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10 Best Private Tours At The Vatican

Vatican classics, reviewed.

The 10 private tours travellers actually book around the Vatican right now. Each one is reviewed for the access tier, the operator, the price and the time of day it lands on the chapel.

10 Best Private Tours At The Vatican

Private Vatican Highlights Guided Tour with Sistine Chapel

Private Vatican Highlights Guided Tour with Sistine Chapel - Vatican Museums skip-the-line: Maps, Raphael, and the weird details

1.Private Vatican Highlights Guided Tour with Sistine Chapel

Most Popular★ 5.0

A private, English-guided Vatican Highlights tour with skip-the-line entry, Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms, and VIP St. Peter’s access.

“Dario was a fabulous tour guide, our favorite in a week of tours. He was highly knowledgeable and extremely helpful, considerate of our styles and preferences, and made the extraordinary experience of the Vatican even more special. Not enough stars to award.”

983 reviews3 hours 15 minutes (approx.)From $302.32by LivTours

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Private Vatican Museums Tour with Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica

Private Vatican Museums Tour with Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica - Before you go: the meeting point and what to expect on arrival

2.Private Vatican Museums Tour with Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica

★ 4.5

Private Vatican tour with reserved skip-the-line access, expert guide in English, and guided stops at the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica.

“Very organized private tour. Georgia provided an awesome tour and provided great detail! Our tour group was able to skip the long lines and walked through all entries with no issues.”

547 reviews3 hours (approx.)From $362.79by City Wonders Ltd

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Luxury Private Full-Day Rome Tour from Civitavecchia Port

Luxury Private Full-Day Rome Tour from Civitavecchia Port - Castel Sant’Angelo: The Easy Win for Tiber Views

3.Luxury Private Full-Day Rome Tour from Civitavecchia Port

★ 4.5

Cruise-port private Rome tour with a driver waiting at your ship, included Vatican stops, and a paced day of icons plus audio guide.

“This was the best trip I could have ever booked for us to see Rome. Andrea the most wonderful driver, filled us in on all the history about what we were going to see next. Pulled us up right in front of the landmarks, we saw 10 times more than those who were on big…”

317 reviews8 hours (approx.)From $408.93by Cruising Rome

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Vatican City: Sistine Chapel, Museums, Basilica Private Tour

Vatican City: Sistine Chapel, Museums, Basilica Private Tour - Vatican Museums: the courtyards and galleries you’ll remember

4.Vatican City: Sistine Chapel, Museums, Basilica Private Tour

★ 4.8

Skip-the-line private tour of Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica with a live guide in 4 hours.

“Yevgen was exceptional! Our tour was thorough and educational. We saw everything we wanted and he took great care of my mother who needed a wheelchair. Personable and knowledgeable! I would recommend him highly”

158 reviewsFrom $717.06by Crazy4rome srls

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Rome: Semi-Private Vatican, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

Rome: Semi-Private Vatican, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour - Meeting Via Germanico and The Timing Rules You Must Follow

Private Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel tour

Private Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel tour - Vatican Museums: what you’re actually getting in 2.5 hours

6.Private Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel tour

★ 4.0

Private Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour for up to 6 people, with priority entry, headsets, and guided stops in St. Peter’s.

“We had a great experience! Tour guide was very knowledgeable and funny. Would definitely recommend this trip and this tour operator. Will definitely use them again”

155 reviews3 hours (approx.)From $178.54by 7 HILLS TOURS

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Exclusive Private Tour: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica

Exclusive Private Tour: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica - Starting in Borgo Pio: meet like a local, not like a tourist line

Vatican and Sistine Chapel at Night Private Tour, Top-Rated Guide

Vatican and Sistine Chapel at Night Private Tour, Top-Rated Guide - Skip-the-line after-hours entry and what it buys you

8.Vatican and Sistine Chapel at Night Private Tour, Top-Rated Guide

★ 5.0

Skip-the-line private Vatican tour at night, with hushed museums and a softly lit Sistine Chapel, ending in St. Peter’s Square.

“This tour should be renamed. It’s very misleading by saying Vatican Tour & Sistine Chapel. Only includes the Vatican Museum and not St Peter’s Basilica. Also, our tour guide made us feel rushed the entire tour. Once we went through the Sistine chapel in 15 minutes, the staff were literally kicking us out because they…”

113 reviews2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $308.39by LivTours

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Private Tour Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica

Private Tour Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel & St Peter's Basilica - Meeting point at Via Tunisi: arrive ready to go

9.Private Tour Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica

★ 4.5

Private Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica tour in English with a Blue Badge guide, skip-the-line access, tickets included.

“A private tour is the only way to go. Stephania was very knowledgeable and actively showed and discussed the incredible amount of history and art we saw. Without her guidance, I would have walked past the truly remarkable pieces we saw.”

92 reviews3 hours (approx.)From $362.81by City Rome Tours

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Private Vatican & Sistine Chapel Tour for Kids & Families

Private Vatican & Sistine Chapel Tour for Kids & Families - Vatican Museums with a kid-forward route (and real focus)

10.Private Vatican & Sistine Chapel Tour for Kids & Families

★ 5.0

Private Vatican and Sistine Chapel tour in Rome for families, with priority entry, kid-friendly guide, and skip-the-line access.

“Maria was an outstanding tour guide! She really made the Vatican come to life for our three young children. She was engaging, incredibly knowledgeable, and patient, bringing pictures and games that kept their attention and taught them so much about the history of this place. I can’t recommend this tour enough!”

81 reviews2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $360.83by Rome Tours with Kids by Maria and her team

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