Exclusive Vatican at Night Private Tour

Tour Overview

This Exclusive Vatican at Night Private Tour will give you an After Hours experience of one of the most popular tourist attractions in the whole world, without the summer heat, long lines and crowded noisy hallways!

On your private Vatican Museums night tour, you will enjoy privileged access to the Vatican Museums, saving you time not waiting in line. The Vatican’s historical art is one of the richest collections in the world. Your guide will help you see its highlights as you navigate through the museum. The world-renowned highlights include the impressive Greek and Roman statues where you will learn the secrets behind the designs of these masterpieces. Your expert guide will tell you little-known gossip and stories of the Popes who lived in these splendid rooms which now house over 70,000 pieces of art.

Included in your tour is a visit to the Octagonal and Pinecone Courtyard where you will enjoy the beautiful evening. Your guide will make sure you see the renowned Belvedere Torso, an exemplary masterpiece in sculpting that even inspired Michelangelo during his work on the Sistine Chapel. Not to be missed are the various galleries, in particular, the Gallery of the Tapestries, with designs by the great Raphael’s students, and the Gallery of Maps, with 40 panels of painted topographical maps created by Ignazio Danti.

You and your guide will make your way to the magnificent Raphael Rooms as you listen to tales of these masterworks as you stand in the very spot where Raphael spent countless hours painting.

Finally, you will visit the majestic Sistine Chapel, with the delicate evening light reflected from the lunette arched windows, this will be a visual memory that will stay with you forever. Take your time admiring this masterpiece of 8,000 square feet of painting, which took a mere 4 years to create.

What's Included

Guided tour inside the VaticanPinecone courtyardOctagonal courtyardAncient Laocoon statueAncient Apollo statueBelvedere TorsoRaphael rooms"The School Of Athens" masterpieceGallery of mapsSistine ChapelMichelangelos Sistine Chapel ceilingBerninis bronze canopy

What's Not Included

Food and Drink
Gratuities
Hotel Pick up and Drop Off

Your Itinerary

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Vatican Museums

This Exclusive Private tour of the Vatican Museums at Night is a great way to beat the crowds and the heat, and see Vatican masterpieces from a different light, in a soft, romantic evening glow. In the luxury of your very own Private Group you will enjoy the privilege of touring the Vatican grounds in an intimate and personalised way. Enjoy skip the line entry to the museums and explore his vast wonders after the heat and bustle of the daytime crowds has gone. See the Gallery of Maps, the Hall of Animals, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Pinecone Courtyard, Raphael's Rooms and SO much more! Your head is sure to spin with all the incredible Art you will see!

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Sistine Chapel

Of course this wonderful Vatican tour includes access to the incredible Sistine Chapel. Although it is true there is something to be said for the early morning light in the Sistine Chapel, we believe there is even more to be said about its magical evening glow. Rome is famous for its “golden hour” which is that fleeting, enchanted moment just before dusk when the city seems to turn to Pure Gold. This lighting seeps into the Sistine Chapel, through stained glass windows during those late summer sunsets, and it is truly a sight not to be missed.