Skip the Line Private Tour: Vatican Museums and St Peter's Art History Walking Tour

Rome, Italy

Explore the art history of the Vatican Museums and St Peter's Basilica in style on a private walking tour with an art expert - and skip the queues. Accompanied by your own private guide who specializes in art history, you'll enjoy personalized attention on your special private tour of the Vatican Museums, without wasting time waiting in line.

Your fascinating private walking tour starts at the Vatican Museums, where you will take a journey of discovery to the Gallery of Maps, Raphael's Rooms and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. Best of all, when you book your Vatican Museums Art History Walking Tour with your own private art historian, you can skip the line when you reach the Vatican Museums. There's no need to waste time waiting in lines when you're on vacation!

Next, you'll visit St Peter's Basilica to admire the famous artworks by Michelangelo and Bernini, where your private walking tour concludes.

This in-depth private tour of the Vatican Museums and St Peter's Basilica is hosted by an English-speaking guide specializing in art history. Please list any special interests you have (art, architecture, history, culture) at the time of booking to alert your guide, so they can prepare for your private tour.

USD $108.53

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Mark	October 2011
Also an excellent guide. Well worth the money.

Review by: JANICE M	September 2011
Absolutely wonderful! Our guide was very knowledgeable and customized the experience just for us. I highly recommend Viatour!

Review by: Fraser G	June 2011
Wow, what a tour. We were met on time by Valerio where we were quickly led past the very long line-ups into the museum (that alone is worth it the museums are very busy). I have to tell you, what a treat to have an extremely knowledgeable tour guide walk us through the Vatican Museums; I know we would not have learned nearly as much without him. Valerio was patient, allowing me to photograph everything I wanted (except the Sistine Chapel, as no photos are allowed in there) so much so that he happily went over the tour time to make sure we saw everything. The level of knowledge that he displayed about the artifacts/art in the museums was astounding. You could tell he had a passion for what he does. This tour was worth every penny and many thanks to Valerio for his time and expertise! This is a tour is a must and should not be missed if going to Rome!

Review by: Enrico L	May 2011
Wonderful, wonderful tour! It was a private tour, just 4 of us, so it was expensive, but worth every penny. Made everything so much more interesting. Our guide was very knowledgeable, and she made everything come alive. I would do it again i a second with no hesitation whatsoever. The meeting worked fine, there were no lines for us, although we saw very, very long lines for everyone else. I would recommend it to everyone!

Review by: SARAH B	May 2011
excellent - learned a ton- would never have made it through the Vatican without her!!

Review by: Michele	March 2011
Outstanding! Our tour guide was the best!

Review by: Carolyn S	February 2011
We had a fabulous time and our guide, Annalivia, was FANTASTIC. Group of 8, got a lot of information, skipped the lines, and had a great time. The only downside was that there was a mass that Saturday morning, so we didn't get to go into St Peter's Basilica, but of course that is out of the guide's control!

Review by: Leslie D	November 2010
tour guide from Rome was excellent taught us so much. It was the most pleasant experience and my favorite part of Rome

Review by: Narina L, Australia	July 2010
Guido was very knowledgable and explained things that we did not know. We enjoyed the tour.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	June 2009
It was not well marked where to find our guide on this private tour, but once we found him it was just magnificent and worth the extra money to have a one on one type service.

Review by: Anne H, United States of America	October 2008
This tour is an absolute MUST! Be prepared for a lot of walking and incredible views. Our guide was more than we ever could have asked for. She was very knowledgeable and passionate and made the tour a lifetime memory for all 8 of us!

Review by: Anonymous, Oman	October 2008
Our guide was very knowledgeable. She took the time to see to our needs. She answered all questions and brought many of the interesting points to our attention. Even in the crowds of people we felt the privacy of our small group. Most information I have ever received in any tour.

Review by: Javier M, United States of America	June 2008
Outstanding! Our tour guide was fabulous. She was an art history PhD that works at the Borghese Gallery and far exceed my high expectations. I can't say enough about Maria.

Review by: Andrew M, United States of America	January 2008
We had a genuine tour guide. We were lucky to have to reschedule our tour from morning to the afternoon, when there was less traffic in the museums and especially the Sistine Chapel, where you need to just relax and take as much time as you can just to learn about and observe this unique room. We would recommend that for everyone. The selection of the tour spots was great, including the antiquities, tapestries, and maps rooms, Raphael's walls, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's.

Review by: Michelle K, United States of America	November 2007
Our guide was awesome! Very knowledgeable and interesting! This was the highlight of our trip!

Review by: Thomas H, United States of America	November 2007
As far as value for dollar goes, this was the best money I ever spent while on vacation. We avoided all of the long lines and were able to spend our time enjoying the artifacts. Our guide was intimately familiar with the Vatican museums and all of the artwork. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a truly special experience.

Review by: Paul V, United States of America	July 2007
Tour guide had some logistics issues with tickets at the beginning, but seemed interested and knowledgeable during the tour.

Review by: Brian N, Canada	April 2007
Wonderful guide and so knowledgeable, a tour for the four of us. Simply amazing and highly recommended.

Review by: Luano B	April 2007
Wonderful guide and so knowledgeable, a tour for the four of us. Simply amazing and highly recommended.

Review by: Debra P, United States of America	December 2006
Very knowledgeable guide.

Review by: Molly B	December 2006
Very knowledgeable guide.

Review by: William R, United States of America	October 2006
The guide we had was excellent, and shared so many interesting details about the interpretation of all the art works we saw. Highly recommended.