Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel guided tour

The unmissable tour of Vatican Museums complex

Description

A wondrous journey through the spiritual heart of Rome, an exclusive Sistine Chapel tour that allows you to discover the mystifying art, eventful centuries-old history and superb glory of the Vatican Museums, including the mesmerizing Sistine Chapel.

Our Vatican Museums tour does offer many departure times options, so that you can choose the one the best suit your needs: from the early entrance option at 7:45 am to be the first to access the Museums, or departures at 9:15am to fill your morning, or early afternoon at 1:15pm with 3 hours on the deck  of Rome's most famous museum complex.

Carefully crafted and meticulously designed to offer unique insight and a privileged viewing of some of the world’s most extraordinary masterpieces, our signature Sistine Chapel tour is unique among all guided tours of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, because we have different departure times,  alongside with skip the line tickets and a guided tour led by a knowledgeable and charismatic expert.

Meet your guide at the Vatican Museums entrance, and enjoy a privileged guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel accessing the museum avoinding the queue with skip the line tickets.

Follow your guide, an expert in art, history and religion, and explore the marvelous art collection of the Vatican Museums: your exclusive Sistine Chapel tour encompasses viewing of all the highlights, including the statue and geographical maps galleries, as well as Raphael’s hall and the tapestry gallery. Learn all about the genius artists who enhanced this tiny sovereign state’s premises, and then head to the Sistine Chapel, one of the most astounding artistic marvels in the world.

Get ready to be inspired: Michelangelo’s enormous masterpiece, the ceiling fresco, is a captivating life-like portrait of powerful legendary figures. God and the Saints, Adam and Eve, St. Peter and the artist himself seem to breathe and vibrate with life! While in the Chapel, your guide will tell you all about the conclaves that elect popes and illustrate the artwork to provide you with an enriching viewpoint.

Exclusive, unique, and superbly planned: our signature Sistine Chapel tour is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you will cherish forever.

 

Inclusions

• Early entrance avoiding the crowds (for the 7:45am departure)
• Licensed English-speaking guide
• Skip-the-line access tickets to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Meeting Point

VATICAN MUSEUMS, entrance viale Vaticano, meet our tour leader on top of the stairs next to Caffè Vaticano, find us holding a white sign with the "Towns of Italy" logo. - SEE ON MAP

Notes

Guests with wheelchair accessibility needs will find difficulty with this group tour. In order to ensure a barrier-free tour with alternative routes, please book the private version of this tour.
Please note that the itinerary inside the Vatican Museums may vary, depending on restrictions decided by the museum board. 

The guided tour will culminate at the awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel. Your guide will provide you with directions on how to reach St. Peter's Square, ensuring you have a clear understanding of the best route to take, if you want to reach it on your own. The guide will not accompany you inside the Basilica, allowing you to spend additional time there at your own pace.


Entry to the Vatican Museums is based on strictly timed tickets. For this reason, late arrivals cannot be guaranteed access. All visitors must have a photo ID for the security check. The Vatican Museums imposes a mandatory dress code: knees and shoulders must be covered, otherwise you will not be able to enter.

For security reasons, power banks are not permitted inside the Vatican Museums. Please leave them at the designated deposit area at the entrance, where they will be securely stored and available for collection at the conclusion of your tour.

Important Notice: Jubilee Year 2025
As 2025 is the Jubilee Year, a period of major religious celebrations and events, tour schedules may be subject to changes beyond our control due to decisions by the Holy See and Jubilee initiatives. We kindly ask for your patience and understanding regarding any adjustments that may arise.

Rain Policy

The tour runs rain or shine.