Ideal for those who desire an in-depth and immersive experience, this guided tour leads you to see the wonders of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel without having to wait in line. Your expert guide will unveil the secrets behind each piece while providing a captivating tour of this historic art collection. If you want to learn even more historic details, you can upgrade to include an additional hour of guided exploration inside St. Peter's Basilica.

Guided tour of the Vatican Museums with skip-the-line access
Admire the Sistine Chapel, Last Judgment, and the art of Italian artists
Explore art, faith, and spirituality through the arts at St Peter’s Basilica
Tour with a licensed guide in your language and headset for a large group

What's Included

2 hours of guided service to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
licensed guide speaking your language
admission ticket
fast track
headsets for group of more than 11 people
the last Sunday of the month the ticket is free, the price is lower and the line cannot be skipped
The option "english Basilica included" includes 1 additional hour of guided tour to the Basilica

the standard tour does not include the tour at the Basilica

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Mocenigo, 2, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
Go in via Tunisi 5. Enter inside the office and show your reservation to the staff you find at the desk.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Vatican Museums (Pass By)

Sistine Chapel (Pass By)

St. Peter's Basilica

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
We are not responsible for temporary closure of St. Peter’s Basilica. Remind that Vatican city is another State and the pope can take decisions without any previous information

Dress code requires to cover knees and shoulders
It’s required to show ani d document for children at the entrance
Please note that for safety reasons the Coliseum can accommodate up to 3.000 people at once. This could lead to delays in access to the site, even for pre-booked visitors
It is confirmed the prohibition of bringing bottles and glasses containers, alcholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags and luggage / trolley.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 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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Disappointing experience

Mei_B, Aug 2023

I booked a guided tour of the Vatican museum + Sistine chapel. The tour guide did not show up (he had an emergency) so we were told we could still skip the line and enter with no tour and we would receive a refund due to not having a tour. We were able to enter and skip the line which was fine but only received a $14 refund which did not seem sufficient due to the lack of services (I paid about $76 for the whole experience). I would not recommend booking this tour!

Extremely disappointing.

Irene_L, Aug 2023

It was the most disappointing tour I have ever been on, in my 45 years of travel. The tour guide did not use her microphone properly and therefore almost everything was inaudible. She wore the microphone on her lapel and would speak in the opposite direction of the microphone. Every other tour guide that I observed held the microphone close to their lips. She also should not be used as an English speaking guide. Although her English was adequate when speaking to someone individually, her accent was so heavy it was very difficult to make out what she actually was saying. I learned absolutely nothing from the “guided” tour and would have been better off doing it on my own with a rented audio guide. I would give zero stars, but that wasn’t an option. A complete waste of money and my time!

Not a good experience, hard to follow and hear guide in crowded museum

Morgan_L, Aug 2023

Not enjoyable….museum was packed, was hard to follow the guide and hear her because connection was breaking up since we could not stay close enough... and it was hard to see everything with the overwhelming crowds and other guided groups. Overall stressful tour, we ended up leaving early. Tour guide was nice and knowledgeable, but overall not a good set up, especially with kids.

Tour was good

Diana_A, Jul 2023

Good guide. Wait until after summer to visit. We had to stay in line although it went fast. No Vatican church included in your, extra money.

Definitely worth it

Kristy_H, Jul 2023

Mama Sabrina gave us an excellent tour. She was knowledgeable and guided us through the crowds with ease. It was highly informative and the sights were incredible. Definitely include St Peter’s Basilica, it was absolutely breathtaking. A bonus was we got to skip the line which is definitely worthwhile, especially on a hot summers day.

Unable to make changes to reservation

Jamie_N, Jul 2023

We were not able to edit our reservation. Customer service representative not available. We were not able to go during the time and date set, and couldn't make changes in the app or online. The Customer service number wasn't working. We wasted over $208, so we recommend using booking.com or Expedia services or travel agents.

Vatican 2023

Carlos_D, Jun 2023

Your lasts 3 hours aprox. Marta was very energetic and entertained us giving an introduction of Vatican path and the most important sites to make the visit last in my memory.

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TanazDhondy, Jun 2023

The guide was good, she was friendly and had a deep level of knowledge. The tour itself started 45 mins after the scheduled booking time. We questioned the operators a few times as we were waiting outside in the sun, they just told us to wait longer, then had us line up against the wall in the sun so they could count participants, felt like cattle being herded for the slater house.

Excelente

Manuel_V, Aug 2023

La guía que nos acompaño en le tour es una muy buena guía ya que el recorrido fue muy ameno y las tres horas fueron comodas

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