Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

Name: Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour
Brand: City Rome Tours
SKU: 74121P3
Price: 126.89 USD
Rating: 4.5 (268 reviews)

Rome, Italy

Vatican City Walking Tour with Sistine Chapel

From $126.89

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-You will not receive a refund if you cancel.

3 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

Overview

This tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel stands out by leaving time to see the Octagonal and Belvedere courtyards, which are not typically on itineraries. You'll also follow your guide through the museum galleries where you'll see artworks by Raphael, Caravaggio, and other legendary artists; and stand under Michaelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.

Headset to reduce street sound and allow you to clearly hear your guide
Save precious times speng waiting in line with priority admission
See the rarely-visited Octagonal and Belvedere courtyards
Travel with a guide: Get insight into Renaissance and religious history

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges.
Headsets to hear the guide clearly.
Priority entrance tickets
Tour Guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Tunisi, 5a, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

End point

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

What To Expect

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. In such cases we will, if possible, contact you in advance with an alternative tour time or itinerary.
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 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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4.5

268 reviews

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Sarah_K, Mar 2024

The tour was really well and the guide explained everything so well that when we got to Sistine chapel it was nice to recognize the paintings. The tour started a little late and looking for the meeting point was not very straightforward.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Hello Sarah, Thank you for your positive feedback! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour and found the guide's explanations helpful in appreciating the artwork, especially in the Sistine Chapel. We apologize for the delay in starting the tour and any confusion in finding the meeting point. Your comments are valuable, and we'll strive to ensure a smoother experience in the future. We hope to welcome you back on another tour soon! City Rome Tours.

Do you have a drive around the city to see hi lights of Rome today for 1-2 hours?

Dick_H, Nov 2023

The museum history of the painting “the judgement”. The guide did a great job and was very thorough. Fernando was his name The gorgeous The Piate and sculptures in St Peters Basilica

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hi! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour with our guide. Hope to serve you again soon. Kindest Regards City Rome Tours

We did the 8:45am tour...

Melissa_B, Oct 2023

We did the 8:45am tour and we had a very brief wait to get into the Museum/Sistine Chapel. Once the tour was over, we were dropped off at St. Peter's Basilica, which allowed us to completely skip the very long entry line. The tour was professional and well-run.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Hi! We are happy to hear that you found our service valuable. We are trying to do our best every time. Cant wait to serve you again:)) Kindest Regards City Rome Tours

Go on your own

Gerald_D, Oct 2023

Oinlia spent ten minutes talking about a pine cone. 15 minutes in hot sunlight about history I DONT recommend it Get to the Basilica and master pieces!!

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Hi! Thanks a lot to share your experience with us. We always start our tour in front of the museum entrance to get basic knowledges beforehand.

Awesome & Uplifting

Donny_O, Oct 2023

Explanations of the symbolism of the paintings etc especially the Last Judgment. Overwhelming splendor of the Sistine Chapel.

Worth it!

Ann_M, Oct 2023

We had Gabriel as our guide, he was EXCELLENT, knowledgeable and interesting. The sites were very crowded but he was able to easily guide us through.

Expensive for 2 hours

KATHY_G, Sep 2023

Our tour guide was very informative, but 2 hours was very short for the price of the tour. We saw some tour guides in the cestine chapel. It would be more helpful to include this in the tour

Wonderful tour guide

virginia_p, Sep 2023

Wonderful tour guide - Ulia. Incredible knowledge of artifacts in Vatican museum and the Vatican itself. She kept us together through the crowds - entertaining us as we went!

Terrible experience with tour guide of the vatican/sistine chapel

Andrian_B, Aug 2023

I would not recommend this tour to anyone due to the miscommunications and mistakes made by the tour company and the tour guide. I understand that the tour company is not completely responsible for how many bookings take place from different platforms. (Viator, TripAdvisor, etc.) But in this case, the tour company was not prepared with enough tour guides and were extremely slow in starting the tour. Our tour time was at 2:30pm. We did not start our tour until 4pm. We waited in the office while the tour reps did nothing and provided no updates. When we finally received a tour guide, this elderly woman was extremely slow during the tour and was not physically prepared to walk the entire tour. The tour guide was aware that the sistine chapel would be closed after 5pm, yet she spent an obscene amount of time in the pinecone garden. Muiltiple people begged her to move faster and the private tour rep simply left her behind because he knew that we would not have enough time to finish the tour and spend time in the sistine chapel. As expected, we only spent 5 minutes getting rushed through the Sistine Chapel. The tour guide woman began screaming at one of the guests saying that she told us that we could not be in the chapel past 5:05pm. Everyone was very upset. This was a terrible experience and I would not encourage anyone to pay for this service. Find a private tour company. This is much more worth the money, or simply go by yourself. Risking having a terrible tour guide is not worth any amount of discount.

Amazing tour

Kaylin_M, Aug 2023

Roberta was an amazing tour guide. She provided us with great detail for all of the spots we stopped at in the museums. It was very easy to find the meeting spot and everything ran very smoothly. I highly recommend doing this tour if it’s your first time visiting Rome!

Not the fault of the tour - but crowds are too think to experience these sites properly (June 2023)

Amy_G, Jun 2023

In June of 2023 the crowds at Vatican/Sistine chapel were so thick you really could not see or experience any of the art or history due to the overcrowding.

Great visit

Heide_b, Jun 2023

Fred was a great guide! It was a very crowded day and he maneuvered the crowds fantastically. He was knowledgeable about what we saw as well.

Our day at the Vatican

Michael_P, May 2023

The whole experience was amazing hard to single anything out. Our guide was very good and knowledgeable. My wife, being a Catholic was fascinated with it all

Excellent

cheryl_w, Apr 2023

Our guide was informative , very knowledgeable, polite and amusing. It was a spectacular experience.

Must do tour

Ricky_L, Apr 2023

Roberta the guide was excellent!! Learned a lot about the history of the Vatican and the Sistine chapel.

Good but group too large

jonathan_B, Sep 2022

Good informative tour. Only complaint was group too large . Tour guide knew her stuff and shared lots of good on-site.

Brilliant, and saved money on the cost of online tickets!

Guy_T, Aug 2022

Great experience, David was very informative. No queueing, saved money on the cost of equivalent tour tickets online

Excellent tour of Vatican Museums

Laura_R, Jun 2022

This tour was the highlight of our visit to Rome so far. So much to see in the Vatican museums. Our tour guide Fred had a depth of knowledge bringing it to life, so fascinating. Clear and easy to listen to and understand. Thank you😊

Don’t waste your time, do it yourself

Alexandra_N, Jun 2022

The tour group was disorganised and was delayed twice by one hour. We initially booked for 845, then got told and arrived for 945 to be told our tour would be 1045. Tour was ok, but not worth the money.

Great tour

bdjohnson13, Jun 2022

Fred was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable. We learned so much about Vatican City, the pieces in the museum, and the Sistine Chapel.