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Vatican City Private Tour

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Duration

3 hours

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

9 people

Languages

English

Home of St. Peter’s Cathedral and the unrivaled Sistine chapel, the Vatican is a unique place holding 2000 years of religious tradition in its keeping. The world’s smallest city state and high seat of the Catholic Church, it is also the residence of the Pope. Here are preserved some of the most sublime creations of man inspired by his eternal yearning to give expression to the divine spirit

Duration: Minimum 3 hour to a maximum of 5 hours.
Suggested starting times: 
8.30 am, 9.00 am, 1.00 pm.

Take your time and pace with a customized tour of the Vatican. With full attention of your guide, you can be sure to have a fascinating tour.

  • The guide meets you in your hotel or at a convenient place near the Vatican.
  • The tour is customized to address your needs and requirements
  • Breeze into the Sistine chapel and the St. Peter’s Basilica without waiting in a line.
  • Use of visual aids & speak easy delivery make the tour interesting.

Also Available As

Vatican City Group Tour

Vatican City Semi Private Tour

Do’s:-

Wear clothes that cover your shoulders and knees.
Wear comfortable shoes
Consider bringing a pair of binoculars and a bottle of water.
Bring you cameras but remember to deactivate the flash in some rooms.
Have a meal before the tour or a snack in your pocket because it is a long tour.

Don’t’s:-
Do not carry pocket knives or glass bottles
Do not carry large back packs. Photo attached of what is acceptable.
Do not take photos or videos in the Sistine Chapel.
Do not wear a hat inside the holy sights.

  • Modestly accessible using a wheelchair. If possible we would request you to book a private tour.
  • Steps involved and the walking distance is about 2.3 kilometres in the Vatican. Comfortable  sneakers with inner cushions are recommended.
  • The museum allows strollers while the Basilica requires you to park them in the cloakroom.
  • Men and Women are required to cover their shoulders & knees when in the Sistine & St. Peter’s Basilica. Men are allowed to wear dignified shorts coming below the knees.

Means of reaching the Vatican museum:

  • Metro stop Cipro or Ottaviano on Line A
  • Bus 492
  • Taxi to the Entrance of the Vatican museum.
  • The itinerary is not wheelchair accessible unless the person in the chair can stand up, climb and descend a few stairs.
  • Please bring a bottle of water per person.
  • If it is raining, carry umbrellas that are compact and can be folded and not ones that have sharp pokey ends. The long one given by your hotels will have to be checked into the cloakroom of the museum and involves a 1 km walk to get it back again.
  • Carry medium size back packs as large ones will be checked into the cloak room and involve a long walk to get them back.
  • The following items along with the bags will have to be checked into the cloak room: glass bottles of any kind, swiss knives, wine openers, large tripods and large bags.
  • Photography is permitted in most rooms but without flash. It is prohibited to photograph inside the Sistine Chapel.
  • The tour ends in front of the Basilica. You can spend more time inside the Basilica but you cannot go back to the Sistine Chapel nor the Museum.
  • You can also choose to climb the dome on your own, for a separate fee.
  • On Wednesdays the Basilica is closed until noon due to the Papal Audience.
  • In extraordinary cases the Basilica could be closed without notice. This is out of our hands, but will give you an extended tour of the museum and description of the Basilica. Remind you the Sistine chapel is part of the museum and not the Basilica. Refunds will not be offered due to the closure of the church.
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required to conduct a tour.
  • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Bring Umbrellas that can fold and are not long have a pokey end
  • Not recommended for clients who cannot climb and descent stairs
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers

Tours can be cancelled 96 hours before to get a full refund.
Tours cancelled 72 to 24 hours before the tour will have ticket fee retained and only the balance amount will be refunded
Non refund can be issued for tours cancelled 24 hours or less before the commencing time of the tour.

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Highlights

  • 08:00 am Early Bird Vatican Private Tour. ( Premium Higher price)
  • 08:30 am Vatican Morning Private Tour.
  • 01:30 pm Vatican Afternoon Private Tour.
  • 07:00 pm Evening Private tour of the Vatican. ( without the st. peter’s Basilica)( Only Fri & Sat)

Gallery of the Papal Carriages

Carriages from the 1800’s and the Pope Mobile of John Paul II on the day he was shot.

GALLERY OF TAPESTRIES:

Expensy tapestries worked on in Brussels in 1531 based on the sketches by Raphael.

GALLERY OF MAPS:

32 Maps frescoed on the wall of this gallery between 1580 – 1583. Based on the drawings by the great cosmographer Ignazio Dante.

BELVEDERE COURT:

Masterpieces of Greco Roman sculptures from antiquity discovered during excavations are kept here. Michelangelo’s favorite “The Belvedere Torso and The Greek God Apollo” from 320 B.C. are kept here. But the highlight is the marble statue of the Laocoon Group.

ROUND ROOM

The 1800 year old bronze statue of Hercules, the 13 meter wide porphyry basin from Nero’s house in a room which has a striking resemblance to the pantheon.

SISTINE CHAPEL:

Created by the undisputed genius Michelangelo, the masterpieces of this chapel are awe inspiring.

St. PETER’S BASILICA:

Christ told his apostle Peter: “You will be the rock on which I shall build my church.” So on the tomb of St. Peter stands the greatest cathedral of the world.

  • Customised tour
  • Use of Visual aids if the group is more than 6 people.
  • Skip the line Early morning tickets.
  • Well Groomed, entertaining guides.
  • On request the guide can meet you in your hotel
  • Transport cost too and fro to the Meeting point of the tour.
  • Water or Lunch.
  • Tips / Gratuity

3 hours

English

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