--- title: Vatican Tour for Kids & Families in Rome with local guide Alessandra lang: en type: tour city: Rome country: Italy price: 310 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 5 reviews: 31 duration_minutes: 150 languages: [en] rank_in_category: 51 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/vatican-tour-for-kids-families-in-rome-with-local-guide-alessandra/ --- # Vatican Tour for Kids & Families in Rome with local guide Alessandra **Guidekin's take:** A private family tour with a kid friendly art historian who turns the Museums and the Sistine Chapel into trivia and scavenger hunts, customised to your children's interests, rated 5 across 31 reviews. Skip the line entry and guide are included at €310 per person, food and pickup are not. Best from about six years old. ## Overview Book a fantastic Vatican Tour with your professional and family friendly local guide Alessandra in Rome! You will love this 2.5 hours experience including the Sistine Chapel and obviously the highlights of the Museums. Alessandra will be able to customize the tour on your interests and needs turning it into a memorable experience for the whole family. You will skip all the entrance lines and have a fun, educative and informative tour playing trivia, scavenger hunts and much more! You will see the Belvedere Court, learn more about the ancient Roman and Greek collections (2000 years old and authentic!),Gallery of Candelabras,Gallery of Tapestries, Gallery of Geographical Maps and of course the outstanding Sistine Chapel decorated by artists as Michelangelo. Alessandra is waiting for your family! ## Key facts - Price: from €310 per person - Duration: 2h 30m - Rating: 5.0/5 from 31 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Operator: Alessandra Tours - Minimum booking: 2 travellers at this price ## What's included - Local guide - Private tour - Professional art historian guide - Guaranteed to skip the long lines - Professional kid-friendly guide ## Not included - Food and drinks - Hotel pickup and drop-off ## Itinerary 1. **Vatican Museums** (2h; admission included) - Discover the Vatican Museums with your kid-friendly guide Alessandra! 2. **Cortile della Pigna** (10m; admission included) - Look around, you can find artworks from Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome until our contemporary age! 3. **Sistine Chapel** (20m; admission included) - The outstanding Sistine Chapel is decorated by artists as Michelangelo Buonarroti and still today the actual place where the election of a new Pope (conclave) take place. ## Schedule - Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat - Departures: 08:00, 08:30, 14:00 - 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 Departure Point: Just outside the Vatican Museums' entrance. Your guide will be waiting for you by the white monumental door holding a sign with your name. ## Good to know - Service animals allowed - Public transportation options are available nearby - Suitable for all physical fitness levels - Children must be accompanied by an adult - The tour is recommended to children aged 6 and over ## How it compares in Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St Peter's Tours Ranked **#51 of 145** by Guidekin's weighted score (rating weighted by review volume). Alternatives worth comparing: 1. [private-vatican-highlights-guided-tour-with-sistine-chapel](https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/private-vatican-highlights-guided-tour-with-sistine-chapel/?format=md) — 4.99 (1486) 2. [rome-complete-early-morning-vatican-tour-small-group](https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/rome-complete-early-morning-vatican-tour-small-group/?format=md) — 4.94 (2766) 3. 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