Waiting in ticket lines in Rome can be daunting, especially during summer when the crowds swell and temperatures soar. On this tour, avoid potential ticket lines at the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums by entering with skip-the-line admission. After an in-depth tour of both attractions, you’ll get priority access to St. Peter’s Basilica.

Skip the lines at the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums
Save time with priority admission to St. Peter’s Basilica
Personal headsets to hear your guide among the crowds
Get insights into Renaissance art and history from your guide

What's Included

Guided Tour

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Viale Vaticano, 100, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
Please meet us at the top of the steps on the corner of Viale Vaticano 100, next to Caffé Vaticano. Your guide will be there holding a yellow Carpe Diem Rome flag. Please arrive 10 minutes prior. Late arrivals will not be eligible for refunds. Please ensure to check local Covid-19 regulations.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Vatican Museums

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Basilica (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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.

Reviews

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Amazing Tour with Eternal Tours.

Angela_C, Jul 2023

This was an amazing tour through Eternal Tours that we booked through Viator. Suzanna was a very knowledgeable and really allowed the group to decide how the tour wanted to go. Since we had a later in the afternoon tour and most of us wanted to see the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica we didn't spend too much time in the museum. I was in Europe for almost three weeks and this by far was the tour I gained the most information.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thanks a lot for your kind words and for sharing your review with the rest of our community. We are glad you enjoyed your time with us. We hope to see you again soon!

Vatican overbooked tours

Rachel_K, Jan 2023

This was not viator nor the tour guides fault, but the Vatican overbooked tours the day we went (stating they had to rearrange tours due to the holiday, etc) so we did not enjoy our tour. In fact, I felt like I was going to pass out in the Sistine chapel because there were too many people jammed in such a small space, and the Vatican guards were only letting a few people out at a time. It was absolutely gorgeous but unfortunately not an experience I would want to repeat

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