Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Tour

Highlights

• Experience Vatican City gems all in a day! Instead of waiting in line, save your precious time by fast-tracking to the general admission area at the Vatican Museums led by an experienced guide deep into the heart of this treasure trove. Then after the tour, you'll have some freedom to enjoy a relaxing moment in silence contemplating the beauty of the Sistine Chapel. Besides, do not forget to make a stop to visit St. Peter’s Basilica, another mind-blowing wonder within Vatican City. Last but not least, you can also see Michelangelo's Pietà during this trip and enjoy all these breathtaking wonders encapsulated in just one day!

Full description

In a single day, you can participate in a walking tour of Vatican City and acquire knowledge about its history. A special highlight will be the Vatican Museums, where we will explore and appreciate their great art collection, especially in the world-famous Sistine Chapel with its fantastic paintings made by Michelangelo. After this visit, we cannot miss another important stop during our stay here: St. Peter’s Basilica is without any doubt the most well-known building of Vatican City, which cannot be bypassed when exploring it.In any case, I must say, if you use the entrance to the Vatican Museums, then it is possible to avoid lines. Here, you are in a really grand place now; its corridors teem with sculptures, paintings, and various masterpieces originating from the hands of popes since many centuries ago.A guided tour of Vatican City, starting from the magnificent St. Peter's Square and continuing through the Vatican Museums, is an experience that will leave you awestruck. In this place, you can find yourself being absorbed by grandeur as you look up at ceilings adorned with stunning frescoes or trace your fingers along intricately decorated walls. Don't forget to visit the Sistine Chapel, where you will be blown away by even more mesmerizing frescoes created by none other than Michelangelo himself - some of his most iconic Biblical masterpieces high above! To cap off your journey, make sure to explore St. Peter's Basilica: its breathtaking sculptures and extraordinary architecture alone are worth taking your time for; but if that's not enough, one can also include a number of other attractions like the papal tombs or climbing up to the dome for panoramic views over Rome before leaving at leisure.

Includes

• To ensure that you hear the guide well, we offer licensed tour guides who work with headsets. At the same time, we provide you with the opportunity to visit the main sights without standing in long queues thanks to our skip-the-line entrance tickets.

Not includes

• The tennis stadium, also known as a dome, is one of the landmarks that anyone who loves sports should be interested in, especially at night.

What to bring

• The main issue at hand is whether children should possess a passport or just an ID card.

Not allowed

• Shorts
• Sleeveless shirts can be worn to allow the arms and shoulders to receive maximum exposure to the sun for people who are not too conscious of their skin, but they should also consider the fact that sleeveless shirts do not help prevent sunburn.

Know before you go

• A safety check similar to those in airports must be completed by every guest. The security clearance procedure is a bit lengthy, especially during peak tourist times and can take up to twenty minutes. To enter the Vatican City, one should be dressed with covered shoulders and knees. Please keep in mind that St. Peter’s Basilica serves as an active church and may sometimes close suddenly; however, if this happens, you will still have the opportunity to visit the Vatican Museums through an alternate tour.