Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour with an expert friendly guide in a small group. Take advantage of your skip the line tickets and maximize your time inside this magnificent Vatican Museums. Your guide will lead you through the amazing galleries housing one of the most important art collections of the world. Art and history will be brought back to life and you will learn many stories & anecdotes through the headsets so you do not miss any words of the hidden art works. During your tour you will discover the Galleries of the Maps, Tapestries and Candelabra, the Raphael Rooms and the masterpiece of Michelangelo: The Sistine Chapel. You will learn about the Renaissance painters: Michelangelo & Raphael and their rivalry throughout their lives. Join this tour and enjoy the Vatican Museums with an expert licensed guide and a small group tour.

3-hour tour of the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel
Enjoy skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museums to avoid the long lines
See the highlights of the museum with your professional guide
Marvel at the beautiful Michelangelo frescoes in the Sistine Chapel

What's Included

Professional guide for 2.5 hours (IF OPTION SELECTED)
Skip the line Entry - Vatican Museums
Skip the line entry - Sistine Chapel
Headsets (more than 6 participants)
Skip the line - Basilica ENTRY ONLY (if option selected, not on Wednesdays nor in the afternoon)

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Guided tour to the Basilica (If option not selected)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Vespasiano, 28, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
Get off at "Ottaviano" Stop on Metro A line. From the station, walk on Via Ottaviano following the indication to St. Peter square.When you arrive across at Via Germanico, go to the right follow the street. In 100meters, Via Vespasiano will be on your left. At the number 28, you'll find our office.

End point

Sistine Chapel
00120, Vatican City

What To Expect

Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour with an expert friendly guide in a small group. You'll avoid long lines & access to the Museums with skip the line tickets and maximize your time inside this magnificent museum. Your guide will guide you through the amazing galleries housing the most important art collections who have been part of the private collections of the Popes in the past centuries. Art and history will be brought back to life and you will learn many stories & anecdotes hidden in the art works.

During your tour you will discover the Galleries of the Maps, Galleries of Tapestries, Galleries of Candelabra and the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel. You will learn about Michelangelo & Raphael who have been working for the Pope Julius II in the 1500s, they have been rivals for many years, while Raphael was painting the Raphael Rooms next door there was Michelangelo painting the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with the Creation of Adam. Enjoy the Vatican with a dedicated Guide!

Vatican City (Pass By)

Vatican Museums

1 hour 40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
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
A current valid passport or ID document is mandatory on the day of the tour
Please show up 10 minutes before the tour to do the check in.

Please note that due to security or ticket availability situations, there might be a slight change in scheduling and when this happens you will be notified.
Please note that, for disabled visitors with certified invalidity of more than 74%, the Vatican Museums offers free entry that is extended to a companion for visitors who are not self-sufficient. To benefit from this, make sure you mention it at the time of booking so that our staff may handle your request.
PLEASE NOTE: We are not responsable if St Peter's Basilica is closed for religious functions or for the decision of the Pope.
Please note: by purchasing this tour you accept our Terms and Conditions and you are aware that not refund it will be given in case of not attending the tour or if you arrive late for the tour. Please note that in the afternoon the door connecting the Basilica and the Vatican Museum is closed and you are aware that by purchasing this tour you will not have the skip the line passage for St. Peter’s Basilica. You can go to the Basilica on your own entering from the main square.
Please note that during Easter and Christmas time the fast access to the Basilica can't be guaranteed because St. Peter's may be closed due to religious functions
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.

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Excellence

Luann_B, Apr 2024

Being in the most beautiful place with the one I love and enjoying every minute of it the tour guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable

Would Definitely Recommend!

Allison_R, Apr 2024

Our guide, Francesco was fantastic! He was very knowledgeable and entertaining! We really enjoyed listening to him. The Vatican and Sistine Chapel were beautiful and the guided tour got us in very quickly which was nice. We were also able to go straight into St. Peter’s Basilica and skip the line for that at the end of the tour, which was great because it had really long lines.

Great tour guide! Very attentive

Marangely_P, Apr 2024

Frederico was very knowledgeable and made the tour fun. He made sure to point at the important things. He took the time to explain the Sistine Chapel paintings to us before going inside. We got to skip a line of about three hours to the entrance. Definitely worth it!

Definitely Skip the Line is the way to go!

Sallie_D, Apr 2024

Very crowded time of day, so felt very rushed through. Our guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. The Basilica was the best part. Definitely worth paying the extra for skip the line for sure!!

Loved Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Amy_T, Apr 2024

Antonio was a great tour guide! He was very knowledgeable and friendly. The Vatican was beautiful and so was Sistine Chapel.

Vatican/Sistine

Karen_D, Apr 2024

Our tour guide, Fred, was very very good and we would award him 5 stars and recommend him - he made the tour fascinating with all the snippets of information and transformed the visit to the Vatican museum and Sistine chapel

Stories about personalities

Davilyn_T, Apr 2024

Our guide gave us cultural and historical facts. I loved hearing about the personalities of the artists. They were very witty and talented.

Fred is great and so is Rome!

Seth_S, Apr 2024

Fred was an amazing tour guide. He took us all around the Vatican Museum which led to the Sistine Chapel. Very knowledgeable tour guide, and funny!

Skip the line Vatican Tour, Listing chapel

Murach_S, Apr 2024

Wonderful informative guided tour with Mateo, providing a history and chronology of Vatican City, with all the events and central characters, delivered with enthusiasm and houmer. Outstanding tour!

WORTH THE TRY!

Kenny_P, Apr 2024

I never joined any tour whenever i travel. I also organise my time, and plan my own activities for every vacation. I think it has been fate that led me to join a tour since i found no available tickets online aside from joining a tour group. I am happy i have decided to since i learned much more than i could have imagined. Each location was brilliantly explained. Details were understood! Our tour guide has been so nice and top notch!!!

Worth skipping the queue but expensive compared to on site ticket prices

Nathan_A, Apr 2024

Worth it for skipping the line but rushed through the Vatican museum and Sistine chapel to be left outside of the basilica, I get there is a lot to see but I'd rather skip the line then leave the guide after security to view things at my own pace, also if you're willing to get up early check normal ticket prices as these sites costs are creeping up hoping that us who use them don't look elsewhere, most noticeable on this trip to Rome with these, get my guide and 2 others BE WARY OF NOT SHOPPING AROUND AND CHECKING THE SPOTS WEBSITE FOR TICKET PRICES.

Would be lost without this tour

Kim_T, Apr 2024

Tour was great but could only understand about half of what our guide was saying, her accent was very strong. Still, she was nice, very knowledgeable did not walk too fast.

ILY david

John_V, Apr 2024

David was an absolute weapon, I’m more than happy to write him a reference to get Vatican citizenship. He deserves it more than Francis

Average experience

Ambrish, Apr 2024

Average experience. Getting tickets on time could have been made easier. We had to rush a lot at the last moment and as we were a little late we had to pay extra for rescheduling. If it was informed in advance particularly about the strict timing of arrival, I would have saved the amount. But overall viator managed for rescheduling.

Don’t hesitate just book!

Allison_S, Apr 2024

David was my tour guide and he was amazing. The group met at the meeting location and it was a short walk to the Vatican. David was very informative and made the experience fun and engaging. This was my first time in Italy and this was my best tour experience.

Mesmerising

Michelle_B, Apr 2024

Our guide was highly informative. The art is truly amazing and it is definitely a tour for anyone to visit. Don’t spend your entire day lining up to get in. Skip the line is worth every $$.

Great experience

Lucille_M, Apr 2024

The guide walked us through the museums and the Sistine chapel with commentary and information we would otherwise of missed. She was informative and friendly we thoroughly enjoyed the visit

Very bad experience

Oscar_G, Apr 2024

It was a very bad experience with this company. Unexpected changes in the appointment time. Arrogant employees without good customer service.

Highlight of our trip

Mary_G, Apr 2024

Frederico was very knowledgeable, professional, and efficient maneuvering our group through the very crowded Vatican Museums. A tour w a qualified guide like Frederico is the only way to go. It was a highlight of our trip.

The Experience

Sheryl_B, Apr 2024

This was an incredible experience with so much to see and learn in The Vatican. Tour guide Patrick made this an emazing experience.

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