Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s private tour

Avoid the long lines and enjoy a 3-hour private tour of the Vatican with an expert guide who will adapt this tour to your specific interests.

On this tour you will see all the best of the Vatican Museums. In the Pio-Clementino Museum, the largest Vatican complex, your attentive guide will introduce you to a fascinating array of statues, sarcophagi and mosaics (among other artifacts) from throughout the ages. In the Pinacoteca Gallery and Borgia Apartment you will learn about works by artists from Caravaggio and Da Vinci to van Gogh and Picasso. You will walk under Raphael’s beautiful frescoes in Pope Julius II’s private apartments before coming to the Sistine Chapel.

Here, you will be blown away by Michelangelo’s spectacular Last Judgment, all explained by your captivating guide. From the Chapel, you will end in St Peter’s Basilica, the most significant Catholic church, and learn about the papacy through the ages, from the times of Peter himself to the modern day.