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Vatican museums and Sistine Chapel guided tour

Rome, Italy
Vatican Museum Tour

From $202.92

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-You will not receive a refund if you cancel.

  • 2 to 30 minutes
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

This guided tour provides skip-the-line access to the always-crowded Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Visit both sights, including the Gallery of Tapestries, Gallery of Maps, and Raphael Rooms, in about 2.5 hours while exploring with a small group to ensure personalized attention. Note the Vatican’s strict dress code: shoulders and knees must be covered.
  • A guided visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
  • Skip-the-line access is included with admission
  • Visit the Gallery of Tapestries, Gallery of Maps, and Raphael Rooms
  • Small-group tour with 18 travelers max ensures personalized attention

What's Included

  • Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
  • Skip The Line tickets
  • Licensed Tour Guide
  • Private transportation
  • Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Via dei Gracchi, 17, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

End point

  • Sistine Chapel
    00120, Vatican City

What To Expect

Vatican Museums

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Basilica

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Warning: if you have more than 78% of disability please, kindly communicate it to us. We need to know it because of the Vatican entrance rules. If you don't the tour will be cancelled.
  • Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes earlier
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 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 good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • 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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Great Guide, Lots to See
Marchele_L, Sep 2023
The tour was scheduled for 11:00. We made it to the Vatican for entry by 11:30-11:45 because there were a lot of people there to visit. Our guide got us checked in and we were glad to have skip the line tickets. There is a lot to take in for this tour. It was hot this time of year (early September) and there is no air conditioning. Bring a fan, wear very comfy shoes, be prepared to be very close to other people. It took a while before we reached Sistine Chapel. There is a lot of art and history that gets shared on the guided tour. Once in the chapel you just see what’s there and you can move on. We did not see the basilica due to time constraints but it was nice that all of that was included.
Wonderful
Jeff_N, Aug 2023
Overall this was great. The meeting point was easy to find, the group was small (under 20), but the highlight was our guide Sofia who was magnificent. Very knowledgeable and apparently fluent in at least 4 languages. Only downside was we ran out of time for admittance to the Basilica but that was mainly due to the crowds and not her fault. Would recommend going earlier than 3pm.
Worth skipping to the front of the line!
Jade_T, Jun 2023
We had a small group, which Sofie handled with ease. She was very knowledgeable, but did not overwhelm us with information, which allowed us to wander and see what we wanted on our own timeline. So nice to skip the long line and get right in!
Great Tour!
Heather_B, Apr 2023
Our tour guide was so knowledgeable and charismatic. He did a great job covering a variety of topics and was friendly as could be.
We would recommend going solo.
Hillary_S, Jul 2022
Our meet up for Viator was at 11:00. Our tour didn’t begin for another 1.5 hours while standing in the sunshine and heat with very little direction and no plan so we were at the mercy of chaos. Our guide was really knowledgeable and we enjoyed her but our group was 29 people ( not semi private) and the Vatican Museums etc are packed so you literally shuffle for hours. Afterwards, we wished we had just bought our own tickets and downloaded audio so we could go at our own (though packed) pace. We did not think that this semi private tour was a good experience and would not recommend this as an option to friends. In fact, we cancelled plans for the Colosseum based on this experience. This is not meant as a negative critique of our guide, but of our Viator tout experience and that of the extremely crowded Vatican museums etc.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
dear customer we are glad you enjoyed the tour with our professional tour guide. Regarding the delay we apologize but it happened because the Vatican gates were extremely busy therefore tickets controlling and security controlling took a lot more than usual from the Vatican gates since we are in high season. Therefore we can not take responsibility for the Vatican delays. Regards.
Poor experience
michesiciliano, Feb 2020
Few time in cappella sistina or basilica san pietro. A waste of time and money You should not propose this type of tour, too much things to see in a very short time. Guide very bored, not capable to make people to be interested. Organization to improve
Response from Host, Feb 2020
We're very sorry that you had this experience. The Vatican State informed us last-minute that the Basilica was closing early. Plus there's only a certain amount of time that can be spent for groups to be inside Sistine Chapel. We understand your frustration and we highly appreciate your feedback. Please email us at infodiscoverytoursitaly@gmail.com to let us know more. Thank you!
HORRIBLE !!!
CHANTAL_K, Nov 2022
408 € pour 6 personnes. Visite au pas de course = entrée dans le musée du Vatican à 16 h alors que nous avions RDV à 15 heures... dès l'entrée la guide nous dit que nous devons être avant 17 h devant la porte d'accès à la Basilique sinon nous ne pourrons pas y entrer et il faudra aller faire la queue comme tout le monde. Donc musée + chapelle Sixtine en moins d'une heure. Quel dommage !!! et encore une fois tout cela pour 68 € par personne. Fuyez ce type d'expérience
Excelente experiencia en Roma
Luis_V, Nov 2021
Excelente experiencia. La pasamos super bien con Elisa. Elisa es una guía turística muy conocedora de los museos del Vaticano y de Roma en general. Toda la experiencia fue en español. Definitivamente recomendamos este tour para complementar su visita a la espectacular ciudad de Roma.
Response from Host, Nov 2021
Muchas gracias por la review! Tenemos las guias mejores de Roma :D Hasta pronto

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