One Day at the Vatican

Our Vatican Tour Guides guarantee a once in a lifetime Vatican tour experience, so it pays to plan ahead! In the company of one of our Vatican tours guides, you will be sure to see all the major works of art in one day including our skip the Vatican line promise / Vatican Tours Reviewed

 Prices

To confirm your 'One Day at the Vatican' booking, click Check Availability below and pay a 50 Euro deposit per person. Balance payment information will be sent with your confirmation e-mail.

1 person: 530 Euro; 2 persons: 570 Euro; 3 persons: 610 Euro; 4 persons: 650 Euro; 5 persons: 690 Euro; 6 persons: 730 Euro; 7 persons: 770 Euro; 8 persons: 810 Euro; 9 persons: 850 Euro; 10 persons: 890 Euro; 11 persons: 930 Euro; 12 persons: 970 Euro; 13 persons: 1,010 Euro; 14 persons: 1,050 Euro; 15 persons: 1,090 Euro; 16-50 persons: + 40 Euro per person. Free for under 7 year olds.

 Tour Duration / Availability

Approximately six (6) hours on Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat.

 One Day at the Vatican / Meeting Point

09:00 AM at When In Rome Tours office on Via Santamaura 21, close to the Vatican Museums entrance.

 Overview

In the morning you'll skip the Vatican lines with priority entrance into the Vatican Museums. Your private Vatican tour will include the Pinecone courtyard, Greek and Roman sculpture in the Belvedere courtyard, the Pinacoteca (important works by Raphael Sanzio, Caravaggio, Romano, Da Vinci et al), Gallery of Tapestries, Gallery of Maps, the Rooms of Raphael, the Sistine Chapel and it's frescoes by Michelangelo.

Rest and bathroom stop followed by lunch in the Vatican cafeteria.

After lunch you'll visit the Vatacombs (Papal Tombs beneath St. Peter's, not the Vatican Necropolis) and then enter St. Peter's Basilica, the largest Christian Church in the World. The visit includes Michelangelo's Sculpture of La Pieta', the Bronze Baldacchino by Bernini and the Holy Altar, sculpted Papal funerary monuments by Bernini, the Swiss Guard, St. Peter's facade and piazza.

 The When In Rome Tours Promise

** WE TAKE CARE OF YOUR VATICAN TICKETS WITH PRIORITY NO LINES ENTRANCE
** Our prices include priority skip the line Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tickets.

No hidden costs.
English speaking guides.
Personalized assistance.
Original articles & top stories from Italy.
Free Rome orientation & maps at our office.

Once your booking is received, you will receive an automatic email from our website. Within the next 24 hours, a second and more detailed confirmation will be sent to you. There is a strict dress code at the Vatican. Shoulders and knees must be covered for both women and men. Capri pants are permitted, as long as knees are well covered. Sandals are considered appropriate. This tour is conducted as a walking tour, as no vehicles are allowed inside the Vatican. As a significant amount of walking is required, in the event of physical disabilities, we ask that you contact us before booking so that we can assess whether or not a wheelchair is needed.