Vatican, Sistine Chapel and Basilica Guided Tour

About this activity

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    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
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    Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.
  • time-forward_15911935 Duration

    2 - 2.5 hours
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Highlights

  • Skip The Line Priority Access Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tickets
  • Small Group Tour Experience with Expert Official Licensed Vatican Guide
  • St. Peter's Basilica if open on the day of your tour (if option selected)

Your experience

Important Notice for Clients Booking in May 2025 Because of the rare events after the death of Pope Francis and the soon-to-happen conclave for choosing the next Pope, the Sistine Chapel will stay closed until we say otherwise.

But, the tour will go on as planned with a skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museums and St.

Peter's Basilica.

We are truly sorry for any trouble this may cause in these unusual times.

We hope your visit will be outstanding, giving you a special experience during this historic moment.

Skip the lines and get inside the Vatican's amazing collections, including the stunning Sistine Chapel — all with a top guide in a small group.

This long and private tour is made for people who want to dive deep into what the Vatican has to offer.

The Vatican Museums have very large collections of art.

This shows great types of gallery displays and a very amazing array of artistic masterpieces.

Among these, there are sculptures that take your breath away, frescoes, and architectural wonders all working together to present an unequaled collection which is not found anywhere else in the world.

Fame the wonderful statues, cloth hangings, pictures, and building works of Renaissance masters like Bramante, Bernini, Perugino, Botticelli,D’Antonio,Rosselli,Signorelli,Della Gatta,Ghirlandaio,Raphael and of course the Sistine Chapel filled with Michelangelo’s great paintings on walls.

Tour the Vatican Museums with a smart guide seeing top picks among the amazing hoards that hold more than 20,000 works on show covering over four miles of art sculptures cloth hangings pictures and building designs.

What's Included
  • Skip-the-ticket-line entry ticket to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
  • Professional expert Vatican guide
  • St.Peter's Basilica (if option selected)
What's Excluded
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks

Itinerary

Starting location:

Via Germanico, 16

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Vatican Museums

Guided tour (105 minutes)

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Sistine Chapel

Guided tour (15 minutes)

St. Peter's Basilica

Guided tour (30 minutes)

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Student card
  • Long pants
  • Long-sleeved shirt

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • Unaccompanied minors

Know before you go

  • IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CLIENTS BOOKING FROM 30th APRIL TO 09th MAY 2025
  • Due to the extraordinary situation surrounding the passing of Pope Francis, and the event of the conclave to decide the next Pope.
  • The tour will still be operating as planned but the Sistine chapel will likely be closed as the Cardinals will be meeting to elect the next Pope.
  • The tour will still be a skip the line visit of both the Vatican museums and St. Peter's Basilica as originally planned.
  • In these exceptional circumstances please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience. We hope that you will still have a fantastic visit and this will truly be a unique experience and a historic moment to visit.
  • We hope on the day of your visit to see the white smoke and for you to be able to join the celebrations for the newly elected pope!
  • If you wish to continue with your tour, you will not need to do anything and we hope to make this a very special and memorable experience for you.