Fast Access Private Vatican & Sistine Chapel Kids & Families Tour
Description
Visiting museums and churches is not always fun when you have children but, we have designed this tour to specifically appeal to families with children. This skip-the-line 3-hour tour of the Vatican and Sistine Chapel can be customized to specifically appeal to your family. Everyone will enjoy this interactive tour and will have fun solving the quizzes and answering trivia questions. There will be scavenger hunts and many more activities involving the whole family and maybe a few prizes to win!!
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This is a tour for everyone in the family to enjoy – a private 3-hour tour of the Vatican and Sistine Chapel. Designed with children in mind there is skip-the-line access so no waiting in queues! It is an interactive tour that we are sure the children will love as they learn about the magnificent art collections housed in the Vatican Museums. There are visits to the famous Raphael’s Rooms and the Gallery of Maps as well as of course the Sistine Chapel to see Michelangelo’s Pieta and finally the breath-taking Saint Peter’s Basilica. There are games for the kids to play and prizes to be won whilst exploring the wonders of the museums. You will see Greek and Roman sculptures and the sarcophagi of Empress Helena and Constantina, the mother and daughter of Constantine the Great. The tour takes you through the Gallery of the Candelabra, Galley of the Tapestries, Sobieski Hall and much more.
Then of course the most visited place within the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” and frescoes depicting Bible stories including the Creation of Adam. The Sistine Chapel is still very much in use today and is the place where new Popes are elected.
The tour is designed to encourage the active participation of the children and your guide will ensure that the tour is customized to make it a unique family experience, full of wonderful memories. Your tour ends in Saint Pater’s Square, next to the taxi and bus station.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- READ CAREFULLY: Because of the growing popularity of the current pope Francis and his intense activity in organising mass events in the Vatican some areas might get closed last minute without previous notice. This has already happened this year and can happen again during you Vatican tour. In case of such events our tour guide will provide you with a valuable alternative focusing the tour inside the Vatican museums.
- Please note that due to Jubilee restrictions, access to the Basilica is not accessible. In any case, you can go there after the tour by yourselves, queuing.
Reviews(3)
Our family tour with Claudia was Awesome! She is a wonderful and informative guide. Claudia was caring and patient with the slower members of the family as well as kept my 7 y.o. granddaughter engaged. I don't know if you can request her as a tour guide, but book this tour!
Our guide Francesco made the tour memorable. He kept our kids (8 and 10) interested throughout the tour. He was very knowledgeable and friendly and I definitely recommend him and the tour to families.
From the outset, the tour guide Francesco was brilliant and quickly got the boys interested in treasure hunts and searching for items/images around the site. Francesco quickly tapped into what our children liked and was able to link their likes into areas in the Vatican. Our tour guide was able to answer questions and explained the stories (history) behind the art and artists and weaved the history through before finishing at St Peter's. The site itself was amazing and i could have spent all day there apart from two tired 5&7 yr olds. So much history and art. Pick up from our private apartment was on time and we had no problems with getting to the Vatican or getting inside. This was definitely value for money and i highly recommend. I would do this again even if i didn't have the kids.
