Vatican Museums & St. Peter’s Basilica Tour

Your experience

Highlights

• Do not waste time standing in queues at the entrances of major Vatican City monuments.
• Instead revel in art masterpieces housed within the Vatican Museums.
• Feast your eyes on Michelangelo's awe-inspiring frescoes at the Sistine Chapel— it will leave you spellbound for sure.
• Witness the artistic and architectural grandeur of this renowned Catholic cathedral, known across the globe for its magnificence, with all due respect.

Full description

Do you desire skipping the long lines at Vatican Museums and viewing masterpieces of art and antiquities from papal collections? Take a stroll through the endless galleries where sculptures, paintings, historical artifacts collected by popes over centuries are displayed. Among many others: appreciate Raphael's Renaissance painting The Transfiguration or the marble statue of Laocoön and His Sons; be sure to spot treasures by Da Vinci or Van Gogh. Step into Sistine Chapel (considered miraculous) and stand awestruck while gazing at Michelangelo’s iconic painting on its ceiling. Find out more about symbolism and stories from Bible that artist depicted in fresco. And later be amazed at grandeur inside St. Peter’s Basilica which is world’s largest church building along with seeing architectural treasures like no other place on earth! Marvel at the dome's architectural features and other extraordinary aspects of this impressive structure while on the 3-hour Vatican Museum guided tour that provides skip-the-line service (tickets are valid for the entire day). Both private and semi-private tour options are available.

Includes

• Admission costs
• Guide who is a professional art historian
• Fast pass tickets guaranteed

Not includes

• Tips are at your discretion.
• This covers transportation both ways from your hotel; meals and beverages throughout the tour without exception of any special sites or events that might be included.

What to bring

• Passport or ID card
• Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

• Shorts
• Suitcases or oversized bags
• Mini skirts
• Shirts without sleeves

Know before you go

• The Basilica is closed for public visits and entry is forbidden.
• The security measures implemented are similar to those found in airports; during peak tourist seasons, the waiting duration at the security checkpoint might extend to half an hour.
• The Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica can be closed without prior notice from the museum management. In case of such an event, we will offer you an alternative if the delay in opening time exceeds 1 hour.
• The local tour operator has no say in either offering a refund or discount as they don't have such capacity.
• Closure of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica can happen anytime— without warning or explanation.
• Any reason suffices: be it security concerns or religious functions. Should this compromise your visit time (beyond one hour) you are promised an alternative to make up for it— yet the local tour operator cannot entertain any possibilities of refunds or discounts in such situations.
• Be forewarned; these sacred doors may shut unannounced, but your faith in exploring them is duly noted.