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Rome: Vatican Museums Private Afternoon Tour with Wine Tasting

Rome, Italy
  • 3 hours (approx.)
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

On this private, two-for-one-tour, you won’t just get to explore the highlights of the Vatican Museums—you’ll also enjoy a classic Roman dinner. Meet your guide directly at your area accommodation, and head to the Vatican Museums, where you have skip-the-line access. Once inside, see the Sistine Chapel and countless other masterpieces. Then, continue to your next stop: a traditional restaurant where you can enjoy a classic Roman dinner with wine tasting.
  • A private tour makes for an intimate way to explore the Vatican
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off are included for your convenience
  • Beat the crowds with skip-the-line access at the Vatican Museums
  • Dine like a true Roman during a traditional dinner out

What's Included

  • Skip-the-line access at the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
  • 2,30 hours professional Guide
  • Emergency number also operational via whatsapp
  • Wine tasting
  • Tips
  • Pickup and Drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Cantina del Duca
    Via Santamaura, 60, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

    Meeting point at the Cantina del Duca

End point

  • Viale Vaticano, 100, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

Operating hours
.4:30 pm

Itinerary

1

Via Santamaura, 60

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

2

Vatican Museums

40 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

3

Stanze di Raffaello

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

4

Sistine Chapel

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

5

Cantina del Duca

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
  • Provide the Correct address of your accommodation , hotel, B&B
  • Provide the correct phone number with international country code
  • One day before 24 please call to confirm the pick up
  • check that you provide all the details to the agency
  • Without this information we can not guarantee the correct service
  • Emergency number also operational via whatsapp
  • One day before please call to confirm the pick up
  • Attention!!! The Vatican Museums reserve the right to change the entrance time according to their own needs.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

4.2
based on 5 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great, fun experience for Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel!

Shanna_L, Aug 2023
We had a tour cancelled last minute by LivTours so we booked this one through Welcome Italy. It turned out great, Driver picked us up near our Air B&B. Driver dropped us off at a restaurant. We met our tour guide inside where we were served a truly delightful light dinner. Wine, apps, and dessert were included with the tour. Loved it! Then we walked with our guide to the Vatican where we started our tour. Guide was very knowledgeable, did a great job providing historical and current information. Skipped right through lines. Never rushed us until the very end because we needed to meet our driver to go home. Did not rush us through the Sistine Chapel, we had plenty of time to stand and gaze around. We did not have time for the gift shop but we took our time elsewhere. Take note, Peter’s Basilica is not part of this tour. It’s only Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Loved it though. Great tour!

The guided tour...

Iulian_Z, Aug 2023
The guided tour throughout the Vatican museum was well planned and enjoyable, but we would have liked the time accorded for the tour to have been longer, at least 3 hours. The transport to and from locations was good as well. However, the dinner/ wine tasting that followed was a complete letdown. Also, it would be better if the time communicated for the tour stayed the same and not changed more than once and in such an unprofessional communication manner. We had no references or more complex communication given from the guide, we didn’t even know her name or any other information about her that is supposed to be given before the tour.

Overall Wonderful tour but discuss logistics beforehand because we had no transportation back to hotel!

bdevine29, Jul 2023
Wonderful day and personable experience! I have mostly pros: wonderful tour guide, lovely dinner, very private experience. The tour itself was fabulous. It was the logistics that we were kinda bummed about. cons: The description notes: "head to the Vatican Museums, where you have skip-the-line access. Once inside, see the Sistine Chapel and countless other masterpieces. Then, continue to your next stop: a traditional restaurant where you can enjoy a classic Roman dinner. A private tour makes for an intimate way to explore the Vatican Hotel pickup and drop-off are included for your convenience" ......... so I chose this tour mainly for the hotel drop off and pickup. We were picked up at our hotel no problem and we were under the impression we were heading right to the Vatican based on the description above. For that reason we had a relatively late lunch because we figured we wouldn't be having dinner til close to 9. They ended up dropping us off for dinner first so we just kinda disappointed because we weren't that hungry because we were under the expectation that we were eating after the tour. This didn't ruin our tour, we just weren't super hungry at the time. Lovely dinner and staff though! We had the restaurant to ourselves and the food was good. Also another disappointment: .....we were not provided transportation back to the hotel. After we left the Vatican our tour guide told us if we needed to get back to pay for a taxi. It clearly states we would be dropped back to our hotel after the tour. Since we didn't account for this extra expense and didn't want to waste $ on a taxi, we ended up walking 1 hour back to our hotel in 90 degree heat which kinda put a damper on our night.

Perfect Vatican tour

Heather_A, Jul 2023
Maria was an excellent guide through the museums. We had just enough time to see the beautiful works of art. My children also enjoyed learning all about the Vatican. It was wonderful!

Outstanding Tour & Dining Experience!

James_H, Jun 2023
Outstanding tour! Highly recommend!!! We were very impressed with the tour guide’s knowledge & how accommodating she was as well!!! The dining experience was a wonderful experience as well!! We loved the restraint chosen by Viator!!

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