Skip the Line Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Group Tour | 2 hours 15 minutes

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Skip the Line tour
2 Adults x $111.15
$222.30
Approx Total
$222.30

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Professional guide
  • Local taxes
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions

Overview

Enter a world of Renaissance art and intrigue on a 2 hour tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Using a skip-the-line ticket, you’ll avoid the long general entrance line to discover the art and architecture straight away. See works by Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci;  admire the artwork of the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica.

Meeting points

Closest metrostop CIPRO

End point

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After the tour you can head torwards St. Peters Basilica and wonder around

Itinerary

  • Sistine Chapel

    Choose from one of several start times, then head tour our office on Via Santamaura 21 close the Vatican Museums entrance. After meeting your guide, you’ll bypass the main entrance line with your skip-the-line ticket. Start exploring the collections of the Vatican Museums, hearing the history that dates back to the 16th-century days of Pope Giulio II. Subsequent popes added to the museums’ collection an impressive portfolio of art that weaves some 4.35 miles (7km) around the complex. Discover masterpieces of Greek Classical art and Renaissance wonders by the likes of Michelangelo and Raphael. Highlights include the ancient statue of Laocoön and His Sons, and the Transfiguration, Raphael’s last painting. Wonder among the works of Italian masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Perugino, and Fra Angelico.  Along your way, you’ll hear little-known tales about the Catholic church,. Finish your tour of the Vatican Museums with a visit to the Sistine Chapel, home of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement, then step inside St. Peter’s Basilica to gaze at La Pietà among  baroque and Renaissance architecture. Before you leave, you can also visit the papal crypt, where Pope John Paul II and others were laid to rest.

    30 minutes

  • Vatican Museums

    Choose from one of several start times, then head tour our office on Via Santamaura 21 close the Vatican Museums entrance. After meeting your guide, you’ll bypass the main entrance line with your skip-the-line ticket. Start exploring the collections of the Vatican Museums, hearing the history that dates back to the 16th-century days of Pope Giulio II. Subsequent popes added to the museums’ collection an impressive portfolio of art that weaves some 4.35 miles (7km) around the complex. Discover masterpieces of Greek Classical art and Renaissance wonders by the likes of Michelangelo and Raphael. Highlights include the ancient statue of Laocoön and His Sons, and the Transfiguration, Raphael’s last painting. Wonder among the works of Italian masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Perugino, and Fra Angelico.  Along your way, you’ll hear little-known tales about the Catholic church,. Finish your tour of the Vatican Museums with a visit to the Sistine Chapel, home of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement, then step inside St. Peter’s Basilica to gaze at La Pietà among  baroque and Renaissance architecture. Before you leave, you can also visit the papal crypt, where Pope John Paul II and others were laid to rest.

    3 hours

  • Giudizio Universale. Michelangelo and the Secrets of the Sistine Chapel

    Choose from one of several start times, then head tour our office on Via Santamaura 21 close the Vatican Museums entrance. After meeting your guide, you’ll bypass the main entrance line with your skip-the-line ticket. Start exploring the collections of the Vatican Museums, hearing the history that dates back to the 16th-century days of Pope Giulio II. Subsequent popes added to the museums’ collection an impressive portfolio of art that weaves some 4.35 miles (7km) around the complex. Discover masterpieces of Greek Classical art and Renaissance wonders by the likes of Michelangelo and Raphael. Highlights include the ancient statue of Laocoön and His Sons, and the Transfiguration, Raphael’s last painting. Wonder among the works of Italian masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Perugino, and Fra Angelico.  Along your way, you’ll hear little-known tales about the Catholic church,. Finish your tour of the Vatican Museums with a visit to the Sistine Chapel, home of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement, then step inside St. Peter’s Basilica to gaze at La Pietà among  baroque and Renaissance architecture. Before you leave, you can also visit the papal crypt, where Pope John Paul II and others were laid to rest.

    30 minutes

  • Stanze di Raffaello

    Seeing the frescoes and painting of Raphael is as amazing as the Sistine Chapel

    20 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Strict dress code at the Vatican is applicable . Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women.
  • Children discount is applied from 13 up to 18 years old with a valid ID card to be shown on site
  • Infants up to 5 years old are free.
  • Not wheelchair accessible due to some difficulties in Sistine Chapel (if you need an accessible tour please ask for our private tour.
  • Note: tour will not operate on religious holidays WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO VISIT THE BASILICA DURING RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS AND CEREMONIES (Audiences, Beatifications, Masses of the POPE). The Basilica is often subject to sudden closures. In these cases it is not possible to guarantee access to the Basilica. Estimated time entrance in the museum is 45 minutes after tour departure, because you will have to pass the security check.
  • Group size 12 people excluding free children.
  • You need to arrive to meetingpoint at least 15 minutes before tourstart

Free Cancellation

February 16100% refund
February 17No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Showing 1-5 of 77 reviews with 5 stars

Rome vacation

Published on Oct, 2024

Truly enjoyed visiting the Vatican highly recommend the store. Very informative and a perfect size. Excellent

Vatican tour

Published on Sep, 2024

Skipping the line was great. Tour guide was great. Would liked to have seen more Egyptian collection.

Smaller Groups are Better and Book Early!

Published on Jun, 2024

First bit of advice is book early as you may not be able to get ticket and you will save yourself money. My friend and I struggled to find tickets and this was our last result within budget. Second bit of advice is book with this tour operator, the tour operator was easy to find at their meeting place and they were fantastic. Unfortunately I can not remember the name of our guide but she was AMAZING and so knowledgeable and fantastic working her way and us through the busy rooms and hallways of the Vatican, because it really does get busy. Make sure you wear something that covers your upper body, a big light scarf will do and take water as it can be hot and you are in there for a long time and there are lots of people

Smaller Groups are better but book early

Published on Jun, 2024

First bit of advice is book early as you may not be able to get ticket and you will save yourself money. My friend and I struggled to find tickets and this was our last result within budget. Second bit of advice is book with this tour operator, the tour operator was easy to find at their meeting place and they were fantastic. Unfortunately I can not remember the name of our guide but she was AMAZING and so knowledgeable and fantastic working her way and us through the busy rooms and hallways of the Vatican, because it really does get busy. Make sure you wear something that covers your upper body, a big light scarf will do and take water as it can be hot and you are in there for a long time and there are lots of people.

Roberto!!!

Published on May, 2024

Roberto is the best!!!! The tour was great and very informative. Skipping the line is well worth it. Great tidbits from Roberto.

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