VIP Key Master's Tour: Open The Sistine Chapel
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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Latest reviews
Excellent
Amazing. Absolutely amazing. This is the type of tour you dream about. Highly recommend is an understatement. The experience was worth every penny!
Viator customer · Sep 16, 2023 Excellent
Worth every penny! If you are art and history ignorant like myself, the comments from the guide might not be enough to inform bc of the time limit and the amount of work on display
Do yourself a favor and study a little before your trip, so you know what to look for or can better appreciate the details that you'll now get unfettered access to.
The trip itself, and the cost, if it's within your budget, are beyond debate.
Viator customer · Sep 14, 2023 Excellent
What an amazing experience. Early start and into unlocked doors. There were 20 in our group and we had the Vatican museums and Sistine Chapel to ourselves. We did meet the cleaners sometimes!
Great to see all the works of art and the Egyptology section is bigger than the British Museums!
Great views when opening shutters and windows, watched the sun come up over a quiet city.
Friendly and knowledgeable guide. We got 20 mins in the Sistine Chapel, plenty of time to look up, around and down. Got to take lots of pictures too. As we were finishing at 8am the other early tourists were just starting. We could have stayed on for hours more but had a train to catch.
A one off, once in a lifetime experience we won't forget.
Viator customer · Sep 09, 2023 Excellent
Once in a lifetime experience, the cost reflects it but definitely well worth. The opening of doors by the visitors was a plus. The Vatican key master is very polite and engaging.
Viator customer · Aug 23, 2023 Excellent
This tour was one of the most incredible experiences of our lives!! Absolutely stunning! To be the only people in the building was so amazing. Our guide was so knowledgeable. We could have listened to her all day. Highly recommend this tour!!!
Viator customer · Aug 22, 2023FAQs
Walks Tours is an Accredited Tour Operator at the Vatican Museums. What does that mean?
Walks Tours is proud to be an Accredited Tour Operator with an official ticketing agreement with the Vatican Museums.
How many people will be inside the Vatican Museums on my Key Master tour?
Due to high demand, there may be up to two groups (approximately 40 guests total) entering the Vatican Museums at the same time. You’ll still enjoy your VIP tour with your own guide and a small group of max 20 people, and the Vatican Museums remain entirely closed to the general public during this special access — a privilege few will ever experience.
My preferred dates are sold out or unavailable – will you add more?
Our Key Master’s Tour is one of the rarest Vatican experiences, with extremely limited dates set by the Vatican. Unfortunately, we’re unable to add more on demand.
However, you can still experience the Vatican at its most exclusive hours. Our Alone in the Sistine Chapel Tour offers the same rare opportunity to explore the Sistine Chapel without the crowds—either at dawn before the doors open or after closing time. These spots fill quickly, so secure your place while you can!
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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