Exclusive Guided tour : Vatican Museum,Sistine Chapel & Basilica

Rome, Italy

2 to 3 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

Visiting the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica is an important part of any Rome itinerary, but it’s easy to miss the highlights if you join a large tour. A small-group alternative ensures you get a more personalized experience, with time to ask questions for deeper insights. Browse the museum's art collection, and admire Michelangelo’s famous fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. End at St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church in the world.

Included audio headsets mean you don't miss a word of the tour
A small group means more attention from your guide
Learn more than you would on your own
Gain insights you'd otherwise miss our on

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
Admission Ticket of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Wireless radio and earpiece
Free WiFi at the meeting point ( Via Sebastiano Veniero 15, Rome 00192 ).

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Sebastiano Veniero, 15, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
Opposite of ''Vatican Museum'' gate '' Cafe Vaticano '' is a cooffee shop. Behind this coffee shop Via Sebastiano Veniero 15, 00192 Rome. To reach 'Vatican Museum' you can use public transport ( Metro line A, station ''Ottaviano''/''Cipro''), Bus 492,49,23,81,70, Tram 19 or a Taxi.

End point

Saint Peter’s Basilica
Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

Itinerary

Vatican Museums

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Basilica (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Sign in 20 minutes before tour start at the meeting point ( Via Sebastiano Veniero 15, Rome 00192 ).
Kid/Child need their birth certification I'd card and they must be 7 to 17 years old.
Youths need their valid student card and birth identification I'd card. And they must 18 to 25 years old.

If Kid/Child/Youth aren't able to show their I'd cards then they have to pay 25€ additional charge to change their tickets to a adult ticket.
The Vatican can check your identity card. So it's better to carry your ID card with you or soft copy on your phone.
Sometime, 5 to 10 minutes you have to wait in security check line. And it's normal. Don't worry about it.
The Vatican dress code: shoulder and knees must be covered.
Soft shoes, comfortable drees and carrying drinking water are recommended.
For the special occasion if St. Peter's Basilica is closed then this tour will finish inside the Sistine Chapel. In that case travellers will get chance to visit the Vatican Museums again.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

3.9

based on 18 reviews

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Stunning Sistine Chapel

elizabethrando, Sep 2024

Monica was a terrific guide. She is very knowledgeable and shared stores of each statue and the ceiling. It was a marvelous experience and helped to have her point out info about everything. I also got to go into Vatican without any lines which was amazing as lines outside were very long.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Thank you very much.

Great tour

Robin_L, Jul 2024

It was great . The tour guide was knowledgeable and experienced . This was our first time at these places so we needed to learn about them.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Thank you so much. It's our pleasure.

Our loss turns out to be a gain

CHERI_Q, Jun 2024

We were late due to traffic and having to get an Uber driver. We missed our tour guide but still received our tickets for entry to places for us to visit. Worked out well in the end.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

We try to do our best. Finally visited the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, it's made us satisfied. Thank you for your review.

Terrific Tour

Cherron_I, May 2024

Fabrizio was wonderful. Passionate, knowledgeable and humourous. The Sistine Chapel was worth the wait.

Response from Host, May 2024

Thank you very much.

Would not use this company

Richard_R, May 2024

Guide talked softly, the Vatican tour was in the vehicle museum and a very quick undiscribed walk though another museum. Tour was only 2 hours but was supposed to be 3 hours, there was nothing concerning at Peter’s, it was there it is, your on your own. Would not use this company again.

Response from Host, May 2024

We completed our tour as we promised. The Vatican Museums are busy always. We have to consider it. St. Peter's Basilica is not a guided tour. Only entry with our guide. Perhaps you didn't check the itinerary.

Amazing tour

Dan_O, Apr 2024

Everything was great our guide was very knowledgeable and gave us information that otherwise we would not have been able to get. The tour was amazing and again without our guide we would have missed so many.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much.

Great experience for short period of time!!

Whitney_H, Jul 2023

My family and I took this tour in the morning before having to catch a flight. The tour was about 2.5 hours long, and we were able to cover so much ground in that time! We enjoyed going through the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. Being able to skip the lines really helped with getting us through all the sites so quickly. The tour guide was also very knowledgeable and friendly. I would definitely recommend this tour to someone interested in touring Vatican City and short on time.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you very much. It's our pleasure to make you happy. Hope we will meet again.

Great 'highlights' tour.

James_C, Jul 2023

We had an excellent tour. Keep in mind - this is a fairly 'quick' tour through a lot of material - so it is not a 'deep dive' of the Museum or Sistine Chapel. However we felt we had plenty of time to see the high points and get an overall view of the places. The last part of the tour, of St Peter's, is not a guided tour - you are left to tour on your own at your own pace. This was fine with us.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you very much for your nice comments.

Having guided access to...

Brian_C, Jul 2023

Having guided access to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel was an absolute necessity. Our guide did his best to move through the crowds but the amount of people on tours and on their own made it challenging to absorb it all in. Would recommend going as early as possible to try to avoid the huge crowds.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you very much. Appreciate.

Great guide but do all 3 to save time

glenn_p, Jul 2023

Make sure to put exact address they give you into map. Ours looked like an ATM but it was guide office. Our guide was fantastic. We did the slip the line and thank goodness. But still crazy crowded in July. Overall a beautiful place and boom all three places it will save you time.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you very much. It's our pleasure to make you satisfied.

Hectic, packed

Sandra_L, Jun 2023

Guide took our headsets way too early. She spoke when she knew we couldn’t hear in the back. She left the tour And didn’t make sure that everyone knew!! Didn’t ask us if we needed anything.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

We are very sorry for this. In future we will develop our service. Thanks for your comments.

Fantastic trip

Anthony_C, Jun 2023

Fantastic trip & our guide Roberto was so friendly & informative. I’ve wanted to visit the Sistine chapel for years and wasn’t disappointed - it was breathtaking!! Would highly recommend

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you very much. It's our pleasure to make you happy. Hope we will meet again.

Vatican Run

Allan_O, Apr 2023

The sculptures and artwork were breathtaking.The crowd was intense forcing you to walk through quickly ,hardly allowing any time to really appreciate it. We will book an early start to enjoy bit if a next time

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you for your review. Vatican Museums is really very busy Museums. But we try our best to make you happy.

A must do in Roma!

Julie_P, Oct 2022

Breathtaking art & history brought to life by our fab guide! Meet time 15 mins earlier than advised.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you very much for your review. We always try to do our best to fulfil your requirements. Hope we'll meet again.

Dissapointed

Tania M, May 2019

I booked two tours at the same time because my husband and I were traveling with another couple. My husband and I selected the tour in English and our friends selected the one in Spanish. When we arrived at the departure point, we realized that the tickets for the Spanish tour said German tour even though the confirmation emailed to me said it was the Spanish tour. My friends had to wait three hours until a Spanish guide was available and after they got a guide, they had to wait another half hour under the rain before entering the Vatican. My guide was very lively, but it was a little hard to understand her English. The radios worked very well. I felt overwhelmed and couldn't enjoy the Vatican, since you feel rushed through the museums and the Sistine Chapel, and it was extremely crowded. We enjoyed the Basilica a little more, since it is vastly impressive and we had time to walk at our own pace.

Response from Host, Jun 2019

Hi, Tania, All traveler has to be present at the meeting point 20 minutes before departure. You were on time but your friends were not. We put them into next Spanish guide at 14.30. Monday and Saturday, Vatican is little bit busy always. If Monday is a rainy day then the Vatican security are very serious to control tourists umbrella, bags. Small size umbrella you can take inside the Vatican but big size are not, then you have to deposit it into store room. If there is a long security check line then we can't do anything. It's depend on the Vatican. And surly we have to follow the Vatican rule. To enjoy the Vatican you have chosen a wrong date and time. Monday 11.30 am Vatican is crazy.