Rome: Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel & Galleries Guided Tour

About this activity

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    2 - 3 hours
  • queue-alt_15044408 Skip the ticket line

    1
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English
  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

    This activity is non-refundable

Highlights

  • Explore the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with a professional guide
  • Admire the Gallery of Maps and the stunning Raphael's Rooms
  • See the famous Creation of Adam and the Last Judgement by Michelangelo
  • Learn about the history and art of the Vatican Museums from your guide
  • Walk through the museum at your own pace after the guided tour is over

Your experience

At the Vatican museums, you will meet your tour guide and enter through the reservation entrance after a quick security check.

Once inside, you will explore the vast collections of the museum with your guide.

Start in the Gallery of Maps with its vaulted ceiling in gold.

Masterpieces housed in Raphael's Rooms are appreciated as guides' comments provide information about various works and artifacts; headsets are arranged so that detailed commentaries can be heard.

After this tour of the museum, walk into the magnificent Sistine Chapel where one is to look at Michelangelo's Creation of Adam and Last Judgement.

Immediately after this visit to the Sistine Chapel, one can freely stroll through the galleries taking this opportunity to make some beautiful pictures where there would be no other people present.

What's Included
  • Skip-the-line entrance
  • Headset to hear the guide better
  • Professional guide
  • Entrance to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
What's Excluded
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Access to St Peter's Basilica
  • Guided Tour in St Peter's Basilica

To Remember

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Camera

Not allowed

  • Flash photography

Know before you go

  • 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.
  • You may be subject to a security check at the entrance.
  • The tour involves a moderate amount of walking.