Vatican Tour: Intimate Art & History Experience

Experience an exclusive small group tour of the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica with skip-the-line access. Marvel at the art and architecture with an expert guide.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Start your adventure with priority access to the Vatican Museums, one of the world’s largest and most remarkable museum complexes. Accompany your private guide through a journey of art, history, and culture spanning centuries.
  • Pigna Courtyard - Enter the picturesque Pinecone Courtyard, a serene open-air area surrounded by…
What's Included
  • St. Peter’s Basilica Fast-Access (No guided tour)
  • Small-group format, maximum 10 people per group
  • Blue Badge Guide
  • Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Tickets
What's Not Included
  • Guided Tour of St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Transfers from/to Hotel
Additional Information

Experience an exclusive small group tour of the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica, limited to just 10 guests.
Enjoy skip-the-line access, ensuring more time to explore the stunning art and architecture.
During this 3-hour tour, you’ll be guided by an expert, licensed guide through the Vatican Museums, marvel at the breathtaking Sistine Chapel,…

Location
Giuly's Café
Via Santamaura
Meet your guide in front of the Giuly's Cafè (Via Santamaura, 3 - Rome, Italy)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ron_d
Oct 22, 2025
Great choice for a Vatican Tour - The visit was handled very professionally. The tour guide was very knowledgeable. She made sure all our needs were taken care of during the tour.
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Graham_p
Oct 18, 2025
Small group Vatican and St. Peter’s . - Guide was great, easy communication would book again. 6 people only and th guide helped us with the dome climb.
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Jennifer_r
Oct 7, 2025
Excellent tour - Great information and so much to see! Our tour guide was fantastic and so knowledgeable! Highly recommend when in Roma.
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Jasmine_c
Sep 20, 2025
Alessia was amazing! We... - Alessia was amazing! We had a small group of us for the sunrise tour experience and our guide was very accommodating to what we were interested in. Having someone to really break down all the little things to look out for and appreciate throughout the museums and the chapel made the biggest difference.
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Tami_c
Sep 3, 2025
Great experience and worth it! - I’m so glad we chose a semi-private tour. Our tour guide Ala was lovely and very knowledgeable. Even when we ran into a bit of rain she had an alternate plan for us. I have been to the Vatican and museums before but I learned much more this time thanks to the tour.
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Kerry_c
Aug 16, 2025
Spectacular Vatican tour - WOW what an amazing tour Luigi was SPECTACULAR I felt as if I got a private tour with with the most knowledgeable tour guide there is. Luigi LOVES HIS JOB AND IT SHOWS. He took his time explaining everything and made our day beyond memorable.
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Nicole_b
Jul 7, 2025
Great guide! - We had a very nice experience with our tour guide Ornella. She was attentive to my mother in law making sure she had a place to stand in the shade and a spot to sit and rest. She was extremely knowledgeable and even took photos of us which was appreciated. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Shawna_t
Jul 1, 2025
Highly recommend this... - Highly recommend this tour! Ornella was a fabulous guide-a fountain of knowledge of the Vatican, Roman history, Italian history and World history!
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Robert_o
Sep 18, 2025
Vatican is wonderful but... - Vatican is wonderful but absolutely too many people admitted at the same time making the experience uncomfortable due to heat and overcrowding.
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Gloria_a
Aug 27, 2025
Abandoned tourist - Well there was only 3 of us in the tour. The tour guide only would scan the actual ticket into the phone of one person. I requested to take a picture of the ticket and she would not allow it. I told her I at least needed to take a picture of her identification and she almost refused to that too! At that point if I did not have limited days I should have left. Although the guide was very cordial there were many words in translation she had difficulty with. I had been with other guides that began the name of the piece the time period and date. This guide would start off with a story. In any case tourist at mainly there to take pictures of what we cannot take with us. Those of us that are actual art lovers and have studied would have a much higher standard of who would guide us. I became list from my tour in St. Augustine. Let me remind you there was only 3 of us and the client she scanned the tickets to for all 3 of us was walking with a severe limp. I started to take pics and when I turned to look for them they were gone. Every other tour guide I have been with give you ear buds and the tour guide carries a flag. When I am taking pics I know immediately when the voice begins to fade I am too far away and must start looking. But with the Jubille festival with no hearing speaker device and no flag there is no way you could find anyone. Not even J Edgar Hoover could solve that one! When I tried to go to the balcony some I had to pay again. I explained what had happened. They told me if I found the tour guide and she showed my ticked the museum would reimburse me. Of course I never saw the 4 of them again. Very sneaky unchristian thing to do at the Vatican.
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From $150
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).