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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Total Customer Reviews: 288
Verified Ratings
4.8 /5
based on 263 Walks’ customer ratings
Rating summary by category
Latest reviews
Excellent
This is one of the best experiences we have had. It was fantastic to be the first ones in the Vatican and Sistine Chapel. Wonderful experience!!
Verified · Jacque · Nov 01, 2024 · USA · Female · 55 to 64 years
Great
It would have been nice to sit down on the benches in the Sistine Chapel to look at the frescoes while the guide talked.
Verified · Mary · Nov 01, 2024 · USA · Female · 65 to 74 years
Excellent
The best way to see the sistine chaple. Turn lights on,open doors with the keys. It's early but do not miss this tour!
Verified · Robert · Oct 28, 2024 · USA · Male · 65 to 74 years
Excellent
It was so wonderful to see the Vatican Museums without all the crowds. Being the only people in there and helping unlock the doors was an awesome experience.
Verified · Leonie · Oct 26, 2024 · Australia · Female · 65 to 74 years
Excellent
Great tour. Because it’s very early, it would be great if there was coffee available!
Verified · Anant · Oct 24, 2024 · USA · Male · 35 to 44 years
Reviews from our guests
VIP Key Master's Tour: Open The Sistine Chapel
of Walks customers highly recommend this tour to friends or family
Verified rating
4.8 /5
263 Walks’ customer ratings
Guide 4.6/5
Guest Support
4.6/5
Guest reviews
288
total guest reviews
Excellent 245 95.1%
Great 34 11.8%
Good 5 1.7%
Average 3 1%
Poor 1 0.3%
Latest reviews
Excellent
This is one of the best experiences we have had. It was fantastic to be the first ones in the Vatican and Sistine Chapel. Wonderful experience!!
Verified · Jacque · Nov 01, 2024 · USA · Female · 55 to 64 years
Great
It would have been nice to sit down on the benches in the Sistine Chapel to look at the frescoes while the guide talked.
Verified · Mary · Nov 01, 2024 · USA · Female · 65 to 74 years
Excellent
The best way to see the sistine chaple. Turn lights on,open doors with the keys. It's early but do not miss this tour!
Verified · Robert · Oct 28, 2024 · USA · Male · 65 to 74 years
Excellent
It was so wonderful to see the Vatican Museums without all the crowds. Being the only people in there and helping unlock the doors was an awesome experience.
Verified · Leonie · Oct 26, 2024 · Australia · Female · 65 to 74 years
Excellent
Great tour. Because it’s very early, it would be great if there was coffee available!
Verified · Anant · Oct 24, 2024 · USA · Male · 35 to 44 years
Excellent
Being in the Vatican museum before it opens to the public was a magical experience - opening the doors and turning on the lights to the galleries with the Vatican keymaster was wonderful
Verified · Timothy · Oct 22, 2024 · USA · Male · 55 to 64 years
Excellent
The Key Master Tour did not disappoint! Our guide, Barbara, gave us so much information as she and the Key Master guided us through The Vatican museum allowing us to unlock doors and turn on lights. To be able to experience everything in such an intimate setting was breathtaking!
Verified · Meredith · Oct 10, 2024 · Bahamas · Female · 45 to 54 years
Excellent
We took the early morning Key masters tour and it was unbelievable. Last year we did a private tour with a skip the line. The crowds were miserable. This year we booked the Key Masters. It is not just a tour but an experience. Well worth the cost. I would highly recommend! Our tour guide was amazing. Just imagine being in each of the museums and Chapel with a small group of 20! No words. Enjoy your experience!
Verified · Patty · Oct 09, 2024 · USA · Female · 65 to 74 years
Excellent
This is the most memorable tour of our trip. Being able to enter the Vatican with only 20 people and use the keys to open doors to different areas of the museum is amazing, but to open the Sistine Chapel is a once in a lifetime experience. Highly recommend.
Verified · Karen · Oct 08, 2024 · USA · Female · 55 to 64 years
Excellent
Do you have a similar tour for the Basilica to go early meet the pope
Verified · Ricki · Sep 27, 2024 · Japan · Female · 65 to 74 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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