Vatican Gardens, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour
Overview
Available languages
3 hours 10 minutes
Mobile ticket
This is an exclusive visit: enjoy a unique view behind the scenes of the Vatican. Start your visit by walk tour into the Vatican Gardens: you will see the Pope Emerito House, the Vatican Radio Station, the Academy of Science, the Pope’s former Summer Residence, a piece of the original Berlin Wall and the “Fontana dell’Aquilone “. Look at St. Peter’s Basilica from behind and admire the Cupola from a very singular perspective!
Visit the Gallery of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries and Candelabras and the Chapel of Pio V before entering the Sistine Chapel and admiring one of the greatest masterpieces in the world. Michelangelo’s frescoes are magnificent works that changed the course of art forever: open your eyes and experience this spectacular view.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Giardini Vaticani
See St. Peter’s Basilica from behind and admire the Cupola from a very singular perspective! Take some photos in the beautiful Vatican gardens and discover one of the most prestigious museums in the world.
Vatican Museums
Visit the Gallery of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries and Candelabras and the Chapel of Pio V before entering the Sistine Chapel and admiring one of the greatest masterpieces in the world. Michelangelo’s frescoes are magnificent works that changed the course of art forever: open your eyes and experience this spectacular view.
Options
ENGLISH TOUR
English guided tour
Italian Guided Tour
What‘s Included
Professional Guide and Headsets
Assistance at the meeting point
Walking Tour Vatican Gardens
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour with Reserved Entrance
Drink/Food
Pick up
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
17 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Awful experience- do not book!!
Connector540135,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Absolutely terrible experience. The swindle you into thinking the guided tour is worth it to gain access to St Peter’s basilica for an additional €25 per person. The guide we got was horrific, her English was awful and she just rambled on in an incoherent fashion. The tour was 3 hours rather than the advertised two. Do not book this!
This tour was 2 hours of...
Laura W,Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00The person who assisted us at the meeting point was very helpful and definitely allowed us to skip the lines waiting to get into the museum. We would have missed our tour without her assistance even though we were early to pick up our tickets. However, this tour was meant to be 1 hour in the gardens and 2 hours in the museum with a final 10 minutes in the Sistine Chapel. What we got was 2 hours of walking through the gardens. Followed by 20 minutes of a presentation about the chapel while standing in front of an interactive screen. Another 30 minutes walking through hallways in huge crowds with no stopping to get to the chapel. And 5 minutes of being pushed through the chapel by guards while being told not to stop, leaving no option to actually view the art. The gardens are lovely and the guide was knowledgeable (although she left us at the entrance to the chapel). But the cost of this tour is only worth it if you want to walk around the gardens for 2 hours. You can get the same experience in the museum and chapel with a $20 ticket.
Good experience
Y8128PMandreab,Nov 26, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The view was very beautiful thanks above all to the skill and passion of the guide Paola Locci who made us appreciate both the gardens and the museums and the Sistine Chapel, much more than last time. A little tiring to find your way around the refreshment area
Not what tour description advertised!
Kristen T,Aug 27, 2022
- Review from Viator
2.00I have visited gardens, museum, and chapel before but this was worst of the three previous visits. Tour stated 10:30-3:30 and as you can see by description includes gardens, museum, and chapel. Unfortunately also included basilica which meant very short time at museum. 45min bud tour of gardens - no stops or picture taking except from bus windows. 45 min in museum. Ridiculous - barely hit map room and one sculpture room. 15min in chapel. Then were told going to basilica which we had already toured in the morning. Returning to museum was not option and no guide anyway…be careful what you book vs what you get. Viator has been very good, but this was really poor and disappointing.
Guided tours scam
Vlad S,Aug 1, 2022
- Review from Viator
1.00My wife and I booked Vatican gardens and museums guided tour. However day before we were notified by text that they do not haver available tour guide. So we just got audio guided Vatican gardens tour and ticket to Vatican Museums to explore without a guide. They did a partial refund of $20.32 for two of us which is a joke
Recommended
429mariachiaraf,Jul 20, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Beautiful experience, very kind staff, they showed us around the Vatican museums and then accompanied us to the bus for the tour of the Vatican gardens lasted 45 minutes finally we could visit the Vatican museums and the Sistine chapel. Everything organized perfectly with great availability from the girls. I absolutely recommend this agency
Beautiful.
511pierop,May 29, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had never been there, I can only say that they are a show, the organization was great, never late and they provided us with all the necessary assistance.
Too crowded to really see anything.
Gill R,May 18, 2022
- Review from Viator
3.00The tour of the gardens was disappointing. Because there are so many people, it took 30 mins to even get to the bus. The garden tour itself was only 40 mins. The sides of the bus have plastic (I guess for when it rains) that was only folded up half way so visibility from the aisle seat was limited and you could really only see things at all if they were on your side of the bus. And you couldn't switch to the other side of the bus, partly because the bus was almost full, and partly because your head set was plugged in to the side of the bus. The gardens are not that great as gardens and are really only worth seeing if you are Catholic and appreciate all the shrines and statues. The recorded commentary was a lot of information but rather monotone and boring. Tours of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel are so crowded that you really can't see much. If you went by yourself you wouldn't know what you are looking at so you need a tour guide. Our tour guide did give us some great information, but there's hardly time to point a camera at each thing before you have to move along - no time to look and enjoy. This would be true of any tour - it's just a chaotic experience.
Go for the complete tour WITH the Gardens!
Tini d,Mar 4, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00It is absolutely worthing it. We had a small van, half open and an audio guide in the ear. Perfect. The nice guide VERONICA (English and German) was very informed and energetic, she explained the Musea and the S. Chapel very clearly:) we liked her she was really enjoying showing us those amazing beauties. In the meeting point is a bit confusing due of many groups starting there but eventually you will find your way … also, get the mask that’s BIRD BEAK shaped otherwise you won’t get pass the entrance in the Vatican
Exciting!
GiovanniP1524,Jan 21, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience! We were accompanied inside the Vatican museums by the team that was kind and welcoming. The tour of the Vatican gardens by minibus with audio guide absolutely to do!
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