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Skip The Line Vatican, Sistine Chapel, Basilica & Papal Tomb Tour
Rome
Description
Skip the line, avoid the long queues and explore the Vatican's exceptional collections, the magnificent Sistine Chapel & Basilica with an expert guide in an intimate group. Enter the breathtaking Basilica of St.Peter and the Vatican Grottoe beneath. This extensive and exclusive tour is designed for those eager to experience everything the Vatican has to offer.
The Vatican Museums are home to an expansive array of art, featuring countless gallery displays and an astonishing number of spectacular artistic works showcased inside. These include stunning sculptures, frescoes, and architectural masterpieces that together form an unparalleled collection found nowhere else in the world.
Admire the incredible sculptures, tapestries, paintings, and architectural works of Renaissance masters such as Bramante, Bernini, Perugino, Botticelli, D’Antonio, Rosselli, Signorelli, Della Gatta, Ghirlandaio, Raphael, and without doubt the Sistine Chapel, adorned with Michelangelo’s extraordinary frescoes.
What's Included
- Free to explore in the Basilica and Papal tombs after the tour has finished
- Skip The Line St.Peter's Basilica Entry (when possible)
- Small Group Tour Experience with Expert Official Licensed Vatican Guide
- Skip The Line Priority Access Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tickets
- Introduction to the highlights of St.Peter's Basilica with a guide
Additional Info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The tour reservations have strict timing. To join the tour, you are required to be at the meeting point for check-in at least 15 minutes prior to your tour departure time.
- If you arrive late for the meeting time, it will not be possible to join the group or reschedule, the tickets and guide are void. As per Vatican rules you will not be entitled to a refund.
- Knees & Shoulders MUST be covered for both men & women to enter the Sistine Chapel!
- St Peter’s Basilica is subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies, with little to no warning and in this case, the tour will conclude in the Sistine Chapel. When this occurs visitors will have an extended tour of the Vatican Museums.
- Should St. Peter’s Basilica be closed or not accessible within the scheduled time, the tour will include Raphael's Rooms or the explanation of the Basilica from the outside. in this case we are unable to provide refunds or discounts as the Basilica is free to enter and not included in the tour price.
- The Raphael's Rooms are not included in the tour and are visited only when St. Peter’s Basilica remains closed to the public or if the Vatican makes the internal itinerary mandatory.
- Please note that on the day of your visit certain areas of the monument/attraction can be closed due to either religious events or national holidays.
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not suitable for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair. Please be aware that large oversized bags/backpacks/suitcases are not permitted in the monument/ attraction.
- It is not possible to contact guides when they are inside the Vatican museums, it is the clients responsibility to stay with the guided tour group, if you lose your guide inside the museums, there is nothing we can do in this case.
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not suitable for those with walking difficulties or using a wheelchair.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews for Skip The Line Vatican, Sistine Chapel, Basilica & Papal Tomb Tour
A tour to remember!!!
Joe_D
This was our second time visiting Rome but this tour was much better than our first experience. The information was relayed from our guide with ease and passion for the subject. Very informative and at our pace.
Walk past the lines and enjoy at a perfect pace.
tara_f
We had a really fun American tour guide who really knew her stuff. She got us the best spots to look at things and was very helpful.
Awesome small group tour.
Greg_H
Great experience. Very knowledgeable tour guide. Would not have been able to all of the things on our own.
Treat yourself to a better experience
Alexis_A
Wonderful guide named Maggie. Very easy access, lots of steps though and no lifts. It's got to be the best way to go, the crowds are huge. Just standing in line to get in to get a ticket would take you over an hour. It's definitely worth it.
Excellent Vatican Museum Tour
Eric_T
We took this tour at 8:30 am on a Wednesday. Our tour guide, Deborah, was excellent and provided insights into the art pieces at the Vatican Museum that influenced Michelangelo's work at the Sistine Chapel. The museum is typically very crowded but we went in late October and it was not that bad. The tour was to end in a "skip the line" entry to St. Peter's Basilica, but Wednesdays are when there is a Papal mass in the morning so we were offered to wait in the museum for a couple hours when mass would be over and we could enter St Peters with her next tour group. We decided to wait and walked all through the museum again (it is basically a long one way winding route, very difficult to do any short cut to go directly to Sistine Chapel). Once at St. Peters she gave us some instructions on the important places to see in the Papal tombs and Basilica, but a detailed tour of those places is not included. Overall I highly recommend this tour, but I would try to avoid days/times when a Papal mass is scheduled as it can affect access to the Basilica.
Page last updated on November 22, 2024
