Vatican and Sistine Chapel Afternoon tour

Rome, Italy

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2 hours 30 minutes
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Offered in: English

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Overview

The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel are among the popular sights in Rome, and a must-see for most visitors to the city. With this small-group tour, avoid a long wait at the entrance with skip-the-line tickets and enjoy more time inside the galleries to admire the art and architecture with a guided tour.

Tour the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Save time with skip-the-line tickets for priority entry to the museums
An art historian guide for insights into the complex’s masterpieces
A small group and headsets to follow the guide’s commentary

What's Included

Skip-the-line tickets
Licensed guide
2.5 hours Vatican Tour
Headsets for the tour

Tips for the Guide
Meals
Transportation

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

Via Vespasiano, 28, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

Start time

02:45 PM

What To Expect

Vatican Museums

Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level

Please ensure you wear proper attire to visit the Vatican museums
Please bring comfortable shoes and a refillable water bottle.
No shorts above the knees, no sleeveless t-shirts are permitted, no big backpacks are allowed, no big umbrellas are permitted, no pointed objects are allowed.
This tour is not wheelchair accessible but may be adapted to an accessible itinerary if you contact us. 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.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 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.

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Reviews

4.0

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Debra_V, Sep 2023

It was very disappointing. Tour guide was too hard to understand. Too much information given too rapidly. This was our first booking with Viator I will never book again. A lot of money for a mediocre tour. I could have done a tour by myself & seen just as much

Great in Crowds

Lacey_M, May 2023

Our tour guide was such a good storyteller and in an extremely crowded space made sure we could hear and see the sights.

Would not recommend skip the line ticket

Caz, Apr 2022

Turned up 15 mins before skip the line time slot over 50 mins later still waiting outside for our English speaking guide together with many others with no sense of organisation eventually sadly gave up and left and did under own steam .

Didn’t get what I paid for, and we already had another tour the next day and on Wednesday it’s closed for a holiday

AnneIrene_Z, Dec 2021

Out side, never got our English speaking guide or inside So disappointed ☹️ Not to see everything Come halfway around the world

Response from Host, Jan 2022

Dear Customer, thank you for your feedback. We always offer the best guides in the city and we provide a three hour tour, we didn't get a feedback like this one from other people in the group, but we will take it in consideration. Thank you.

Helpful company who try to make sure you get your trip

carol_l, Oct 2021

The tour started badly for us as didn't realise we needed a negative swab within 48 hours of tour so we were 12hours out of time. However... they pointed us in direction of a 15 min testing station and waited for us. Noted few reviews saying tours had left without them. They waited for others too and even made it possible to get people to catch us up so they do try hard. The tour itself brilliant. Overwhelming amount of stuff to see. 15 min in the Cistine Chapel actually was enough time at fist I thought might not be enough but it is. So amount brilliant

Great tour

Daniel_L, Oct 2021

Had a great time at the Vatican and Sistine chapel afternoon tour. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us plenty of info

Highly recommended Vatican tour

Thomas_B, Aug 2021

If you are a history buff or would like to learn more about the Vatican then I recommend taking this tour and requesting Marcius as your guide. Marcius was so knowledgeable about the Vatican and its history. We were there for a couple of hours but felt like we saw all the Vatican had to offer.

Great guide but average experience with tour itself

Mohammad_Q, Aug 2019

Our guide, Azzura Mancini, was awesome!! She kept our kids interested through out but I feel tour could have been better organized e.g Directions where to meet should have been better. We long with 1 other couple were running around frantically asking people about our tour company. Similarly price point was higher for this tour compared to other companies offering same. It was crowded (not tour's fault) and despite paying for expedited entry, we still had to wait some time before we could enter. Sistine Chapel was packed too

Response from Host, Aug 2019

Hello, Please note that the Vatican is one of the most visited locations in the world and as such on some days there may be crowds, however, with skip the line priority entry and by entering with us, you get to save yourself hours and tour the museums in a more intimate context. The security check of the Vatican is mandatory for all and so there will always be a little wait to enter and this is good because it is for your own safety. As for the instructions, we will review the text and optimize it, thank you for bringing this to our attention. The Sistine Chapel is wondrous and attracts many people, unfortunately there is little control we have over how many people the staff allows in. Please know that a licensed, expert guide is well worth the money and the skip the line tickets alone saved you much time and discomfort. As for the price, please know we have different tours depending on the interests you may have and the prices vary depending on itinerary, number of people and quality. Should you need anything personalized feel free to contact us!

Overwhelming

Gillian_S, May 2019

Our guide Simone was excellent and so knowledgeable. We saw so much in the 3 hours. Only drawback was the crowds. It was quite scary at times. This has nothing to do with the tour but down to the Vatican not keeping tours to a manageable size. At times you could not move and if someone had taken ill I don’t know how they could have coped. However I am so glad I saw the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica. This is a fantastic tour.

Response from Host, Jun 2019

Thank you for taking the time to review Simone as well as our services!

Highly recommended

Wendy_S, May 2019

Renata was an amazing guide. She knew so much information and made this tour very enjoyable. I know this tour says it’s 3 hours, but we were lucky enough to see a little extra and the 3 1/2 hour tour felt like it was over so quickly. We loved it and would highly recommend this tour and ask for Renata.

Response from Host, May 2019

Thank you for letting us know about the wonderful experience you had with Renata during your extensive Tour.

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable

Voyage32870470875, Apr 2019

Our guide Azzurri was very enthusiastic and seemed to have an extensive depth of many subjects, such as the art, religious, and political history of many cultures. She also was good at emphasizing the important basic concepts. It was a little hard to hear with the earphones due to background noise of crowds, could be improved with a close-mic headset. Overall we had an excellent guide.

Response from Host, May 2019

Thank you very much for sharing your Tour experience and feedback with us!

Excellent

Mario_G, Apr 2019

Our guide (Iffi) was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic she truly made this experience unique. She used to be a teacher so she was very didactic and made a point of details that most people would miss

Response from Host, May 2019

The more detailed the storytelling the more easy it is for people to immerse themselves and experience the tour fully. Thank you for this beautiful review!

Veramente una bella visita

Nicola_C, Nov 2020

Gran bella visita...e non solo per il posto magnifico, ma anche per la guida che ci ha accompagnato (Alessandra), veramente brava, preparata e gentilissima. Consigliatissimo