Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel: Small Group Tour with Skip the Line Access

Explore the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with a licensed guide. Skip the line, admire masterpieces, and visit St. Peter’s Basilica at your own pace.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Once inside the Vatican Museums, you will be in a Semi-private group. Our expert English-speaking guides will share their knowledge of the Vatican’s 4,000-year-old history

Sites Visited:
Raphael Rooms
Gallery of Tapestries
Gallery of Maps
Round Room
Laocoon and His Sons
Belvedere Apollo
Pinecone Courtyard

  • Sistine Chapel - Up next, the Sistine Chapel, one of the tours main attractions, keep an eye of for Michelangelo’s hidden self-portrait and marvel at the infamous ‘Creation of Adam’.
  • St. Peter’s Basilica - The tour ends with the Sistine Chapel, however you can still visit at your own peace St. Peter’s Basilica.
    Venture inside and feel immersed in the home of the Catholic Church.
What's Included
  • Entrance to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
  • Official Professional Guide and Passionate Storytelling
  • Fast Track entrance to Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
  • Small Group max 10 pax
  • Audio Equipment to hear the guide clearly
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Gratuities
  • Skip the Line entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica
Additional Information

With so many important things to see, the Vatican Museum can be an overwhelming place to visit alone, so allow our licensed guide to walk you through the 2nd largest museum in the world on a 3-hour guided tour. Admire the works of some of history’s most celebrated artists; Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Caravaggio, and Michelangelo, which hang from wall to wall and fill 2,000 rooms of the museum. Up next, the Sistine Chapel, one of the tours main attractions, keep an eye of for Michelangelo’s hidden self-portrait and marvel at the infamous ‘Creation of Adam’. At the end of the tour you can visit at your own peace the marvellous St. Peter’s Basilica, home of the Catholic Church, host of some of the major masterpieces worldwide: Michelangelo’s “La Pietà” and Bernini’s Baldaquin, the ornate bronze canopy that sits above St. Peter’s high altar.

  • Comfortable shoes are recommended
  • Mandatory Dress Code: knees and shoulder must be covered to get inside Vatican Museum and Sistine. You might be refused at the entrance unfulfilling the dress code
  • ID may be required for entrance (especially for guests under the age of 18). Guests who show up without ID cannot be guaranteed entrance.
Location
Via Mocenigo, 15
Via Mocenigo
The exact address of the meeting point is Via Mocenigo, 15, 00192 Rome RM Italy. Our office is located about 200 meters northwest from the entrance of the Vatican Museums, going down the steps, take first left onto Via Sebastiano Veniero keep walking straight until the end of the street.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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L8980gsgarethm
Jul 30, 2024
Amazing experience - i just wanted to say on behalf of me and my wife what an amazing experience we had walking round the Vatican with Diana. She was brilliant and had so much knowledge. There was a deaf woman in our group, and Diana made sure she was looked after and accommodated her so well. Diana is a credit to your company and she made our visit much more memorable. Thank you
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O1274gtsallye
Jun 14, 2024
Wonderful Guided Tour of the Vatican - What a brilliant tour with had with Jessica! There is so much to take in on this tour and Jessica was so knowledgable and informative, and always happy to answer questions. I could not recommend a tour guide more highly.
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Pioneer03681772550
Jun 8, 2024
Highly recommended. - Impressive, we saw so much and luckily we were able to skip the long line. Diana gave a great tour. I'd be happy to do it again.
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601k_vinm
May 18, 2024
Tremendous - Marco our guide was fantastic with colorful explanations! The skip-the-line really makes the difference for the chapel and the basilica! Very good experience, I recommend!
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Domasl636
May 13, 2024
Nice tour of the Vatican Museums - Claudia was a pleasant tour guide and gave us a good taste of the highlights of the Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Angelorw8767kj
Apr 28, 2024
Tour with Eugenio to the Vatican museums - It was beautiful and the guide Eugenio was very good and had a lot of passion in telling the history of the Vatican museums
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488hubertt
Apr 23, 2024
Superb visit - Superb visit with our guide Marco who spoke excellent French, who knows the visit perfectly well, who gave us a wealth of information. A very nice visit that we recommend everyone to do
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K1318enmayab
Apr 20, 2024
Guided tour by Sonia - My family and I have been very grateful to Sonia, it is very noticeable when someone enjoys their work and has given us an incredible experience. Thanks for the experience Sonia.
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W4721sdjos_r
Mar 24, 2024
Great guided tour with Rosalia. - Guided tours in small groups of 4 people in French for museums of the Vatican and the Basilica with Rosalia Gangemi who is a very friendly and attentive guide who managed to convey to us her passion for this magnificent city of Rome. We recommend without hesitation.
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Aldemir_rizzo
Jan 12, 2024
excellent option to discover the essentials of the Vatican - Tour very well organized and led by a friendly and cordial guide, Ana. Lasts almost 3 hours Audio equipment and accurate information
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