Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel Tour and Basilica Access
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.
Options
English tour & Basilica Access
Accesso alla Basiica S.Pietro
Duration: 3 hours
What's included in Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel Tour and Basilica Access
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Vatican CityPass-by Only
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.
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.
Sistine Chapel
Frescoes of Michelangelo
Inclusions
- 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
- 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.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Get off at "Ottaviano" Stop on Metro A line. From the station, walk on Via Ottaviano following the indication to St. Peter square.When you arrive across at Via Germanico, go to the right follow the street. In 100meters, Via Vespasiano will be on your left. At the number 28, you'll find our office.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
• A dress code is required to enter. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women. •A current valid passport or ID document is mandatory on the day of the tour • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended • No big bags or big back pack • No pointed umbrella • Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative. • If you arrive late you might lose the entrance at the Vatican •Please show up 10 minutes before the tour to do the check in •This tour IS NOT wheelchair accessible. • Please note that, for disabled visitors with certified invalidity of more than 74%, the Vatican • •Museums offers free entry that is extended to a companion for visitors who are not self-sufficient. •To benefit from this, make sure you mention it at the time of booking so that our staff may handle your request. -PLEASE NOTE: "Ticket with host (ONLY TICKET)" option includes only the skip the line entrance and not the guided tour. This option does not includ entrance to the Basilica. -St. Peter's Basilica may close unexpectedly due to religious events, with no prior notice.