Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Basilica guided tour

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Basilica guided tour

Get fast-track tickets and miss the crowd at the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel to appreciate countless masterpieces and walk straight into St. Peter’s Basilica from a door in the Sistine Chapel.

About this activity

  • head-side-headphones_10435857 Audio guide included

  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

  • face-thermometer_10416024 Covid-19 precautions

  • user-pilot-tie_9585954 Driver

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    2.5 hours

  • money-transfer-coin-arrow_15355109 Free cancellation

    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

  • face-smiling-hands_10416003 Host or greeter

  • lesson-class_15399107 Instructor

  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    French Italian English Spanish

  • head-side-headphones_10435857 Optional audio guide

    French

  • person-dolly_10786488 Pickup included

  • person-dolly_10786488 Pickup optional

  • calendar-salary_14227546 Reserve now & pay later

    Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.

  • portal-enter_10462703 Skip the line through a separate entrance

  • queue-alt_15044408 Skip the ticket line

    Yes

  • family_12442251 Small group

  • time-forward_15911935 Starting Time

  • duration-alt_14246718 Ticket confirmation within 48 hours

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Highlights

  • Skip the line guided tour
  • Direct passage to St Peter's Basilica using access from the Sistine Chapel
  • Specialised tourist guide accredited by the Vatican Museums
  • Guided tour through the most beautiful rooms of the Vatican Museums
  • Customer reception service from check-in to the departure of the guided tour

Your experience

Feel the honor of entry to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel.

See great works on a guided walk as you move through time and place.

Get right into each spot with your guide, skipping the hassle of standing in line.

Groups are made up of not more than 20 people, accompanied by certified Vatican tour guides who will take guests through the priceless artistic treasures preserved in the seven different museums comprising the main body of artifacts within the complex Vatican Museum.

The reposado and informal times will be used for stories and interesting facts that better explain and understand what historical, artistic, or cultural contexts have brought about masterpieces found in the Hall of the Muses, Pio-Clementine Museum, Gallery of Maps, Gallery of Tapestries, Raphael Rooms magnificent Courtyard of the Pinecone which lies at the very heart of Vatican City itself.

This tour is going to end with a visit to Sistine Chapel because talking inside these walls is not allowed; therefore, explanations as directions are going to be provided outside by using special panels supplied by Museums.

Visitors may view the paintings that represent the highest level of Italian Renaissance art frescoes by Botticelli, Perugino, Pinturicchio, Ghirlandaio, Luca Signorelli, and Piero di Cosimo accompanied by Michelangelo's sensational vault cycle and the Last Judgement.

After such an incredible experience, a guide will describe in brief what the Vatican is and take you inside St.

Peter's Basilica using the direct access that exists from the Sistine Chapel.

What's Included
  • Skip the line entrance
  • Headsets to hear the tour guide clearly
  • Direct access to the St. Peter's Basilica from the doorway in the Sistine Chapel
  • 20% discount on merchandising at the Capriotti shop on the ground floor of the Saints Tour agency (minimum spend of €10)
  • 10% discount on books at the Capriotti shop on the ground floor of the Saints Tour agency (minimum spend of €10)
  • 10% discount on food and drinks at Sanpietrino Caffè - Via della Conciliazione no. 45
  • 10% discount at Gelotti ice-cream shop in Via delle Fornaci 16/a and 16/b, 50 meters away from St. Peter's Square
What's Excluded
  • Tips
  • Food and drinks

Itinerary

2 starting location options:

Saints Tour, Saints Tour

2
Passetto di Borgo

Walk

3
Vatican Museums

Guided tour

4
Cortile del Belvedere

Guided tour

5
Gallery of the Candelabra

Guided tour

6
Gallery of Tapestries

Guided tour

7
Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

Guided tour

8
Museo Pio Clementino

Guided tour

9
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour

10
St. Peter's Basilica

Free time

Finish at:

Saint Peter's Square

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Student card

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • Swimwear

Know before you go

  • - All visitors must pass through airport-style security
  • - The direct passage from the Sistine Chapel to St. Peter's Basilica is normally open, but the Vatican is a separate state and could decide to close the passage as well as the Basilica without any prior notice
  • - We would like to inform all visitors that with the Jubilee underway, all entrances to St. Peter's Basilica are restricted. Therefore, in order to secure access to the Basilica, it will be necessary to complete the reservation no later than 5 days before the experience.
  • - Student are considered from 19 years old to 25 years old with a valid student card.
  • - TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL: Due to the papal conclave, the Sistine Chapel closed on April 28 and will remain closed until a new pope is elected, therefore, the guide will continue the visit with a special alternative: the Raphael's Rooms.
Not Suitable for
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users
  • People over 80 years
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