Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica Private Exclusive Guide

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About this activity

The best way to see the Vatican is with a private and experienced tour guide. This gives you the necessary flexibility and intimacy to make the tour enjoyable and memorable. Sev has been leading tours for over 20 years and is an award winning senior guide of the Vatican.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Russian, English, Italian, French
Operated by: Sev Borzak

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–12 years) · Youth (13–17 years) · Adults (18–70 years) · Seniors (71–120 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Preferred Fast-Track Entrance Tickets
Included: All Fees and Taxes
Included: Radio headsets to hear your guide speak (when over 4 people)
Included: Professional Licensed Tour Guide

Not included

Not included: Gratuities and Tips
Not included: Private transportation

Itinerary

Stop 1

30 min Admission included

After crossing the boarder into the State of the Vatican City, we will enter the Apostolic Palaces and visit the Pinecone Courtyard, where you will begin to explore the vast papal collections.
Museo Pio Clementino

20 min Admission included

You will visit the oldest nucleus of the Vatican collections, where it all started over 500 years ago.
Stop 3

15 min Admission included

The Candlestick Gallery forms another precious collection of antiquity within the Apostolic Palaces.
Stop 4

15 min Admission included

You will see some of the most famous flemish tapestries used in the Papal Apartments from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche

20 min Admission included

You will explore this formidable example of Renaissance Art and Science that will leave you breathless!
Stanze di Raffaello

35 min Admission included

The Raphael Rooms are a testament of the young artist's genius. You will wonder through the Papal Apartments painted by Raphael.
Sistine Chapel

15 min Admission included

The world famous Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo - a true wonder of the Renaissance.
St. Peter's Basilica

30 min Admission included

The largest church in the world! A miracle of engineering and architecture which will absorb all your senses.