Semiprivate Tour of Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Overview
About
Private Tour of Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
What you'll do
What is included?
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
What is not included?
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- This ticket enables you to skip the long lines to enter the Vatican Museums.
- All visitors must pass through metal detectors at the security check point; expect to wait 20-30 minutes to clear security
- Tours departing Wednesday: there is the possibility that you will be unable to include St Peter's Basilica and St Peter's Square.This is due to the weekly Papal Audience during which access to St Peter's Basilica could be closed. As an alternative, you will be offered an extended itinerary within the Vatican Museums, which still includes the Sistine Chapel and Raphael's Rooms. If you would prefer a ticket with guaranteed access to St Peter's Basilica and the square, do not select Wednesday as your travel date
- On rare occasions, St Peter’s Basilica closes without notice. If this happens, the full 3-hour tour is spent inside the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Your guide will notify you if St Peter’s Basilica is unexpectedly closed upon commencement of the tour. No refunds or discounts will be issued
- Backpacks, tripods and big umbrellas must be left inside a cloakroom on entering the Vatican Museums.
- To reduce any disruption for your group, please avoid bringing backpacks on this tour
- Wheelchair accessible only to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Access to the Saint Peter's Basilica, form the Sistine Chapel is not Wheelchais accessible.
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Meet your host
Itinerary
Rome Culinary Tours Itinerary (2026 Guide) – What You'll See & Do
Explore the full itinerary for Semiprivate Tour of Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy. This culinary tours experience includes 2 stops over 1 day. Duration: 4 hours. Activity level: Moderate.
Here is the starting point
Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is one of the most famous painted interior spaces in the world, and virtually all of this fame comes from the breathtaking painting of its ceiling from about 1508-1512.
Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums are considered among the most important in the world and their visit is essential and indispensable for anyone who comes to Rome. Here the Popes have, over time, collected and preserved some of the greatest masterpieces of all time and the most valuable witnesses of the past. They first put at the disposal of culture and public the art collections of their palaces.
This concludes the tour.
