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Faster Than Skip The Line

Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour

4.87
(10,721 Reviews)
2.5 h.
English
20
Mon to Sat
9:00, 10:00, 11:00 & 14:30

Award-Winner Tour

Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award 2018: Top 5 Cultural Experiences - Worldwide

Award-Winner Tour

Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award 2019: Best Cultural Experience - #1 Tour Worldwide


  • Discover the marvels of the Vatican on TripAdvisor’s Number One Tour in the World for 2019. Be mesmerized by Michelangelo’s world famous Sistine Chapel and Last Judgement, visit the Raphael Rooms and hear the stories behind the renowned “School of Athens”.
  • With our Reserved Entrance, you can head straight into the Vatican to explore the museums with your dedicated expert guide. Headsets allow you to hear the stories your art historian guide will tell as they bring these works to life.
  • Tours are limited to 20 people, and the Vatican is quieter than ever. With reduced capacity and fewer crowds, feel like a VIP as you wander the quiet corridors and explore the museum in peace with your safety as a priority.

Enjoy your Vatican Tour experience

What's Included

  • Faster Than Skip-the-Line Access to the Vatican Museums
  • All entrance & reservation fees
  • Access to the Sistine Chapel
  • Audio headsets so you can always hear your guide
  • Small groups of 20 people or less
  • Gratuities

Sites Visited

  • Vatican Museums
  • Sistine Chapel
  • Raphael's Rooms
  • Gallery of Maps
  • Gallery of Tapestries

No One Gets You in Faster

With our Reserved Entrance, you can head straight inside and explore without wasting any time - you’ll also discover the stories about the characters that walked these corridors before you as artists and Popes.

This tour has been adjusted to adhere to current safety regulations; with enhanced security measures and social distancing, you can enjoy a safe and exciting trip to Vatican. The crowds are normally plentiful here, but now is the ideal time to book your Vatican tour as you will be one of few people admitted to the museums at any one time. Get up close and personal with the stunning artwork throughout the Vatican without having to jostle for space with other visitors, and make once-in-a-lifetime memories of this incredible location.

No One Gives You More Access

Inside, your guide will take you out to the Vatican Gardens balcony for your first glimpse of the dome of St. Peters Basilica before strolling through the ancient statues and modern sculptures of the Pinecone Courtyard. As there is no talking allowed in the Sistine Chapel your guide will prepare you here for the many fascinating details you otherwise might miss on your own.

To reach the Chapel, your guide will lead you along the Hall of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Gallery of Candelabra and through the Raphael Rooms.  These works of art will come to life as you follow your guide’s commentary on your dedicated audio earpiece. At the Sistine Chapel, take some time to pick out the rich details on the walls and ceilings – from Michelangelo’s boneless self-portrait to the shields representing violent bible stories.

In just three hours, we’ll introduce you to the artistic treasures of the Vatican in an enjoyable and hassle-free manner. From the enormous Vatican Museums to Michelangelo's ground-breaking frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, you will see how the Popes used art and culture to spread their message. You’ll leave not just appreciating the Vatican but having understood it too. 

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    FAQs

    • What exactly is included in the 3 hours Group tour for the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica?

      The price is all-inclusive: Skip the Line entrance, entrance ticket, guide and tour. Our tours are  classic and very comprehensive. This is a three hour tour and covers many wings of the museums including, but not limited to, ancient Greek\Roman sculpture, the Hall of Maps, the Gallery of the Candelabra and the Hall of Tapestries. For many the two highlights of our tours are the Sistine Chapel and the Raphael Rooms. From the Sistine Chapel, groups exit the Museums and end the tour at St. Peter's Basilica* in St. Peter's Square. Please note that most Wednesday mornings and on special religious occasions, Saint Peter’s Basilica might be closed, and therefore not part of the tour. In that event, the tour still lasts three hours and has a more extensive visit inside the world-famous Vatican Museums.

      *Please note that, due to the current Covid restrictions inside the Vatican, St Peter’s Basilica is exceptionally not included in any of our tours until further notice, for both the morning and the afternoon tours. For this reason the total duration of the tour is 2,5 hours instead of 3 hours

    • Are the Vatican Group tours accessible for people with a disability?

      Please note that the Vatican Museums offers free tickets for people with disabilities exceeding 74%. Show the required documentation (certification of invalidity) to our City Wonders staff at Meeting Point to avail of this. After the tour you can contact our CW Customer Care in order to get the reimbursement of Vatican ticket cost. However, due to some itinerary restrictions, we are unable to accommodate wheelchair users or customers with restricted mobility on our Vatican Group Tours.

      We welcome wheelchair users on our Private Vatican tours. Wheelchair users are required to use a different route through the Vatican Museums. Our Private Vatican Tours fully accommodate wheelchair users and persons of reduced mobility. Your guide will bring you through the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, but not the Basilica. 

      *Important note: Neither option detailed above includes the special skip-the-line access to Saint Peter's Basilica as it is not wheelchair accessible. If you wish to visit Saint Peter's Basilica after your tour, you will need to exit the Vatican Museums, go to Saint Peter's Square and queue to enter. Entry to the Basilica is free. 

    • At the end of the tour, will I be able to explore the Vatican Museums on my own?

      No. With our tickets, it is not possible to re-enter the Vatican once you leave as the Vatican tickets are single entry only.

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