Vatican Highlights Tour
The best and most foolproof way to see the highlights of Vatican City!
This tour covers the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Church in about three hours.
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The Vatican City Tour is an afternoon tour covering the highlights from arguably the most important collection of art in the world with more than 1,200 rooms. Such highlights include the Rooms of Raphael, the Sistine Chapel, and Ancient Roman and Greek pieces in the Belvedere Courtyard. As the Sistine Chapel is located at the far end of over 1200 galleries, we have outlined the shortest possible path to get you there quickly and without hassles or unnecessary waiting (while still covering the most important masterpieces along the way). Our guides provide a full background on the Sistine Chapel from before it was commissioned to the finishing touches while distinguishing between truth and popular legends promulgated by Hollywood and popular books.
After leaving the Sistine Chapel, you will have direct access to St. Peter's which is allowed only to official guided tours. All other visitors are forced to exit the Vatican, take the long route to St. Peters, and line up to get inside.
If you wish to stay on and tour St. Peter's with our guide, all you have to do is ask and our guide will lead you through the underground level we refer to as "The Vatacombs," a rareley seen area of the Vatican where tombs of the former popes are located. We then head up into St Peter's Basilica, the largest basilica in the world built over what are believed to be the bones of St. Peter. Included in this visit are The Pieta', and famous Dome designed by Michelangelo, the massive Baldacchino sculpted in bronze by Bernini, the Transfiguration by Raphael and other monuments of artistic importance.
Tour duration: 2.5 hours
Tour time: 11:30 AM (Earlier tour times available upon request).
Tour cost: 25 Euro per person plus 15 euro Vatican entrance fee (We purchase Vatican tickets on behalf of our clients. Clients do not have to wait in ticket line).
Children 10 and under are free (although children over 7 will be expected to purchase an entrance to the Vatican Museums).
*Buy three, get one free promotion details: with three paying adults, one free guest may join this tour. To take advantage of this offer, simply fill out the booking form, excluding the free guest from the form. For example, if there are four in your party, enter "3" in the booking form. In the remarks section of the form, enter "buy three, get one free". In the event of six paying adults, 2 may go free.
Guided visit inside St. Peter's will be provided on a space available basis. The additional cost for a guided tour inside St. Peter's is 10 Euro per person. Those who wish to tour on their own will be given an overview of the church and will be allowed to tour inside the church for as long as they like before leaving the Vatican.
Meeting point: See map below. Full details will be sent with confirmation.
