Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Group Tour

About this activity

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  • time-forward_15911935 Duration

    3 hours
  • queue-alt_15044408 Skip the ticket line

    1
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English

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

Your small group will move on to the Vatican from the meeting point, with your guide starting your discovery of this site.

No lines at all times.

This means no waiting times, as well.

This small-group tour helps you avoid the very enormous crowds and therefore start your trip through the collections right now.

You enter via a fabulous spiral staircase, on which hang masterpieces from every epoch – from classical Greek works all the way to Michelangelo’s Renaissance art.

To pop in quickly now famous Laocoön with his sons – a sculptural masterpiece which embodies ancient art to appreciate great Italian artists’ contributions: leonardo, perugino, beato angelico etc… A trip to Vatican Gardens must have its significance.

The leader provides the history of the Catholic Church and also ‘hidden’ secrets behind Renaissance ‘battles’ – artist rivalries.

As soon as this tour is over, you will reenter the beautiful Sistine Chapel.

This guided tour will end at that time.

The Baroque masterpieces and Michelangelo’s inspiring Pietà are just some of the interior treasures of this basilica.

A short meditation is also possible in the Vatican Grottoes, in those caverns in which many popes are buried, among them Pope John Paul II.

It takes you to Vatican City and its history, the Hall of the Chandeliers, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Gallery of Maps, the apartment of San Pio V, and the Sistine Chapel on the way, besides several other sights.

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