Skip the line Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

Rome, Italy

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5+ bookings last month.

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel entrences
Skip the line entrance
Expert guide

gratuites
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
Entry to St. Peter's Basilica

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Viale Vaticano, 100, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
Next to Caffè Vaticano on top of the staircase.

End point

Viale Vaticano, 100, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

Itinerary

Sistine Chapel

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cortile del Belvedere

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cortile della Pigna

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Gallery of Maps

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

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

Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
We request you to wear appropriate clothing for a visit. Shoulders and knees must be covered.
It is not allowed to enter with large bags.
The Sistine Chapel will be closed to the public from Monday 28 April 2025 for the requirements of the Conclave
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

3.4

based on 26 reviews

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Paid for but did not get...

Don_H, May 2025

Paid for but did not get to see it. We booked it but was never informed that we could not see it. Yuck

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you for this very cryptic feedback...

Very disappointing organisation

Jennifer_G, Nov 2024

The night before our tour, I received a message that our tour had been pushed back a half hour, and I was concerned because we were on a time schedule with another tour in central Rome booked for the afternoon. The meeting point had also been changed which for locals, is not a problem but when you come from Australia for a day in Rome, it is a challenge to navigate to a very small office. Anyway, we made the meeting point, after asking other guides, police , taxis etc only to stand and wait for guide for another 15 mins into our new tour time. We then walked to the Vatican lines for another wait in lines…… an hour gone of our original tour time! Then the guide wanted everyone to go to the toilet…. more time wasting! Eventually we started shuffling through the museums with a million others at 11.10am when our original booking was for 10am!!!! I loved seeing all the artifacts, statues, paintings etc. it was all fabulous, but stressful to keep up with guide, Anna. We were at the Sistine Chapel with 200 other people , herded into the middle of the room, when we realised if we didn’t leave now we were going to miss our other pre-arranged tour near the Coliseum. I spoke to the guide and she said we would miss the St Peter’s Basilica and shrugged her shoulders. So disappointed. I felt as though there was no consideration for time management and the assumption that we would all just go along with the guide’s agenda. They need to be more organised, esp since it’s not the busiest time of year in late October.

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Dear Jessica, thank you for your detailed feedback: Firstly I want to apologise that the delay caused you distress and interference with your other plans. As you mentioned yourself "shuffling through the museums with a million others" - that's quite a proof that late October is not a low season, actually opposite, it's busier than in July/August, so of course everything is taking a little longer. And just to clarify, visit to St. Peters Basilica is not included to the tour, so you did not miss out anything, we do provide the fast entry there, if possible, for everyone to explore on their own: I hope you still managed to enjoy the history and artworks nevertheless.

Richard was the highlight

Caryldee_T, Jul 2024

Our tour guide Richard was great! He was very informative & knowledgeable. Excellent experience with our guide. I can tell the people who book this tour are separate - communication with them was confusing at times. Our tour time was changed - I was notifying via WhatsApp. Also , an hour before the tour began I received a what’s app notification about the meeting place being changed . If I didn’t have cell service this could’ve been a nightmare. Not everyone is on their phone 24/7 during vacation- the correct meeting location should have been provided from the start

Poorly organised, not a great tour.

Sam_P, Jun 2024

Poorly organised beginning. After getting into the museum we lost 2 members of the tour, and we spent 20 minutes waiting while it was decided what to do about the missing people. It then felt like the tour was rushed to make up that time. The guide was friendly, but their commentary was poor. Not very engaging, lots of talking while walking with commentary on random uninteresting things. Listening to other groups near ours, we had tour guide envy.

Good, quick tour of Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel

Ellen_D, Jun 2024

There is a lot to see at the Vatican so it was helpful to have a guide point out the highlights. We went quickly and got a good sense of the museum and Sistine Chapel. Basilica and St Peters Square were on your own.

The company canceled our...

Lisa_W, Jun 2024

The company canceled our tour a half an hour before our meeting time. We had already gotten into a cab to go to the Vatican. They offered us skip the line tickets a couple hours later but we were already on our way there.

Rushed tour, and left behind by the guide mid-tour

Heena_S, Jun 2024

We had started the tour on time. When we reached the Vatican museum, the tour began but it was very rushed. However, after gallery of maps, the tour guide gave us 20 mins for washroom and cafe and told us to meet him in the Sistine Chapel at 12:15 pm, which we did. We waited for 10 mins in the Chapel but he wasn't there. So he left without us which was highly disappointing and tainted the experience for us. We had to go ourselves through the Sistine Chapel and find the exit since he left us. I also ran ahead to see if I could catch him but he was nowhere. I don't know how he could leave without us or without checking if we were with the group or not. Even though we were exactly at the time he'd said to meet. So we were most disappointed by this. I've done many tours with Viator and this is the first time it happened. Please don't book this tour, it wasn't a good experience.

It certainly beat the queues but rushed the interesting parts too!

Jonathan_R, Jun 2024

The tour is fully dependent on the guide and we would liked to have taken longer in the Sistine Chapel and the truly beautiful golden hallway was beautiful. The general queue outside was stacked up back against the outside walls and skip the line is much better but you lose the freedom to take your own pace. Nevertheless there were queues in busy areas and felt like a scrum at times. Our guide was very knowledgeable and fun but would have been happier if she’d taken a little longer at some parts like the Sistine Chapel would have made this more enjoyable.

Terrible tour

Tammi_G, Jun 2024

10% of 1,000 is what Viator offered after a tour that nobody could understand. We payed 900.00 for a tour that we signed up for and specified in English but yet couldn’t understand due to the guides accent, as well as, your companies headphones didn't work. Our entire group of 20 took off their headsets and just walked around frustrated because we received no information on this tour. Your company should take more accountability. You hired a guide that people could not understand, and provided ear pieces that did not work. I would have hoped your company would want their customers happy so they leave good reviews and tell their friends and family what a wonderful experience they had. 100.00 is the best they could do. Do not book this tour!

Memorable visit but not the best guide.

Ingunn_B, Jun 2024

The Sistine Chapel was the most memorable part. The only part where the guide was not instructing us. Much to see but the guide was not excellent.

Disappointed

Aggie_F, Jun 2024

Our guide tour was cancel day before. We were offered skip the line ticket on the same day but different time and refund (we still waiting for the refund). Not extremely bad (if we get the refund) but still not what we expected and planned to do. That’s why we booked in advance. It disappointed.

Good experience

MaSheena_V, May 2024

The guide made the tour interesting and entertaining. The tour operator was responsive and on time..

Saw the Vatican but guide underperformed

Christopher_R, May 2024

We met promptly at the tour time and managed to see everything promised to us. The tour guide wasn't very engaging and delivered the tour in simple English to the point where it was more basic than we were hoping. The earpieces didn't work spectacularly and the guide showed no interest in listening to their guests and fixing the problem. Seems like no matter which guide you go with, you have barely any time to read a plaque or enjoy the museum, however a guide with more engagement and story telling would've been much better.

Canceled Tour

TRACY_D, Jun 2023

So sad our tour was canceled after traveling all the way to Rome to see the Vatican. Viator communicated with us to let us know the tour guide had fainted… so no fault of theirs: however, they did not try to make it up to us for all the planning and inconvenience we incurred trying to make this event happen for our family. Had to leave Rome without seeing the Vatican.