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 tweens and teens to decrypt the Vatican’s masterpieces and to learn and think more about art.

Private Guided Vatican Family Tour Designed Exclusively for Teenagers

WHAT IS INCLUDED

✅3 Hours Private Guided Walking Tour
✅Private Family-Friendly Guide
✅Skip-the-line tickets to access into the Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel
✅Skip-the-line tickets to access into 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)

Private Vatican Tour with Teens 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] 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

Our time in Rome was fantastic! Suggested itinerary was great for the 2 days we used your services – a perfect mix to keep everyone in our party interested and engaged despite the fact that we ranged in age from 10 to 76! Our tour guide was amazing!!I cannot say enough about her. Took extra care to include and point out things to ensure that our youngest son, (Kevin age 10) had a wonderful time!! Kevin wants to know when he can go back and attend gladiator school! The grandmas also thought she was fantastic. My mother in law has done a great deal of traveling in the 10 years that she has been retired — in fact, she has covered most of the globe by plane, train, car and ship and she said that our guide was the most informative tour guide she has ever come across!! English was perfect (much better than ours) and her Italian was beautiful. choices of lunch spots gave our group a true taste of Roman food. My husband initially asked me how we were going to cover everything you suggested in 6 hours each day, but we did and never felt rushed. children fell in love with Rome and want to know when we will be going back! made sure they threw coins into the Trevi Fountain. The drivers were great (they were different each day) and accommodated my Mother on the stops she skipped due to her limited mobility. The Mercedes vans were very comfortable. It was great to be able to walk into every site we visited without having to wait in line only regret was that we had only 2 full days in Rome. Services are excellent and I plan to tell everyone how wonderful your company is!!

Jean Swenson

I came across Aiello Tours on the Internet while researching Family Oriented Tours of Italy. Ann, who was precise, through and informative, answered my email in a very timely manner. Needless to say I was very impressed. Over the weeks preceding our trip she helped arrange for family tours of Rome, transportation to and from the airport, as well as a heritage tour from our rented Tuscan Villa. All were executed precisely as requested. All the tours were wonderful, informative and professionally done.
I must make special mention of our Tour Guide in Rome. I cannot say enough about her. She had the unique ability to provide an entertaining tour for the children while at the same time provide a wonderful and informative tour into Roman culture and history. My husband and son-in-law were history majors in college and were thoroughly impressed by the insightful of the tour. We all felt that it was one of the best tours we had ever taken. My family of 9 ages 5yr to 65 yrs would highly recommend Aiello Tours. Thanks we could not have done it without you.

The Bertoncini & Killgoar Families

Hi Ann,
My apologies for being slow to follow up. I am finally over my jet lag! Just wanted to thank you for your help in setting up our tours in Rome, Florence, and Venice. We had an extraordinary time. All of your guides were very knowledgeable, and Vincenzo, Elisabetta, and Emilio were really exceptional. Vincenzo and Elisabetta in particular knew how to engage and entertain our ten-year-old son, and their passion for history and architecture really left an impression on all of us. Would you please pass our regards along to them? Do let me know, too, whether it would be helpful to provide some more formal feedback. Thanks and regards

Julie McEvoyAlexandria, Virginia, USA

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