Skip-The-Line Tour: Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel

Rome, Italy

2 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

The Vatican Museums draw millions of people each year, and wait times to enter the building can be daunting. Head straight to the front of the queue on this skip-the-line tour, which also grants you access to the Sistine Chapel. Explore highlights such as the Raphael Rooms and Gallery of Maps alongside a guide to fill you in on their history, all in a group capped at just 14 people.

Shave off regular wait times with direct entry and bypass the crowds
Enrich your visit with stories and information spanning Renaissance art and papal history
Head straight to the highlights of the vast Vatican Museums without wasting time or getting lost
Morning, midday, and afternoon tour timings let you plan your day with ease

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
All tickets are included
Skip the line service
Guide in english

Coffee and/or Tea

Meeting and Pickup

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End point

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Ticket Redemption Point

Via Germanico, 36, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

Itinerary

Vatican Museums

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Sistine Chapel

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

3.9

based on 8 reviews

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Tour on your own- no host needed.

Chelsea_G, Dec 2024

We were not able to tour the basilica because it was closed for Christmas mass. I feel that I should have received a partial refund or something because of this. Our tour guide spoke for an hour about the Sistine chapel before starting the tour- half of us were falling asleep or wandering off. I felt bad for her but take us around more of the museum or something to keep us engaged. It was nice to know more about the chapel before going in but it didn’t need to be that long. Definitely you need to get tickets for the museums in advance- maybe just get tickets without a tour.

Response from Host, Dec 2024

sorry to hear this lie from you all of the vatican guide explain sistine chapel outside as inside must keep silence everyone and i just knew you are a photo taking traveller who does not care information next time i suggest you buy only ticket with triple price as you does not respect service thanks

Vatican,Sistine Chapel and Basilica

Peter_S, Jun 2024

Tour was really good albeit a very busy place and a lot to see. Guide was very informative . Meeting place a little hard to locate.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

thanks a lot for this wonderful review to us sir we are happy to see you were satisfied

Loved her job

Bob_B, Dec 2023

Our tour guide was great. Very informative and had the energy of someone who was talking to her first group ever.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

thanks a lot for this wonderful review to us sir we are happy to see you were satisfied

Time saver

Ling_L, Jun 2023

Anna was extremely knowledgeable. She answered all the questions and made sure to point out all the important aspects of what we were seeing. Any time you can pay to skip the line do it as it save time.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

thanks a lot for this wonderful review to us sir we are happy to see you were satisfied

Hard to find meeting place

lydia_g, Jun 2022

The guide was great and the audio was good The tour was wonderful though very crowded We were very lucky to have found the meeting spot. We did not have proper information about where to meet. We were told someone was trying to call us but we received no calls or texts or emails about a meeting place

Response from Host, Jul 2022

hello dear customers thanks for your review but it's preety much disappointing to see you say that our office is hard to find. As closest as we are there are no other tour office. We are just few yards from the only entrance and it takes 10 seconds to arrive from the only entrance of the museum and chapel and you said we were hard to found. I am sorry to say i can't appreciate this. I hope you should say the right things and should not give this rating to make down without reasons. Thanks anyway

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Paula_V, Apr 2024

Não gostei, o audio tinha muitas falhas, só ouvimos metade. Comprei bilhetes a 99€ porque incluia a tour aos 3 sítios: vaticano, capela sistina e basilica de s. Pedro. A guia assim que saimos a capela indicou o caminho para a basilica e foi embora. Senti-me enganada. Sou consultora de viagens e não vou recomendar.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

as a travel consultant you should know and speak english and its clearly indicated the basilica will be only entrance our guide found everyone except you to take into the basilica and you are blaming her for your mistake wow

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