Vatican City Tour Including St. Peter's
The best and most hassle-free way to skip unnecessary waiting in line while taking in the highlights of Vatican City! This tour covers the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and the "Vatacombs" (the rarely seen underground tombs of former Popes) 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.
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.
Outside the church we cover the history of the Vatican State including its Swiss Guard and the design of St Peter's Square.
Tour duration: 3.5 hours
Tour time: 11:30 AM (Earlier tour times available upon request).
Tour cost: 35 Euro per person plus 15 euro Vatican entrance fee (We purchase Vatican tickets on behalf of our clients and free guests on the day of the tour. Neither clients nor free guests have to wait in ticket line). Payment in full for this tour is required at the time of booking.
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.
Meeting point: See map below. Full details will be sent with confirmation.
This tour is a group tour (average 15 people). See our private Vatican Tours options for more information on private guide service to the Vatican.
