Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Ticket-Line Guided Tour

About this activity

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3 - 3.5 hours
  • money-transfer-coin-arrow_15355109 Free cancellation

    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English Spanish Portuguese
  • person-dolly_10786488 Pickup optional

    Be ready 45 minutes before departure in the hotel lobby (60 minutes for non-central hotels).For info regarding service feasibility/coverage verification, ask the reception or contact our booking office.If your hotel is not covered, please reach the meeting point on your own.
  • calendar-salary_14227546 Reserve now & pay later

    Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.
  • portal-enter_10462703 Skip the line through a separate entrance

    Save up to 2-3 hours

Highlights

  • Be guided by a professional through Papal treasures of the Vatican Museums
  • Join a group of 20 people maximum
  • Learn about the Sistine Chapel and admire it's 'Creation of Adam'
  • See the Raphael Rooms and learn about the School of Athens
  • Marvel at Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel

Your experience

Skip-the-ticket-line entry to the Vatican Museums

Begin a three-hour excursion on foot through the Vatican Museums with deep discovery of the Sistine Chapel, the holiest place in the entirety of Christendom. Use an exclusive partners' doorway to skip-the-ticket-line entry into the Vatican Museums and easily bypass long queues that build up outside this famous global destination.

Renaissance masterpieces and papal collections

Known as one of the greatest places in the history of human civilization, start your trip at the museum to see the best works of art collected by different popes over many years. See great sculptures and works of art that show the skills of Renaissance artists.

From Raphael to Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel

Feel the deep history and sense the holy mood as you look at pieces from Raphael, Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, and Michelangelo whose main work is in the Sistine Chapel.

Important information for your visit

We wish to notify you in advance that during the Jubilee Year, some parts of the Vatican Museums may be closed due to religious ceremonies. These are absolutely beyond our control. Thank you for your kind understanding.

Please note, that if access is not available to the Sistine Chapel due to reasons absolutely beyond our control, no partial refunds shall be made.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup (depending on option selected)
  • Vatican Museums entrance ticket
  • Priority entrance for the Sistine Chapel
  • Group guided tour
  • Exclusive partner entrance access
  • Official Vatican Museums headsets
  • Visit to Raphael Rooms
What's Excluded

Itinerary

Starting/pickup location

Depends on the selected option

2
Cortile del Belvedere

Guided tour

3
Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

Guided tour

4
Vatican Museums

Guided tour

5
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour

Finish at:

Basilica di San Pietro

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Hats
  • Baby strollers
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts
Not Suitable for
  • Wheelchair users