Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour

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From EUR 79

4.5
35,592 reviews

Overview

Available languages

English

Spend more time inside with no-wait access to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica through an official Vatican partner entrance. On this comprehensive guided tour, you'll experience the best of the Vatican in just three hours, including the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and more. Navigate the vast complex of artwork and history with an expert, who will bring this ancient collection to life. Choose from several departure times and languages.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

We regret that we are unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or any impairments requiring special assistance. We are also unable to accommodate strollers or baby carriages on our group tours.

At times, despite our priority access tickets, we may experience delays in getting through mandatory security checks when entering these venues

St Peter’s Basilica is subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies. When this occurs, we're happy to offer customers an extended tour of the Vatican Museums. While we endeavour to tell tour groups ahead of time if there are any planned disruptions to the Basilica's opening hours, this is not always possible and in these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts.

On Wednesdays, due to the Papal Audiences, access to St Peter's Basilica is not possible until 1pm

St Peter's Basilica is not accessible on the evening tours

Please provide the full names of all participants at the time of booking. Failure to submit this information will result in customers being unable to visit St. Peter’s Basilica, and no refunds will be issued.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Audio headsets so you can always hear your guide

Group of 20 people or less

Guided visit of St. Peter’s Basilica (except: Wednesday morning)

Reserved Priority Access to the Vatican Museums

Access to the Sistine Chapel

Gratuities

Options

Vatican Evening Tour

Skip-the-Line Access: Enjoy a Skip-the-Line access to both the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel to maximize your time inside.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Early Evening Departure: This early evening tour finishes at a perfect time for dinner.
Ends at Sistine Chapel: This option ends at Sistine Chapel. Please note St. Peter's Basilica is not accessible in the evening tour
Vatican Special Evening Group: Escape the crowds and visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel at sunset on this small-group tour of max. 22 participants.

Vatican Museums only

2 hours highlights tour of the Vatican Museums (does not include St. Peter's Basilica).This tour ends at the Sistine Chapel.
Duration: 2 hours

Vatican Group - Spanish

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica tour with Spanish-speaking guide & small group of 20 people or less.

Vatican Group - English

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica tour with English-speaking guide & small group of 20 people or less.

Vatican Group - Italian

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica tour with Italian-speaking guide & small group of 20 people or less.

Vatican Semi Private - English

Experience the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica with an intimate group of up to 10 participants.

Vatican Private - English

Tailor your Vatican experience to perfectly suit your needs on this private tour, with an expert, English-speaking guide

Vatican Small Group - English

Experience the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica with a small group of up to 15 participants.

Operated by City Wonders Ltd

Reviews

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  • Excellent experience

    Andrew M,

    Feb 4, 2025

    5.0

    Francesca was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable, funny and gave tremendous context to the tour. Her commentary on the Sistine Chapel was very informative before going in, but the guide through St Peter's Basilica was even better. Highly recommend

  • Great tour

    Brigeen T,

    Feb 4, 2025

    5.0

    Very good tour. Guide very knowledgeable and extremely nice. If going to Rome then make this tour a must.

  • Informative

    June J,

    Feb 4, 2025

    4.0

    Amily the guide was very informative. However, although we booked a 3 hour tour starting at 10.30am it was reduced to 2 hours because of a holy event in the Vatican at 1pm. This meant we had to omit the Raphael Rooms and we rushed through the Vatican Museums that were very busy full of people. It was disappointing to have the tour reduced from 3 to 2 hours despite booking nearly 2 months in advance. It was a useful taster to the Vatican Museums that we hope to visit again in future independently.

  • Beautiful tour of the...

    Michelle M,

    Feb 4, 2025

    4.0

    Beautiful tour of the Vatican, Museums, and Sistine Chapel. Our tour guide was great and gave us interesting facts and history as we toured. Some spots we stood too long, especially for older people in our group. There’s no places to sit at all even for a tiny break. But overall it was stunningly beautiful, and rich in history. I highly recommend going in off season, there weren’t that many tourists and it was comfortably cool in the buildings.

  • Great tour with Amy /...

    Margaret C,

    Feb 4, 2025

    5.0

    Great tour with Amy / Amil as our guide ! Very informative with some fun too! This tour was great way to bypass lines