Vatican Tour: Skip-the-Line Access to Art and History

Experience the wonders of the Vatican and Sistine Chapel in a small group tour. Skip the long lines and dive into millennia of art and history with a passionate guide.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • What a Life Tours - Meeting Point:
    The meeting point is our office, very close to the Museums’ entrance, the exact address is Via Santamaura 14B. The closest Metro stop is Ottaviano. Please allow extra time due to traffic during the summer months!
    AFTERNOON TOUR - Meeting Point:
    Our office is located 2-min away from the Vatican Museums’ entrance,…
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line entry to the Vatican Museums & St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Entry to the Sistine Chapel
  • Tickets included
  • English-speaking licensed tour guide
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Small Group
  • Easy meet up point to our office (5 min walk from the Museums)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuites
  • St. Peter’s Dome
Additional Information

What makes this tour a must? The Vatican is a once-in-a-lifetime destination! By skipping the queue, you can devote more time to discovering the rich tapestry of art and history encapsulated within these sacred bounds without being stuck in the lengthy general admission queue.
Discover key features of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s…

Location
What a Life Tours
Via Santamaura
The meeting point is at our office at Via Santamaura 14-b, you will be looking for What a Life Tours. The closest Metro stop is Ottaviano which is about a 6-minute walk away. Please allow extra time to reach the meeting point and notice that the meeting time is 15 minutes before the start time.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Hayagreeva
Dec 27, 2024
Excellent and informative. - The price tag on this tour is rather stiff but was worth every cent for us. We did the tour just before Christmas which probably was the best day. Our guide John was a veteran and very knowledgeable. Did a commendable job of narrating the story within the time frame. You get 20 minutes or so of personal time inside the Sistine Chapel. No talk or photos. The ceiling is over 60 ft above so it's hard to see frescoes in their true detail. But being inside one of the world's most celebrated rooms is an overwhelming experience. John had given us a good introduction in advance with a handy guide which was very helpful. The tour ends in St Peter's Basilica where you can spend as much time as you want, attend the mass at 5 pm or climb the dome. Alternately take the lift to the gallery high up from where from where you can get a magnificent view of the whole chapel.
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Connector24268311839
Dec 13, 2024
Stunning! - Simply stunning 3 hour tour of an amazing place. Didn’t really appreciate before going what it would be like, as photos don’t capture the size and splendour. Tour was guided by Mario who was so so knowledgable, enthusiastic and great company. His stories were informative as well as being very funny. Mike
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Rory_o
Dec 12, 2024
You cover a lot of ground... - You cover a lot of ground on this tour, and Tonia is a great person to take you. Fantastic items in the museums.
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Ryszard_s
Dec 7, 2024
Excellent tour, excellent guide - The most memorable part of experience was visiting Sistine Chapel and admiring Michael Angelo frescs. Our 3 hours tour was the only one that we could take as for our daughter longer visit would be much past her attention limit. Our tour guide was excellent.
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Sarahdt4667xj
Nov 27, 2024
Highlight of our trip! - Ennio was a perfect tour guide! Charming, personable and witty. His deep knowledge of the art and history wove together perfectly to give us a fuller understanding of the Vatican and all its treasures! This was the highlight of our trip to Rome! Graci Ennio!
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Meander41569351769
Nov 14, 2024
Amazing Vatican Tour!!! - John did an amazing job! He was knowledgeable and was a great personality. Would highly recommend this Vatican to anyone and everyone.
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Linda_f
Nov 1, 2024
Brilliant! - Georgia was a great guide. Nothing was too much. Lots of interesting information all the way through.
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Paul_r
Nov 25, 2024
Making sense of a difficult subject to someone not a catholic - The knowledgeable guide provided an excellent of our tour. All questions explained and nothing seemed an issue. Our tour was made more enjoyable by how our guide provided each of us on the tour the extra time to explanation where requiref
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Judith_e
Nov 11, 2024
Vatican and Sistene Chapel - It was great skipping the line but the tour is overpriced for the overall experience. Our guide was not exceptional in his knowledge and delivery and based on other tours we’ve taken this was disappointing.
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David_k
Dec 1, 2024
Need a better guide that speaks clear english - The best thing about this tour was that we skipped the line to get into the museum, chapel, and basilica. Our guide, Rafaela, had a VERY heavy accent and was hard to understand. The single earpiece on the headset didn’t help either. After a while, my wife and I just turned her off. We were definitely underwhelmed by the Sistine Chapel….not the tour company’s fault. St Peter’s was awesome! The guided tour through the museum prior to the Sistine Chapel seemed “rushed”. This was NOT worth the money. I would have rather bought tickets on my own and done a self-guided tour.
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