Rome: Sistine Chapel & Vatican Museums Tour with Breakfast

Rome: Sistine Chapel & Vatican Museums Tour with Breakfast

Museums

Rome: Sistine Chapel & Vatican Museums Tour with Breakfast

From 808.76

Don’t miss the chance to access the Sistine Chapel as a VIP!

Don't miss the chance to access the Vatican Museums before everybody else. You will have the unique and exclusive experience to visit the Sistine Chapel almost alone and get thrilled by this Michelangelo's masterpiece. The amazing The Stories of the Genesis on the ceiling and The Final Judgment on the altar wall frescoes will leave you speechless! This is the place where the Cardinals get secluded during the Conclave for the election of a new Pope. It's a real privilege to see it with very little crowd

65 days Fully refundable when canceled up to 65 days in advance
4 hours Duration of experience
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Experience

  • Explore the many galleries located within the Vatican Museums including Chandelier’s Gallery, Tapestries Gallery, Geographical maps gallery, Raphael’s Rooms
  • Stroll the Pigna Courtyard
  • See the famous Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo’s Last Judgment and Creation of Adam frescoes
  • Have a delicious American-style breakfast inside the Vatican Museums in the beautiful Cortile della Pigna
  • Available option with St. Peter's Basilica ticket

  • Transport (pickup and drop-off from/to the hotel)
  • Vatican Museums expert guide
  • Entrance to the Sistine Chapel before opening time
  • Breakfast in the Cortile della Pigna
  • Professional local guide
  • Available option with St. Peter's Basilica ticket

  • Optional Gratuities

  • This tour does not operate on Sundays and 8, 25, 26 December; 1, 6 January; 11 February; Easter time, 1 May, 15 August, 1 November
  • Please dress appropriately for sacred religious site visits. Legs and shoulders must be covered
  • Time schedule for private tours will be confirmed at time of reservation request, unless differently indicated on the itinerary.
  • Tours start and end at centrally located hotels or areas designated by the client (centrally located).
Important Notes:
  • Please advise your clients, upon their arrival in Rome, to call our office to reconfirm all the pick-up times of their excursions.
  • Prices for museums and sites could be increased or extra fees for temporary exhibitions might be applied by their Managing Companies without prior notice: this is beyond our control and we cannot be deemed responsible for these changes.
These increases are applicable also on bookings previously confirmed: the extra charge will have to be paid in cash at the time of departure if no different indications are given.
  • Please note that the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica are active places of worship. Therefore, some areas may be subject to sudden closures without prior notice. We will not be held responsible for such closures.
Supplements & Notes:
  • Entrance fees to monuments are not included if not mentioned under Inclusions.
  • A supplement may incur for services booked on special dates e.g. festivities, bank holidays, Sundays etc. We will inform about the supplement during the reservation confirmation.
ALL RATES ARE PER PERSON Cancellation Fees: Working days: from Monday to Friday.
  • Up to 65 days before the service date: Free cancellation.
  • From 6 days before the service date onwards: A 100% cancellation fee will be charged.
  • During low season, cancellation conditions may vary and we will notify it at the moment of the booking

Don’t miss the chance to enter the Sistine Chapel as a VIP. With our privileged access to the Sistine Chapel, before any other groups and before the general public, you’ll have the chance to admire Michelangelo’s masterpiece with a few other lucky people.



Get inside the Vatican Museums before they open to the public and be the first to admire the Sistine Chapel! Take advantage of our Exclusive Priority Entrance and avoid the huge crowds.



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Extras / Upgrades
Optional St. Peter’s Basilica supplement Add one more hour to the tour and get inside St. Peter’s Basilica that houses, among other artworks, the G. L. Bernini’s canopy near the altar and the Pietà by Michelangelo. The tour wouldn’t be complete without a walk in St. Peter’s Square, the open space before the basilica, redesigned by G. L. Bernini, an architectural masterpiece of the Baroque age.
  • In occasion of the Papal Audience, St. Peter’s Basilica and Square aren’t accessible on Wednesday mornings
Restrictions
Departures: daily except on Sundays and on religious holidays. Blackout dates: 1st November, 8th, 25th December, 26th December, 01st January, 6th January, 11th February, 19th March, 20th, 21st April, 01st May, 29th June, 15th ,16th August
Highlights
  • Explore the many galleries located within the Vatican Museums including Chandelier’s Gallery, Tapestries Gallery, Geographical maps gallery, Raphael’s Rooms
  • Stroll the Pigna Courtyard
  • See the famous Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo’s Last Judgment and Creation of Adam frescoes
  • Have a delicious American-style breakfast inside the Vatican Museums in the beautiful Cortile della Pigna
  • Available option with St. Peter's Basilica ticket
Includes
  • Transport (pickup and drop-off from/to the hotel)
  • Vatican Museums expert guide
  • Entrance to the Sistine Chapel before opening time
  • Breakfast in the Cortile della Pigna
  • Professional local guide
  • Available option with St. Peter's Basilica ticket
Excludes
  • Optional Gratuities
Essential Information
  • This tour does not operate on Sundays and 8, 25, 26 December; 1, 6 January; 11 February; Easter time, 1 May, 15 August, 1 November
  • Please dress appropriately for sacred religious site visits. Legs and shoulders must be covered
  • Time schedule for private tours will be confirmed at time of reservation request, unless differently indicated on the itinerary.
  • Tours start and end at centrally located hotels or areas designated by the client (centrally located).
Important Notes:
  • Please advise your clients, upon their arrival in Rome, to call our office to reconfirm all the pick-up times of their excursions.
  • Prices for museums and sites could be increased or extra fees for temporary exhibitions might be applied by their Managing Companies without prior notice: this is beyond our control and we cannot be deemed responsible for these changes.
These increases are applicable also on bookings previously confirmed: the extra charge will have to be paid in cash at the time of departure if no different indications are given.
  • Please note that the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica are active places of worship. Therefore, some areas may be subject to sudden closures without prior notice. We will not be held responsible for such closures.
Supplements & Notes:
  • Entrance fees to monuments are not included if not mentioned under Inclusions.
  • A supplement may incur for services booked on special dates e.g. festivities, bank holidays, Sundays etc. We will inform about the supplement during the reservation confirmation.
ALL RATES ARE PER PERSON Cancellation Fees: Working days: from Monday to Friday.
  • Up to 65 days before the service date: Free cancellation.
  • From 6 days before the service date onwards: A 100% cancellation fee will be charged.
  • During low season, cancellation conditions may vary and we will notify it at the moment of the booking
Extras / Upgrades
Optional St. Peter’s Basilica supplement Add one more hour to the tour and get inside St. Peter’s Basilica that houses, among other artworks, the G. L. Bernini’s canopy near the altar and the Pietà by Michelangelo. The tour wouldn’t be complete without a walk in St. Peter’s Square, the open space before the basilica, redesigned by G. L. Bernini, an architectural masterpiece of the Baroque age.
  • In occasion of the Papal Audience, St. Peter’s Basilica and Square aren’t accessible on Wednesday mornings
Restrictions
Departures: daily except on Sundays and on religious holidays. Blackout dates: 1st November, 8th, 25th December, 26th December, 01st January, 6th January, 11th February, 19th March, 20th, 21st April, 01st May, 29th June, 15th ,16th August
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Don’t miss the chance to enter the Sistine Chapel as a VIP. With our privileged access to the Sistine Chapel, before any other groups and before the general public, you’ll have the chance to admire Michelangelo’s masterpiece with a few other lucky people.



Get inside the Vatican Museums before they open to the public and be the first to admire the Sistine Chapel! Take advantage of our Exclusive Priority Entrance and avoid the huge crowds.



The tour comes with pickup service. Just wake up at yo

... See more
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