Vatican Highlights Group Tour for Families with Kids

Greet your guide—and any other families who might join your small group—near the entrance to the Vatican Museums, and skip the long line to enter. Your guide entertains the children with age-appropriate scavenger hunts and games.

Both the stories they tell and the exact rooms you visit are tailored to the audience, but include the Gallery of Maps and the Gallery of Carriages. Your tour culminates in the Sistine Chapel, home to Michelangelo’s greatest masterpiece, before you exit the museum into St. Peter’s Square. St. Peter’s Basilica is easy to visit independently after your tour, should you wish.

• Entertain and educate the kids in the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
• Enjoy scavenger hunts, games, and stories tailor-made for families
• Gain skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
• Discover masterpieces of European art without boring the kids

The Vatican Museums are one of the world’s great museums and the Sistine Chapel is a candidate for the world’s most famous artwork. But neither is set up for kids. Tailor-made for families with younger children, this Vatican Museums family tour lets kids discover the history and art of this world-class site through play—and, with no anxious waiting in line, adults can enjoy it, too.

Children must be accompanied by an adult
This tour is for families with children or teens only
Wear comfortable choes: Tte museums cover about 4.5 miles with halls, galleries and staircases
Bare shoulders and knees are not allowed inside the Sistine Chapel and BAsilica - Entrance will be denied without refund for non-compliance
Meeting Point: If you’re using a taxi service, specify that you’re going to the Vatican museums in Viale Vaticano (as some drivers take clients near St. Peter’s Square)
Unpredictable Circumstances: Due to the popularity of Pope Francis, the museums or the Sistine Chapel might close without prior notice. Under such circumstances we will complete the tour inside the Vatican museums.
Security Entrance: Small backpacks are allowed / Oversized items will require check-in / Liquids and sharp items are not allowed through the security check point
Wednesday mornings and Sundays Not Available
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers