Skip-The-Line:Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Optional

Duration2h 30m

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

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LanguagesEnglish

Group sizeUp to 15 travelers

Overview

Skip the long lines and immerse yourself in the rich history and art of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. This guided tour, lasting approximately 2.5 hours, allows you to explore stunning galleries, including the Raphael Rooms, while gaining insightful commentary from knowledgeable guides. Optional entry to St. Peter's Basilica is available, enhancing your Vatican experience. Perfect for art history enthusiasts and cultural travelers, this tour ensures you enjoy a smaller group setting for a more personalized visit.

- Bypass crowds with skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museums
- Explore the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and Raphael Rooms
- Optional upgrade for entry to St. Peter's Basilica
- Small group sizes for a more intimate experience

Basilica access is optional; if you buy your ticket three days before to the start of your trip, you can enter the basilica.

What's included

If you buy your ticket three days before to the start of your trip, you can enter the basilica.
Basilica access is optional
Professional Tour Guide
Skip-the-line access to Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel

Food and Drink
tips
Alcoholic Beverages

What to expect

Vatican Museums
30m · Admission ticket included

The city is well-known for the Vatican Museums, a vast network of museums that includes some of the most remarkable and artistically significant rooms in the Apostolic Palace in addition to an extensive collection of art, archaeology, and ethno-anthropology that the Popes have amassed over the centuries.
Sistine Chapel
30m · Admission ticket included

Michelangelo's frescoes are the most well-known feature of the Sistine Chapel. Inside the chapel, though, are other equally stunning pieces of art. For example, before Michelangelo, Botticelli was working at the Sistine Chapel. He painted two eye-catching murals depicting the life of Christ and Moses on the walls.
Cortile della Pigna
15m · Admission ticket included

Situated in Vatican City, Rome, Italy, the Fontana della Pigna, sometimes known as just Pigna, is a former Roman fountain that now adorns a sizable niche in the wall facing the Cortile della Pigna.
St. Peter's Basilica
20m · Admission ticket included

Access from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica, avoiding the outside security lines, will only be offered for excursions where the option to enter St. Peter's Basilica is chosen during the reservation process. Following an introduction, you will be allowed to explore the Basilica on your own after your tour concludes at the entrance.

Note: Basilica access is optional; if you buy your ticket three days before to the start of your trip, you can enter the basilica.
Stanze di Raffaello
20m · Admission ticket included

The Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, which is now a component of the Vatican Museums, has a series of reception rooms known as the four Raphael Rooms (Italian: Stanze di Raffaello). They are well-known for the frescoes that Raphael and his studio produced. They are the magnificent fresco sequences that define Rome's High Renaissance, together with Michelangelo's ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.

Originally, Pope Julius was supposed to live in a series of apartments known as the Stanze.
Museo Pio Clementino
20m · Admission ticket included

Part of the Vatican collections in Rome is the ancient Roman sculpture known as the Hermes of the Museo Pio-Clementino. Because of its conspicuous location in the Cortile del Belvedere, it was long admired as the Belvedere Antinous. At the Museo Pio-Clementino, it is currently inventory number 907.
Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche
15m · Admission ticket included

Stop by here, one of the Museum's most visited exhibits, and try to identify the Italian cities you visited or the place where your ancestors lived. These hand-painted maps from the late 1500s are also remarkable for their superb decorations and attention to detail.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Go directly to the Via Germanico 36, and look for a office called ROYAL. Traveler's can easily go to the meeting point through Google Maps or by hiring a taxi. If traveler's prefer metro then they may choose Ottaviano metro line A or they can easily arrive choosing bus stop 23.

End point

Go directly to the Via Germanico 36, and look for a office called ROYAL. Traveler's can easily go to the meeting point through Google Maps or by hiring a taxi. If traveler's prefer metro then they may choose Ottaviano metro line A or they can easily arrive choosing bus stop 23.

Additional information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Basilica access is optional
If you buy your ticket three days before to the start of your trip, you can enter the basilica.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.