--- title: Private Rome Historical and Early Vatican Guided Tour lang: en type: tour city: Rome country: Italy price: 240 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 5 reviews: 35 duration_minutes: 60 duration_max_minutes: 180 languages: [en, it, es] rank_in_category: 42 of 145 (Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St Peter's Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-09-12 data_updated: 2026-09-12 canonical: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/private-rome-historical-and-early-vatican-guided-tour/ --- # Private Rome Historical and Early Vatican Guided Tour **Guidekin's take:** A private tour with a guide born and raised in Rome who covers the papal collections, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's in one early visit, rated 5 across 35 reviews. Skip the line tickets and the guide are included at €240 per person. Fully wheelchair accessible, and the length flexes with what you want to see. ## Overview Skip-the-line tickets! Discover the Eternal City, rich in history, with a passionate and terrific guide born and raised in Rome. Enjoy every detail, I'll make your first experience in my city an unforgettable, unique and fun one! Come with me to see the private collections of the Popes in the Vatican Museums, the magnificent Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo, the largest Basilica in the world, St. Peter's. Catholic tradition holds that the basilica is the burial site of Saint Peter. Rome is a city to be discovered there are many available tours. I wait for you! ## Key facts - Price: from €240 per person - Duration: 1h–3h - Rating: 5.0/5 from 35 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Operator: Private Guide of Rome - Baruffi Cristina - Minimum booking: 2 travellers at this price ## What's included - Guide Service - Skip the line Entrance Tickets ## Itinerary 1. **Vatican Museums** (3h; admission included) - The tour includes Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Basilica of St Peter. The Sistine Chapel is one of the greatest treasures of the Vatican City, of Rome and of the world. It is known as much for its decoration, as for being the temple in which popes are chosen and... ## Schedule - Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat - Departures: 9 start times between 08:30 and 15:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-09-12 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations. ## Meeting point Vatican Museums Entrance ## Good to know - Wheelchair accessible - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Service animals allowed - Public transportation options are available nearby - All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible - Suitable for all physical fitness levels ## How it compares in Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St Peter's Tours Ranked **#42 of 145** by Guidekin's weighted score (rating weighted by review volume). 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