Vatican Tour with Teens

Our private family Vatican tour with teens caters for parents traveling with children aged 12 and upwards. Beat the crowds for a private skip the line tour with an experienced guide who knows how to get high-school visitors keyed up on art and history. You will explore the treasures of the Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica while being entertained.

Without doubt the Vatican is a highlight of a family vacation in Rome. If you are traveling with an intellectually curious teenager this is a great tour designed to engage teens’ interest and promote a fun family conversation. Our carefully planned itinerary will allow your tween and teens to dicrypt the Vatican’s masterpieces and to learn and think more about art.

Private Guided Vatican Family Tour Designed Exclusively for Teenagers

WHAT IS INCLUDED

✅ A Personalized Private Walking Tour (3 hours)
✅ Family-Friendly Local Tour Guide
✅ Skip-the-Line Access tickets to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
✅ Skip-the-line Access tickets to St. Peter’s Basilica

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
❌ Transportation
❌ Headsets (when needed) – Earphones are compulsory at the Vatican for all groups composed of six or more participants.
❌ Meals & Drinks
❌ Tips (optional)

Highlights

Pinecone Courtyard
Belvedere Apollo
Laocoön
Belvedere Torso
Greek Cross Hall
Gallery of Candelabra
Gallery of Tapestries
Gallery of Maps
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter’s Basilica
Michelangelo’s Pietà
Bernini’s Baldachin
St. Peter’s Square

WHAT TO EXPECT

The Vatican Museums Popes’ art collection is one of the largest in the world. With over 6 million visitors a year and mazes of galleries, having one of our friendly experts at your side to guide you through will provide an invaluable experience. Focusing on works and rooms that tell amazing stories, you will hear about the artists and Popes bust also understand the unique history of the Vatican City.

You will discover less-visited parts of the Museums in addition to the must-sees: sumptuous galleries full of priceless art, extraordinary sculptures, and Michelangelo Sistine Chapel will no longer bear secrets from you and your children. Along the way, our guide will point out the highlights gearing the dialogue and pace toward the teen’s interests and engagement.

St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest Christian church ever built, is a triumph of works showcasing the genius of Bernini, but also contains Michelangelo’s Pieta. We will take you on a journey back to the origins of Christianity revealing stories beyond the guidebooks. At the end of our Vatican tour with teens, your family will have gained a more comprehensive insight into the history of the Vatican City as well as a deeper appreciation of art and an urge to discover more.

USEFUL TO KNOW

• Languages available: English, French, German, Spanish. Other languages upon written request at info (at) nancyaiellotours.com
• Accessibility: the guided Vatican family tour is not wheelchair accessible.
• Dress code: the Vatican has a strict dress code. Men, women and children must have their shoulders and knees covered at all times. Access to the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica will be granted only to appropriately dressed visitors (sleeveless and low-cut garments, shorts, mini-skirts and hats are not permitted).
• What to bring: For security reasons visitors must present a valid ID/Passport prior to entrance. Please ensure that all members of your party have a valid ID on them on the day of the visit.

GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

• St. Peter’s Basilica is an active church and can be subject to unscheduled last minute closures due to liturgical celebrations or unforeseen circumstances. If this occurs during your visit, you will be offered an extended itinerary within the Museums and Sistine Chapel. In these cases, we are unable to provide refunds or discounts.
• Due to increased security measures, there is a security check through, which all visitors to the Museums are required to pass, and there is sometimes a line for this. You may experience delays in clearing security checks even with skip the line access.
• Guests may only carry small handbags inside the Vatican (smaller than 40cm length x 35cm width x 15cm depth).

Do you offer Scavi tours under the Vatican?

The Vatican itself organizes the visit to the Scavi where the tomb of St Peter is located. You need to email them directly at [email protected]bricsp.va to request access. Please keep in mind that children under 11 are not allowed on this tour.

Is this tour good for kids and teens?

Yes! We have some excellent kid friendly guides who can appeal to the learning styles of children and we match families with the right guide.

Can we remain in the Basilica after the tour?

You are welcome to linger after the tour in St. Peter’s Basilica however, you cannot re-enter the Sistine Chapel or Vatican Museums after exiting. Our private tour begins in the Museums, which culminates with entrance into the Sistine Chapel. We then pass skipping the line directly into St. Peter’s Basilica.

The quickest way to find answers to your questions about our private tours is to review the most frequently asked questions.

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TESTIMONIALS

Hello! Specifically also to Ann who assisted in coordinating our tour: Thank you so much for this email, I am including my responses and was planning to email you today and let you know that I will be submitting my post to Travel Mamas today. I will be in touch with the link as soon as the post is live. My responses as well to your questions:
Our overall experience with Nancy Aiello Tours was wonderful! Vincenzo was a hit with my children who wanted him to stay with us for our remaining days in Rome. From start to finish my emails prior to our visit were response to quickly and professionally. It can be very stressful to try and accomplish such a tour with 3 very young children- however Vincenzo read us perfectly and gave us exactly the kind of tour to keep us interested and entertained.
In a word or a sentence, how would you describe your experience with Nancy Aiello Tours? Tailor made for what our family was hoping to see and experience on a guided tour.
I would absolutely recommend Nancy Aiello Tours to my family and friends! I plan to include our very positive experience in an upcoming Travel Mamas post- and have already completed a TripAdvisor review. I would tell anyone going to Rome that this is the tour company to check out. My trip advisor link: http://goo.gl/B6oyVO
If you do not mind me asking how did you come across Nancy Aiello Tours? I googled family tours in Rome.
Thank you again so much for this experience and I will be in touch soon.

Farrah Ritter

Ann Sadly, we returned home last night from a wonderful holiday in Italy. I wanted to take a moment to thank you again for such a great experience. Nancy Aiello Tours played a very large role in our holiday, from the initial emails with you through our tours, and every tour exceeded our expectations. The family tours in Florence with Silvia and Ancient Rome with Lucia were outstanding. Their ability to keep the children engaged and interested and entertained for three hours was amazing and wonderful to witness. That was exactly the reason I chose your tour company and you did not disappoint! Further, Maurizio was such a wonderful guide on our tour through Chianti. He was such an engaging individual as well and was very knowledgeable on the region and the wineries.
What a fabulous tour company and team of guides you have working with you. Please pass along our gratitude to everyone involved. I am happy to act as a reference to anyone who is interested in speaking to me. I know I will certainly be referring your company to friends who are traveling to Italy in the coming months. And I hope to be back in Italy again soon and will reach out again to you.
Thanks again. Ciao!!
Best regards,

Joe BedwickWayne, Pennsylvania, USA

Having taken the Vatican tour with Lucia last September, it was a pleasure to see her again and to take the Ancient Rome tour with her. My grandson had never been to Rome and he was most impressed with all Lucia had to tell us. Claudio is an excellent driver and always found the perfect parking spot. My daughter and grandson took the Vatican tour with Lucia, which I had taken before, and once again, they had a wonderful, informative afternoon. In Florence, we were pleased with the time spent with Mariana, who is also a very knowledgeable, interesting guide. We were interested in local dining and she was most helpful with suggestions.
When friends go to Italy, I always suggest taking a tour with your company and I know of one couple who will be doing so in the fall.
I hope you will pass my comments on to Lucia, Claudio and Mariana.

Miriam Bivins

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