This Exclusive Vatican Evening Private Tour will give you an After Hours experience of one of the most popular tourist attractions in the whole world. Avoid the summer heat, long lines and crowded noisy hallways and allow yourself to appreciate and experience the Vatican and Sistine Chapel to their fullest potential. Our 3 hour experience includes skip-the-line access, and your very own private group. Your expert tour guide is sure to give you a more intimate experience, along with a chance for you to interact with and ask all the questions you wish, go at your own pace, and have closer access to sites.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Private, Professional and Local Tour Guide
✔ Extensive Tour of the Vatican Museums at your very own pace in your private group
✔ Admire the Sistine Chapel in the enchanted lighting of the evening hours
✔ Skip the Line Exclusive Entry into the Vatican After Hours
✖ Food and Drink
✖ Gratuities
✖ Hotel Pick up and Drop Off
Departure & Return
Departure:
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The meeting point is in front of Caffe Vaticano on Viale Vaticano 100. Your guide will be holding a sign with our company name. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Itinerary
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Vatican Museums
This Exclusive Private tour of the Vatican Museums at Night is a great way to beat the crowds and the heat, and see Vatican masterpieces from a different light, in a soft, romantic evening glow. In the luxury of your very own Private Group you will enjoy the privilege of touring the Vatican grounds in an intimate and personalised way.
Enjoy skip the line entry to the museums and explore his vast wonders after the heat and bustle of the daytime crowds has gone. See the Gallery of Maps, the Hall of Animals, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Pinecone Courtyard, Raphael's Rooms and SO much more! Your head is sure to spin with all the incredible Art you will see!
Duration: 1.5 hours
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Sistine Chapel
Of course this wonderful Vatican tour includes access to the incredible Sistine Chapel. Although it is true there is something to be said for the early morning light in the Sistine Chapel, we believe there is even more to be said about its magical evening glow. Rome is famous for its “golden hour” which is that fleeting, enchanted moment just before dusk when the city seems to turn to Pure Gold. This lighting seeps into the Sistine Chapel, through stained glass windows during those late summer sunsets, and it is truly a sight not to be missed.
Duration: 30 minutes
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St. Peter's Square
Your comprehensive Vatican tour concludes with VIP entrance directly into St. Peter’s Basilica without standing in the long lines. Walking through the Basilica, you will learn all about the secrets of the magnificent and ornate decorations, sculptures, altars and chapels. Visit Michelangelo’s Pieta and walk down the main nave to admire the dome he designed that sits on top of the largest Catholic church in the world.
NOTE: The passage between the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Basilica is currently closed due to covid-19 physical distancing measures. This means that in order to enter the Church your tour will need to go around the Vatican State walls. we will do our best to include a tour of the Basilica, but this may not always be possible due to the distance between the sites and the security line. In the event, this would not be possible, our guides will ensure a complete orientation of the Basilica so that you will collect the information prior to your visit.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Access to the Raphael Rooms is contingent upon crowd conditions, timing constraints, and guard-regulated routes. Including them may not always be feasible. In these cases, your tour guide will exercise discretion to adjust the itinerary, ensuring a high-quality experience.
• Dress code required in places of worship-knees and shoulders covered for both men and women.
