Tour details

Visit Italy’s largest and most famous collection of art on this private tour of the Vatican Museums. Skip the long lines to purchase a ticket and enter the Museum with your private guide at your side.

Explore the huge collection of art, ranging form ancient Egypt to modern, first established by Pope Julius II in 1506 upon the purchase of the ancient Greek sculpture Laocoön Group, still displayed in the Museum nowadays.

During the private tour of the Vatican Museums, you will get insightful explanations by your knowledgable guide, and be able to ask any questions. Set your own pace, and choose whether to indulge longer in a specific room.

Then, you will marvel at priceless masterpieces by (among others) Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Caravaggio, Titian. After that, you will walk through the Borgia apartments, and get to Gallery of the Maps and the Gallery of the Tapestry, two of the most important areas of the museum

Lastly, once you’ve seen Raphael’s room, you will enter the Sistine Chapel, house to one of the greatest works made by man, Michelangelo’s famous masterpiece The Last Judgement.

Finally, upon availability, walk into St Peter’s Basilica and get astounded by one of the most sacred and imposing sites in the world, where you can also admire Michelangelo’s stunning La Pietà.

Starting times depend on ticket availability. Price is per group + tickets. Our cancellation policy is 48 hours for a full refund. Please note that entry tickets are not refundable.