Vatican City Private Tour with Hotel Pick up

Rome, Italy

3 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Spend more time in the Vatican and less time on logistics with this private tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. Cut out the chaos of exploring solo with a direct pickup from your Rome hotel, fast-track entry with a prebooked ticket, and a guide dedicated to you. The Vatican Museums are located in Rome, ensuring easy access during your visit.

See the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica in half a day
Hop inside a private car and relax on the ride between Rome and the Vatican
Use a fast-track Vatican entry ticket to avoid the stress of standing in line
Enjoy personal attention from a private Vatican guide as you explore

What's Included

Private Hotel Pick up
Private Tour Guide
Fast-track Vatican Museums entrance tickets

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Your Private driver will be waiting for you at your hotel lobby holding a sign with your name

Itinerary

Vatican Museums

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Basilica

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
Please Note: We are not responsible for partial closures within the Vatican Museums or the Sistine Chapel. No refunds will be provided if specific areas are closed due to special events. Refunds will only be issued if the entire site is closed and the visit cannot take place.
Visitors with a disability certificate of 67% or more enter the Vatican Museums for free. If the visitor is not self-sufficient, one companion also enters for free. These free tickets cannot be booked online and do not require a reservation. Simply go directly to the Vatican Museums entrance
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

4.1

based on 18 reviews

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Excellent tour

mf72nvgw84, Jul 2024

Stephanie was an amazing tour guide! She went above and beyond to make sure my son saw all the art he wanted too. Highly recommend!!!!

Great tour

Charles_A, Oct 2023

Tour guide was excellent and well informed. Very knowledgeable on the history and art. Enjoyed everything about this tour. Did not have to wait in line. Showed us everything we wanted to see. Great Tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Hi! Thank you for leaving us a review. We are glad to hear that you liked our service. All the Best City Rome Tours

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Alex_A, Oct 2023

Don’t waste your time with this company. They waited until an hour to contact us, they didn’t send a car and they told us our private tour person left. They gave us a “refund” but what other people paid, we were vastly over charged.

Informative

Julianna_W, Sep 2023

The whole tour was beautiful There was so much to see we didn’t have time to climb the Duomo because of conflicting tours on our part so leave enough time for that if you’re interested in climbing it

Horrible- Abandoned MidTour/Refused Refund

Michael_C, Sep 2023

Clearly this tour guide made other plans and had to leave before the end of our scheduled tour. First, we were asked that morning to arrive early for a 2:30 pm tour, which we did. Then the guide rushed us thru the first two parts of the three part tour, taking WAY less than the allotted time, even though we were actively asking questions, and kept trying to stop to see things. Then for the final part of the tour she shows us some photos of the inside of St Peter’s Basilica while standing outside the church and left with over an hour of time remaining. We assumed she left because maybe tour guides were not allowed inside, but when we got inside the church it was filled with tour guides actively giving tours. The published tour schedule for this tour listed St Peter’s as part of the tour. We got none of St Peter’s and a rushed tour thru the other two sites. We immediately requested a refund and we’re told: “We regret to hear about the circumstances surrounding your refund request. Viator strives to make every attempt to address our customers' concerns. Unfortunately, at this time we are unable to offer a refund. As per the local tour operator, they are able to provide the services. We apologize that you were not able to fulfill your travel plans, and hope that we may be of service to you in your future travels.” What does this even mean? “They are able to provide services?” Are they denying she left early? Just horrible!!! We specifically paid a lot of $ for a private tour and we’re treated terribly. This was not our first Viator tour, but it will be our last.

Good tour

Deepak_S, Aug 2023

Hotel on pick up on time, waited at the office for a few mins for the guide, still had to wait in line for security and also while they printed tix inside. Good and knowledgeable guide. They don't drop you back to the hotel. Didn't really have a luxury feel to the tour as we have had with other private ones.

Vatican private tour was...

Niva_S, Jul 2023

Vatican private tour was great, tour guide was very attentive to our needs and catered the tour to our speed. Pickup from the hotel was the only reason I would give this tour a 4 out of 5 stars. Driver picked us up, did not speak any english, dropped us off in the middle of a street and left.

We lost a $600 for nothing !!!!

David_K, May 2023

Nobody gave us a message that the pick up from the hotel is at 8.30, while the trip "Vatican" was supposed to start at 9.15. A day earlier (22 May) we had a "Colloseum" trip start 12pm and pick up was 12pm from the hotel !!!! We had no way of knowing that the car would arrive 3/4 hours earlier on the 23rd of May. We couldn't board because we were at breakfast and still had to do check out from the hotel. We lost a $600 trip !!

Outstanding Private Tour at the Vatican - AAA+++++

Mark_E, Apr 2023

We had a fantastic experience on this tour. Gabriel was one of the best guides and his knowledge on the Vatican was extraordinary. The pickup was punctual and Gabriel adjusted the tour to suite our timeline and interests. Highly recommended and an AAAA++++++++ day. You won’t be disappointed.

Beautiful Tour, Fred was awesome!

Jessica_P, Sep 2022

I left a more detailed review with photos on TripAdvisor but I am just popping in to confirm that you should book this! Rebecca was really great about keeping in touch with me and answering my questions over the Viator app chat. She even called up to my hotel room and gave me updates about my ride to the Vatican day of, a really nice touch. Fred was my tour guide and it was really fun — comprehensive and interesting, he really knows his stuff. He was extremely patient in answering my questions and showing me around and did a great job catering the tour to what I was most interested in so nothing felt like a waste of time and we were very efficient with the few hours we had together. All around this was a great tour and I would not have done it any other way! I really recommend this! Thanks for a wonderful tour of the Vatican, Basilica, and the Sistine Chapel, Fred!! I learned a lot and got some beautiful photos!

Vatican Tour

Terri_F, Sep 2022

St. Peter's Basilica was the best part of our tour!! Our guide Jad was outstanding! Jad was well versed in Vatican history. Every question we had he answered it fully. I would highly recommend this tour future travelers.

Fantastic tour & tour guide

Diane_K, Sep 2022

My husband and I were treated to a comprehensive tour of the Vatican with our tour guide, Fred. Fred was extremely knowledgeable and his presentation was animated. He really brought history to life! I felt he went out of his way to make sure we got a thorough and interesting visit. Thank you Fred!

The Vatican!

Shannon_R, Aug 2022

Our guide was great for this tour extremely knowledgeable however for the cost we wouldn’t do the private tour again. The Vatican was amazing and definitely a must see!

Excellent Vatican Museum tour!

Miguel_D, Jun 2022

Tour operator was very accommodating and responsive. Our tour guide Fred was very knowledgeable and led us through the crowded galleries with skill and efficiency. This was not my first time to tour the Vatican museums but I still learned so much from our guide! I highly recommend this tour!

Easy way to enjoy the Vatican Museum

Mark_B, May 2022

Morning pick up from the hotel was prompt and made things easy. Our private guide was knowledgeable and experienced. The passage to the Basilica was not open, which was disappointing - tip is not to book on Wednesday, when the Pope has audiences. The museum is fantastic. It was high-season so very crowded, which was not a big problem, except when trying to enjoy the Sistine Chapel. This tour provides an easy and family-friendly way to enjoy the Museum.

Musei Vaticani

Nicoletta_C, Jul 2021

La visita con la guida Nicoletta è stata TOP! Grazie mille per avermi accompagnato durante la visita ai Musei Vaticani, Cappella Sistina e Stanze di Raffaello con tanti aneddoti e precisione dei racconti! Le due ore sono letteralmente volate!!!

Response from Host, Jul 2021

Gentile Nicoletta, Grazie mille per aver preso tempo a scrivere della sua esperienza con la nostra fantastica guida Nicoletta! Speriamo di rivederla presto! -Rebecca