Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel St Peters Basilica Tour

About this activity

  • time-forward_15911935 Duration

    3 hours
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English Spanish Portuguese Russian
  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

    This activity is non-refundable
  • portal-enter_10462703 Skip the line through a separate entrance

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Highlights

  • Skip the line to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica
  • Enjoy our professional guide for a enriching experience of art and history
  • Admire the beauty of Michelangelo's frescoes inside the Sistine Chapel
  • See masterpieces of the Renaissance and the Catholic Church's treasures
  • Be inspired by the spectacular construction of St. Peter's Basilica dome

Your experience

NOTICE In view of the recent decease of Pope Francis and the Conclave: - The Sistine Chapel is not open to the public as from April 28, 2025, until further notice but your ticket allows you full entry to the Vatican Museums.

Starting April 22, 2025, no group visits will be permitted inside St.

Peter’s Basilica.

If the Basilica shows as open on the booking calendar, maybe access will still be allowed; however, please be informed that unscheduled closures can occur.

As of now, individual visitors only are allowed in St.

Peter’s Basilica; this shall be on a temporary halting of access for groups.

Catch up with the always-busy sights of Vatican City as you’re guided through Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St.

Peter’s Basilica tickets included and without standing in line.

Immerse yourself in art, history, and religion as you unravel the secrets behind this epicenter of the Catholic Church and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Here’s your cicerone; go right through the Vatican Museums, one in a million relating to art and civilization.

Your host presents you an amalgamation of sculptures, paintings, tapestries, and archaeological pieces within this enormous edifice.

All are sorted out along a single mega collection work theme by great masters including Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, and so on.

Our artistic history is only chorological, with its few breaks being geographical, rather than thematic galleries cut one delicately across the history of artistic renewal.

You’ll learn to appreciate a true masterpiece of Renaissance art when you step into Sistine Chapel in Vatican Museums.

Just lift up your eyes to that famous ceiling painted by Michelangelo; the most known of them all is the “Creation of Adam” where God injects life into Adam.

The chapel’s walls bear great frescoes by other masters of the Renaissance, and the setting within is deep both in spiritual and artistic value.

It also is the place for the papal conclave when the College of Cardinals meets to choose a new pope.

You go to s ee the Basilica of Saint Peter, which is said to be the largest and most beautiful church in the world designed by the great artists of the Renaissance; this one had Michelangelo and Gian Lorenzo Bernini among the most re nowned.

You 'll have your first view of the basilica from the exterior with its breathtaking frontage and tall dome.

And interior overwhelms you by its grandeur and spirituality mostly covered with mosaics, sculptures, and altars.

Also, here is housed that wonderful “Pieta” of Michelangelo portraying Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus.

It finishes at the basilica, so now the visitor really has come to understand with feeling just how this triad of sights carries on the Renaissance’s gift of inspiration and magic for anyone, anywhere.

What's Included
  • Skip-the-line tickets to the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilic from a dedicate entrance
  • Guided Tour of the Vatican Museums
  • Guided Tour of the Sistine Chapel
  • Guided Tour of St. Peter's Basilica
  • Headsets to hear clear the guide that speak
What's Excluded
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Access to the Dome
  • Gratuities

Itinerary

2 starting location options:

Via Sebastiano Veniero, 21, Checkandgo Tours

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On foot

(1 minute)

3
Cortile del Belvedere

Guided tour

4
Vatican Museums

Guided tour (3 hours)

5
Museo Pio Clementino

Guided tour

6
Gallery of the Candelabra

Guided tour

7
Gallery of Tapestries

Guided tour

8
Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

Guided tour

9
Raphael Rooms

Guided tour

10
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour

St. Peter's Basilica

Guided tour

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Long-sleeved shirt
  • Student card
  • Passport or ID card for children
  • Long pants
  • Passport or ID card, copy accepted

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Sunglasses
  • Weapons or sharp objects
  • Oversize luggage
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Short skirts
  • Pets (assistance dogs allowed)
  • Mobility scooters
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • Swimwear
  • Non-folding wheelchairs
  • Non-folding strollers
  • Food
  • Alcohol and drugs
  • Electric wheelchairs
  • Skateboards
  • Scooter
  • Skates
  • Nudity
  • See-through clothing

Know before you go

  • The skip-the-line ticket still includes going through the security check. This process may take up to approximately 30 minutes.
  • For institutional reasons, St. Peter's Basilica may be closed without notice, in which case the tour will only take place in the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Therefore, only a partial refund will be granted.
  • To enter the Vatican Museums and Basilica, shoulders and legs must be covered up to the knees.
  • People with reduced mobility will not be able to participate in the tour.
  • Disabled people who are able to walk independently are entitled to a reduced rate based on the percentage of disability. The disability must be communicated at the time of booking. Reservations at the standard rate cannot be changed to a reduced rate on the day of the tour.
  • Strollers for children are not recommended due to the presence of stairs.
  • The following cannot be brought into the Vatican Museums: Bulky luggage, food or drink, weapons or sharp or dangerous objects.