VIP Key Master's Tour: Open The Sistine Chapel

238 reviews

2 hours

Max 20

Why take this tour?

Highlights

  • Join the Vatican's Key Master, opening the Vatican Museums for the day
  • Spend two hours inside the museums alone with your small group
  • Follow an official Vatican guide, sharing context in each of the galleries you visit
  • Spend as much time as you desire inside the Vatican after your tour
  • Sites Visited
  • Vatican Museums
  • Sistine Chapel
  • Raphael Rooms (Stanze di Raffaello)
  • Belvedere Courtyard (Pinecone)
  • Octagonal Courtyard (Apollo Belvedere & Laocoön)
  • Gallery of the Candelabra
  • Gallery of Maps
  • Gallery of the Tapestries
  • Tour Includes
  • Official English-speaking Vatican guide
  • Expertly guided walking tour
  • Entrance ticket to the Vatican Museums

The most incredible Vatican experience ever imagined

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Total Customer Reviews: 238

Verified Ratings
4.8 /5
based on 213 Walks’ customer ratings
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Guest Support
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Latest reviews
Excellent
The only way to see the Vatican. Truly a special experience. Will have lasting memories of this experience.
Verified · Douglas · Jul 21, 2024 · USA · Male · 55 to 64 years
Excellent
The Vatican Museum Sistine Chapel Key Masters Tour is a one-of-a-kind awesome experience! Our guide was the absolute best! Shes a gem - I think her name was Julianna and Im sorry if Im wrong because she made the tour excellent! Of course seeing all the amazing works will be remembered for a lifetime! Everything was just as it was supposed to work! You cannot go wrong with the Walks Key Masters Tour!!
Verified · Dorie · Jul 15, 2024 · USA · Female · 65 to 74 years
Excellent
The tour guide was excellent Sara Bongirolami was our guide. She is very knowledgeable about the history and current culture of the vatican museums. She provided a very unique small group experience that 90% of the general public may never see, the experience of the key master tour and using the keys to open the vatican museum is not one to be passed up if you have the chance to do it. No crowds, you and 19 other people are there and you have the entire museum to yourself and an excellent guide. One thing to note yes the key master tour is always a small group but remember to succeed with viewing the history and getting the most out of the key master tour is matter of how good your guide is navigating the museum in 2 hours which in my opinion is very challenging for a guide to accomplish but sara made it look like a breeze and shes very proficient at what she does it felt like i got every bit of the museum by ourselves with alot of detail. We are so pleased with our guide i want to contact the tour operator when i come back to italy and ask for her exclusively for several tours we want to do because of her passion and knowledge of roman and vatican history
Verified · David · Jul 12, 2024 · USA · Male · 35 to 44 years
Excellent
This private tour is an absolute MUST for everyones bucket list and our guide Rosa made it even more memorable with her extensive knowledge and passion for the rich history of the Vatican and its spectacular art and architecture. It was hands down one of the most incredible experiences of our lives. The privilege of viewing the Sistine Chapel and Vatican museum with an intimate group is something you will never forget. We can never thank Rosa enough for giving us this experience of a lifetime. Erin and Stephen
Verified · Erin · Jul 11, 2024 · Canada · Female · 55 to 64 years
Excellent
This is an unbelievable experience, I can not say enough about how amazing and exclusive this was. To have the Vatican Museum to yourself for the morning, still, quiet, calm, taking whatever photos you like with nobody in them, priceless. Later in the day if you stay you will see the crowds of people you didn't deal with, you will see the tour groups huddled around signs in the sun outside because they are not allowed to talk inside where your tour guid could. This is an expensive tour for a reason.
Verified · Evan · Jul 02, 2024 · USA · Male · 45 to 54 years

FAQs

Is this tour accessible for wheelchairs, strollers or for those with mobility impairments?
Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments, or for wheelchairs or strollers. Please contact the Guest Experience team at [email protected] or call +39 068-596-0143 (Italy) or 888-683-8670 (USA) to make alternative arrangements.

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