Private Tour: Explore Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums and St.Peter's Basilica

Embark on a private tour of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums, and St. Peter’s Basilica. Explore the iconic frescoes by Michelangelo, learn about the history of the Vatican, and discover the treasures of the Vatican Museums.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Raphael Rooms, Hall of Maps
  • Sistine Chapel - Sistine Chapel
  • St. Peter’s Basilica - La Pieta
  • La Pieta - Located within St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Cortile della Pigna - Situated inside the Vatican Museums
  • Baldacchino di San Pietro, di Bernini - Seen from within St. Peter’s Basilica
What's Included
  • Skip-the-Lines Access
  • Expert, English-Speaking Private Guide
  • St. Peter’s Basilica (free entrance)
  • Headsets for groups of 6 or more
  • All Fees and Taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to and from the meeting and end points
  • Food and Beverages
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Join us on our tour of the Sistine Chapel to grasp the intricacies, the technique, and the significance of the frescoes that Michelangelo dedicated four years of his life to creating. Find out more about Julius II, the pope who endorsed his artworks. Explore Raphael’s quarters under the guidance of our knowledgeable guide who will unfold the secrets and…

Location
Caffè Vaticano
Viale Vaticano
Your guide will meet you in front of the Café Vaticano. They will have a Through Eternity sign or flag.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Karinafx7149dd
Oct 30, 2025
Essential Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums & St. Peter's Basilica - Our tour guide was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about all of the art and history that we covered. I appreciate how our guide expertly maneuvered us through all the crowds while still giving a very private experiences. Our 3-hour itinerary went by quickly because our guide was so engaging. I highly recommend a private tour with Through Eternity Tours!
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Robertu12
Oct 26, 2025
A Great Experience - Our guide Marie Moscato was fantastic. She met us exactly on time at the designated meeting spot. She explained everything to us and then guided us throughout the tour of the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica, sharing all of her art history knowledge with us. She even went out of her way to buy us tickets to the Pantheon when I mentioned I was having trouble with the web site the night before. Of course I repaid her for the tickets but it was a big help. The tour was great. All three sites are absolutely amazing to see especially the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and we were lucky enough to be able to walk through the Holy Door to enter St Peter’s. I would highly recommend this tour and especially our guide.
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304michaelf
Oct 20, 2025
Sistine Chapel experience was amazing! - Sistine Chapel was amazing!! Mary supplied lots of historical info and showed us all areas. She even brought us to an outside garden courtyard which was beautiful and peaceful. She did an amazing job transversing the lines of people so we could see all that we wanted! Back into the Basilica for the end and finish of the tour! It was really awesome!! So knowledgeable! Would recommend and do again!
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Bobbyur
Oct 17, 2025
Highly recommended tour - The tour and our guide Marie were fantastic. Seeing and learning about the Museum, Chapel and Basilica was unbelievable.
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Cjacques965
Oct 16, 2025
Highly recommend the private tour with Cinzia! - Our guide Cinzia was amazing and so knowledgable! She kept us moving and ahead of the crowds. This was my favorite tour of our 3.5 week vacation!
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Johngw6613yp
Sep 23, 2025
Personal, Informative Private tour - Valentina was excellent. She was very knowledgeable and truly passionate about the topics of discussion during the tour.
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Ric_l
Sep 17, 2025
Lorrenzo was exceptional - Lorenzo was exceptionally kind and helped customize our tour since my wife had been prior. He made a nice effort to highlight much she had not seen on a prior visit
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Ellendd4457zz
Jul 18, 2025
Amazing Private Vatican Tour - Guia was a wonderful guide and the experience was amazing. It didn’t feel like 5 hours. We took a nice leisurely pace, saw so many amazing things and she had wonderful knowledge.
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Michael_l
Sep 20, 2025
Delightful tour - Lia was very knowledgeable and made the tour delightful. The only problem was the heat inside of the facility. It would have been nice to be prepared for that.
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C6522scdavidv
Nov 3, 2025
Be careful what you pay for - The museum and Sistine Chapel were good, but the reason for the 1 star is the part of the tour for St. Peters Basilica was non-existent. We were told by our guide, "I'm taking you to the steps" of the Basilica. Then we were on our own. No tour whatsoever inside. It's not like we live in Rome and will be around to do this on another day. We saw many other tours with guides inside the Basilica but our guide was off on her own somewhere outside. We even showed our guide the tour tickets we (and 10 others) booked but it was no use. She refused to provide the complete tour per paid tickets. Apparently customer service is dragging their heels to follow up on our complaint. It's been 6 days with no updates.
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From $245
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).