Rome: Vatican, Sistine Chapel Tour & Skip-the-Line Basilica

Highlights

• A trip to the Vatican Museums is truly special, and if you have a guide who knows every historical detail, artistic influence, and legendary tale that swirls around them, then your experience will be infinitely richer. Our half-day tour guarantees that you can savor all the museum’s splendors while receiving thought-provoking commentary from your guide. Through these stories, discover how popes shaped world history and became the center of intrigue and myth. En route, admire world-renowned masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling – which adds another feather to the cap of this wonderful journey!
• In addition to that, our tour guides are highly skilled at adding pleasure to their commentary. They seamlessly combine amusing stories with interesting details so that you can learn while having fun during the trip. Finally, it also ensures fast-track entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica (not possible on Wednesdays).

Full description

Escape the allure of the Vatican Museums with the Vatican’s masterpieces and artwork on a skip-the-line small group tour. In this 2-hour journey, you’ll have your guide make a stop at some sections such as The Gallery of Candelabras, The Gallery of Maps, or The Gallery of Tapestries. Additionally, your guide will discuss interesting anecdotes and trivia about the Sistine Chapel frescoes as well as highlight this renowned work by Michelangelo.Take into account that on Wednesdays and during any religious festivities of the Basilica, it is impossible to enter skip-the-line mode to St. Peter's Basilica. Once in the museums, lines can be avoided. Moreover, every tourist will have a separate audio guide with headphones in order to take photos without hurry.

Includes

• If you would like to be shown around and see all the most famous works of art in the Vatican Museums in one go without any waiting, our skip-the-line entrance tickets are an option to save time as well as enjoy the knowledge of a certified guide inside the Vatican Museums. This service includes both a licensed guide and an authorized entry ticket, which allows you to join a guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with no need for you to stay in line anymore. Moreover, there is also an advantage of not having to wait at the Basilica (in case it’s open) too; it is one of the most prominent tourist destinations that annually attracts millions.
• Headsets

Not includes

• Tips
• The act of carrying and delivering

Not allowed

• Shorts
• To add to a list of items that should not be brought, small backpacks, large bags, short skirts, and sleeveless shirts.
• Umbrellas

Know before you go

• A pre-security screening is mandatory to gain entry into the Vatican Museums; therefore, it is necessary to dress appropriately. Do not forget that the Vatican Museums have a very stringent dress code that does not allow bare shoulders and knees. Furthermore, long umbrellas or big backpacks are prohibited as well.