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Family Friendly Private Vatican Tour Sistine Chapel & Saint Peter

Rome, Italy
Family Friendly Semi Private Vatican Tour including Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter
  • 3 hours
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Families with young children will appreciate this family-focused tour of the Vatican Museums. Skip-the-line access is included, which is essential for fidgety young children. Walk through the galleries with a small group of just 10 people or fewer, led by an art historian guide who will keep the little ones occupied with games and puzzles. Access to the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica are included.
  • Art-historian guide leads you through the Vatican Museums
  • Family-friendly tour for all ages
  • Small group of just 10 people or fewer
  • Commentary aimed toward children keeps them engaged

What's Included

  • Local taxes
  • Blue Badge guide
  • Local guide
  • Professional art historian guide
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Food and drink
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Viale Vaticano, Roma RM, Italy

    at the stairs under the big white gate topped with statues ( museum entrance), the guide will have a sign with your name.

End point

  • Saint Peter's Square
    Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

What To Expect

Vatican Museums

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Sistine Chapel

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Basilica

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Square

10 minutes • 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
  • 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.
  • Near public transportation
  • 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 customer has to bring their own mask. FFP2 masks are required.
  • Social distancing has to be maintained
  • 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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      Great Kid-Friendly Tour of Vatican City!
      Robin_S, Jan 2024
      We loved touring the Vatican! It was so amazing and overwhelming at times but our tour guide made it a wonderful experience for our family. Our boys stayed engaged from beginning to end. It is a busy place but we worth the crowds. The museums were a great way to ease into the day with things building from there. The Sistine Chapel was amazing and I was grateful that they don't allow photography because it forces you to take it in and not focus on taking pics (which won't do it justice anyway to why bother). Our guide gave the boys things to look for in the Chapel so that kept them busy. And St. Peter's Basilica was overwhelming in size and detail. Definitely something anyone going to Rome needs to do at least once.
      The best tour experience with children, we all love it!
      Jeanette_G, Jul 2023
      Sarah was amazing. She engaged since the very beginning and during the whole tour, with my 9 & 6 year old boys. She was also very knowledgeable and considerate of their ages asking questions and teaching them history and fun facts as if they were playing. Thank you Sarah it was a wonderful experience for the whole family!
      Response from Host, Jul 2023
      Ciao Jeanette, thank you very much for your enthusiastic review :)
      Highly recommend!
      Lauren_L, Jul 2023
      This was a great experience.Claudia was amazing! She kept the kids engaged and shared so much of her knowledge
      Response from Host, Jul 2023
      Ciao Lauren, glad you had a wonderful time with CLaudia :)
      Family Friendly
      cella_s, May 2023
      Our tour guide was Claudia. She was very kind and informative. She kept the adults and children (ages 3 and 10) all interested and actively involved in the tour.
      Worth every penny
      Karyn_K, Sep 2022
      This tour was the HIGHLIGHT of our entire visit to Rome. The tour guide was an art historian who was extremely knowledgeable and had many fun facts for my children, (ages 8 and 10) that kept them actively engaged and curious!!! Our entire family learned so much from her and left so happy with our experience. We did the semi private option, but ended up with the tour guide all to ourselves. It seems like it’s a little pricey, but it was worth every penny, honest! I would do it again in a heartbeat 🏛🇮🇹
      Great for family Vatican visit
      Sonali_S, Jul 2022
      Our guide made the Vatican engaging and accessible for our kids. We had young kids (7 and 4) and it was a very hot day. However, our guide was very experienced with how to see the Vatican in a way that keeps the kids interested, energized and happy!
      Wonderful
      Julia_B, Jul 2022
      Very knowledgeable and friendly! Highly recommend! Valeria was very sweet and gave great tour to Vatican
      Great guide Claudia- for families
      Andrea_V, Jul 2022
      Great tour for families! Claudia our guide was so warm and friendly and did an amazing job of keeping our kids (age 7 and 9) engaged and entertained. Well worth it!
      Totally worth it
      Meredith_R, Jul 2022
      Excellent tour for our family. Small group. Not too long and not too short. Just right ! Tour guide was awesome .
      Absolutely Amazing!
      Olivia_D, Jul 2022
      We did the private tour option and it was absolutely worth it! We were so pleasantly surprised when our guide, Francesco showed up, because we had met for our colosseum tour two days earlier! Francesco is the best guide we have ever had—he is so good with kids and explained things in a way that kept them engaged. I highly recommend the private option because it makes traveling through the different areas much easier and it is much easier to interact with your guide. Thank you Francesco for the fabulous learning experience!
      Awesome tour
      Jamie_H, Jun 2022
      Awesome tour! Highly recommend! Our tour guide, Francesco was amazing. He engaged with our 8 and 10 year old and made the whole experience fun and exciting for them.
      Great guide
      Joanna_G, Apr 2022
      Francesco was great with our kids, setting them tasks to find things in both the Vatican museums and the Sistine Chapel. It was a good thing to book a skip the line tour as it was very busy. To be honest, it's tough to get our 10 and 8 year olds enthusiastic about a museum of statues, art and antiques.... and the 2hr tour was their limit... but without Francesco I think they would've struggled.
      Response from Host, May 2022
      Ciao Joanna, thanks for your review. Francesco is great with kids :) I am happy all of you had a great time :)
      Claudia was a fantastic...
      Amanda_H, Dec 2021
      Claudia was a fantastic guide! She was so patient and engaging with my four children. She asked questions throughout the tour and was incredibly flexible. She took the time to walk us through St. Peter's Basilica even though our time had technically ended, and then helped us find a lunch spot near the Vatican as well. We highly recommend Claudia as a tour guide!
      Response from Host, Apr 2022
      Thank you Amanda for your nice review! Claudia is lovely and children love her :) Glad you had a wonderful time with us.
      Amazing experience for kids
      Kristina_P, Oct 2020
      This tour was amazing for the whole family. Our guide Alessandra noticed Right away that our 9 and 11 year love and are extremely knowledgeable about the Greek and Roman gods and she used this to help them explore the Vatican Museums. She was able to find fun ways to engage our six year old as well. She was very attentive to when the kids needed to rest or when they needed an emergency snack break and found a way to make that happen. She made a puzzle out of the Sistine chapel and explained the whole story. Then when we went into the chapel she made a silent matching game that kept the kids very interested in the art work. I would highly recommend this tour for families with children.
      The fabulous Anna!!!
      julia12696, Feb 2020
      Anna our tour guide was fabulous! It’s been days and our three girls are still talking about how much fun they had with her! Fabulous tour!
      Excellent tour
      Nick_S, Jun 2019
      We met our tour guide and were the only ones on the tour, so it was essentially a private tour. The tour guide had a book with pictures and showed our two girls (ages 5 and 8) what to expect when we went inside. During the tour, he spoke directly to the girls, but my wife and I also learned a lot. It was really well done. Really great guide! We took several tours while in Italy and this was the best.
      Everything was easy and efficient, the...
      Gracy A, Sep 2018
      Everything was easy and efficient, the booking, the meeting and most importantly the tour. Our guide made sure that all the children and the adults were engaged and informed, without being dry and boring. The lady was incredibly knowledgable, flexible and friendly and quickly engaged with us all. We highly recommend the tour.
      Perfecto para visitar con niños
      Javier_C, Oct 2021
      El guía Marco ha sido maravilloso para los niños convirtiendo un tour de 3 horas en una forma entretenida y divertida de acercarse a la cultura.
      Response from Host, Nov 2021
      Muchas gracias Javier. Me alegro mucho que tenian un buen rato con Marco. Carmen

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