The Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, & St. Peter’s Basilica

About this activity

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  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3 hours
  • queue-alt_15044408 Skip the ticket line

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Highlights

  • Appreciate the awe-inspiring architecture of the Sistine Chapel
  • Learn the remarkable history of the Vatican City
  • Marvel at the incredible work of Michelangelo, including 'The Last Judgement'
  • Admire the beauty of St. Peter's Basilica

Your experience

Become part of a three-hour learning experience in the very middle of art and religious history with a fast-track access pass to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St.

Peter’s Basilica.

This special trip starts at Piazza della Città Leonina with an intelligent guide who weaves delightful trivia on the confusing history of the Vatican, its great architectural buildings, and the kind of politics that formed this incredible state.

Starting with some of the secrets of the Vatican, which are not usually shown to every other visitor, you wind up wandering through these less crowded rooms and run straight into the enormous collection of paintings, sculptures, and just loads of art assembled by many popes over time, each supposedly telling its own tale of dedication, power, and artistic brique.

Then fast track you to the famous Sistine Chapel, hailed as the crown of the Vatican.

Marvel at Michelangelo’s incredible ‘The Last Judgement’ and the ceiling frescoes that blow your mind with their artistry.

It’s an artistic experience that’s right up there, if not the single most reverent and profound feeling one can go through.

It takes us to the biggest church in the world, which is Renaissance architecture at its best.

If you go inside, you will see ‘The Pieta’ by Michelangelo, a very moving Virgin Mary with the body of Christ.

Somehow, there’s appeal to the great altar and the lofty dome done by a master craftsman from Rome.

This visit offers much more insight into the art heritage claimed as unique in no other place in the world and testimony to everlasting religious importance.

What's Included
  • Official certified guide
  • Radio system to hear the guide
  • Tickets and Reservation to St. Peter's Basilica
  • Tickets and Reservation to Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
What's Excluded
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to or from attractions
  • Entrance ticket to Dome of St. Peter's Basilica and Tombs of the Popes

Itinerary

Starting location:

Viale Giulio Cesare, 138

2
Vatican Museums

Visit, Guided tour, Walk (3 hours)

Arrive back at:

Viale Giulio Cesare, 138

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Comfortable clothes

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Oversize luggage
  • Baby strollers
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts

Know before you go

  • Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
  • Peter’s Basilica has an airport-style security check after skipping the long line outside. No liquids, large bags, or sharp items are allowed. On peak days the wait time can be impacted by security checks.
  • "Skip-the-line" access is guaranteed, even during peak season (except in the event of delays or strikes by the Vatican Museum management).
  • In high season the time allowed inside the Sistine Chapel could be limited by the Vatican Museum's security staff.
  • 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.
  • You are not permitted to enter theses attractions with suitcases or large bags. Please note that there is no cloakroom on site.