Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel & Saint Peter Basilica tour

About this activity

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    2.5 hours
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English
  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

    This activity is non-refundable
  • portal-enter_10462703 Skip the line through a separate entrance

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Highlights

  • Feast your eyes on gorgeous frescoes of the Sistine Chapel
  • Enjoy the Best Vatican Museums Experience with a skip-the-line access
  • Visit Michelangelo's La Pietà at St. Peter's Basilica
  • Marvel at Raphael Rooms adorned with exquisite Renaissance frescoes
  • Discover the art collection of the Vatican Museum with an art historian guide

Your experience

The panoramic balcony of the Vatican Gardens will be the first place you visit, giving you an impressive view of the dome of St.

Peter's Basilica.

After that, a stroll through archaeological Pio Clementino Museum will take you through beautiful corridors on the second floor, namely the Gallery of Candelabra, Gallery of Tapestries, and particularly impressive Gallery of Maps whose walls are covered with frescoes representing ancient Italian territories illuminated by golden light from above all provided by the ceiling.

Part of this Skip-the-line Vatican Tour will certainly take you to Sistine Chapel to witness Renaissance's beating heart where standing under Michelangelo's famous ceiling masterpiece The Creation of Adam and looking at The Last Judgement would be possible.

This Vatican Tour gives you line-skipping access to an extraordinary visit to St.

Peter’s Basilica using a privileged entrance that is specifically reserved for guided tours.

You will see the church's splendor at the center of Christianity with polished marbles, a golden ceiling, exquisite mosaics, Michelangelo’s Pietà, and Bernini’s Baldachin just awestruck—do not miss the wonders of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St.

Peter’s Basilica all without queuing.

What's Included
  • Tour guide with an english fluent speaking guide
  • Headsets to hear better the guide's explanation
  • Entrance fees
  • Skip-the-ticket-line access to the Vatican Museums
  • Skip-the-ticket-line access to the Sistine Chapel
  • Entry to St. Peter's Basilica
  • Bathroom access
What's Excluded
  • Transportation
  • Tips

Itinerary

Starting location:

Viale Vaticano, 100

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Courtyard of the Pigna

Guided tour (10 minutes)

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Cortile del Belvedere

Guided tour (10 minutes)

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Museo Pio Clementino

Guided tour (20 minutes)

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Gallery of the Candelabra

Guided tour (10 minutes)

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Gallery of Tapestries

Guided tour (15 minutes)

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Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

Guided tour (15 minutes)

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Raphael Rooms

Guided tour (30 minutes)

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Borgia Apartment

Guided tour (10 minutes)

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Sistine Chapel

Guided tour (30 minutes)

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St. Peter's Basilica

Guided tour (30 minutes)

Finish at:

Basilica di San Pietro

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Passport or ID card for children
  • Passport or ID card, copy accepted
  • ID card, copy accepted

Not allowed

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

Know before you go

  • Meeting time is subject to change. You can receive a call or message from the activity provider. Please notify your correct phone number and email.
  • In peak season, due to the high number of visitors, it might take extra time to go through the security check and to collect the Vatican headsets which are compulsory.
  • Please note that during Easter, Christmas time and the Jubelee year the fast access to the Basilica can't be guaranteed because St. Peter's may be closed due to religious functions.
  • Should St. Peter’s Basilica be closed or not accessible within the scheduled time, the tour will include other parts of the Museums or the explanation of the Basilica from the outside.
  • No refund will be issued for latecomers