Skip the Line: Vatican & Sistine Chapel Tour for Kids & Families

Rome, Italy

Off the Crowd Vatican Tour for Kids and Families including Sistine Chapel Ticket

3 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Treat the whole family to a Vatican tour that’s aimed to entertain kids and adults alike. With a skip-the-line ticket included, the experience ensures you’ll spend less time waiting in lines and more time discovering the highlights and quirky sights of the Vatican. Listen to fun facts as you explore the Pinacoteca Gallery and the Carriage Pavilion with its “popemobiles,” and check out the mysterious statues of the New Wing. Access to the Sistine Chapel is also included.

Vatican kids and adults tour with entry to the Sistine Chapel
Skip the long main entrance line to enter the Vatican Museums
Hear fun facts about the Vatican’s artwork and sculptures
See vehicles used by the popes in the Vatican Carriage Pavilion
Enjoy access to the Sistine Chapel, a Vatican highlight

What's Included

Blue Badge guide
Skip-the-line Vatican Tickets

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Caffè Vaticano
viale, Viale Vaticano, 100, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
Vatican Museums entrance, by the white monumental door topped by the statues of Michelangelo and Raphael. Your guide will be showing a sign with your name. Address: Viale Vaticano, Rome Directions: Near Metro Station: Cipro or Ottaviano RED LINE A

End point

Saint Peter's Square
Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

What To Expect

Vatican Museums

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Pinocchio Tours - Rome Tours for Kids and Families (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
Children must be accompanied by an adult
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

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Fantastic experience even with a very active seven year old!

Perry_S, Sep 2023

We are very happy with our decision to get a private guide. The Vatican was incredibly, impossibly, inconceivably crowded. Alessandra knew exactly how to navigate the throngs to get us the best experience possible. Where the group tours had to follow a set route, Alessandra guided us to benches and bathrooms as the kids required them. The museum staff actively manage traffic. As one gallery fills, they divert the crowds to adjacent galleries. Alessandra noticed that and had us wait at a nearby bench until a gallery reopened a few minutes later so that we would not be stuck in the crowds. It made the entire tour far more relaxing and just more enjoyable. My seven year old daughter is very active and can struggle with boredom in museums. Alessandra kept her engaged with scavenger hunt type games where she earned points every time she spotted a dove, or a dragon, or the crossed keys of the Vatican's crest. She had an absolute blast and thought it was the very best experience in Rome.

Positive, productive and enjoyable family tour!

Kathrine_F, Aug 2023

This private-tour experience optimized not only our time but also our learning and enjoyment within the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Basilica. Our energetic, enthusiastic and engaging guide presented all the information in an entertaining and easy-for-our-eight-year-old-daughter-to-follow way! The care and attention our guide provided our daughter exceeded any expectations we may have had for a "family" tour: making learning fun with games; watching out for the safety of a child in crowded area; responding to any of our questions and concerns in a personable, friendly manner. The alternative touring choices cannot match our positive and most memorable experience on this tour. Highest recommendation for families who can't wait to experience and learn more about the Vatican!

Museum visit that kids will love

Danielle_F, Jul 2023

The highlights of all the Vatican museums were great and with care to involve the kids in the exhibits, but the treat for my grandson was St Peter ‘S basilica. Our guide Bruno was very engaging.

A great tour.

Cane_V, Jun 2023

Julia was warmhearted and informative. We welcomed her knowledge and experience, she knew all the ins and outs. The Vatican is PACKED in 2023. Be ready for heavy crowds!

Highly recommend!

Zofia_D, Apr 2023

It was fantastic experience, both for kids and the parents. Absolutely worth it- informative and interesting! Our guide- an art historian was very competent, lovely, patient and was answering all of our (plenty) of questions. Kids loved it. We loved it! Highly recommend if you plan to go with kids/teens to Vatican and you want them to be enchanted!

So busy

Stefanie_O, Apr 2023

Our guide was great, and especially amazing with the kids and keeping them occupied. The tour through the museum was so long and there were so many people that we sadly skipped the sistine chapel. This tour may not be worth it with small kids if you are wanting to see both. I would recommend maybe only one as it was way too much walking with kids, and adults. Or maybe go super early and not at 2:00 as it was way too busy.

Fabulous tour with knowledgeable guide, excellent for family group

Caroline_N, Apr 2023

Julia was an exceptional guide, who did an excellent job of keeping three generations (ages 12, 51 and 74) completely enthralled. As well as the main attractions of the Sistine chapel and room of maps, she took us to a couple of exhibits that were unique, interesting and away from the crowds and other tour groups. She did an amazing job of setting the scene and explaining the history of the Sistine chapel. We all had a great time.

Great for kids

Sarah_G, Mar 2023

I was worried that the Vatican Museum might be a bit dry for my two boys - 6 and 8 - but they had a fantastic time. Donato was a great guide who focussed on things that interested them and set them challenges to find certain things. The adults enjoyed it too and learnt a lot also.

Wonderful Tour

Joshua_W, Feb 2023

Our guide was excellent with the kids and made the visit fun and engaging for them. This was a must do way to take kids into the Vatican museums.

Vatican City tour

Cameron_E, Jan 2023

Lots of history to see but it was super busy and difficult to move in some places. Would have liked to look at more but tour guide did a great job to explain as much as possible.

Simona captivated the...

Katy_D, Nov 2022

Simona captivated the attention of our children and they learned so much! They asked me afterward, “when can we go on our next tour?”.

We thought this tour was...

Amy_D, Oct 2022

We thought this tour was excellent. Our 11 year old boys were engaged and interested in learning from the guide. It was also a big plus to be around other kids their age and skip the normally very long lines.

Excellent guide and day

Ronika_b, Jul 2022

Our guide, Maria, was excellent!!! She was knowledgeable, fun and kind to the kids and adults!! Learned and had fun at the same time. Excellent experience!

Our guide was very knowledgeable and made the experience great for all ages.

Ramona_H, Jul 2022

Our group was made up of kids and adults. Our guide, Maria was amazing. She was very knowledgeable and really made the tour interesting and fun for all ages.

Great kid-friendly guide with skip-the-line entrancr

Guangwei_Z, Jul 2022

Donato was a very friendly guide. He was very good at keeping my two young kids, 5 and 7, engaged throughout the tour. I highly recommend anyone with kids to book a kid-friendly guide when visiting Vatican. The overwhelming crowd, scorching weather (most of galleries had no AC) and long walk already make it nearly impossible to keep the kids happy. Without Donato's effort we would have all given up halfway.

🌹Mahalo For The Excellent Service

Carol_M, Jun 2022

🌹Martina was excellent in drawing the children into the Roman times of the past. She brought to life the culture and traditions of a world totally far-removed from the present. Thank you, Martina, for your wisdom, kind and caring nature and respect for the individual child. You are an excellent asset to the Viator and Pinocchio Tour Agencies. With warm aloha…… 🌴 The McCauley Family Maui, Hawaii

Interesting tour, but does not include St Peter's Basilica

Amrita_V, Jun 2022

This was an interesting tour. The Vatican museums are very large and can be overwhelming, so it was helpful to be guided through and have some key pieces discussed. My children (age 10/12) were largely engaged, though the content and tour overall didn't seem to be geared towards children/families, or different to a regular tour. I did not realise when booking that the tour does not cover St Peter's Basilica so we had to queue separately for that (its a very long line!) and had no guide to explain the key features inside, which was a bit disappointing. Overall worth it, but be aware of the scope!

This was a wonderful tour...

Marie_Q, Dec 2021

This was a wonderful tour for my teenage children. Alessandra was a very knowledgable guide that engage the family. We skipped the line tickets we visited the Vatican museum and the Sistine Chapel. Saint Peter Basilica we had to visit on our own the line moved quickly.

Absolutely fantastic for family&kids

Sebastian_M, Oct 2020

Me and my 11 years old son had made the tour in October-2020 with Maria is a wonderful guide and highly recommended. She is so handsome and has made the 3 hour tour so exciting and interesting for us. She knows a lot of the history and has a brilliant way to bring all her knowledge easy and also spiced with a lot of fun and jokes to us. She developed a game especially for kids with mAny interesting facts about historical facts and personalities-that was so smart. Thank you very much for this great afternoon!

Vatican tour

URSZULA_F, Aug 2020

Thank you Simona for taking us on an unforgettable tour around the Vatican Museum. The guide was knowledgeable and very kids friendly. The game she provide made the kids engage much more than a regular tour, they have learn the most important things and wanted to see much more. Thank you for the wonderful experience, and thank you all the Viator stuff for all your hard work.

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