Vatican Highlights Tour: Explore Sistine Chapel and Skip-the-Line Entry to Vatican Museum

Discover the Vatican’s most iconic treasures on a highlights tour. Skip the line, explore the Sistine Chapel, and learn the fascinating story of Michelangelo’s masterpiece.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Your guide knows every nook and cranny of the museums and will navigate seamlessly through the more than 1,200 galleries while emphasizing the Rooms of Raphael, the Ancient Roman and Greek pieces in the Belvedere Courtyard and the Gallery of Maps while ensuring that you stay on track with an eye on the ultimate prize: the Sistine Chapel.
What's Included
  • Full-immersion guided Vatican Museums experience with an expert Vatican tour guide
  • Skip the Line at the Vatican & get ahead of everyone else
  • Priority access to St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Rooms of Raphael & Sistine Chapel
  • Belvedere Courtyard, Greek and Roman Sculptures
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Join a knowledgeable guide at the entrance of the Vatican Museum, and gain priority access to arguably the world’s most significant art collection. Your guide, well-acquainted with the museum’s every corner, will efficiently guide you through the overwhelming 1,200 galleries.
A key part of this tour revolves around the grandiose Sistine Chapel, from its…

Location
Via Sebastiano Veniero, 19
Via Sebastiano Veniero
Via Sebastiano Veniero 19, nearest metro station is called Ottaviano / San Pietro / Musei Vaticani on Linea A which on any Rome metro map is coloured orange.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Tarjav2018
Aug 29, 2024
The Finnish girls - The qiude was very good and funny. She knew many details about the Vatican history/today, paintings and sculptures. She noticed everyone on the group. Thank you for the very best tour.
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Bxfrank
Aug 22, 2024
Perfect Vatican tour - Nadia was wonderful - funny and told us everything we needed and wanted to know. Tour was the perfect length of time and made sure we saw all the highlights. Highly recommended, bravo bravo bravo!
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Gabrielle_w
Aug 16, 2024
Organised and informative. - The amazing architecture and grandness of the Vatican Museum! Sandra made sure the tour kept moving and shared so much information throughout the tour.
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Tammy_s
Aug 3, 2024
Getting through the Vatican - Must have skip the line tickets and guide otherwise you won’t be able to navigate the crowds,. Entire tour was efficient and interesting
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Michelle
Aug 1, 2024
Excellent tour guide. - Excellent tour guide. Nadia was very knowledgeable. We loved it. She pointed out many small details and Explained history. Great tour
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Lindsay_k
Jul 27, 2024
tour guide & entertainer in one - The tour was a nice amount of time and more interesting than I anticipated. But what really made it was Chiara. Though we were tired she had such a positive, energetic attitude and love for her job. She was especially good with the kids and involving them and educating us on what we were about to see, my favorite tour guide of my trip.
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Tiredandhungry9
Jul 25, 2024
Fascinating and interesting tour. Thanks Nadya! - Thank you Nadya, so glad you were our guide today. We added on a guided tour of St Peter's Basilica and the underground crypts. Your knowledge of the Vatican, St Peter's Basilica and the artwork in the Sistine Chapel was amazing. Your passion for this subject shone though. Very interesting tour. Highly recommend.
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Jacquie_c
Jul 22, 2024
Highly recommend! - Chiara was the best tour guide! She had the perfect balance between humor and history to keep my daughter and I intrigued during the tour. She covered all of the highlights during the Vatican Tour and kept everything going at the perfect pace. There were inevitably some crowds, but Chiara used a great strategy to minimize our interaction with the large crowds. Overall, we highly recommend this tour!! -f1 girls :)
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Alyssa_s
Jul 18, 2024
We LOVED Nadia! - Nadia did a fantastic job!! She is so knowledgeable of every painting, sculpture, and overall history of the Vatican. She was interactive, personable, and a lively person to listen to! She also does a great job of keeping things moving faster so you don’t feel stagnant in the museum, you really could be there for hours on end especially if you don’t have a guide. If you are looking for a quicker tour and one that won’t leave you meandering over every painting this is for you! My friend and I would highly recommend her/this tour!
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N3906nmkarenb
Jul 18, 2024
Perfect for a quick visit - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and a lovely lady. It's the perfect way to visit the Vatican and Sistine Chapel if you are after a highlights version or are time poor. For a more detailed visit, we recommend a longer, more in depth tour.
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From $69
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).