Your Night at the Museum!
EXPLORE THE VATICAN IN THE MOONLIGHT HOURS… AND FEEL A TOTALLY DIFFERENT VIBE!
Description
(SEASONAL: MAY-OCT EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT)
Due to limited entrance allotments, This night tour lets you avoid the crowds and the Roman heat, while still seeing everything on your list!
That’s why this tour earns our stamp of approval… and our guest’s too… time and time again!
You’ll enjoy an immersive and wide-ranging visit, just like you would during daylight hours… but special evening-time perks make this experience a little more exciting than the daytime shuffle. This tour is a spectacular way to discover the Vatican, in a new light. You are welcome to continue to enjoy the Museums and courtyards on your own after the tour as it remains open until 11pm.
If you’re ready to relax into an evening of cool Sacred sustenance, this is the tour for you! Get ready be awed by the beauteous-splendor of the Vatican… All in one memorable night!
Highlights
- Raphael Rooms
- Gallery of Candelabras
- Gallery of Tapestries
- Gallery of Maps
- Pinecone Courtyard
- Nero’s Bathtub
- Octagonal Courtyard
- Sistine Chapel
Included
- Exclusive After Hours Access
- Skip all the lines Tickets
- Expert, fluent English-speaking guides
- Headsets for groups of six or more people
With this tour you are guaranteed specially reserved VIP entrance slots so that you avoid the wait. This is also why it’s important to be at least 15 minutes early to meet your group.
You will meet your guide at the designated meeting point on your voucher. Your guide will escort you to the security checkpoint. After you will be given headsets (only for groups over 6).
Now it's on to the Museums! During the tour you are encouraged to ask questions about all things Vatican along the way.
Before you reach the Sistine Chapel, Your guide will give you the inside scoop, about Michelangelo, some of the special characteristics about these paintings and what to look for while you are in there, because you are not allowed to talk inside of the Sistine Chapel, shhhhhh.
Here is where the tour ends, but you are free to continue exploring the museum until closing at 11 PM.
Be prepared to be walking/standing for the length of the tour. You definitely want to wear your most comfortable shoes. The Vatican Museums are vast with some steps and stairways. If you are concerned about the intensity, contact us for more information, or choose the private option where you can go at your own pace.
The Vatican (and most churches in Italy) insist on a minimal dress code. You won’t need a monk's habit, just covering your knees and shoulders is required.
Tips for the hotter months:
Ladies: Keep a scarf in your bag to drape over the shoulders.
Men: Wear longer shorts.
Everyone: Wear comfortable shoes!
- Students that book Vatican tours for a student price MUST bring their student ID. It is required at the start of the tour.
- Leave the sharp objects behind… The Vatican Museum require all knives, scissors and/or metal tools of various types to be stored in the cloakroom.
- You are allowed to enter the Vatican Museums with a bag no larger than 15.7 inches x 13.7 inches x 6 inches (40cm x 35cm x 15cm). Larger bags must be checked in. You must also check backpacks, tripods and other oversized items. Please do not bring large bags on your tours. Spending time at the coat check will disrupt the tour for the rest of the group. If you check bags, you will also have to return to the coat check after your tour, which finishes at St. Peter’s Basilica (a 15-minute walk from the museum entrance).
Transportation to/from Hotel:
The meeting point will be displayed on your voucher with very clear explanation of how to reach it, and even a GPS link for the techie folks. After the tour, your guide will give you suggestions for what's close by if you want to grab a coffee, a bite, or do a little shopping. They can also point you in the direction of a taxi or the closest metro/bus to get to your next destination.
Food/Drinks:
BYOS (Bring Your Own Snacks) This tour does not include any food of drinks, so make sure you bring a little something to gnaw on if you think you will need it. You are allowed to bring drinks inside the Vatican Museums, as long as they are not in glass or can. Small snacks in packages such as chocolate bars or energy bars are allowed. Unwrapped, open foods are not allowed. No gelato. No unwrapped sandwiches.
Gratuities:
Tips are optional but the guides always appreciate something extra for a job well done. Typically, what you would tip a great server is common.
Most activities are refundable as long as cancellations are made with more than 72 hours notice. There may be a transaction fee of 2.5% to process the refund.
Vatican Tickets are purchased in the name of the guest and are not transferable so they are not refundable. In addition to the 2.5% transaction fee to process the refund, also the tickets (est. 21 euros per ticket) will not be included in the refunded amount.
This tour does not include St Peter's Basilica, as it is closed in the evenings.