After dark · AFTER-HOURS MUSEUM TOURS

Best After-Hours Museum Tours: Our Top 5

5 night tours  ·  from $75 a head

A gallery after closing is a different building. These 5 evening visits, the Vatican Museums among them, are compared on group size, which rooms you see and the evenings they run.

Vatican Evening Tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel - The Vatican Museums’ grand opening route
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Vatican Evening Tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

1.Vatican Evening Tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 405 reviews · 2 hours · from $117Our pick

Meet your English-speaking guide near Viale Vaticano and enter the Vatican Museums in the evening with tickets included. In two hours, see the Belvedere Court, Laocoön, Raphael Rooms, Gallery of Maps, and Sistine Chapel. Guides such as Maria, Alba, and Eleonora have led memorable departures, though the museum route remains fast-paced.

“Alba, the guide, was excellent! We loved all the explanation she gave. The chapel is marvelous”

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Rome: Vatican Night Tour - Starting at the Spanish Steps and Via dei Condotti
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Rome: Vatican Night Tour

2.Rome: Vatican Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 195 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.)

Walk from the Spanish Steps to St. Peter’s Square after sunset, passing Via dei Condotti, Castel Sant’Angelo, Augustus’s Mausoleum, and the Ara Pacis. Guides such as Yusef, Maria, Anna, Caitlin, and Ainara bring the monuments to life. This is an outdoor city walk, not entry to the Vatican Museums.

“Fabulous informal walking tour with a really informative guide. I would highly recommend this tour. Going on the evening tour meant the temperature was lower and we were able to enjoy it despite the heatwave.”

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Vatican Evening Tour: the Museums at Their Best I Max 6 People - A small group that feels easier to manage
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Vatican Evening Tour: the Museums at Their Best I Max 6 People

3.Vatican Evening Tour: the Museums at Their Best I Max 6 People

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 128 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $228Top rated

Meet your English-speaking guide at 5:30 pm for skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museums. In a group of no more than six, you’ll see the Gallery of Maps, Raphael Rooms, Sistine Chapel, and Michelangelo’s ceiling. Guides such as Leonardo, Chiara, Luca, and Azzurra have been praised for lively, clear storytelling.

“Chiara is an amazing guide. What a spectacular once in a lifetime experience. Best to go on this later hours tour. Far less crowded. Totally worth it.”

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Vatican and Sistine Chapel at Night Private Tour, Top-Rated Guide - Raphael’s Rooms and The School of Athens
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Vatican and Sistine Chapel at Night Private Tour, Top-Rated Guide

4.Vatican and Sistine Chapel at Night Private Tour, Top-Rated Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $308

Begin at 5:30 pm with a private guide and skip-the-line entry to the Vatican Museums. Spend about two hours with masterpieces such as Raphael’s School of Athens, the Gallery of Maps, and the Laocoön, then enter the Sistine Chapel for 30 quiet minutes. The tour ends in St. Peter’s Square, not inside the basilica.

“Our private tour was amazing. Francesco was absolutely great taking us to his filtered out favorites. Considering how many galleries there are it would be hard to do it on your own. Having a personal tour guide made it much more enjoyable and we were able to see some of the nicer works with great explanations.”

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Larco Museum, Pisco Old Tavern and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour - Larco Museum: one hour with Peru’s ancient cultures
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Larco Museum, Pisco Old Tavern and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour

5.Larco Museum, Pisco Old Tavern and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 66 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $75Best value

Start with a guided hour at Lima’s Larco Museum, home to more than 50,000 pre-Columbian pots, then stop at a traditional tavern for a Peruvian snack and pisco sour. Finish with the Magic Water Circuit’s fountains, lasers, music, and projected images. Hotel pickup and return are included, with groups capped at 15.

“We were fortunate to find a tour that went to 2 of out top Lima destinations, includes hotel pick-up and drop-off and gets you back at your hotel at a reasonable hour. The”

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