Skip The Line: Vatican Private Tour with Sistine Chapel & Expert Guide

Highlights

• Skip-The-Line Access
• Exclusive Expert Guide
• Vatican Masterpieces

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican Museums

   2h 15min

   A tour of the Vatican Museums promises an insight to some of the greatest art in the world, from classical antiquity, through the Renaissance and to the present day. See masterpieces by Raphael and astonishing statuary like Laocoön and His Sons.

2. 2

   Sistine Chapel

   15min

   Here you’ll see one of the greatest masterpiece’s mankind has ever produced: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes. Old Testament scenes come alive in the astonishing frescoes. Once seen, they’re never forgotten. - - - - Please be informed that from January 12 to March 31, 2026, extraordinary maintenance work will be carried out on Michelangelo’s Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. For this reason, scaffolding will be installed, covering the entire wall.

3. 3

   Cortile della Pigna

   15min

   Designed by genius architect Bramante, the Courtyard of the Pine houses the iconic Fountain of the Pine – one of the few Ancient Roman fountains that survives to this day.

4. 4

   St. Peter's Basilica

   20min

   Accompanied by our knowledgeable guides, you will get to visit Saint Peter’s Basilica, the centerpiece of Vatican City and the most important site of the Catholic Church. You will admire some of the world’s famous masterpieces, such as Michelangelo’s Pietà and several other seminal works of Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern art.

Before you go

Location