Vatican Tour: Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's

Experience the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel like never before with a skip-the-line evening exploration. Marvel at the incredible art collections, visit St. Peter’s Basilica, and explore the Papal tombs with an expert guide. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Discover the Vatican Museums with a knowledgeable guide, and explore the highlights of the remarkable collections featuring an impressive 20,000 works on display. Enjoy over 4 miles of art, sculptures, tapestries, paintings, and architecture.
    Belvedere Courtyard
    Pinecone Courtyard
    Pio Clementino Museum
    Octagonal Courtyard…
What's Included
  • Skip The Line Access to Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
  • 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)
What's Not Included
  • Location Pick Up & Drop Off
  • Scavi / Necropolis
  • St Peter’s Basilica is subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies, with no warning
Additional Information

Bypass the lines and marvel at the stunning Sistine Chapel, explore the finest of the Vatican’s remarkable collections and galleries, and tour St. Peter’s Basilica with an expert guide. This small group tour is perfect for those eager to experience all the Vatican has to offer in a comprehensive and exclusive manner.
The Vatican Museum features over 4…

Location
Via Germanico, 16
Via Germanico
Once you book, we organize everything. Just show up and check-in at the office (VIA GERMANICO, 16) at the correct time (Please arrive 10 minutes before your booked departure time) and your guide will escort you inside the Museums & provide you with your ticket.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Vanessadr2180qh
Sep 30, 2025
Breathe taking! - Deny, was lovely guide! Very knowledgeable and made sure everyone was together as we moved through the enormous crowds. Speaks English very clearly which made our tour very enjoyable.
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Nancy_t
Sep 18, 2025
Debra ❤️ - Debra was a gift for my sister l, my mother and I. To use my sisters words from her facebook post: the incredible tour guide we had at the Vatican whose heart could be felt in each story she told and who looked out for our mom how our Vatican tour guide, Debra, talked about the ancient art of Michelangelo - there's what you see and there's what you SEE if you really look. There's the story the art is trying to tell you. So in looking at these pictures, its not about seeing a picture of the Colosseum. It's about the in-between stories we now hold as part of our collective history that only we can tell. As we now shift back to reality, all we can say is grazie Italia for being the backdrop of this incredible chapter of our lives - a chapter that commemorates, the deeper understanding of our roots, the start of new familial bonds, and the creation of "in-between" memories that are now part of our history forever.”
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Constanceg980
Sep 13, 2025
Great guided tour - Marc was a great guide and very interesting. We learned a lot from him. Great guided tour, I recommend!
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Christy_d
Jul 19, 2025
Highly recommend! - There is more walking than anticipated for the tour. There were a significant number of steps. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and was able to pivot when the group got a bit tired due to the heat. We learned a lot. Good experience and definitely recommend it!
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Venture36456522390
Jul 17, 2025
- Maria de Sagrario Saelices is the best!! He explained everything, gave us little secrets, made us laugh and even gave us air with his fan! Wonderful tour and transport in time! Definitely worth skipping the lines and more with!
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David_n
Jul 12, 2025
Exceptional tour and tour guide. - Maggie, our tour guide, was very well informed, funny and personable. She was excellent with children keeping them engaged. She made the tour great.
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Candida_j
Jul 7, 2025
If you take only one tour, make it this one. - AMAZING does not even begin to describe the experience of being on this tour with Deborah. She seriously was the BEST guide and gave us the opportunity to see and learn about the history of the Vatican. Everything about this tour was outstanding. 10/10! Highly recommend.
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Michelle_c
Jul 7, 2025
Amazing tour - Tia was an amazing tour guide. She was very informative and answered any questions we had. We learned so much today! She got us through the lines with ease. This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I highly recommend!
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Yesenia_j
Sep 11, 2025
The check in process was... - The check in process was easy and instructions were clear. The general tour route was good, our guide Debra was horrible. While knowledgeable, she has beyond rude and patronizing the entire experience. Didn’t not allow any time to soak in the art/take pictures, was not patient with elderly people in the group who needed a bit more time/help navigating stairs and ran the tour like a military boot camp. If you want to be treated like a toddler for three hours, this is the tour for you. Didn’t want to ding the entire company, just maybe ask for an alternative guide.
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Franciscojavierh60
Sep 12, 2025
SINCERELY A SCAM - It was disappointing, we have been in Italy for 10 days and we have done several tours and this was the height of the unseriousness. Start by saying that we were late because we moved by public transport and still did not control well. The first thing that gave me to think is that all the tours that we have done , until 2 days before they already contact you via watsap to go warning and remembering, we were 3 and seeing that we were late we called from the city bus of Rome and they told me that they did not expect us (231€ we had paid), I told the girl that I understood and to put us in the next group, he told me that no, that they were already taken out the tickets , I told him to give it to us at least and we lost the guided tour but at least not the tickets , in short, he did not want to give any solution, they grab that if you are late you run out of tour and it is true that this is how it is written , but when the Enterprise is serious it is given solution. By the way , they alleged to me that the tickets were already taken out and in a previous tour with another Enterprise the previous day in the same Vatican , the guide girl took out the tickets and to a straw that I am 20 minutes late they called and waited for her, in short, be careful with this company, which are not at all serious. Ps: for 85 € we enter the three with an audio guide and only wait 1 hour in line, there is not so much queue and is also very fast, it is most recommended, that we have learned in this visit after so many tours.
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From $99
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).