Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour with Optional Basilica

Activity Information

  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

    Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    1 - 2.5 hours
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English
  • calendar-salary_14227546 Reserve now & pay later

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

Add to your experience in Rome by joining a guided tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and Raphael's Rooms with skip-the-line access.

Upgrade your tour for a more intimate setting by making sure that there are not more than 10 people in your group.

Begin your tour by meeting your guide at the vicinity of the Vatican Museums.

Proceed indoors with your guide and take advantage of our skip-the-line offer.

Receive a headset that will enable you to hear vividly the commentary as you wander around.

Walk through the museums at which place your guide brings to life artifacts for your amusement.

Then walk out and let the fresh air at Pinecone Courtyard and Belvedere Courtyard fall upon you.

Bask in the beauty of the Room of the Muses, Round Room, Greek Cross Room, Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of the Tapestries, and Gallery of Maps with an awesome view over the Vatican Gardens below.

Discover Raphael's Rooms, developed by the maestro of art during those years when Michelangelo was painting the Sistine Chapel.

Take some time to appreciate the ceiling inside this beautiful chapel.

End this tour with a lot of information.

Want to go see St.

Peter's Basilica after the tour? Pick our variant with direct skip-the-line access straight from the Vatican Museums.

Please remember that access to the Basilica does not come with all options, and also note that the guide will not be accompanying you inside.

Want to see the Basilica? Make sure your tour selection explicitly has this feature included.

Itinerary

3 starting location options:

Via Tunisi, 4, Borgo Santo Spirito, 17, Via Tunisi, 4

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Vatican City

Photo stop, Visit (10 minutes)

3
Vatican Museums

Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour (30 minutes)

4
Courtyard of the Pigna

Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour (15 minutes)

5
Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour (20 minutes)

6
Cortile del Belvedere

Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour (10 minutes)

7
Vatican Museums Cabinet of the Masks

Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour (10 minutes)

8
Raphael Rooms

Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour (20 minutes)

9
Sistine Chapel

Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour (15 minutes)

10
Saint Peter's Square

Photo stop, Visit, Self-guided tour, Pass by (10 minutes)

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St. Peter's Basilica

Photo stop, Visit, Self-guided tour, Pass by (10 minutes)

2 drop-off locations:

Saint Peter’s Basilica, Cappella Sistina

Meeting Point

Highlights

  • Be moved by some of the finest masterpieces by masters Michelangelo and Raphael
  • Don't waste time waiting in long lines and take advantage of skip-the-line entry
  • Benefit from the knowledge of a guide and learn about the Vatican's long history
  • Experience standing in the Sistine Chapel admiring Michelangelo's Judgment Day
  • Skip the Line access to St. Peter's Basilica direct from the Museums (optional)
Not Suitable for
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users
What's Included
  • Tour guide
  • Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel skip-the-line ticket
  • Direct Access to St. Peter's Basilica (only when option selected)
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Tips
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

To Remember

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Passport or ID card, copy accepted

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • Professional cameras

Know before you go

  • You must be able to climb and descend stairs on your own to take part