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Vatican Tour: Skip the Line Art Experience
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Roma
Uncover the artistic secrets of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with a skip-the-line tour. Explore the world’s smallest state and its rich collection of art. Add an extra hour to visit the Basilica with an expert guide.
Uncover the artistic secrets of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with a skip-the-line tour. Explore the world’s smallest state and its rich collection of art. Add an extra hour to visit the Basilica with an expert guide.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Vatican Museums - Explore the world’s most extensive collection of papal artifacts. Discover the ‘Pinecone Courtyard’ and the ‘Belvedere’, the ‘Octagonal Courtyard’, the Map Gallery, the Candelabra Gallery, and more.
- Sistine Chapel - Be awestruck by the ceiling and wall frescoes painted by the most renowned Italian Renaissance artists,…
- Vatican Museums - Explore the world’s most extensive collection of papal artifacts. Discover the ‘Pinecone Courtyard’ and the ‘Belvedere’, the ‘Octagonal Courtyard’, the Map Gallery, the Candelabra Gallery, and more.
- Sistine Chapel - Be awestruck by the ceiling and wall frescoes painted by the most renowned Italian Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’.
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St. Peter’s Basilica - AVAILABLE ONLY WITH THE 3-HOUR ENGLISH TOUR INCLUDING THE BASILICA
The tomb of Saint Peter
The Baldachin by Bernini
Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà’
The tomb of Pope John Paul II
The memorial to Pope Alexander VII
The sculpture of Saint Peter
What's Included
- 1 extra hour of guided tour in St. Peter’s Basilica with ‘3 HOURS WITH BASILICA INCLUDED’ option
- Free admission on the last Sunday of the month (no skip-the-line privileges)
- Headsets provided for groups larger than 11
- Expert guided service throughout the tour
- Skip-the-line access (except on the last Sunday)
- Licensed guides fluent in multiple languages
- 1 extra hour of guided tour in St. Peter’s Basilica with ‘3 HOURS WITH BASILICA INCLUDED’ option
- Free admission on the last Sunday of the month (no skip-the-line privileges)
- Headsets provided for groups larger than 11
- Expert guided service throughout the tour
- Skip-the-line access (except on the last Sunday)
- Licensed guides fluent in multiple languages
Additional Information
The optimal approach to explore the Vatican, the world’s smallest yet art-richest state, is by availing the skip-the-line tour for the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. Offering you a glimpse of the most significant art collection and its profound mysteries, this tour guarantees swift access with included skip-the-line tickets. Opt for the 3-hour…
The optimal approach to explore the Vatican, the world’s smallest yet art-richest state, is by availing the skip-the-line tour for the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. Offering you a glimpse of the most significant art collection and its profound mysteries, this tour guarantees swift access with included skip-the-line tickets. Opt for the 3-hour tour inclusive of the Basilica to get an expert-guided extension. Please note, however, that on the last Sunday of every month, as the entrance is free, the guided tour costs less but doesn’t offer the skip-the-line privilege.
- It’s required to show ani d document for children at the entrance
- Dress code requires to cover knees and shoulders
- It is confirmed the prohibition of bringing bottles and glasses containers, alcholic beverages and aerosols, backpacks, camping, bulky bags and luggage / trolley.
- We are not responsible for temporary closure of St. Peter’s Basilica. Remind that Vatican city is another State and the pope can take decisions without any previous information
- During periods of Sede Vacante, the Sistine Chapel will be closed to the public without prior notice due to the Papal Conclave (election of a new Pope). As this is a decision made by the Vatican, access to the Sistine Chapel is not guaranteed during these times. No refunds or discounts will be issued regarding this.
Location
Via Mocenigo, 2
Via Mocenigo
Go in via Mocenigo 2.Enter inside the office and show your reservation to the staff you find at the desk
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
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(57 Ratings)
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P7177avjeffreya
Jun 23, 2025
A balanced, informative tour with a wonderful guide - Thank you, Polina, for a memorable and informative tour. The experience was well paced and easy to follow. Finding the meeting place was simple and the duration was perfect: not too long, not too short.
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Exploration325478
Jun 4, 2025
Smooth sailing through the wonders of Vatican with Martha - Once upon a time with Martha - a very kniwleable guide, super nice. Everthing explained as it should be, smooth experience. Thanks! Dominika i Piotrek.
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Clairepa6673xg
May 25, 2025
Fabulous tour, fabulous guide - We were lucky enough to be able to visit the day after the Sistine Chapel opened again following the conclave. Our host Marta was everything you could hope for from a guide. Her English was excellent and so the explanation of what we were seeing was second to none. I don't know how she was able to recognise and keep track of our group so quickly but she was able to keep us all together with expertise (let's just say not all of our group were easy to keep track of and she was very patient). We whistled through security and passed all the queues. The Vatican is busy and you are swept along by the crowd but Marta found spots to tuck away and explain what we were seeing. We had plenty of time in the Sistene Chapel to take in the art. Marta was very clear that taking pictures is prohibited but this was largely ignored by most people in there and we regret that we followed the rules and didn't take pictures ourselves. We didn't want to risk our lovely guide getting into trouble. The Basilica tour was fabulous, again very knowledgeable and then left us to explore for as long as we needed.
Highly recommend this your, and Marta the guide. Was a very special afternoon, thank you.
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Ericadw8964ch
May 14, 2025
Great time with Marta! - We had a wonderful time with Marta !
She was kind and gave us the best history lesson we could ask for. The way she would explain everything was just so beautiful and made everything so much more enjoyable.
Given the time we had went, with the Pope being elected the day before, she handled the business and changes very professionally.
Would like to mention we arrived on the wrong day for our tour and the team helped us call a taxi, called our tour guide and got us to the collosuem in record time to ensure we didn’t miss our entry time - this was incredibly kind.
Would 1000% recommend this team and their wonderful tours !
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Gailcq6411kl
May 10, 2025
Vatican Museums & St Peter’s Basilica - Our guided tour was presented by Marta who was simply wonderful. Marta took our group of 5 straight to the front of the line. We toured the Vatican garden, Vatican Museums & St. Peter’s Basilica. Marta’s knowledge was very extensive & she gave us a wonderful experience.
The tour was something we will treasure forever!
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Ghajnejnkanella
May 3, 2025
Need to book with onceuponatime tour - The Vatican museum and basilica are better if done with a guide not alone. The skip the line is a must as the queue are very long.
Onceuponatime tour company have been very professional. Their guide was very knowledgeable.
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Stay777063
Apr 4, 2025
Fabulous guided tour of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican - This was an amazing tour, and such a great guide (marrizzio). The early first tour on the morning was absolutely ideal. It was so informative and well worth the 3hrs.
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611banub
Aug 7, 2024
Great tour through the Vatican with Polina - Great organisation and great tour! Our appointment was at 12pm. Everything went punctual. Our guide was Polina - she did an amazing job!! Very sympathetic, smart and sharp, we felt that all the informations she gave us were exactly those you'd be interested in. Nothing was too much or too less. She was attentive and cared for the group.
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Grace88a
Jun 16, 2025
Overall good - Our tour guide had an emergency and was not able to make it and the agency could not find a replacement so we did a self guided tour using the audio from the Vatican. Which was ok but I know we missed those special insider stories. We were able to skip the line into the Basilica which was great. Overall is was an ok experience.
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Elisa_s
Oct 22, 2024
Saved by the TOUR GUIDE; not a fan of the company... - We arrived at the meeting office which was nice, clean, and accessible. The people working there were not friendly, and the first thing we were told was that the tour would be leaving 25 minutes late (it ended up being more like 35). We were told to follow a person who never introduced himself (was he our guide?) through the crowded streets of Rome to our starting point. He did not carry a flag or other way to see him in the crowd, so we were relegated to follow others we recognized from the group (about 15 people) and hoping for the best. LUCKILY, when we arrived at the entrance, we were met by a lovely guide, who introduced herself, handed out listening devices with earpieces, and carried a flag (though it looked pretty worse for wear-a tattered, plain black piece of fabric with no markings...). Thank goodness, from that point on, the tour was excellent. She did a beautiful job of explaining the history of what we were seeing, pointing out relevant details, etc. I would have no qualms about recommending the TOUR GUIDE, but unfortunately can't say the same for the company for which she works...That said, touring Vatican City/Sistine Chapel/The Basilica is an absolute must on any visit to Rome. Don't miss it.
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