Tour Through Wonder: Discover Vatican Museums&Sistine Chapel

About this activity

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    6 hours
  • money-transfer-coin-arrow_15355109 Free cancellation

    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English
  • calendar-salary_14227546 Reserve now & pay later

    Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.
  • family_12442251 Small group

    Limited to 8 participants

Highlights

  • Visit Vatican's highlights with our expertise&professional tour guide
  • admire world-renowned sights like the Hall of the Tapestries and the Map Room
  • Semi-private tour with maximum 10 people
  • Enter directly and avoid the queque with Skip the line ticktes

Your experience

In this private visit to the Vatican Museums, enjoy a small group accompanied by one of our professional guides speaking English, Spanish, and French.

Meet your guide once you approach the entrance to the Vatican Museums.

With Skip The Line tickets avoid long public queues and go directly to security checks.

It will begin at a panoramic terrace, magnificent, with a vision of the dome of St.

Peter and overlooking the gardens inside the Vatican—a great place to snap some amazing photos.

The guide will then take you through highlights masterpieces and artifacts from all over different cultures and civilizations.

Entry will also be allowed to the Pio Clementine Museum, where unique ancient Greek and Roman statues include the Laocoon group.

Imposing Tapestry Hall will leave you amazed with its size Next, passing through the Hall of the Painted Maps, here you reach this place which holds unmatched importance in history, religion, and visual arts across the globe: the Sistine Chapel.

During the Jubilee year, entrance between the Sistine Chapel and St.

Peter's Basilica is closed.

One has to go back to the entry point and take the walk outside along the Vatican Walls through Viale Vaticano, Via Leone IV, Piazza Risorgimento, Via di Porta Angelica and Piazza San Pietro to reach the Basilica.

Then, one may have to wait for about 10 minutes.

With identification at hand, access will be granted for a self-guided visit to the Basilica.

The place is about 1 kilometer away so it will take around 20 minutes to walk there.

What's Included
  • Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel skip-the-line admission tickets
  • Hotel pickup (if option selected)
  • Licensed guide
  • Audio headsets (minimum of 8 people)
What's Excluded
  • Tips
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel drop off

Itinerary

Starting location:

Largo della Pace

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Vatican Museums

Guided tour (2 hours)

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Sistine Chapel

Guided tour (30 minutes)

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Vatican City

Guided tour (30 minutes)

Arrive back at:

Largo della Pace

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • Selfie sticks
  • Umbrellas

Know before you go

  • - This is a semi-private tour, meaning only an intimate group will participate;
  • - This tour has max 10 participants;
  • - A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums (no shorts or sleeveless tops allowed, knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women)
  • - last minute bookings made within 24 hours before the tour start please contact the emergency number to be sure about the tour confirmation
  • - This tour is family and child friendly
  • - This tour is not suitable for travelers in wheelchairs or limited mobility. In this case we suggest a private tour where the guide can cater to your needs. Please e-mail for details.
Not Suitable for
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users