Family-Friendly Vatican Tour for Kids with Sistine Chapel & St Peter's Basilica

Rome, Italy

Budget Friendly Vatican Tour for Kids with Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica

3 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

With ancient treasures, beautiful architecture, and spectacular frescoes round every corner, the UNESCO–listed Vatican ranks among Rome’s must-see attractions—but the weight of history can make visiting a challenge for youngsters. On this fully interactive and child-friendly skip-the-line tour, explore the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and Saint Peter’s Basilica with your guide, and hear the secrets of the Vatican in a way the whole family can enjoy.

Engaging and interactive family-friendly tour of the Vatican
Visit the Sistine Chapel, Saint Peter’s Basilica, and more with your guide
Beat the queues and save time with skip-the-line admission
Hear the secrets of the Vatican in a way kids can enjoy and appreciate

What's Included

Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Local guide
Professional art historian guide
Local taxes

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Caffè Vaticano
viale, Viale Vaticano, 100, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
at the stairs outside the Vatican museums, under the big white monumental door (street address is viale Vaticano ). Your guide will have a sign with your name.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Vatican Museums

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Basilica

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
READ CAREFULLY: Because of the growing popularity of the current pope Francis and his intense activity in organising mass events in the Vatican some areas might get closed last minute without previous notice. This has already happened this year and can happen again during you Vatican tour: the Sistine chapel and/or the Basilica of Saint Peter might not be accessible. In case of such events our tour guide will provide you with a valuable alternative focusing the tour inside the Vatican museums.
The tour is tailored for 6 + years old kids. Younger kids are welcome to join of course but keep in mind that they may be not fully engaged.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

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Excellent for our tween and teen and for the parents

Angie_D, Apr 2024

Maria was an excellent tour guide. She was extremely patient with all our questions about religion and history. My 12 year old daughter walked with her and asked questions the whole time. Maria was very patient. 3 hours went by so fast!

Excellent Vatican family tour

Stacey_B, Mar 2024

Valeria was our tour guide for the Vatican- she was really amazing! Her knowledge seemed endless and she did an incredible job engaging our 15 yo and 11 yo children. We all learned so much and I definitely feel the tour was well worth the money!

Sara was so knowledgeable...

ThuHien_N, Sep 2023

Sara was so knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a lot, specifically my son. Got to skip long line with only family and Sara guide us around, totally worth it during huge crowds in Vatican. The direction was a bit confusing, make sure call and ask for exact meeting point if first time there. Highly recommended

Highly recommend

Dan_O, Aug 2023

Claudia was an excellent tour guide and helped us navigate the Vatican sites efficiently and away from the heat and crowds. She kept our children engaged and gave us a very pleasant tour.

Great tour with a great guide

Jonathan_M, Jul 2023

Great tour guide. Very good with the kids. Kept them interested and taught them about what they were seeing in a way they could relate to and easily understand. The activities the children were given were also appreciated and made the experience even better. The only issue was the tour start location provided was incorrect. Causing us to walk in the opposite direction of the Vatican entrance with children up a hill in 37Celcius and then walk back (1.2km).

Amazing tour -- highlight of our visit to Rome!

Chelsea_R, Jul 2023

Donato truly brought this tour to life and the entire family enjoyed the experience and learned so much! He was engaging with our nine and seven year-olds, coming prepared with games, visual aids, and age-appropriate explanations for all of the history and art that we encountered. Donato is incredibly knowledgable, provided toughtful answers to questions, and was mindful of moving at an appropriate pace for the kids and my mother-in-law. This was our first guided tour in Rome and Donato set a very high standard. I cannot rate him highly enough and would recommend this tour without hesitation.

Vatican with Kids

Wayne_G, Jul 2023

Great private tour with our guide Valeria. Easy meeting point to find and we skipped all lines on a very very hot day. Valeria focused on keeping it interesting and engaging for our two girls (15 and 11) in blistering heat. She also made sure to get us passed all the crowds inside and focus on the most interesting and important details throughout. There are so many hidden details you would never see without this kind of guide service. Highly recommended and worth the extra cost for such personal and professional service.

Great

Celia_W, Jul 2023

Sara was our guide and she was great. She kept our six year old very engaged despite the heat. She was knowledgeable and friendly. We were happy having chosen to do this tour and would recommend it.

Excellent experience

Irene_C, Jun 2023

A huge Thank-you to Franchesco who meet us at the museum steps on time. We truely did skip the lines that were as long & deep as the eye could see. Franchesco was passionate & very knowledgeable. He made the whole experience fun & interesting for our three boys (aged 14, 13 & 11) as well for us. It was so busy but with Franchesco’s navigation we shuffled through & saw & understood the many remarkably amazing sculptures, paintings etc. A truely fantastic experience for all 5 of us - our children didn’t complain once despite the huge number of people we were surrounded with not to mention it was also 31c so very hot. Worth booking this tour. Thank you Franchesco!

Nice experience

Justyna_T, Jun 2023

The guide was very knowledgeable but wasn't as kid friendly as I had hoped. The kids were bored after a short while. That said, I know it's hard when you're an art history major to be full of expression. But he did the job well, but more suited for adults only.

Best Tour of our trip!

Nancy_B, Jun 2023

Our guide, Tom, was absolutely incredible. He kept the kids engaged two weeks into a long trip with lots of museums. We will absolutely be back to see him again and have already highly recommended him to friends.

Francisco was amazing! A...

Amber_D, Jun 2023

Francisco was amazing! A terrific guide - very knowledgeable and extremely personable. Would take another tour with him any time.

Great experience with teens

Shenila_M, May 2023

Paola was very knowledgeable and really nice with kids. We all enjoyed her tour. Highly recommend using her.

Worth every penny

Evaleila_P, Apr 2023

Francesco gave us an amazing tour of the Vatican museum, Sistine chapel, and St Peter’s Basilica. He engaged our children, aged 9 and 11, throughout, asking them questions and making them feel really involved. His enthusiasm was contagious and we all really enjoyed our time with him.

Excellent Tour for the Whole Family

Laurie_W, Sep 2022

We loved this tour and it was great for our whole family of 7 with 2 adults and 5 children (ages 16, 14, 12, 9, and 6). Francesco was easy to meet up with, explained things very well, and made the tour interesting for the whole family. We highly recommend this tour.

I booked this tour so...

Kathryn_F, Apr 2022

I booked this tour so that my eight year old would learn about the sites and stay engaged. It was well worth it. Francisco was an excellent guide. We were a little disappointed that the tour did not include going inside St. Peter's, but we could have gone in on our own afterward, if we had been willing to wait (the line was long).

Excellent tour with kids in the Vatican

Joanneke_d, Aug 2020

Our guide M was really friendly and obviously experienced with guiding kids (4 and 5). She gave them enough challenges to keep them busy!

Les merveilles du Vatican

l_b, Jul 2022

La guide Paola a été parfaite pour cette magnifique visite avec mes filles. L'histoire du Vatican et les anecdotes plaisantes pour les enfants. Je recommande vivement cette expérience.

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