Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter 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 and with an introduction to St. Peter’s Cathedral.

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 pm to be the first to access the Museums to the Vatican tour by night at 6:45 pm on Fridays and Saturdays to visit the Museums in a peculiar, unique atmosphere! (please note that the departure by night does not include the visit to St. Peter's Basilica).

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.

Crown your guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and your spiritual and artistic experience, with an introduction to St. Peter’s basilica from outside.
Depending on the regulations in force at the time of the tour (often changing and decided by the Direction of the Vatican Museums) sometimes it might be possible to have a direct skip-the-line access to St. Peter's Basilica, but this cannot be guaranteed.

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

IMPORTANT: purchase of the tickets is subject to receipt of the full names (as per ID card) of all participants in due advance.

SPANISH LANGUAGE AVAILABLE! 

Inclusions

• Early entrance avoiding the crowds (for the 7:45am departure)
• Licensed English-speaking or Spanish speaking guide (check the departures)
• Skip-the-line access tickets to the Vatican Museums
• Ticket to St Peter's Basilica (not included in the vatican tour by night at 6:45 pm)

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

IMPORTANT: purchase of the tickets is subject to receipt of the full names (as per ID card) of all participants in due advance.

A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements.
Comfortable shoes suggested.

 

IMPORTANT
For all guests entering the Vatican Museums a document of recognition will be required.
Those who do not possess the above mentioned documents will NOT be able to enter.
No exceptions or refund will be made.

 

AVAILABLE IN SPANISH LANGUAGE!

PLEASE NOTE that from 1st January 2024:

the Spanish-language tour will no longer be available; instead, it will be possible to take the tour only in English. 

the departure time will be the following: March to November MON to SAT 7:45am, 9:15am, 1:15pm; Other months: on, Thu, Fri, Sat 7:45 am, Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 9:15am, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 1:15pm.

PLEASE NOTE that from 1st March 2024:

•  St. Peter's Basilica won't be available for visits on Wednesday, the tour will include Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel only.

 

Rain Policy

The tour runs rain or shine.