• Maya Tours - Once you book, we organize everything. Just show up and check-in at the Maya Tours office (VIA GERMANICO, 16) at the correct time (Please arrive 10 minutes before your booked departure time) and your guide will escort you inside the Museums & provide you with your ticket.
• Vatican Museums - Explore the Vatican Museums with an Expert Guide, visit the highlights of the incredible collections comprised of a colossal 20,000 works on display, over 4 miles of Art, Sculptures, Tapestries, Paintings and Architecture.

Belvedere Courtyard
Pinecone Courtyard
Pio Clementino Museum
Octagonal Courtyard
Sala Degli Animali
Sala Delle Muse
Sala Rotonda
Sala A Croce Greca
Gallery of the Candelabra
Gallery of Tapestries
Gallery of Maps

• Sistine Chapel - Marvel at the incredible Sistine Chapel, an impressive sanctuary that boasts works of art by master painters like Perugino, Pinturicchio, Ghirlandaio, Rosselli, Botticelli, Signorelli, della Gatta and, of course, Michelangelo.

See the world famous frescoes stretch magnificently across the ceiling with the renowned Creation of Adam as the central focus and the majestic Last Judgement upon the rear wall, offering a visual spectacle that encapsulates the divine.

Sistine Chapel Frescoes
Cosmati Floor Mosaic
Forseen conception of Jesus Christ
Pagan Sibyls / Icons
Prophet depictions
Creation of Adam
The Last Judgement
Sacrifice of Jesus Christ
Greek Mythology Styx

• St. Peter’s Basilica - Gain privileged direct entrance to the heart of the Catholic faith and lose yourself in the monumental grandeur of Saint Peter’s Basilica. See the highlights of the phenomenal church with a guide and enjoy free time to explore its many secrets including getting your blessing at Saint Peter’s feet and head down into the Vatican Grottoes which contain the Papal Tombs.

The Pillars
The Ceiling
Statue Of St. Peter (Blessing at Saint Peter’s Feet)
Tomb Of Innocent XI
St. Peter’s Throne
La Porta Santa (Holy Door)
Loggia Of The Blessings Or Central Balcony
The Dome
High Altar (St. Peter’s Altar)
Baldacchino
Vatican Grottoes (Papal Tombs)
La Pietá
Tomb of John Paul II
La Navicella Mosaic

• St. Peter’s Square - Exit the Basilica on to St. Peter’s Square, a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, one of the largest, most beautiful squares in Europe where the Papal Audience is held.

Bernini Fountain
Maderno Fountain
Vatican Egyptian Obelisk
St. Peter’s Square colonnades
Columns
Basilica Façade
Central Balcony
Statues of the Saints and first century apostles

• Skip The Line St.Peter’s Basilica Entry (when possible)
• Skip The Line Priority Access Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tickets
• Small Group Tour Experience with Expert Official Licensed Vatican Guide
• Introduction to the highlights of St.Peter’s Basilica with a guide
• Free to explore in the Basilica and Papal tombs after the tour has finished

• Location Pick Up & Drop Off
• Scavi / Necropolis
• On Wednesday mornings St. Peter’s Basilica may be closed to the public due to the Papal Audience
• St Peter’s Basilica is subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies, with no warning

Skip the line, avoid the long queues and explore the Vatican’s exceptional collections, the magnificent Sistine Chapel & Basilica with an expert guide in an intimate group. Enter the breathtaking Basilica of St.Peter and the Vatican Grottoe beneath. This extensive and exclusive tour is designed for those eager to experience everything the Vatican has to offer.

The Vatican Museums are home to an expansive array of art, featuring countless gallery displays and an astonishing number of spectacular artistic works showcased inside. These include stunning sculptures, frescoes, and architectural masterpieces that together form an unparalleled collection found nowhere else in the world.

Admire the incredible sculptures, tapestries, paintings, and architectural works of Renaissance masters such as Bramante, Bernini, Perugino, Botticelli, D’Antonio, Rosselli, Signorelli, Della Gatta, Ghirlandaio, Raphael, and without doubt the Sistine Chapel, adorned with Michelangelo’s extraordinary frescoes.

• The tour reservations have strict timing. To join the tour, you are required to be at the meeting point for check-in at least 15 minutes prior to your tour departure time.
• If you arrive late for the meeting time, it will not be possible to join the group or reschedule, the tickets and guide are void. As per Vatican rules you will not be entitled to a refund.
• Knees & Shoulders MUST be covered for both men & women to enter the Sistine Chapel!
• St Peter’s Basilica is subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies, with little to no warning and in this case, the tour will conclude in the Sistine Chapel. When this occurs visitors will have an extended tour of the Vatican Museums.
• Should St. Peter’s Basilica be closed or not accessible within the scheduled time, the tour will include Raphael’s Rooms or the explanation of the Basilica from the outside. in this case we are unable to provide refunds or discounts as the Basilica is free to enter and not included in the tour price.
• The Raphael’s Rooms are not included in the tour and are visited only when St. Peter’s Basilica remains closed to the public or if the Vatican makes the internal itinerary mandatory.
• Please note that on the day of your visit certain areas of the monument/attraction can be closed due to either religious events or national holidays.
• Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not suitable for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair. Please be aware that large oversized bags/backpacks/suitcases are not permitted in the monument/ attraction.
• It is not possible to contact guides when they are inside the Vatican museums, it is the clients responsibility to stay with the guided tour group, if you lose your guide inside the museums, there is nothing we can do in this case.
• Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not suitable for those with walking difficulties or using a wheelchair.

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