Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Visit all of the most important sights of Vatican City including the Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's, with a private guide with the advantage of avoiding the queue. Meet with your guide and enter the Museums before the general public. Avoid the lengthy queues and explore one of the world's most extensive art collections with an expert local guide on this fascinating tour of the Vatican. Your guide will share the stories and secrets contained within the Museums' walls, pleasures originally meant for the exclusive enjoyment of the Pope. Experience Michelangelo's famous Creation of Adam with you own eyes as you explore the Sistine Chapel and wander Raphael's Rooms. After taking in the Museums, be humbled by the imposing beauty of Saint Peter's Basilica, where you will encounter another of Michelangelo's masterpieces, La Pieta'. For a fascinating finish, you will stop to admire the magnificent Saint Peter's Square, as your guide points out Bernini's ingenious use of optical illusion.
Inclusions: Private guide, privileged entrance to the Museums ahead of the general public, entrance ticket and reservation fee for the Vatican Museums.
Note: Appropriate dress must be worn in places of worship. Clients up to 17 years of age must show proof of date of birth. On Wednesdays and during religious ceremonies it may not be possible to visit Saint Peter's Basilica and Square as they may be closed for Papal Audiences. In this case the guide will provided an extended tour of the Vatican Museums.