Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel: Small-Group Night Tour

Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel: Small-Group Night Tour

Visit the Vatican Museums and enjoy priority entry, avoiding long queues. Join a three-hour guided tour outside of regular opening hours to admire ancient sculptures, breathtaking frescoes, medieval maps, and priceless treasures.

About this activity

  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

    Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3 hours

  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

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

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Highlights

  • See the Gallery of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries and Gallery of the Candelabra
  • Visit Pine Courtyard and Museo Pio Clementino
  • Marvel at the masterful work of Raphael in the Raphael Rooms
  • Enter the stunning Sistine Chapel, and gaze up at Michelangelo's iconic ceiling

Your experience

See the great collection of art inside the Vatican Museums, a gathering that has been built up over many years.

Take this three-hour night walk tour where the smart talk from your guide will light up both the building and the art.

Marvel at the great statues and works of art that come from old Rome, plus the mosaics and items from the imperial time.

This tour is for a short while, only on Fridays and Saturdays, from mid-April until the end of October.

B​e taken past the line at the door and led into the Vatican Museums where you will see the Gallery of the Candelabra, the Gallery of Maps, and the Gallery of Tapestries as well as in some rooms known as Raphael Rooms.

Step inside the Sistine Chapel to view two of Michelangelo's great works.

The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgment.

This guided tour ends inside the Sistine Chapel.

See care that is just for you from your smart guide in this close trip, which takes up to 18 people.

What's Included
  • Professional and informative guide
  • Skip-the-line entrance
  • All admission fees
  • Headsets when needed
  • Instant confirmation
  • Small-group with a 18 people or fewer
What's Excluded
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Visit to St. Peter's Basilica

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • Umbrellas

Know before you go

  • All visitors must pass through airport-style security control
  • The tour is not wheelchair accessible
  • Both men and women must have their knees and shoulders covered; you risk refused entry if you fail to comply with this dress requirement
  • The tour is available on Fridays and on Saturdays from mid-April to the end of October
  • St. Peter's Basilica is not included
Not Suitable for
  • Wheelchair users
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