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Overview

Available languages

German
Portuguese
Chinese
Japanese
English
Italian
French
Spanish

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour with an expert friendly guide in a small group.

Take advantage of your skip-the-line tickets and maximize your time inside this magnificent Vatican Museums. Your guide will lead you through the amazing galleries housing one of the most important art collections of the world. Art and history will be brought back to life and you will learn many stories & anecdotes through the headsets so you do not miss any words of the hidden artworks.

During your tour you will discover the Galleries of the Maps, Tapestries and Candelabra and the masterpiece of Michelangelo: The Sistine Chapel. At the end of your tour, enter the Basilica with our skip the line access (if option selected).

You will learn about the Renaissance painters: Michelangelo & Raphael and their rivalry throughout their lives.

Note: we do not give access to the Basilica on closing days set by the Vatican.

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

The Basilica of Saint Peter is closed on Wednesdays and during religious holidays.

All guests must bring a photo ID for the security check.

Please note that the Vatican Museums are very strict with entrance times. Latecomers are not guaranteed entry, and no refunds will be provided for late arrivals or no-shows.

The Vatican Museums enforce a mandatory dress code: shoulders and knees must be covered.

Entrance to the Basilica may be restricted without prior notice due to religious ceremonies during the Jubilee Year.

Disabled visitors receive free entry to the Vatican Museums. To benefit from this, make sure you mention it at the time of booking so that the staff may handle your request.

Please note that the tour time may change. Ensure you provide your correct phone number, including country code, so we can contact you if needed.

Tours starting after 2:00 PM do not include access to the Basilica.

PLEASE NOTE: We are not responsable if St Peter's Basilica is closed for religious functions or for the decision of the Pope.

Please note that by purchasing this tour, you accept our Terms and Conditions and are aware that no refund will be given in case you do not attend the tour or arrive late for the tour. Please note that in the afternoon and on Wednesday, the door connecting the Basilica and the Vatican Museum is closed, and you are aware that by purchasing this tour, you will not have the skip-the-line passage for St. Peter’s Basilica. You can go to the Basilica on your own, entering from the main square

In peak season, due to the high number of visitors, it might take extra time to go through the security check and to collect the Vatican headsets which are compulsory.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Headsets

Skip the line-Basilica ENTRY ONLY(if option selected, no for option TICKET ONLY)

Free Wifi available at the meeting point

Professional guide for 2.5 hours (IF OPTION SELECTED)

Staff available to assist you at the meeting point

Skip the line Entry - Vatican Museums

Skip the line entry - Sistine Chapel

Hotel pickup and drop-off

What To Expect

1

Vatican City

The Vatican City State, also known simply as the Vatican, became independent from Italy with the Lateran Treaty (1929), and it is a distinct territory under "full ownership, exclusive dominion, and sovereign authority and jurisdiction" of the Holy See, itself a sovereign entity of international law, which maintains the city state's temporal, diplomatic, and spiritual independence.With an area of 49 hectares and a population of about 825,it is the smallest state in the world by both area and population.

Admission Not Applicable
2

Vatican Museums

Vatican Galleries including the one of the Maps, Tapestries and Candelabra. Pine Court courtyard, Pio Clementine Museum, Apollo of Belvedere, Laocoon, Nero's bathtub, Room of Muses.

2 hours • Admission Included

Options

French tour & Basilica Access

Accesso alla Basilica S.Pietro
Duration: 3 hours

Italian tour without Basilica

Non ha accesso alla Basilica
Duration: 2 hours

German tour without Basilica

Non ha accesso alla Basilica
Duration: 2 hours

Spanish Tour without Basilica

Non ha accesso alla Basilica
Duration: 2 hours

Italian tour & Basilica Access

accesso alla Basilica S.Pietro
Duration: 3 hours

Chinese tour & Basilica access

Spanish tour & Basilica Access

Accesso alla Basilica S.Pietro
Duration: 3 hours

VATICAN TICKET (ONLY ENTRANCE)

NO GUIDED TOUR

Portoguese without Basilica

Non ha accesso alla Basilica
Duration: 2 hours

French Tour without Basilica

Non ha accesso alla Basilica
Duration: 2 hours

English Tour Without Basilica

Non ha accesso alla Basilica
Duration: 2 hours

English tour & Basilica Access

Accesso alla Basiica S.Pietro
Duration: 3 hours

Japanese tour& Basilica Access

Reviews

4.42

3,401 reviews

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  • Guide was very personable...

    Evette R,

    Oct 2, 2025

    - Viator

    3.00

    Guide was very personable and somewhat knowledgeable but we could have covered more ground in less time with less talking. I would prefer more educational narratives.

  • The tour moves along very...

    Hank J,

    Oct 1, 2025

    - Viator

    4.00

    The tour moves along very quickly and is very informative. It was very crowded while we were there though.

  • Vatican Tour

    Cheryl F,

    Sep 30, 2025

    - Viator

    1.00

    This was my 2nd trip to the Vatican and my husbands 1st. He was very excited to go and wow was this tour a disappointment. We were scheduled for an 11:30 tour and we spent the first 45 minutes standing on the street corner with our tour guide showing us pictures of the paintings that were in the museum and telling us what each one meant. Then we finally got to the museum and spent another 30 minutes waiting for the company where we booked through to bring the money over so we could get in. Our tour guide took 15 mins explaining why we couldn’t get in. Our tour finally started and we rushed through with our tour guide stopping here and there talking way too much about one thing or another. He would also stop and explain many times why we should not get lost from him. It was just very disorganized and disappointing. You get what you pay for. Spend the extra $$ and go with a better company!!

  • Gorgeous and busy

    Emily K,

    Sep 30, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    The Vatican was PACKED. Our tour did a masterful job of weaving us through the crowds, but consider going early in the morning or later in the afternoon. Our tour at 10am meant we were battling so many crowds. Also, if you want to see the Pieta, enter St. Peter’s Basilica through the Holy Door on the far right. It’s free to enter, but that’s the only way to see the incredible piece. My mom’s dream was to see this statue and we both wept at how beautiful it was.

  • Don’t recommend

    Ryan H,

    Sep 29, 2025

    - Viator

    2.00

    Tour was supposed to start at 11:30…we didn’t start until after 1pm. When it finally started it was rushed. We could hardly understand our tour guide even though we chose “English tour.” Not a good experience overall.

From €61.90

4.42
3,401 reviews
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