Vatican Private Tours

St. Peter’s Basilica, Papal Tombs and Dome

Vatican Private Tours

Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica private Tour with guide.
We organize “skip the line” tickets to enter the Museum. The complete tour takes 3 hours (but it can be shortened if you wish), and leaves from our offices near the Museum entrance, we advise a 1.30 – 2.00pm start.
Your authorized English speaking Vatican tour guide (also other languages available) will explain everything as you pass through the following itinerary: Pigna Courtyard, Lapidaria Gallery, Belvedere Courtyard, Octagonal Courtyard, Pius-Clementine Museum, Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of Tapestries, Gallery of Maps, Raphael’s Rooms and finally to the Sistine Chapel. To get from the entrance of the Museum to the Sistine Chapel it will take between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours, depending on your interest and how the crowds will be moving inside the Museums the day of your visit. From the Sistine Chapel our guide will take you directly into St. Peter’s Basilica (avoiding a long walk and queues into St. Peters). The tour of St. Peter’s Basilica, still depending on your interest, will require between 30 minutes and one hour. In St. Peter’s you’ll see the famous Pietà by Michelangelo, the funeral monuments of the Popes who are buried in the Basilica, made by the most famous artists, the mosaics, the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Bernini’s Canopy, St. Peter’s Statue, Peter’s Throne and many other fantastic works of art. Should you wish a transfer (to or from the place of your choice) it is available at an additional cost.

Golf Cart & Vatican Combined

You can combine your golf cart tour of Rome with a walking tour of the Vatican and St Peter’s Basilica -totaling 7hrs- on the same day.

• 9.30am pick-up from your hotel, (if located in the city within the golf carts’ range). The golf cart tour covers the center of Rome, all the main highlights, the Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountains, the Pantheon (you can personalize).

• 1.30/2.00pm you will be brought to our offices, very near the entrance to the Museum, to meet your specialized guide for the Vatican Museum and St Peter’s Basilica and we arrange “skip the line tickets”.

It’s possibile to get something to eat during the golf cart tour or near our offices. To get from the entrance of the Museum to the Sistine Chapel it will take between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours, depending on how the crowds will be moving inside the Museums the day of your visit. From the Sistine Chapel the guide will take you directly into St. Peter’s Basilica. With this Private Tour you can dedicate time to things that interest you the most and skip other parts. At the end of the Vatican Tour you’ll be on your own, should you wish a one way private transfer (return to hotel or place of your choice) this is available at an additional cost.

Please Note:
► Earbuds: If you are a group of 8 people or more, you will be travelling on more than one golf cart, earbuds are therefore necessary so that the driver guide can speak to everyone on both carts. The minimum cost is 40 euro total for 8 passengers, each additional earbud costs 5 Euro.
► The golf cart tours are conducted in the following languages: English, Spanish or Italian, for other languages there is a supplement of 25 Euros per hour (minimum 3) on the daytime tours and 50 Euros per hour on the nighttime tours. No language supplement on walking tours (Vatican, Colosseum, etc..).
►If you want to view the map of our golf cart pick up range please click here

Tour the Vatican by night

Visit of the Vatican Museums after sunset, 3 hours. Visits available every Friday between 17th April – 30th October. Opening times from 7:00pm – 11:00pm (latest entrance at 9:30 pm and latest exit from the Galleries is at 10.30 pm). Does not include St Peter’s Basilica as it closes at 6.30pm. This is a great opportunity, especially if you shouldn’t have the time for visiting the place during the day.
The tour itinerary includes the Pius-Clementine Museum, the Candelabra, Tapestries and Maps Galleries, the octagonal courtyard, plus the famous Sistine Chapel, and more..
We can also combine an afternoon golf cart tour of Rome beforehand if you want, of either 3 or 4 hours. In this case you would be picked up from your hotel (or place of choice within the golf cart range).
At the end of the golf cart tour we will take you to meet your guide at our offices near the entrance to the Museum.
One way or round trip private transfer is available at an additional cost (return to hotel or place of your choice).

Tour the Vatican by night

• 7:45 am – Meet your guide by the entrance to the Basilica, where the metal detectors are. Meet your guide where the line for security and covid checks begins (see photo). There is no other way to skip this line, but enter the seat as early as 8:00 am. You reach the place on your own and you are on your own again at the end of the tour. However, you have the option of adding a one-way or round-trip transfer service for an additional fee.

• Take the lift to the terrace and then climb the stairs to the very top of the Dome.

Firstly, we climb up to the Dome. There might be a bit of a line to get into the elevator in the high season, please be patient.
The lift takes you to the terrace, from where you can enjoy a beautiful view of Rome, saving the climb of the spiral staircase of 231 steps, known as “The snail of Saint Andrew”. Besides enjoying the view of Rome, which is surely more impressive from the top of the Dome anyway, you can get some refreshments at the local coffee shop. If the climb to the top isn’t for you, maybe you can at least climb the two ramps that will allow you to look inside the Basilica from above.

• Look down to the interior of St. Peter’s from above and the mosaics before climbing.

Leaving St. Peter’s, you’ll descend to the “Grottoes”, where 91 Popes are buried, starting from the first one, St. Peter. Once out of the Basilica and the “Grottoes”, you’ll stop in St. Peter’s Square, designed by Bernini, and your guide will conclude this amazing 3-hour tour explaining the church’s façade, the obelisk, and the
square itself which was designed by Bernini.

Vatican Museums opening schedule, year 2023

Open Monday through Saturday and the last Sunday of each month, with free admission from 9 am to 12.30 pm; the Museums close at 2 pm. Ticket Office opens at 9 am and closes at 4 pm. The Museums close at 6:00 pm. Notice: visitors must leave the rooms half an hour before closing time. The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel are closed during the following holidays: Sundays, except for the last Sunday of each month, unless it coincides with one of the holidays hereunder:

The closed sections of the Museums are indicated at the entrance. Access to the Vatican is permitted only to visitors wearing proper attire. The admission ticket to the Vatican Museums is valid for visiting the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel only on the date of purchase. Tickets are not refundable.

Strict Dress code for St Peter’s and Vatican Museums.

You will not be allowed inside the basilica if you are not dressed appropriately, and you may be refused entrance. Women: No skirts above the knee. No shorts. No bare shoulders (ie no tank tops nor sleeveless blouses). Men: No shorts (months of July and August shorts below the knees are allowed) . No bare shoulders.
Allowed: Slacks Jeans
(If you are touring Rome in a golf cart the same as these rules apply to the churches you may visit during the tour, Pantheon included. Alternatively bring extra clothing to wear to enter such as a shawl, long skirt, trousers)

Booking

NOTE: We reply to your e-mails almost instantly so, if you don’t get our reply to your e-mail within 48 hours, please check your “spam” folder and/or resend your e-mail to another one of our e-mail addresses and/or call us. For short notice/last minute reservations, please do not just send an e-mail, call our emergency number: +39 337 783 255.

Prices Chart

3 Hours Vatican Private Tour daytime Private guide & skip-the-line tickets included
From 6 people onward	€ 120.00
5 persons, per person	€ 130.00
4 persons, per person	€ 140.00
3 persons, per person	€ 160.00
2 persons, per person	€ 210.00
1 person	€ 350.00

Wheelchair rental, each	€ 30.00
Assistant for wheelchair pushing	€ 60.00
Children 0/5 years, no charge
Youngsters, 6/18 years, 20.00 € off the price
Certified disabled, 40.00 € off the price

3 Hours St. Peter's Basilica, Papal Tombs and Dome Private guide & skip-the-line tickets included
From 6 people onward	€ 80.00
5 persons, per person	€ 90.00
4 persons, per person	€ 105.00
3 persons, per person	€ 120.00
2 persons, per person	€ 160.00
1 person	€ 295.00

Wheelchair rental, each	€ 30.00
Assistant for wheelchair pushing	€ 60.00
Children 0/5 years, no charge

2 Hours Vatican Private Tour by night Private guide & skip-the-line tickets included
From 6 people onward	€ 120.00
5 persons, per person	€ 130.00
4 persons, per person	€ 140.00
3 persons, per person	€ 160.00
2 persons, per person	€ 210.00
1 person	€ 350.00

Wheelchair rental, each	€ 30.00
Assistant for wheelchair pushing	€ 60.00
Children 0/5 years, no charge
Youngsters, 6/18 years, 20.00 € off the price
Certified disabled, 40.00 € off the price

Transfers within the city of Rome (e.g. Hotel/Train station)
8 persons, per person	€ 11.00
7 persons, per person	€ 13.00
6 persons, per person	€ 15.00
5 persons, per person	€ 17.00
4 persons, per person	€ 20.00
3 persons, per person	€ 26.00
2 persons, per person	€ 35.00
1 person	€ 70.00

6 Hours 3 hours Golf Cart Tour AM Combined with Vatican Tour PM. Private guide & tickets included
From 6 people onward	€ 180.00
5 persons, per person	€ 200.00
4 persons, per person	€ 230.00
3 persons, per person	€ 235.00
2 persons, per person	€ 330.00
1 person	€ 605.00

Wheelchair rental, each	€ 30.00
Assistant for wheelchair pushing	€ 60.00
Children 0/5 years, 40.00 € off the price
Youngsters, 6/17 years, 30.00 € off the price
Certified disabled, 40.00 € off the price

7 Hours 4 hours Golf Cart Tour AM Combined with Vatican Tour PM. Private guide & tickets included
From 6 people onward	€ 195.00
5 persons, per person	€ 215.00
4 persons, per person	€ 230.00
3 persons, per person	€ 255.00
2 persons, per person	€ 340.00
1 person	€ 630.00

Wheelchair rental, each	€ 30.00
Assistant for wheelchair pushing	€ 60.00
Children 0/5 years, 45.00 € off the price
Youngsters, 6/17 years, 35.00 € off the price
Certified disabled, 40.00 € off the price

Vatican Private Tours