Skip the line Vatican Museum Sistine & St.Peter Private Tour

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  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3 hours
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Highlights

  • Explore the Vatican, internationally known for its art heritage
  • Admire masterpieces that were painted by Caravaggio and Leonardo
  • See the most important works of art titans like Bernini, Raphael
  • Marvel at the Sistine Chapel, well known for its frescoes by Michelangelo
  • Save time in Rome with skip-the-line access to Saint Peter’s Basilica

Your experience

Experience the Vatican collections through a tour tailored just for you.

Discover renaissance and modern art masterpieces by exploring the highlights of the Vatican Museums led by your licensed expert.

Start at the Pinacoteca gallery which exhibits paintings and tapestries from the 11th to 19th century.

At this point, the traveler will have a look at ancient sculptures especially ‘Laocoon’ a gigantic masterpiece placed in the Pio-Clementine Museum and visits the rooms of the ‘Julius II’ with your guide see decisions of very great political importances; while there view some of Raphaels’and his pupils’ frescoes.

Walk through an easy-to-walk-through restoration of Carriage Museum: papal saddles, carriages, automobiles and sedan chairs.

Carry on your look at the Borgia rooms, restored by Bernardo di Betto, called “il Pinturicchio,” and his group, which now holds a part of the Vatican Museums’ Collection of Modern Religious Art started by Paul VI in 1973.

Finally, witness Sistine Chapel’s exemplary work and then complete your visit to Saint Peter’s Basilica.

There you can marvel at a “Pietà” by Michelangelo, sculpted by the artist at the age of just 25.

Learn who and what made the biggest Catholic church in the world today.

What's Included
  • Tour guide
  • Headsets
  • Entrance fees
  • Skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museums
  • Skip-the-line access to the Sistine Chapel
  • Access to St. Peter's Basilica (entry to St. Peter's Dome not included)
  • Free Wi-Fi at the meeting point
  • Bathroom access
  • Recharging station for your devices
What's Excluded
  • Transportation
  • Tickets to Saint Peter's Dome
  • Visit to Saint Peter's Dome

To Remember

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Shorts
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts

Know before you go

  • St. Peter's is closed on December 24th and 31st. During these times the tour will visit other parts of the museums
  • On rare occasions, St. Peter's Basilica closes without notice. In this case, the tour will include a 3-hour visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel instead of St. Peter's. The tour operator will not offer refunds
  • The Vatican strictly enforces a dress code of covered shoulders and knees. You may be refused entry if not compliant
  • Regrettably this tour is not wheelchair-accessible
  • Please be at the meeting point 25 minutes before the scheduled departure time