Rome

Fast-Track Vatican Guided Tour with Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's

Name: Fast-Track Vatican Guided Tour with Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's
Brand: City Rome Tours
SKU: 74121P14
Price: 103.74 USD
Rating: 4.0 (211 reviews)

Rome, Italy

Vatican City 14 30 Afternoon Walking Tour with Sistine Chapel

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-You will not receive a refund if you cancel.

3 hours
Offered in: English

Overview

Don’t be daunted by the vast size and huge crowds at the Vatican. With this group tour, skip-the-line tickets guarantee fast-track entrance so you can head straight inside the Vatican Museums with your guide and group. Focus on the highlights of the huge collection to cover the masterpieces in just a few hours, then enjoy time inside the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica.

Priority admission to the Vatican Museums to zip past the line
Visit with a guide to touch on the most important works quickly
Linger in the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica to end the tour
A group tour for a more budget-friendly price

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges.
Headsets to hear the guide clearly.
Skip-the-line admission tickets

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Tunisi, 5a, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

End point

St. Peter's Basilica
Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

What To Expect

Vatican Museums

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Basilica

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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.

Please note that St. Peter's Basilica is an active parish and is therefore subject to unforeseen closures for spiritual celebrations.
St. Peter's Basilica is not guided.
Tours with departure after 2:30pm will not receive access to St. Peter's Basilica
Please note: All guests must go through an airport-style security check. During peak and peak seasons, the wait time at security check can be up to 30 minutes.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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.

This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.0

211 reviews

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Disappointing Vatican Tour with City Rome Tours

Shahnee_N, Apr 2024

I had a frustrating experience with City Rome Tours. The ticketing process was unclear, leading to confusion at the tour start. I missed important information buried in excessive details on the website, emails and confirmation. The staff took no responsibility after failing to ensure all participants were ready before proceeding. The 10.30am tour guide was dismissive when I encountered issues and lacked compassion. Although they offered a later tour after this mistake, it was inconvenient, and the 2.30pm guide's unclear speech added to the disappointment. Overall, the service felt more transactional than customer-oriented.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hi Shahnee, I hope you are well, at City Rome Tours, we are very keen about the service we provide for our clients. It is our top priority! We do indeed send enough emails to our clients in order for them to receive enough and all information needed to arrive on time to the meeting point and not have any confusion on the booked date. All participants are encouraged to arrive on time, so it is not our responsibility if people come in late to the meeting point. We did cater to you even though you left your original tour and we gave you spots for the tour that departed at 2:30pm. Our tour guides are professional and we partner with the best here at Vatican Museum, all our guides are Vatican licensed and approved. We are looking forward to having you here on a different occasion for a different experience. Best, City Rome Tours.

Vatican tour

Donna_S, Apr 2024

The 16 Chapel and Saint Marcus Church. It was extremely crowded, and the true guide was somewhat difficult to understand

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hello Donna, Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your recent tour of the Sistine Chapel and Saint Mark's Church. I'm sorry to hear that your experience was marred by overcrowding and difficulty in understanding the tour guide. We understand that visiting popular landmarks during peak times can result in crowded conditions, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused during your tour. Your comfort and enjoyment are important to us, and we regret that the crowded environment detracted from your experience. Regarding the difficulty in understanding the tour guide, we sincerely apologize for any communication challenges you encountered. We strive to ensure that all of our guides are clear and articulate in their presentations, and we will address this issue with our team to ensure improvements are made. Your feedback is invaluable to us as we continuously strive to enhance the quality of our tours and the satisfaction of our guests. If there are any further details you'd like to share or if there's anything we can do to address your concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us directly. Thank you for choosing to tour with us, and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back for a more enjoyable experience in the future. Warm regards, City Rome Tours.

Horrible experience

Isabel_M, Apr 2024

Horrible experience would not recommend! When we booked with VIATOR we booked the fast track VATICAN(chapel and basilica) tour. When we got to our destination to meet our tour guide FRANCO, Franco guided us in to the Vatican museum did not give us proper guidance and ended up leaving us. We didnt get a chance to enter the St Peters due to the fact that he left us and we were lost. Keep it’s mind we were a group of 15 tourist trying to navigate a place we never been too. When asking for help they told us to exit and we had to exit through the entrance where we started. When we exited we got directed to the St Peters through the outside

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hello Isabel, I'm truly sorry to hear about your disappointing experience with our tour. This is certainly not the level of service we aim to provide, and I understand your frustration with the situation. I apologize for the confusion and lack of proper guidance you experienced with our tour guide, Franco. It's unacceptable that you weren't given the assistance you needed to navigate the Vatican properly, especially considering you were a group of 15 tourists in an unfamiliar place. I assure you that we take your feedback seriously and will be addressing this issue with Franco and our team to ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future. Your satisfaction and enjoyment are our top priorities, and we deeply regret that we fell short in delivering on that promise during your visit. Once again, I apologize for the inconvenience and disappointment you experienced. If there's anything further we can do to make amends or assist you, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly. Sincerely, City Rome Tours.

try another one

Arpad_T, Apr 2024

the tour was shorter than expected/promised. this was promised lating for 3 hours, was about 1,5 in total. I think we missed a lot out, the tour guide was though very nice and prepared for the time she was there Jumping the que was nice though with the pre-paid tickets. we did not see a single painting, apart from those in the chapel. It would have been also nice to hear a little about the cathedral, as she just left us there for a free program.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hello Arpad, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We apologize that the tour duration did not meet your expectations. We are glad to hear that you found the tour guide to be pleasant and well-prepared, and we appreciate your positive feedback about the convenience of the pre-paid tickets. We will take your comments into consideration to improve our services and ensure a more fulfilling experience for our guests in the future. If you have any further feedback or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us directly. We value your input and strive to make every guest's experience exceptional. Best regards, City Rome Tours.

Bait and switch

ted_r, Mar 2024

Never use the his company or Viator again. We bought online a guided tour of St Peters and the Sistine Chapel. Alfter our tour started at 1130, we were told St Peters was closing at 1230 and we would not be able to make it. We got half the tour advertised and neither the tour company or Viator would offer any sort of refund, they just said it not our fault. nEVER use them

Not worth the money

Alice_W, Feb 2024

Was so pretty but the tour was awful. No good information and the guide was so quiet. Only got 2 hours out of a 3 hour tour and she missed bits we had to go see after the tour finished. For the money it wasn’t worth it.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

We're sincerely sorry to hear about your disappointing experience during the tour. Providing insightful and comprehensive information, along with a memorable experience, is our top priority. It's regrettable to learn that the tour fell short of your expectations and that there were missed opportunities during your visit. Your feedback is crucial to us, and we'll use it to improve our services and ensure better communication and coverage during our tours. Please accept our apologies, and if there's anything we can do to make it right, please don't hesitate to reach out. We appreciate your understanding.

This activity is a must do!!

Stephanie_F, Feb 2024

Our guide was phenomenal. The depth of her knowledge was incredibly impressive and she answered every question posed by members of our group. What a treat to be led through the museum by such a talented professional!

Vatican Tour

GeraldineDena_B, Nov 2023

Guide was informative, knowledgeable and funny. Had a great experience! Beautiful sights and inspirational day.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hi! I am glad that you liked our service and you enjoyed your tour with us. Kindest Regards City Rome Tours

Fast track to tour on our own!

Tamara_A, Oct 2023

Seeing the Vatican museum was very interesting and informative. The Fast Track entry was greatly appreciated because there were so many people there. We were shown pictures of the Sistine Chapel that we could have found on the Internet. Our tour guide lost us along the way so we were on our own for most of the tour.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Hi! Thanks a lot to share with us your experience. We are always trying to do our best for the clients. I will take care about what happen on the tour and never let something like this happen again. Best Regards City Rome Tours.

Great tour

Willa_A, Oct 2023

We enjoyed the tour the guide was great. We enjoyed the tour very much the guide explained everyone I would recommend this tour

Breath taking

Darlene_O, Oct 2023

Being at the Vatican and St. Peter’s Square was absolutely breathtaking. So thankful for the opportunity to go to Rome. The only negative was using headsets to hear the guide. They were awkward to use.

Tour was so so

Jonathan_P, Oct 2023

The Vatican itself is phenomenal. Getting into the Vatican was very chaotic. Our guide sprinted through the tour. She lost 4 people within the first half hour. When we were going through the exhibits she asked why everyone hated her and didn’t enjoy her tour. She pointed out one girl in the group and said she was the only one that was interested. Very strange tour. We did get some cool fun facts

Excellent guide, very...

Nadezhda_V, Oct 2023

Excellent guide, very knowledgeable, as well as genuinely nice! Gave lots of interesting details while we were waiting to enter the Basilica.

Great tour

Robyn_S, Oct 2023

Easy to find meeting place for tour. Good quality audio sets to be able to hear the tour guide. Excellent historical information given by guide. Amazing historical site. Had a great day.

Awesome tour

Paula_S, Oct 2023

The tour was very well organize, but are guide Fred was awesome he knows a lot and taught us very interesting facts. I recommend this tour 100%

Vatican experience

Fionnuala_O, Sep 2023

Our guide Fred was excellent---very knowledgeable. Also very kind to a gentleman with poor mobility.I have no hesitation in giving Fred the highest recommendation for a hugely informative interesting tour delivered with great style and good humour.

Great tour guide , easy to find and check in

Lawren_S, Sep 2023

We Loved our tour guide. She was accommodating and informative. St. Peters basicila was closed so we did an alternate tour within the Vatican. It was still great. Group was easy to find so long as you follow the directions during booking

Great tour!

Annemarie_R, Sep 2023

Fred was knowledgeable, helpful and funny. We really got to appreciate the details of what we were seeing. Thank you!

Amazing, never to be forgotten

Jenni_F, Sep 2023

Our English tour guide was amazing Her know of everything was exceptional. All the sites was overwhelming and absolutely beautiful. Hopefully one day I can come back with my entire family.

AMAZING

Tom_W, Sep 2023

We had one more day back in Rome before departing to the US and we booked this tour. We are so happy that we did. Our guide was efficient and got us through everything and to the Sistine Chapel before closing. The history, the sculptures, the paintings & murals are unbelievable. Ending with the Sistine chapel - WOW!

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