Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Vatican City, Vatican City, Lazio
The smallest sovereign state in the world, kingdom of Christianity and governed by the Pope.
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The immense art collection built up by the Popes throughout the centuries and the Vatican Galleries.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Museo Pio Clementino, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The largest complex of the Vatican Museums, with the Belvedere Apollo and the magnificent Laocoön.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Sphere within a Sphere, Pine Cone Courtyard Vatican Museums, 00120 Vatican City Italy
A bronze masterpiece by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, in the Pigna courtyard, that rotates over a period of time.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gallery of the Maps, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Frescoed with 40 giant geographical maps of the various Italian regions and of the main cities.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
The frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s masterpiece.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The largest church in the world and symbol of the Catholic religion, with its iconic masterpieces such as La Pietà by Michelangelo and the huge Baldacchino by Bernini.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Dominated by Michelangelo’s imposing Cupola and surrounded by the famous Bernini’s double Colonnade.
Duration: 15 minutes
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Brastours, Via Santamaura, 28, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
3 hours(approx.)
Mondo Cattolico, Piazza Pio XII, 12 00193, 00193 Roma RM, Vatican City
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Should St. Peter’s Basilica be closed or not accessible within the scheduled time, the tour will include Raphael's Rooms or the explanation of the Basilica from the outside.
The Raphael's Rooms are not included in the tour and are visited only when St. Peter’s Basilica remains closed to the public or if the Vatican makes the internal itinerary mandatory.
It is forbidden to bring metal objects, big bags and animals (assistance dogs allowed).
It is not permitted to wear shorts, miniskirts and have uncovered shoulders.
No refunds will be issued to customers who are late and miss the tour.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Patrick_F
Our guide Daniela was the best! Highly recommendable to make a tour like this, which lets you skip all the lines, while having such a nice guide
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Posted On : 2024-04-29
Posted By : michelle_g
Terrible! The tour guide didn’t show up and Viator did not refund us. DO NOT BOOK. Buyer beware!!!!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-28
Posted By : Bonnie_B
Loved it! Our tour guide was amazing, was knowledgeable, fun, and friendly. So much to take in, all the historic, and artistic pieces were breathtaking, let alone the architectural of the timeperiods that seem to be timeless. Thank you!
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Posted On : 2024-04-27
Posted By : Ghazi_H
Great tour, wouldn't have been able to navigate the Vatican and its lines without it. Thank you to Olympia for her wonderful organisation and great explanations.
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Posted On : 2024-04-25
Posted By : shaoliang_c
Excellent tour and good explanation by the guide on the history of the places that we visited. It is a 'MUST SEE' when you are in Rome. The Sistine chapel and st Peter's basilica is simply magnificent. Would have love to spend more time inside to admire it's beauty.
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Posted On : 2024-04-25
Posted By : Dennis_S
Our tour guide, Daneilla (sp), was absolutely outstanding!! The tour was beyond our expectations, our guide provided superb narration along the Vatican tour. The audio headsets provided excellent connection with our guide, as she narrated the tour. In summary, my wife and I were very pleased with the Vatican tour of Musuem, Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica.
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Posted On : 2024-04-23
Posted By : Collin_R
Before explaining the negatives of our experience, I do understand the difficulty of managing the tour groups through the extremely busy Vatican Museum. It is crowded and a feat just to get the group through the exhibits. However we were overall disappointed with our experience.
Pros:
Got us into the museum and basilica quickly and easily
Cons:
Skipped Rafeal stanze
Lots of filler and uninteresting commentary from guide
Overall we felt that if we had left the group right away we would’ve had a better experience exploring the museum at our own pace. This might’ve been different if the tour guide provided great insights into the things we did see, but that wasn’t the case, and the things we skipped left us feeling disappointed.
If you are just looking to get a last minute easy entrance due to tickets being sold out, this is a good option, but don’t be afraid to leave the tour group (after returning your headset). We did this in the basilica and it was not a problem. Just wish we had done it earlier.
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Posted On : 2024-04-23
Posted By : N1759GYnataliep
An amazing tour of the Vatican! Paula was a great tour guide and got us through the busy museums efficiently while allowing us time to look at the art. She was very informative and attentive. The tour was a good length, around 3.5 hours and we were allowed to stay in the basilica once the tour had finished. I would recommend this company.
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Posted On : 2024-04-19
Posted By : Amy_G
I can’t imagine trying to navigate the museum without a tour guide and the skip the line access. I enjoyed the tour more than I had expected too. Our guide was very knowledgeable. The 4 stars and not 5 rating is only because our guide laughed when someone asked what she thought was a stupid question, and that’s unacceptable.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18
Posted By : MichV1969
This was a great tour, very well organised. We were picked up from our hotel and taken to the Bras-tours office. Introduced to our guide who was brilliant and had fantastic knowledge of the Vatican. We ere there in Good Friday and it was superb. Highly recommend and don’t forget to tip your guide.!
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Posted On : 2024-04-01
