Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comSkip the Line Private Tour: Vatican Museums and St Peter's Art History Walking Tour
based on Explore the art history of the Vatican Museums and St Peter's Basilica in style on a private walking tour with an art expert – and skip the queues. Accompanied by your own private guide who specializes in art history, you'll enjoy personalized attention on your special private tour of the Vatican Museums, without wasting time waiting in line.
Your fascinating private walking tour starts at the Vatican Museums, where you will take a journey of discovery to the Gallery of Maps, Raphael's Rooms and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. Best of all, when you book your Vatican Museums Art History Walking Tour with your own private art historian, you can skip the line when you reach the Vatican Museums. There's no need to waste time waiting in lines when you're on vacation!
Next, you'll visit St Peter's Basilica to admire the famous artworks by Michelangelo and Bernini, where your private walking tour concludes.
This in-depth private tour of the Vatican Museums and St Peter's Basilica is hosted by an English-speaking guide specializing in art history. Please list any special interests you have (art, architecture, history, culture) at the time of booking to alert your guide, so they can prepare for your private tour.
- Private walking tour of the Vatican Museums and St Peter's Basilica
- Prioritized Skip the Line entry to the Vatican Museums (price includes entry fees)
- Guided tour of the Vatican Museums
- Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel with magnificent Last Judgment fresco
- Choice of morning and afternoon three-hour tours
- English-speaking guide specializing in art history
- Departs from the entrance to the Vatican Museums and concludes at St Peter's Basilica
- Enjoy privileged, personalized attention from your guide on this special private art tour
- Customize the tour to suit your own interests
Inside of St Peter's Cathedral at Vatican City
Daily, except Sunday and Wednesday
Unavailable Dates:
- March 21, 23 (Easter)
- December 24 - 26 (Christmas)
Departure Time:
- between 8:30am and 9:30am
- between 9:30am and 10:30am
- between 2:30pm and 3:30pm
Please include a preferred time at time of booking. The closest available time will be allocated. You must call 24-48 hours prior to travel to reconfirm exact meeting time.
Departure Point:Meet your tour guide near to the Vatican Museums entrance, located on Viale Vaticano. The meeting point is easy to locate, and your guide will be waiting for you.
Return details:Tour concludes at St. Peter's Basilica
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- Vatican Museum entrance tickets
- Entrance fees
- English speaking guide
- Optional gratuities
- Food and beverages
- This tour must be booked at least 72 hours in advance of your travel date.
- Confirmation for this tour will be received at time of booking, subject to availability.
- Tour is operated in English unless otherwise stated.
- This tour involves a fair amount of walking on site. Please advise at time of booking if assistance is required.
- By pre-booking this tour it enables you to skip the long lines (which can take up to two hours!) to enter the Vatican Museums. Please note, all visitors must pass through metal detectors at the security check point. Please expect to wait 20-30 minutes to clear security.
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We had a genuine tour guide. We were lucky to have to reschedule our tour from morning to the afternoon, ... Read more ›
Andrew M, United States, January 2008
Outstanding! Our tour guide was fabulous. She was an art history PhD that works at the Borghese Gallery ... Read more ›
Javier M, United States, June 2008
