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Vatican Museums: Intimate Guided Experience
4.9
35 Ratings
Roma
- Tour is limited to a small group of 12 participants
- Meeting Point: Our office, just a 5-minute walk from the Vatican Museums entrance
- Meeting Time: Arrive 10 minutes prior to the start
- Itinerary includes: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square
- Remember to bring your passport or driver’s license
- Tour is limited to a small group of 12 participants
- Meeting Point: Our office, just a 5-minute walk from the Vatican Museums entrance
- Meeting Time: Arrive 10 minutes prior to the start
- Itinerary includes: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square
- Remember to bring your passport or driver’s license
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Vatican Museums - Enjoy a leisurely walk through the galleries of the Vatican, bypassing the usual entrance queues.
- Pinecone Courtyard
- Octagonal Courtyard featuring the Apollo and Laocoön statues.
- The Room of the Muses is next, showcasing the Belvedere Torso statue.
- The Round Room, a smaller version of the Pantheon, with Nero’s…
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Vatican Museums - Enjoy a leisurely walk through the galleries of the Vatican, bypassing the usual entrance queues.
- Pinecone Courtyard
- Octagonal Courtyard featuring the Apollo and Laocoön statues.
- The Room of the Muses is next, showcasing the Belvedere Torso statue.
- The Round Room, a smaller version of the Pantheon, with Nero’s bathtub at its center, is sure to be a highlight of your visit.
- The Greek Cross Room, with two magnificent tombs crafted from rare porphyry marble.
- The Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Geographical Maps will be the final sections of the Vatican Museums.
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Sistine Chapel - Arguably the most significant work of art, featuring Michelangelo’s Last Judgment and Creation frescoes.
What's Included
- Private tour if this option is selected
- Small group with maximum 12 participants
- Professional local tour guide
- Headsets to better hear the guide
- Private tour if this option is selected
- Small group with maximum 12 participants
- Professional local tour guide
- Headsets to better hear the guide
What's Not Included
- Entrance to the St. Peter’s Basilica in NOT included
- Entrance to the St. Peter’s Basilica in NOT included
Additional Information
- All participants (including under 18s) must bring valid ID
- Entry to St. Peter’s Basilica is exclusively available for PRIVATE TOURS that are reserved at least 72 hours in advance.
- The private tour on Wednesday, beginning at 9:30 AM, will not include access to St. Peter’s Basilica because of the papal audience.
- 10 inch shorts are fine since they…
- All participants (including under 18s) must bring valid ID
- Entry to St. Peter’s Basilica is exclusively available for PRIVATE TOURS that are reserved at least 72 hours in advance.
- The private tour on Wednesday, beginning at 9:30 AM, will not include access to St. Peter’s Basilica because of the papal audience.
- 10 inch shorts are fine since they are reaching knees
- Flip flops and sandals are fine as well
- Make sure to bring a bottle of water with you
- Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes
Location
Via Germanico, 67
Via Germanico
Our office is located on the ground floor
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(35 Ratings)
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Sotirios_p
Mar 31, 2025
Exceptional service and knowledge - This was a great semi private tour. We were travelling with someone needing a walking stick and the team at Gaudium really took care of us.
The tour was great and our guide really knew what she was talking about. The language was great and we didn’t feel rushed.
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Mark_r
Mar 12, 2025
Excellent small group tour - Guide had fantastic knowledge and made the tour a personal tour. We were quickly moved past any queues.
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Ashraf_a
Jan 11, 2025
Luigi was great. - Our guide Luigi was knowledgeable, friendly, and professional. I would recommend the tour to anyone interested
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Katherine_s
Dec 8, 2024
Great Tour, greater guide - We had the best experience with our guide. He was incredibly knowledgeable, got us sheparded through lines and shortcuts (we had our baby with!). We are still talking about the Tour and repeating what we learned. English was perfecto, was funny, and checked into make sure we were good. I will book with this Tour guide again next time I'm in Rome, my only regret was not forcing a tip on him at the end :)
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Stuart_d
Nov 8, 2024
Full marks - Excellent they do what they say they will deliver. Our guide was about as good as you get, didn’t over cook it
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Stephanie_c
Nov 3, 2024
Great tour! - Such a great way to see the Vatican if you only have a short time! Our guide was great and we really got to see a good portion of the museum - highly recommend this tour - the skip the line tickets were totally worth it!
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Carynrothenberg
Oct 22, 2024
Jeanette - We had the Best time!! Our tour guide Jeanette was incredible!! She extremely knowledgeable and kept us totally entertained! I would recommend her 100%!!!
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Christy_r
Oct 18, 2024
Great tour, skipping the extremely long lines is a must. - This was a great tour! Our guide was so knowledgeable. Being able to skip the lines on this tour is the only way to go.
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Joanne_m
Oct 16, 2024
Great tour of the Vatican Museums, Chapel and Basillica with lots of info and history - Our tour of the Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel were great! There wasn't a tour of the Basilica but the guide gave us lots of information before our time with her finished and we went into St. Peter's to explore. Our Oct 2024 visit definitely had some missed exhibits due to all the restoration work preparing for the Jubilee beginning in December. For us it wasn't a deal breaker. We weren't going to see anything in particular and I dont think it made our experience any less amazing. Our guide (don't recall her name) was so knowledgeable and has been doing these tours since 2009!
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Amy_m
Mar 31, 2025
It was hard to hear the... - It was hard to hear the guide through the ear piece. This was not his fault because the Vatican owns the ear pieces. It was crowded and rushed but everyone was going at the same speed as us. I think that is just part of the deal. I'm very glad we went and the Sistine Chapel was beautiful.
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