of our 12 days in Europe. Highly recommended to all & worth every penny we paid.
Vatican Uncovered
John Zerebny
Verified Review
October 08, 2023
Great tour, 5 stars highly recommended. Manuela S was our guide- extremely knowledgeable, patient and fun. Would recommend this tour and Manuela S to all. This tour was the highlight of our 12 day trip to Europe, worth every penny we paid.
John ODell
Verified Review
September 27, 2023
Perfection
Bonni Brazier
Verified Review
July 14, 2023
We couldn't have been happier with our Vatican Expert! She customized our tour to our needs & desires. She kept us all engaged with her storytelling tour.
5 hour vatican tour
Amy Skoro
Verified Review
June 03, 2023
Would highly recommend this tour - 3 hrs is not enough time to see most things at the Vatican. Tour guide was amazing! You will not regret staying a little longer!
Private Vatican tour
Robert Goyette
Verified Review
April 28, 2023
We have been in Rome for a week and this was our favorite tour. We had a chance to be immersed in the Vatican museum and see and experience things other tourists weren’t. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and helpful and eager to make adjustments to our pace and interests
