Semi-Private Vatican, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

About this activity

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  • time-forward_15911935 Duration

    2 - 2.5 hours
  • queue-alt_15044408 Skip the ticket line

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  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    German French English Spanish
  • family_12442251 Small group

    Limited to 10 participants

Highlights

  • Skip The Line Priority Access Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tickets
  • Small Group Tour Experience with Expert Official Licensed Vatican Guide
  • St. Peter's Basilica if open on the day of your tour (if option selected)

Your experience

Skip the line and dive into the jewels of the Vatican, like the amazing Sistine Chapel, with a pro guide and enjoying fast entry in a tiny group.

This tour is made for people who want to understand fully the beauty of the Vatican, giving a detailed look at Vatican City.

Waltz in the Vatican Museums, where the walls show an amazing list of great works.

This big group comes with fine sculptures, interesting frescoes, and building wonders that all make a matchless mix found no place else on Earth.

See amazing works by famous artists like Bramante, Bernini, Perugino, and Botticelli finishing in the great Sistine Chapel.

Here, Michelangelo's well-known paintings also the grand Last Judgement stretch beautifully over the ceiling and back wall giving a look of beauty that shows the godly.

See the Vatican Museums with a pro guide, stopping at top picks of a huge collection that shows 20,000 works on display , over four miles of art sculptures tapestries paintings and building design .Important places include: Belvedere Courtyard Pinecone Courtyard Pio Clementino Museum Octagonal Courtyard Sala Degli Animali Sala Delle Muse Sala Rotonda Sala A Croce Greca Gallery of the Candelabra Gallery of Tapestries and Maps Marvel at the exquisite Sistine Chapel, an extraordinary chapel that has­ works by great painters like Perugino, Pinturicchio, Ghirlandaio, Rosselli, Botticelli, Signorelli, della Gatta-and above all Michelangelo.

See the famous frescoes that spread grandly over the ceiling, with the famed Creation of Adam in the center and a great Last Judgement on the back wall giving a sight that catches the heavenly spirit.

Sistine Chapel Frescoes Cosmati Floor Mosaic Foreseen conception of Jesus Christ Pagan Sibyls Icons Prophet depictions Creation of Adam The Last Judgement Sacrifice of Jesus Christ Greek Mythology Styx Tours including St.

Peter's Basilica take about 2.5 hours; if by any chance St.

Peter's Basilica is closed on the day of your visit, an extended tour of the Vatican Museums will take place.

Tours not including St.

Peter's Basilica usually last about 2 hours.

What's Included
  • Skip-the-ticket-line entry ticket to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
  • Professional expert Vatican guide
  • Optional St.Peter's Basilica if option selected
What's Excluded
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks

Itinerary

Starting location:

Via Germanico, 16

2
Vatican Museums

Guided tour (105 minutes)

3
Sistine Chapel

Guided tour (15 minutes)

St. Peter's Basilica

Guided tour (30 minutes)

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Student card

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts

Know before you go

  • IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CLIENTS BOOKING FROM 30th APRIL TO 09th MAY 2025
  • Due to the extraordinary situation surrounding the passing of Pope Francis, and the event of the conclave to decide the next Pope.
  • The tour will still be operating as planned but the Sistine chapel will likely be closed as the Cardinals will be meeting to elect the next Pope.
  • The tour will still be a skip the line visit of both the Vatican museums and St. Peter's Basilica as originally planned.
  • In these exceptional circumstances please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience. We hope that you will still have a fantastic visit and this will truly be a unique experience and a historic moment to visit.
  • We hope on the day of your visit to see the white smoke and for you to be able to join the celebrations for the newly elected pope!
  • If you wish to continue with your tour, you will not need to do anything and we hope to make this a very special and memorable experience for you.