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

5.0(6)3 hModerately active

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$143per person

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Overview

Duration: 3 h
Languages: English
Group size: Up to 12 travelers
Suitable for: No age limit
Pace: Moderately active
Access: Skip the line

Good for

Couples
First-time visitors
History buffs
Luxury seekers

Explore the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica with a certified guide and skip-the-line entry. Choose a semi-private tour (max 10 guests), a private tour, a group tour (max 20) or a wheelchair-accessible private tour. A complete experience of around 3 hours, without the long queues.

Highlights

Skip-the-line entry
Certified guide
Flexible formats

What's included

Certified guide
Entrance to Sistine Chapel
Skip-the-Line Vatican Museums Ticket

Itinerary

1
Vatican Museums
2h
Start your tour at the renowned Vatican Museums. Aside from being the home of the Pope, Vatican city is also home to the Vatican Museums, the world’s largest collection of art with 9 miles of art that could wrap around the Vatican walls 4 ½ times! It contains 54 museums, 1400 rooms, chapels, and galleries. Aside from the renowned Sistine Chapel, the museums also display the only work of Leonardo Da Vinci in Rome, St. Jerome, the Raphael Rooms, and the Pinoteca, which contains collections of the Popes, all dating back to the middle ages and are set in chronological order.
2
Sistine Chapel
30min
Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel is possibly the most well known masterpiece in modern day, with over 5 million visitors per year. It was a project the artist took on reluctantly because his focus was sculptures, and he would complain about the physical toll it took on his body. It is said that the design of the chapel from Pope Sixtus IV, is modeled after Solomon’s temple from the Old Testament, measuring at just larger than a professional basketball court! There are many more frescoes to admire here from other artists, including: Domenico Ghirlandaio, Pietro Perugino, Cosimo Roselli and Sandro Botticelli.
3
St. Peter's Basilica
30min

Before you go

Ticket & redemption

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
One ticket covers the whole booking

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
There is a dress code for entry into the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You will be refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements.
The tour ends in front of the Basilica. You can spend more time inside the Basilica but you cannot go back to the Sistine Chapel nor the Museum.
If it is raining carry umbrellas that are compact and can be folded and not ones that have sharp pokey end. The long one give by your hotels will have to be checked into the cloakroom of the museum and involves a 1 km walk to get it back again

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You will head through a secret entry into our last stop on the tour, St. Peter's Basilica: the largest basilica in the world, with markings inside the church to ensure every other basilica would fit inside. The curious visitor is treated to Michelangelo’s Pieta at the front, 150 mosaics, and Bernini’s baldacchino, which stands at 96 feet tall and 100,000 pounds of bronze! Surprisingly, there is only one actual painting in the basilica, and it can be spotted hanging above the Pieta. Many popes are buried in the church or are on display, but most of the popes are buried underneath the basilica including St. Peter, the first pope.

Entry to St. Peter's Basilica is subject to availability and may be restricted or closed without prior notice due to religious ceremonies, papal events, or Vatican regulations. If access is unavailable, your guide will extend the tour within the Vatican Museums instead. No refunds or partial refunds will be provided.

If you hold a valid Disability Certificate, please bring it with you on the day of your visit. If you are unable to present one, please notify us before your tour.

Accessibility

Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels