Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica
Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
A holiday in Rome without visiting the Vatican is like a day at the beach without swimming in the sea. See the best of the Vatican museums and gain direct entrance with skip-the-line access to the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, while our excellent guides entertain you with stories that go with each masterpiece.
This budget-friendly tour is the best value for money for travelers that are interested in 1) seeing the museum’s highlights 2) meeting a new friend or two through your group and 3) skipping the lines (trust us, with over 6 million tourist spilling into the museum every year, you'll want it!)
Disclaimer: you will be entering the Vatican museum during one of the busiest times of the day. While the tour provides skip-the-line access, the crowds in the museum vary from day to day and some delay with security can be expected (it would be misleading for other tour operators to not tell you this!)
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Unforeseen events= The Vatican is its own country and therefore the Pope can decide also last minute to close St. Peter’s Basilica for ad hoc events. It is a very rare event during the year but it is possibile and we will do our best to inform you. If it is too late to inform you, our guide will extend the tour in the Vatican. Not to worry that the incredibile collection of Vatican Museums and the masterpiece of Michelagelo in the Sistine Chapel will still be included.
Most of our tours include the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. However, there are two specific options with different inclusions. You will find below:
Museums & SISTINE CHAPEL Tour – Includes the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel but does NOT include St. Peter’s Basilica.
ST.PETER'S BASILICA TOUR – Includes St. Peter’s Basilica but does NOT include the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Borgo
Meet your tour guide at our office, located in the oldest neighbourhoods of the Vatican, Borgo Pio. Following a self introduction by your guide, you will walk through the charming shops of the Borgo, as he/she shares some local tips for eating and site seeing in Rome, including off the beaten track sites that you must visit during your holiday! Some background will also be provided on the history of the Sistine Chapel (we do it here as the chapel forbids noise and travellers are expected to observe silence once entering).
Via Della Conciliazione
Admire the flags and surrounding embassies as you walk through this street, which serve as the primary access point to St. Peter's Square, and by extension, to the Vatican City itself.
What‘s Included
Admission tickets to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and/or St. Peter's Basilica
Entry/Admission-Vatican Museums (NOT included if you book the option: ONLY ST.PETER'S BASILICA TOUR)
An expert tour guide with over 10 years of experience. Excellent story teller.
Entry/Admission- Sistine Chapel (NOT included if you book the option: ONLY ST.PETER'S BASILICA TOUR)
Guaranteed skip-the-line access
Entry/Admission - St. Peter's Basilica (check below to see which option does not include it)
If you book the “Museums & SISTINE CHAPEL Tour” option it does NOT include St. Peter’s Basilica.
If you book “ONLY ST.PETER'S BASILICA TOUR” option it does NOT include the Museums & Sistine Chapel.
Gratuities (Tips)
Options
Vatican Museums+SISTINE CHAPEL
INCLUDES Tickets & Tour: VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL
NOT included:: ST.PETER'S BASILICA
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Vatican English Tour & Tickets
English Tour and Tickets
SKIP-THE-LINE Tickets & Tour
Duration: 3 hours
Includes: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica
Meeting Point: Via Plauto 17A, 00193 Roma, Italy
Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica
English Tour & Tickets
VATICAN AFTER HOURS
Description: Start at St. Peter’s Basilica, then visit the Vatican Museums after closing, ending alone with our group inside the SISTINE
Exclusive Access Tour: SISTINE CHAPEL
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
MUSEUM+SISTINE CHAPEL+BASILICA
INCLUDES Tickets & Tour: VATICAN MUSEUMS, SISTINE CHAPEL & ST. PETER'S BASILICA
Duration: 3 hours
English Tour
VATICAN KEY MASTER EARLY TOUR
Super Early Morning: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica
First in the Sistine Chapel: The Vatican Key Master will accompany you with the tour guide inside the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
Duration: 3 hours
Sistine Chapel NOT included
Included : Vatican Museums and St.Peter’s Basilica
NOT included: SISTINE CHAPEL
ONLY ST.PETER'S BASILICA TOUR
NOT included: Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
INCLUDES Tickets & Tour:: ST.PETER'S BASILICA
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting Point: Via Plauto 17A, 00193 Roma, Italy
Vatican Tour & Tickets - 8 AM
Reviews
13,064 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
You Vati..can do this
Bryan L,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Marco was amazing! Funny and easy going, very knowledgeable and made sure we stayed together and didnt get lost in the crowds.
Vatican skip the line tour with museums and basilica
K5957RXmiram,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Everithing was very good organised and on time. Our guide Roberto was great, we would go anytime again. All the best, we will have only great memoryes of our first visit in Rome.
Super Mario
Wanderer531565,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mario was a super tour guide. Not only deeply knowledgeable but also passionate and humorous. If you want a laugh … ask him to pronounce “Wimbledon”
Alessia was our guide....
Hannah B,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Alessia was our guide. She was passionate, knowledgeable, and lively! We loved it! The Sistine chapel was remarkable as well as the basilica. Alessia gave us lots of information we would not have known otherwise.
A lovely day in the Vatican Museums
gtS1993SZ,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My guide Lucia was very nice. Although it was very crowded, she made sure that no one gets lost in the museum. She went the extra miles to help me take photo too. The entire tour was really smooth and fast! We get to skip the queue, and enter the museums even faster those who booked the tickets.
Great experience
139vivienr,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience. A must do thing!!!
First Class Guided Tour
Gerard M,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00First class tour with the wonderful Alessandra. Knowledgeable and very helpful and courteous. No queues no hassle. Value for money and a great memory to treasure. We would thoroughly recommend this tour with these guys. Molte Grazie!
Amazing and fun experience
victoriadG2508OS,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thanks for a great start of my week! The tour guide Andy was very knowledgeable, charming and fun. He made visiting the Vatican museum very special, thank you!
Vatican and Sistine Chapel
sarahbZ973NQ,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Marco was a fantastic tour guide, enthusiastic and so knowledgeable
Housekeeping for the win!
702jolenec,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Housekeeping was very accommodating! They would give you as much or as little as you wanted! So friendly was on a first name basis with Kavinda and Pasindu after being stranded for a week celebrating my birthday! Great Job!! 👏🏻
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