Rome: Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Group Tour

About this activity

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3 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.
  • queue-alt_15044408 Skip the ticket line

    Yes

Highlights

  • Enjoy skip-the-line entrance to Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel
  • Admire the major representatives of Italian art such as Leonardo, Perugino etc
  • Visit the Sistine Chapel to admire Michelangelo’s masterpiece The Last Judgement
  • Admire ancient and Renaissance masterpieces at its best

Your experience

On arrival at the appointed place for joining, you will meet your guide and start your discovery of the Vatican.

This is a skip-the-line entry, so there will be no waste of time in queues.

Also, taking this small group tour gives an added chance to make better your visit by avoiding the large crowds, and you can start finding out about the big collections right away.

A great spiral staircase will take you up inside where there are works of different epochs, going from classic Greek art to Renaissance pieces done by Michelangelo.

For example, view the famous statue of Laocoën and his sons for some time considered as one of the most renowned sculptures from ancient times.

You’ll meet Italian artists’ important work like that of signed by Leonardo, Perugino and Beato Angelico among others.

You shall also have a look at the Vatican Gardens.

The tour will cover Catholic Church history and mysteries besides competition among Renaissance artists.

When this tour ends, you may go to beautiful Sistine Chapel.

At the end of the tour, your guide will take you to an exclusive entryway of St.

Peter’s Basilica where you can stay inside and learn more about it; this time without any guidance.

You may be lucky enough to see some Baroque art pieces like Michelangelo’s Pieta within its building.

Visitors are also allowed silent moments at Vatican caves wherein many popes together with Pope John Paul II have been laid down to rest.

More especially participants in this trip would enjoy getting an overview of Vatican City history, Chandelier Gallery, Tapestry Gallery, Maps Gallery together with apartment of San Pio V, Sistine Chapel as well as some other important stops on the route.

What's Included
  • Entrance fees
  • Local taxes
  • Professional art historian guide
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Small group guaranteed
What's Excluded
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Transportation to/ from attractions
  • Entrance to St. Peter's Basilica

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Shorts
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • Walking frames

Know before you go

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • A moderate amount of walking will be involved, comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • Infants under 6 years old join this tour free of charge
  • Not wheelchair accessible due to some difficulties in the Sistine Chapel (if you need an accessible tour, please check the special tour: "Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel special guided private tour wheelchair accessible")
  • Note: the tour will not operate on religious holidays
  • Maximum group size of 20 people
Not Suitable for
  • Wheelchair users