Discover the treasures of the Vatican Museums with a live guide, who will show you some of the most important works on display. Admire masterpieces by major Italian artists and others.

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Duration 3 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Skip the line through a separate entrance
Live tour guide: English, Italian, Portuguese, French, German, Spanish, Russian

Highlights

Skip the lines waiting to enter the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Marvel at the exquisite art in one of the world’s largest collections
Admire masterpieces by Raphael, Michelangelo and many others

Full description

Enter the Vatican Museums without the wait on this skip-the-line tour of the Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and the Raphael Rooms. Be immersed in the glory of art and culture in one of the world’s most important museums. The works of the greatest artists of all time will welcome you.

See the art of Raphael in the Stanze, Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel, Giotto, Leonardo, and Caravaggio in the Pinacoteca, and van Gogh, Matisse, and Moore in the area dedicated to contemporary art. Encounter the greatest masterpieces of classical antiquity, visit the Etruscan and Egyptian Museums with collections that span centuries, and see the non-European collections in the Ethnological Museum.

Includes

Skip-the-line entry
Admission tickets
Official tour guide
Headsets
Free WiFi at the meeting point
Bathroom
Recharge device station

Not suitable for

Wheelchair users

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask
Masks are required while indoors
All participants are required to bring and wear FFP2 masks. Blue surgical masks will not be accepted

Meeting point

Meeting point may vary depending on the option booked.

Important information

What to bring

Comfortable shoes
Student card
Passport or ID card for children

Not allowed

Shorts
Short skirts
Sleeveless shirts

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 639 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.6/5
Value for money
4.3/5
Service
1/5
Organization
1/5

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our guide Andreanna was very good in explaining the Sistine chapel to us. The Chapel was crowded and we had St Peters tour included in our itineraray. Due to the crowd we lost her at the exit of the chapel. We continued our tour to Saint Peters Basilica on our own - Overall the tour was good.

July 28, 2022

Guide was amazing and knowledgable . However as expected the Vatican is super busy and I felt it was a bit rushed and all over too quickly, I would have more time to take in this amazing museum . My fault I chose the wrong tour and I would have been happier with an audio gide,

July 26, 2022

It was a great tour although very long and hot day. The tour guide was knowledgeable and showed is interesting things in the art we woold have never uncovered on our own. One criticism is not being clear which exit to go out of at the end to St. Peter’s - we went the wrong exit and had alot of trouble getting back the other way to find our kids.

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms: Guided Tour

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms: Guided Tour

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