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Rome: Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica Tour with Entry

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Rome: Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica Tour with Entry

Activity provider:Italy With Family
4.5  / 5
418 reviews
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From US$ 99.67 US$ 59.80 per person

Join a guided tour of the Vatican and enter before the crowds arrive to experience the unparalleled beauty, ancient history, and artistic and religious significance of one of Rome's most iconic attractions.

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Duration 3 hours
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Experience

Highlights
  • Explore the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in the company of a guide
  • Set off on an exclusive Vatican tour early in the morning before it gets busy
  • Discover the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica
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Join the more than five million annual visitors of the global heart of the Catholic Faith. Experience the Vatican City with privileged access to the main attractions, including the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica.

From its stunning beauty to its ancient history and artistic and religious significance, the Vatican, the entirety of which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a one-stop-shop for any traveler.

Whether the paintings, sculptures, religious art, architecture, or even the Pontifical Swiss Guards that have protected the Pope since 1506, little else compares to the utter majesty of the Holy See.

Choose the VIP or early morning option to start exploring the beauty of the Vatican before the general public arrives. Wander the Vatican Museums, the famous Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica surrounded by very few. Or, choose the afternoon option to visit later in the day.

Follow your expert guide into the Museums to discover the world’s most extensive collection of art, including the greatest sculptures and artwork of the Renaissance period.

Continue through the Candelabra Gallery, divided into six splendid rooms containing artworks found throughout the country, bringing relics of the Roman Empire into the modern-day.

Then explore the astonishing Gallery of the Tapestries, host to an extensive collection of Raffaello Sanzio’s tapestries depicting different Catholic stories and myths.

From there, walk through the Gallery of Maps with your guide, the perfect place for travelers with a taste for the sciences. Check out the global maps created by Roman topographers – a glimpse into what the world was thought to look like centuries ago.

Experience the Sistine Chapel and marvel at the intricately painted frescoes that adorn the chapel's ceiling and walls. Listen as your guide explains what to look for once inside the chapel and answers any questions you may have after exiting.

Next, head to your final destination on this guided walking tour, St. Peter's Basilica. Discover the religious art housed here and marvel at the Renaissance architecture of the biggest church in the world. Experience Michelangelo's Pietà, Bernini’s Baldachin, and much more.

Your tour comes to an end in St. Peter's Square, the perfect spot from which to continue exploring on your own.

Includes
  • Live guide
  • Entry to the Vatican Museums
  • Guided tour of the Vatican Museums
  • Guided tour of the Sistine Chapel
  • Guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica
  • Headsets to hear the tour guide clearly
  • Map of the Sistine Chapel
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Tips

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Meet your guide in Piazza della Città Leonina in front of the Bar Leonina.

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What to bring

  • Passport or ID card

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Sleeveless shirts

Know before you go

  • During religious holidays, or on Wednesday mornings during the high season when the Pope has an audience in St. Peter's Square, the tour will only include an external guided tour of the basilica
  • This tour will take place rain or shine
  • All visitors must pass through airport-style security
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Highly recommend this guide and your company, and definitely suggest you select the earliest your time as the crowds are crazy! Do not think you will do the Vatican without a guide or else you will spend your whole day in a queue! Our guide was so knowledgeable and friendly, a great experience!

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June 15, 2023

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The tour was excellent, and our guide Julio was fantastic. He actively engaged, enthusiastic and so good with our 10-month daughter. I would recommend touring with Julio again. My only suggestion for improvement would be that the headsets issued by the Vatican Museum were not very good. There was a lot of static and distortion.

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June 15, 2023

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Nicholas – CanadaVerified booking

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The tour company is well organized. We were originally scheduled to go the previous afternoon but the tour was unexpectedly canceled when the guide got into an auto accident on the way to the meeting point. GetYourGuide stepped in quickly to arrange another tour for the following morning. It was a seamless process. Our guide, Sabrina, was excellent and we really enjoyed the time spent with her. She was personable and friendly which made the tour very enjoyable. She is very professional and easy to understand for an English speaking tour group. As a native of Rome with a background in archeology, she has a solid knowledge of the subject and provided much interesting information about the Vatican and the objects on the tour. She carefully watched over the group and also helped my son and I when we needed direction to a taxi stand at the end of the tour. This was a highlight of our trip and I would choose it again!

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