Quick Details
Skip the Line Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica Tour
Key Details:
- Duration: 3,5 hours
- Start Time: 8.45, 11.45 and 13.45
- Languages: English
- Group: Small group of 20 people or fewer
What’s Included:
- Professional expert guide
- Skip the Line access at the entrance
- Admission fees
- Head sets when needed
- Instant confirmation
- Children 5 and younger are complimentary
During this comprehensive walking tour, explore the masterpieces at the Vatican museums. Don’t waste your precious time waiting in lines, spend it admiring the masterpieces of the Vatican Sate with the help of a professional guide.
Begin at the Vatican museums. The impressive complex contains galleries, paintings, sculptures, frescoes, tapestries, and classical antiquities of Roman, Greek and Egyptian origin. Stops along the tour include the Pine Courtyard, Museo Pio Clementino, Raphael’s Rooms, the Gallery of the Maps, the Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Candelabra.
Enter the doors of the stunning Sistine Chapel and gaze up at Michelangelo’s iconic ceiling, whose frescos include breathtaking depictions of The Last Judgement and The Creation of Adam.
At the end, visit the largest Christian church in the world – St Peter’s Basilica – and admire several artworks, including Michelangelo’s La Pietà sculpture, Bernini’s immense Baldachino, and much more!
Important Notes:
- 48 hours cancellation policy
- Not wheelchair accessible
- No hotel pick-up
- St. Peter’s Basilica may be closed on Wednesday mornings due to weekly Papal Audience. Basilica may be closed also during religious serimonies, in this case you will be provided an extended tour of the Vatican Museums.
- Dress code: shoulders and knees must be covered
- Luggages, trolleys, large bags and big umbrellas are not allowed inside the Vatican Museums.
Meeting Point:
Meeting point is on the corner of viale Giulio Cesare and via Leone IV next to the flower stand (viale Giulio Cesare 243). Please look for a tour guide with “Rome Your Way” sign.