Vatican Tour: Semi-Private Highlights

Experience the majesty and mystery of the Vatican on our comprehensive 3-hour Highlights Tour. Skip the line and explore the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica with our expert guides.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Discover the highlights of the Vatican Museums, home to the world’s largest collection.
  • Gallery of the Candelabra - Experience the vibrancy of Greek and Roman statues in the Gallery of the Candelabra.
  • Gallery of Maps - Delve into the detailed maps of the Papal kingdom, crafted centuries ago.
  • Gallery of Tapestries…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Entrance fees
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Radio headsets (hear the guide clearly at all times)
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Small group of 10 people
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Food & Beverage
Additional Information

We are delighted to present one of the most extensive 3-hour Small Group Vatican Highlights Tours available, featuring skip-the-line access and a group size limited to 10 participants.
Explore all the essential sights of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms, and the Old Papal Apartments.
A professional English-speaking guide will accompany…

Location
Via Tunisi, 4
Via Tunisi
You will find your Vatican tour guide 'at the very bottom of the Stairs' of Via Tunisi, holding signs that say MAXIMUS TOURS. These stairs are directly opposite the entrance of the Vatican Museum. (We DO NOT meet on the steps of the Vatican Museums entrance you must cross the street).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Olearyaisling8
Oct 28, 2025
Fantastic Tour - Marcello was our lovely tour guide who took us around the Vatican musuems, the Raphael rooms and the sistine chapel of course. Very interesting and so much history to discover. Really enjoyed it.
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Karen_m
Oct 25, 2025
Don’t miss this tour - Excellent tour…..the museum and chapel was very crowded but excellent information and tour. Only difficult thing was taking photos with the crowds
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Dreamer659968
Oct 25, 2025
Enlightening Vatican Museum Visit - Excellent, knowledgable guide. Took the time to explain in depth. Was able to strike right balance between educating the adults and entertaining the children in the group.
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Edith_r
Oct 24, 2025
We love Tatiana our tour... - We love Tatiana our tour guide She was very detailed on everything she shows us Very good experience
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Emily_k
Oct 23, 2025
Perfect Tour of The Vatican - Oh my gosh, I can’t stop thinking about how beautiful the Vatican is. The tour takes you around to the most beautiful rooms and views. Our guides name was Juicy, and she was super fun and knowledgeable. She knew so much about the history and could answer every question thrown at her. I can’t recommend this tour enough.
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N6508ojruthg
Oct 21, 2025
Fantastic guide - The tour was excellent, and our guide Monica was incredibly knowledgeable, helpful and entertaining. We found the Vatican Museums very overwhelming - it was so busy with so many people and so much to see. Also worth noting that the tour is packed so there aren't opportunities to take a break - make sure you arrive fuelled and ready for a busy few hours.
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Roberta_n
Nov 4, 2025
The guide is everything! ... - The guide is everything! The crowd is immense. My first booked tour was canceled Sunday morning at 4:30 a.m. booked months in advance. I was able to book with Maximus on short notice thankfully. Our guide Sara was so knowledgable that it was meant to be that the first was canceled. This is my third time to the Vatican museum! Oh how the crowds have changed! I can't imagine navigating without a guide!
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Carole_h
Oct 16, 2025
Canceled part of our tour - They cancelled our St Peter’s part of the tour a week before saying it was too crowded. Very disappointing. So the guide made up time by showing us Every pope apartment. After awhile it was the same thing. We should have left after the museum.
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Nickf787
Oct 29, 2025
Middling, not our preference - Advantages were queuing to get in was quicker and guide was lively. Disadvantages were you only (as advertised) get to see 'highlights', which in reality means a much truncated tour of this fabulous museum. There is a lengthy pre-tour talk which adds very little and is undertaken in the courtyard outside the main exhibits. Our tour guide tried to liven things up by incorporating members of the group in stories but we would have preferred more information and less play-acting. This is our third visit to the Vatican, the previous two self-guided. Perhaps for a first-timer this would be better than we found it - but I doubt it.
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Keith_t
Oct 26, 2025
No Sistine Chapel. - We found out the morning of out tour that King Charles was in town to visit the Pope. Tour of the Sistine Chapel was not going to happen because of it so we only saw the museum. Crowds were awful.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).