Vatican Tour: Sistine Chapel & Raphael Rooms

Embark on an unforgettable morning tour of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums. Explore the Raphael Rooms, Gallery of Tapestry, and learn about the history and artwork from a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - During your visit to the Vatican Museums, explore the Pio Clementino Museum, the Gallery of Candelabra, the Gallery of Maps, and the Gallery of Tapestries.
  • Stanze di Raffaello - This itinerary includes the stunning Raphael Rooms, where you can admire the famous “The School of Athens.”
  • Sistine Chapel - The guide will…
What's Included
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Basilica access not included on Wednesdays due to the Pope’s Public Audience
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Join a small group for a timed entry into the Vatican Museums and explore one of the world’s most significant art collections, avoiding peak hours. Accompanied by a licensed expert guide, follow a thoughtfully designed route with clear explanations at a comfortable pace.
Your tour includes highlights such as the Pio Clementino Museum, the Upper…

Location
Viale Vaticano, 104
Viale Vaticano
Coffee Bar Paolo, very close to the entrance of the Vatican Museums .
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Massimodf2353jk
Nov 9, 2022
The Museum of Museums - Back to Rome specifically to visit the Vatican Museums. We booked by choosing the guide and “skip the line”. A unique emotion among marbles, sculptures, tapestries, paintings, frescoes and many treasures. The guide, Michelangelo wire too much, had wings at his feet and something was visited with too much haste. The Sistine Chapel, beautiful but in the overall and perhaps disappointing "mix".
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Mindfulcylist69
Feb 7, 2020
Very informative and enjoyable tour - Having looked at the queue of people going into Vatican City, we were immediately relieved that we had booked a tour that was 'skip the line'. We were able to get in easily with no fuss, as opposed to others waiting for an hour or two (and this was the off season). We had good, fast access to every aspect of the tour which gave us great value for money. Dina was our guide for the morning. She was an exceptional guide and was a wealth of knowledge. She has been doing these tours for 20 years and so she not only knows what she is talking about, but seems to be well known by staff and other tour guides which helped with the smooth nature of the tour. Dina was flexible to the needs of our small group and was friendly and clearly enjoys her job. I would recommend City Lights Tours and would highly recommend Dina as a guide.
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Waynekc2018
Oct 13, 2018
Awesome guide - Alberto was an outstanding tour guide. He was extremely well informed, provided great advice on moving from place to place, and had excellent english language skills. He had a very relaxed demeanor. The tour itself was excellent. We had early access, and what a huge advantage.
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Discover799582
Sep 17, 2018
Amazing - Book a Tour with Guido - This tour is amazing and I would highly recommend getting in early to beat the rush of people and get a closer look at many of most popular sights within the museums. We got lucky only had 3 people on our tour with Guido. Guido was fantastic and provided our small group with an incredible and unforgettable tour. He is very knowledgeable, took the time to describe various sculptures and art work and did not rush at all. His passion for the Vatican comes through in his descriptions and made the tour that much more interesting and fascinating. If you are able to request Guido, I would, or at least ask when his tours are and book it.
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Sandy
Jun 1, 2018
Fabulous small group great knowledgeable guide - We did the early morning tour was three hours and our guide gave great clear instructions, the small group was really nice and manageable, Eddy was so knowledgeable and we learnt so much about the different galleries, sculptures, paintings and artists. Recommend this company
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Fabbey
Nov 12, 2017
Spectacular! So much history and... - <p>Spectacular! So much history and beauty. Our tour guide was great! Did not have to wait in long lines and was able to move through Vatican City easily.</p>
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Mathieu
Dec 10, 2017
Mathieu beatrice - Very good visit,cristina is a superb guide very interesting and passionate about what she tells us during the museum visit ,c was exciting and very informative without being boring perfect
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Gerald
Oct 27, 2017
My only negative was our guide Guido... - <p>My only negative was our guide Guido was a bit grouchy at the end but he had to search for three of our group a couple of times? So maybe that was it?</p>
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Susan_p
Sep 28, 2017
The whole tour was very well... - <p>The whole tour was very well organised.<br/> Lorenzo, our guide, was a charming and an extremely knowledgeable young man. Our small group all appreciated his expertise.<br/> Even though we arrived early it was still very busy but speaking from previous experience, this particular tour did make our visit far more<br/> enjoyable. Would recommend.</p>
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Vherington
Sep 10, 2017
Guide was very knowledgeable in the... - <p>Guide was very knowledgeable in the history of Rome, the Vatican, art and linguistics. Highly recommended.</p>
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From $164
up to 4 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).