Vatican Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

Duration:

3 hrs

Offered on:

Daily (except Sundays) at 10am and 2.30pm

Meeting Point:

Caffe Vaticano in front of Vatican Museums

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

Tour the Vatican Museums with LivItaly & experience over 2000 years of art

Beat the crowded lines & skip to the front with direct access to Vatican Museums

Visit magnificent Raphael Rooms & discover nuances of Renaissance masterpieces

Tour in an intimate small group of 6 people maximum guaranteed

Tour with confidence with LivItaly, a Vatican Silver Member Collaborator

Whether it is your first time in Italy or you are a returning visitor, LivItaly’s Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour is an ideal way to experience the Vatican Museums and get a complete overview of one of the world’s largest art collections. This tour guarantees no more than six people maximum per group, which makes it an intimate experience, so you can fully enjoy your time at the Vatican and with your expert tour guide. Your Vatican & Sistine Chapel Tour will take you throughout all the highlights of the Vatican, taking you from antiquity to Renaissance, passing by modern art. This museum has it all – over 2000 years of history under just one roof!

“Our guide for the Vatican and Sistine
Chapel tour was Luca who was brilliant.
Very informative, patient, and spoke clearly.
The passion he has for the Vatican and
history of art shines through.”
– Justine, New Zealand

Why Take a Small Group Tour?
Vatican Museums are one of the main attractions in Rome, so you can imagine that it can get pretty crowded pretty quickly. Finding the right tour size is crucial to an enjoyable experience throughout the Vatican, avoiding the hassle of large crowds and tour groups. LivItaly’s small group tours offer a maximum of six people per tour guaranteed so that you get a semi-private experience and can navigate the museum with ease. Small group tours allow travelers to get to know their tour guide, and better understand the content of their tour, making for a memorable experience! LivItaly is a proud Vatican Silver Member Collaborator with years of experience to ensure that your small group tour is a memorable one!

ABOUT YOUR VATICAN & SISTINE CHAPEL SMALL GROUP TOUR

Your Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour starts with a warm welcome from your expert tour guide who will accompany you directly into the Vatican Museums with skip-the-line access, so you do not have to wait on any lines! Here you will begin to learn about art which has fascinated countless generations and influenced the origins of western civilizations. Your guide will commence your tour with an explanation of the Pinecone Courtyard and Octagonal Courtyard showing you the new and old of the juxtaposing modern art of Arnaldo Pomodoro and the amazing statues of the Clementine collection. You will then proceed towards the Belvedere Torso, take a spin around the Round Room and admire the Constantine coffins of the Greek room.

“Book with LivItaly Tours.
You absolutely will not
regret it. You will get the
service, incredible expertise,
and very small group
experience of a private tour.”
– Emily, Pompani Beach, Florida

Your Vatican Small Group Tour will also explore the beautiful galleries of the Vatican which include the Gallery of Tapestries, hand crafted tapestries by Pieter van Aelst’s School, created from drawings by Raphael’s pupils! You will also walk through the Gallery of Maps, wall to wall hand painted maps giving you an idea of geographical vision of 16^th century maps. You will then be led to the masterpiece you have been waiting your whole life to see – Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel!

Your small group guide will delight you with information about little-known stories and gossip about history’s popes and artists they commissioned to create works you will see such as the Tapestries, Candelabras, Maps, Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel.

Highlights of Your Vatican & Sistine Chapel Tour

The newly cleaned Raphael Rooms of the Julius II Apartments are sure to take your breath away! You will quickly see the advantage of being in a small group as you easily spin through the afternoon crowds and enjoy the charisma of the great artist Raphael and his revolutionary style. Admire one of Raphael’s master works – The School of Athens and learn about all his contemporary and historic greats he carefully placed within this painting.

Once you have enjoyed the work of Raphael, you and your small group will make your way to the magnificent Sistine Chapel. Considered one of the greatest and most famous frescoes in history, Michelangelo’s masterpiece is filled with stories to make your jaw drop! Your exclusive LivItaly guide will bring to life Michelangelo’s agony and ecstasy and passionately share with you this world treasure.

Finish Your Tour at St. Peter’s Basilica

The Vatican Sistine Chapel Small Group tour will end with VIP access directly into St. Peter’s Basilica for a guided vsit through the most immense and ornate Catholic church in the world. The Vatican Small Group Tour cannot be complete without immersing yourself in Michelangelo’s dramatic statue of the Pietà, a depiction of the Virgin Mary holding her dying child in her arms. Learn about Bernini’s Baldacchino of the High Altar, made entirely of bronze and finish off with a picture-perfect view of the St. Peter’s Square, designed to resemble hugging arms to welcome pilgrims from all over.

Continue Exploring On Your Own!

Your guide will leave the Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour inside Saint Peter’s Basilica, allowing you ample time to continue your exploration, if you so desire, of the Papal Tombs and even climbingto the top of the Dome.

Do you want to tour earlier in the day? Checkout our Vatican Early Entrance Small Group Tour.

PLEASE NOTE:
*St. Peter’s Basilica is an active church and can be closed unexpectedly for liturgical ceremonies. If closed, the time inside the Vatican Museums will be extended. On Wednesday mornings the Holy Father is having his weekly audience in Saint Peter’s Square and due to security Saint Peter’s Basilica is closed. If you book the 10am tour on a Wednesday we can therefore not guarantee access to the Basilica.

*Guests with wheelchair accessibility needs will find difficulty with this small group tour. In order to ensure a barrier-free tour with alternative routes, please book the private version of the Vatican & Sistine Chapel Tour.

ABOUT OUR 6 PEOPLE SMALL GROUP POLICY
When you book a LivItaly Small Group Tour, you are guaranteed one tour guide per group of 6 people. Please bear in mind though that in order to accommodate traveling families and friends, we do on rare occasion make the exception of adding an additional one to two guests in order not to split groups who are traveling together. On that same note, you may find yourself on tour with less than six people. As we accept bookings in multiples of six, math doesn’t always work in our favor to help accommodate individual travelers and their families when on the same tour, so we hope you understand and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Your Vatican Sistine Chapel small group tour guarantees max 6 people (or less) per tour!
Find out why the Sistine Chapel is considered to be one of the most popular pieces of art in the Vatican.
Our top rated guide will lead you to all the highlights of one of the most famous museums.
See masterpieces like the Belvdere Torso, considered perfection in sculpture.
Admire and learn about one of Raphael's master works - The School of Athens.
Continue your tour with skip the line access into St Peter's Basilica.
Take a picture or two of Michelangelo's Dome, a marvel of engineering and art.
End your time with our tour guide just outside St Peter's Basilica in Piazza San Pietro.

This Tour includes:

Sistine Chapel

Pinecone Courtyard

Room of the Muses & Belvedere Torso

Octagonal Courtyard

Lacoon Priest of Troy & Apollo Belevedere

Round Room

Gallery of Candelabras

Gallery of Tapestries

Gallery of Maps

Raphael Rooms

St. Peter's Basilica

Reviews

Great Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

Great experience, would book with LivItaly again! read more

JESSICA VAN LACHTEROP |
Interesting Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

Giuliano was a fabulous and knowledgeable guide and made the tour very interesting. The small group size made it easy to get around, and skipping the huge line outside was a life saver in the heat. read more

Debra White |
Skipped the lines with private access

Today we toured the Vatican Museum the Sistine Chapel and Saint peters basilica. Our guide Pamen, not only gave us intellectual knowledge but gave us local understanding and working knowledge of the facilities and culture. We want to take the… read more

Kerry Tate | United States
Vatican Small Group Tour

Deborah provided an amazing tour, her enthusiasm and knowledge were first rate. Highly recommend!!!! read more

Gil R | usa
Great Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

Great tour. Well done. Tour guide very knowledgeable. Recommend to all read more

Philip Dito |

Price Explanation

Each participant

Adults

18
and over

... 129€ 229.62$ 119.97£ 150.93$

Students

18-26
with valid Student ID

... 124€ 220.72$ 115.32£ 145.08$

Teenagers

13-17

... 119€ 211.82$ 110.67£ 139.23$

Children

3-12

... 114€ 202.92$ 106.02£ 133.38$

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Duration:

3 hrs

Offered on:

Daily (except Sundays) at 10am and 2.30pm

Meeting Point:

Caffe Vaticano in front of Vatican Museums

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

This Tour includes:

Reviews

Great Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

JESSICA VAN LACHTEROP |

Interesting Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

Debra White |

Skipped the lines with private access

Kerry Tate | United States

Vatican Small Group Tour

Gil R | usa

Great Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

Philip Dito |

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Duration:

3 hrs

Offered on:

Daily (except Sundays) at 10am and 2.30pm

Meeting Point:

Caffe Vaticano in front of Vatican Museums

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

This Tour includes:

Reviews

Great Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

JESSICA VAN LACHTEROP |

Interesting Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

Debra White |

Skipped the lines with private access

Kerry Tate | United States

Vatican Small Group Tour

Gil R | usa

Great Vatican & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

Philip Dito |

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