Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Destination
Rome, Italy
Duration
4.5 hours
Tour size
Max 25
Language
English
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Overview
Seeing the Vatican Gardens, the Museums, and St. Peter's Basilica in one day usually means juggling three separate bookings and a lot of walking between them. This private tour combines all three into one seamless morning: a bus tour through the gardens, then a private guide who takes you through the Vatican Museums, including the Raphael Rooms and Sistine Chapel, finishing at the Basilica.
- •Ride through the Vatican Gardens by open-top bus, past fountains and manicured lawns most visitors never see
- •Meet your private guide inside the Vatican Museums for a curated walk through its highlights
- •Stand in the Raphael Rooms face to face with The School of Athens
- •Experience the Sistine Chapel's silence already knowing exactly what you're looking at
- •Finish inside St. Peter's Basilica, face to face with Michelangelo's Pietà
What's included
- An open-bus tour of the Vatican Gardens with multilingual audio guide
- Skip-the-line tickets to the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica
- Entry to the Raphael Rooms and Sistine Chapel
- A private English-speaking guide and headset for the museum and basilica portion
You will visit
- Open-top Bus tour of Vatican Gardens
- Vatican Museums
- Raphael Rooms
- Sistine Chapel
- Gallery of Maps
- St. Peter´s Basilica
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What to expect
The Vatican Gardens: manicured lawns from an open-top bus
Begin with a 45-minute drive through the Vatican Gardens by open-top bus, a multilingual audio guide narrating the history as fountains, sculpted lawns, and hidden corners of Vatican City pass by. There are no stops on this portion, so settle into your seat, and watch the gardens unfold before your eyes.
The Vatican Museums: a private guide, straight to the highlights
Your bus tour will lead you to the Vatican Museum, where your private guide takes over for a curated walk through the collection. This includes the Raphael Rooms, and arguably one of its most famous painted rooms, which is home to the "School of Athens" masterpiece - depicting the great philosophers of antiquity. Rather than wandering room by room on your own, you go directly to what matters, with context for each piece as you reach it.
"There is something special about seeing the gardens unfold before your eyes - guests still remember long after the tour ends."
Andrea,
WalksDevour Tour Guide
“Gardens, Museums, Basilica: most guests would book these as three separate mornings. This tour proves it only takes one.”
Valeria,
WalksDevour Tour Designer
Postcards from Rome
Tour guide speaking with visitors inside the Gallery of Maps at the Vatican Museums in Rome
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Tour guide speaking with visitors inside the Gallery of Maps at the Vatican Museums in Rome
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Tour guide speaking with visitors inside the Gallery of Maps at the Vatican Museums in Rome
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Tour guide speaking with visitors inside the Gallery of Maps at the Vatican Museums in Rome
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
Private Vatican Museums with Gardens and St. Peter´s Basilica Tour
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