Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel with Guided Tour Options
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Avoid the crowd by joining the must do experience in Rome with a guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
Queue lines at the Vatican will blow you away, so when you see them you will have no doubt in your mind that a guided tour is the only way to do it – Crown Tours offers a skip-the-line guided tour group that ensures you won’t spend all day waiting in line to see the glories that await you.
We've made it our mission at Crown Tours to give you the most insightful tour. So let our expert guides lead you though the museums, commenting all the while on the artworks that line the hallways. Picture perfect moments aren't to be missed as you stroll through Bramante’s Pinecone Courtyard. Up next, the Sistine Chapel, marvel at Michelangelo's Creation of Adam.
After your visit venture inside the home of the Catholic Church, St Peter's Basilica to be visited at your own peace
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Comfortable shoes are recommended
Mandatory Dress Code: knees and shoulder must be covered to get inside Vatican Museum and Sistine. You might be refused at the entrance unfulfilling the dress code
The Basilica and/or sistine Chapel may be subject to last-minute closures. In the event that it is closed, the tour will be extended inside the museums(the activity is not partially refunded in this case).
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Assistance from the Office
Official Professional Guide and Passionate Storytelling
Entrance to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Fast Track entrance to Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
Audio Equipment to hear the guide clearly
Transfer
Gratuities
Skip the Line entrance to St. Peter's Basilica
What To Expect
Vatican Museums
Once inside the Vatican Museums, you will be in a Semi-private group. Our expert English-speaking guides will share their knowledge of the Vatican’s 4,000 year-old history, share secrets and stories of days gone by whilst taking you round the Gallery of Tapestries, the Gallery of Maps - what seems like a never-ending room decorated with beautifully detailed Italian maps, the Gallery of Candelabras - where you can be in awe at the ancient sculptures and extravagant candelabras from the Imperial villas. You will finish off with a stroll in Bramante’s Pinecone Courtyard where you can wander, bathing in the sunshine and the delights of the garden or getting your souvenir holiday snap by the bronze Pigna statue. Throughout your tour, you can ask questions and listen to the streams of knowledge your guide will fill you with, as each tour is designed to ensure that you have the maximum amount of time to complete at your own pace and fully appreciate and enjoy your experience.
Your next stop will be the best part of your trip to Rome, the Sistine Chapel – an experience you will never forget! Stare in delight at Michelangelo’s famous The Creation of Adam, see The Last Judgement and spend time taking in the enchantment of the Pope’s private chapel.
Options
Spanish Group Tour
English Small Group Tour
Small Group of 10 or less
Italian Group Tour
French Small Group Tour
Small Group of 10 or less!
English Group Tour
German Group Tour
Italian Small Group Tour
Small group of 10 or Less!
German Small Group Tour
Small group Tour
Spanish Small Group
Small Group up to 10 pax
French Group Tour
Reviews
123 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excellent tour
isabelarT9638DB,
Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very good experience, important and relevant information and a guide with a lot of experience and kindness, understands super well and is very attentive
Dont miss this tour. It was great. Skip the line: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica Guided Tour
Hanadi M,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We enjoyed it very much, big thanks to Elena, she is very knowledgeable, and fun. She explained to us the history of the Vatican in details and fun way, and she guided us where to go and what to do, pleas pass our thanks and gratitude to her.
The wonder of the Sistine Chapel
robertamH1695XI,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Impeccable tour organization, perfect English language guide. I am very satisfied Thank you. Roberta 22 October 2025
The tour was so amazing....
Christi B,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was so amazing. This was our first time in Rome, Italy and we were immersed into all of the beauty of Roma that will have an everlasting memory. The tour guide was awesome and was gifted in enriching the group into learning a vast amount of historical information. I highly recommend that anyone visiting Rome, Italy for the first time to take the Vatican City tour. You will love it.
Great Tour
kevinpV9196XZ,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Georgina was an incredible guide. Very informative and would have been lost without her through the big crowds. Vatican museum and sistine chapel were amazing. Would definitely book again
Katty is the best ❤️
Roam58025601607,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent Vatican Tour with Katty! She is passionate, very pedagogical and sublime. Really I recommend the French this visit with Katty, I learned a lot with her.
Best tour of Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica with Sonia
132carlinad,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Sonia was an absolutely amazing, wonderful tour guide, one of the best I’ve had! Her diction, creative way of explaining things, storytelling skills and sense of humor made an already incredible place that much more enjoyable. I also liked her pacing, we were very exhausted from the previous day and almost didn’t show up because we thought we wouldn’t be able to complete three hours of walking. She was easy to keep up with, I don’t know how she managed to show us so much while still walking slowly enough that we could take pictures and not get too tired. It would be an absolute dream to have her as a guide in the future again. She is a gem in your team! Also, she said she could email us an album with the pictures she used during the which we were very thankful for. I should mention I did the same tour with you three years ago but with another guide and while I enjoyed that as well, this experience with Sonia was far superior. Eternally thankful to her and your agency, I could see the growth you’ve had in the past years. Congratulations.
Top with an amazing guide (Liliana)!!! Bravo.
Explore16081395816,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Surprising visit in a fabulous setting of the history of Rome. All the artworks are beautiful. Cultural wealth
Superb
Sandrine5,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Liliana the guide is a passionate, documented and beautiful guided tour. We had a wonderful time of discovery and learning
Great experience
Culture36089843496,
Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience with lydia, who was our guide, a passionate about the Vatican Thanks again, it was a real pleasure to spend time with her
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