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Vatican Tour: Museums, Chapel & Basilica Visit
4.9
48 Ratings
Roma
- Meeting Point: Our office at Via Germanico 67 (just a 5-minute walk from the Vatican Museums entrance)
- Meeting Time: Arrive 10 minutes prior to the start
- Itinerary: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica
- Reminder: Please bring your passport or driver’s license on the day of the visit.
- Meeting Point: Our office at Via Germanico 67 (just a 5-minute walk from the Vatican Museums entrance)
- Meeting Time: Arrive 10 minutes prior to the start
- Itinerary: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica
- Reminder: Please bring your passport or driver’s license on the day of the visit.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Vatican Museums - Enjoy a relaxed stroll through the Vatican galleries, which house the world’s most significant art collection, while avoiding the usual entrance lines.
- Pinecone Courtyard provides a breathtaking view of St. Peter’s Basilica.
- Octagonal Courtyard showcases the Apollo and Laocoön statues.
- Next, explore the Room of the Muses,…
- Vatican Museums - Enjoy a relaxed stroll through the Vatican galleries, which house the world’s most significant art collection, while avoiding the usual entrance lines.
- Pinecone Courtyard provides a breathtaking view of St. Peter’s Basilica.
- Octagonal Courtyard showcases the Apollo and Laocoön statues.
- Next, explore the Room of the Muses, home to the Belvedere Torso statue.
- The Round Room, a smaller version of the Pantheon, features Nero’s bathtub at its center and is sure to be a highlight of your visit.
- In the Greek Cross Room, discover two magnificent tombs made from extremely rare porphyry marble.
- The Gallery of Tapestries offers incredible optical illusions, concluding with the Gallery of Geographical Maps, which is undoubtedly the most important artwork in the Vatican Museums.
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Sistine Chapel - Witness what are arguably the most significant masterpieces of art, Michelangelo’s frescoes of the Last Judgment and Creation, and explore the venue where the papal election, known as the conclave, takes place. Try to identify the locations of the stove and chimney, as well as where the newly elected pope will change from his cardinal attire to the papal garments.
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St. Peter’s Basilica - Visit the site where St. Peter was crucified and where the Pope holds an audience every Wednesday. The tour will conclude with priority access to St. Peter’s Basilica, which you can explore at your own pace. Please note that during the 2025 Jubilee year, St. Peter’s Basilica may close on very short notice. If this happens, the tour will end inside the Sistine Chapel.
What's Included
- Professional local tour guide
- Small group tour
- Private tour option
- Admission fees included
- Headsets for better audio
- Professional local tour guide
- Small group tour
- Private tour option
- Admission fees included
- Headsets for better audio
What's Not Included
- Dome Tickets are excluded
- Dome Tickets are excluded
Additional Information
- During Holy Year 2025 st Peter’s basilica might close on very short notice,if this occurs tour will end inside Sistine Chapel
- Tour on Wednesday, beginning at 9:30 AM, will not include access to St. Peter’s Basilica because of the papal audience.
- 10 inch shorts are fine since they are reaching knees
- Flip flops and sandals are fine as well
- Make…
- During Holy Year 2025 st Peter’s basilica might close on very short notice,if this occurs tour will end inside Sistine Chapel
- Tour on Wednesday, beginning at 9:30 AM, will not include access to St. Peter’s Basilica because of the papal audience.
- 10 inch shorts are fine since they are reaching knees
- Flip flops and sandals are fine as well
- Make sure to bring a bottle of water with you
- Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes
Location
Via Germanico, 67
Via Germanico
Our office is located on the ground floor
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(48 Ratings)
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Tonya_z
Nov 11, 2025
Great guide - Tour guide did get providing commentary and pushing us through the crowd and ahead of the lines hitting the highlights. It was slightly less crowded than peak season but still a lot of people around so having the guide, skipping lines and a small group setting was a really big plus! My only issue is not with the tour but the Vatican in that they don’t do well with limiting the crowds or making sure people remain respectful and tourists were loud, pushy and rude sort of dampening the awe inspiring experience. This isn’t the fault of the tour guide though as he works to expertly guide us though and reduce stress! Thanks!!
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Randy_l
Oct 30, 2025
Vatican review - Our tour guide was excellent. Extremely knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting. Headsets provided worked most of the time. St. Peter’s basilica was closed due to a Pope event. The nerve of him, LOL. Would not hesitate to recommend. The line to get in was huge but the skip the line feature worked great. Nevertheless, it was extremely crowded so beware of this.
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Marybeth_d
Oct 21, 2025
Beautiful Vatican tour with Alex! - We had a great time. Group was very small, about 12 people. Our guide, Alex, was sensational, very knowledgeable and kept the perfect pace. We learned a lot and enjoyed the beauty of the Vatican!
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Sally_h
Oct 20, 2025
Amazing - Great guide full of information and very interesting. Kind and considerate to others . Definitely book again !
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Stephen_m
Oct 4, 2025
A small group of 12 and... - A small group of 12 and the guide was very friendly and very knowledgeable about the history of the Vatican and its artwork.
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Laura_s
Oct 2, 2025
Great private tour - We had a great time on this tour. I was traveling with my cousins and brother and we all agreed it was at a good pace and we learned a lot. The tour was about 2 hours and we were unable to get into St. Peters that day due to a closure for a concert.
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Helen_p
Sep 29, 2025
Fantastic experience - Our guide spoke great English had a good sense of humor and really helped us engage with the surroundings. He didn't give too much detail just enough. It was a really small group which we liked as well. Skipped all of the queues which was fantastic. Highly recommend.
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Gerard_c
Sep 26, 2025
Guide was great - She was so informative. She was very polite about questions. She was never boring. Her English was excellent.
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Debra_p
Sep 24, 2025
Small goup - Ava was a wonderful guide. She was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Loved the small group tour as we skipped the long lines. Recommend this tour.
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Mary_o
Oct 13, 2025
Valuable time saver - Very nice tour guide with a good sense of humor. Got in rather quickly with the skip the line passes., The Vatican was very crowded and he did not hold up a sign which sometimes made it hard to find him. The radios were given to us at the Vatican museum and this particular kind went over our ear. It was very hard to hear. Other groups had the small type you hang around your neck with one earpiece as we used on another tour. They are far superior to those given to us today. Perhaps this tour company should invest in these. Our guide did know some back door/ hidden entrances that sped things up a bit in the museum and going to the Sistine Chapel. That was appreciated. He followed the tour route that the Vatican had laid out, so if you thought you could wander free, you cannot. Only certain parts are open to the public. We saw the statue collection, tapestries, and map galleries, along with the way. Sistine chapel was crowded as well. He brought up down the stairs to the outside line for the Basilica, then left. It took us over an hour to get in. It was quite hot outside. Perhaps he could have stayed in line with us to give us some more info while we were waiting to get in. At least that would have filled the time. A decent tour, but could be improved. Happy to have gone to the Vatican during this trip to Rome. All in all a decent tour with many time savers.,
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