Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica Guided Tour, Rome

Perfect experience!!! An exceptional and very comprehensive tour. We visited the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, an...

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The Gallery of Maps, the Pietà... On this tour, we'll visit the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. The best of the Vatican!

Details

Duration

3 hours 30 minutes.

Language

The activity takes place with a guide that speaks in English.

Included

English–speaking guide
Admission to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
Priority access to St. Peter's Basilica

When to book

You can book up to 2 hours in advance if there are any seats left. Book now and guarantee your spot.

Supporting documents

Electronic voucher. Have it on your phone.

Accessibility

Not wheelchair accessible.

Sustainability

All services meet our

Pets

Not allowed.

Frequently asked questions

If you have other questions, contact us

Cancellations

Please remember that these activities are non-refundable.

Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

Free cancellation

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Civitavecchia to Fiumicino Airport Shuttle

Free cancellation

Meeting point

74 Via Sebastiano Veniero

Where does the activity end?

St. Peter's Basilica

Reviews of our customers

9.0

Exceptional 4,215 Travelers·221 reviews

September 3, 2026
Maria Lorena
Valencia, Spain
Perfect experience!!! An exceptional and very comprehensive tour. We visited the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and were given skip-the-line ent...
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October 12, 2026
Anónimo
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The activity is obviously more than interesting due to the value of the places visited. The guide was not bad, but it didn't seem like she liked being...
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September 27, 2026
Gabriela Onzari
Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The tour was excellent! All the staff were very friendly and helpful. Our guide, Claudia, was outstanding! She gave us a masterclass on the history of...
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September 26, 2026
Evelyn Jazmin
Guatemala
The young people who attended the tour were quite friendly, good explanations, our guide Aurora was very kind and attentive to the whole group. But th...
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September 24, 2026
Natalia
Sevilla, Spain
The tour was fantastic! The directions to the meeting point were very clear, and the communication and organization were excellent. Our guide, Jaime, ...
As a couple
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September 9, 2026
Alvaro Garcia-gil Ramos
Madrid, Spain
A highly recommended visit. I took the tour with my mother on Monday the 7th, and it was a 3-hour tour of the Vatican, but thanks to our guide Aurora,...
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September 8, 2026
Roberta Juana Alva Sulca
Madrid, Spain
It was wonderful to visit those amazing places in good company and guided by Aurora, a fantastic guide. We got into the places quickly, which is impor...
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August 28, 2026
Raquel
Toledo, Spain
Excellent! Our guide, Claudia, was lovely and explained everything very well. We loved her way of showing us things. If you need to take a guided tour...
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August 20, 2026
María Laura Perna
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The guided tour by an excellent guide to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica was spectacular. Everything was very interestin...
As a couple
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June 20, 2026
Anónimo
Alzira, Spain
An excursion where you can understand the history and power of the Christian faith throughout history. It's very educational, seeing the immense numbe...
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The Gallery of Maps, the Pietà... On this tour, we'll visit the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. The best of the Vatican!

Tour Details

With an area of just 0.44 km² (0.16 mi²), Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. Despite its small size, this microstate located within Rome is home to one of the world’s most impressive artistic heritages. Are you ready to discover it?

Our comprehensive Vatican tour will begin at the scheduled time near the microstate, from where we’ll first head to the Vatican Museums.

After admiring the main highlights of its permanent collection, we’ll go to the Sistine Chapel and from there enter St. Peter’s Basilica, where we’ll conclude this tour, which lasts between 3 and 3.5 hours in total.

What Will We See?

Below, we detail what our Vatican tour will entail. On this tour, we'll visit, in this order, the following sites in the world’s smallest country:

Vatican Museums

First, we'll enter the Vatican Museums, whose art collection is one of the most important in the world. We'll begin the tour by visiting the Courtyard of the Pineapple, where we'll receive an introduction to Vatican City.

Next, we’ll head into the Pio-Clementino Museum, where we’ll see:

Laocoön and His Sons, a masterpiece of Hellenistic sculpture dating from the 1st century B.C.
Roman sarcophagi and busts of emperors
The Belvedere Torso and Apollo: these works inspired Michelangelo himself
Ancient mosaics and reliefs.

The tour will continue through 3 of the most important galleries in the Vatican Museums:

Gallery of Maps: We'll see the 40 giant maps of the regions of Italy designed by the Dominican friar Ignazio Danti between 1580 and 1585, during the papacy of Gregory XIII
Gallery of Tapestries: These enormous tapestries, most of which come from Flanders, feature designs largely inspired by the works of Raphael Sanzio
Gallery of Candelabra: In addition to candelabra, we will see classical sculptures, sarcophagi, and reliefs.

Sistine Chapel

Following the guided tour of the Vatican Museums, we'll enter the Sistine Chapel. Built in the mid-15th century under Pope Sixtus IV, in the early 16th century Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to decorate this sacred space, leaving for posterity the famous paintings of the Creation of Adam and the Last Judgment.

During our visit, we'll explore the details of these paintings and discuss the papal election process, which takes place in this chapel.

St. Peter's Basilica

Finally, from the Sistine Chapel, we'll enter St. Peter's Basilica via priority access. Inside the world's largest church, we will admire two unique works:

The Pietà: An extraordinary sculpture created by Michelangelo when the artist was just 24 years old
Bernini’s Baldachin: Situated above the High Altar, it marks the burial site of Saint Peter.

The Vatican tour will last between 3 and 3.5 hours and will conclude inside the basilica, which you can continue to explore on your own after the tour ends.

Itinerary Order

Please note that, for organizational reasons, the order of the visits described in the itinerary may vary.

9.0

Exceptional 4,215 Travelers·221 reviews

September 3, 2026
Maria Lorena
Valencia, Spain
Perfect experience!!! An exceptional and very comprehensive tour. We visited the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and were given skip-the-line ent...
Is this useful?
October 12, 2026
Anónimo
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The activity is obviously more than interesting due to the value of the places visited. The guide was not bad, but it didn't seem like she liked being...
As a couple
Is this useful?
September 27, 2026
Gabriela Onzari
Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The tour was excellent! All the staff were very friendly and helpful. Our guide, Claudia, was outstanding! She gave us a masterclass on the history of...
As a couple
Is this useful?
September 26, 2026
Evelyn Jazmin
Guatemala
The young people who attended the tour were quite friendly, good explanations, our guide Aurora was very kind and attentive to the whole group. But th...
With friends
Is this useful?
September 24, 2026
Natalia
Sevilla, Spain
The tour was fantastic! The directions to the meeting point were very clear, and the communication and organization were excellent. Our guide, Jaime, ...
As a couple
Is this useful?
September 9, 2026
Alvaro Garcia-gil Ramos
Madrid, Spain
A highly recommended visit. I took the tour with my mother on Monday the 7th, and it was a 3-hour tour of the Vatican, but thanks to our guide Aurora,...
Is this useful?
September 8, 2026
Roberta Juana Alva Sulca
Madrid, Spain
It was wonderful to visit those amazing places in good company and guided by Aurora, a fantastic guide. We got into the places quickly, which is impor...
As a couple
Is this useful?
August 28, 2026
Raquel
Toledo, Spain
Excellent! Our guide, Claudia, was lovely and explained everything very well. We loved her way of showing us things. If you need to take a guided tour...
Is this useful?
August 20, 2026
María Laura Perna
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The guided tour by an excellent guide to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica was spectacular. Everything was very interestin...
As a couple
Is this useful?
June 20, 2026
Anónimo
Alzira, Spain
An excursion where you can understand the history and power of the Christian faith throughout history. It's very educational, seeing the immense numbe...
As a couple
Is this useful?

Show all reviews

The Gallery of Maps, the Pietà... On this tour, we'll visit the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. The best of the Vatican!

Tour Details

Our comprehensive Vatican tour will begin at the scheduled time near the microstate, from where we’ll first head to the Vatican Museums.

What Will We See?

Below, we detail what our Vatican tour will entail. On this tour, we'll visit, in this order, the following sites in the world’s smallest country:

Vatican Museums

Next, we’ll head into the Pio-Clementino Museum, where we’ll see:

Laocoön and His Sons, a masterpiece of Hellenistic sculpture dating from the 1st century B.C.
Roman sarcophagi and busts of emperors
The Belvedere Torso and Apollo: these works inspired Michelangelo himself
Ancient mosaics and reliefs.

The tour will continue through 3 of the most important galleries in the Vatican Museums:

Gallery of Maps: We'll see the 40 giant maps of the regions of Italy designed by the Dominican friar Ignazio Danti between 1580 and 1585, during the papacy of Gregory XIII
Gallery of Tapestries: These enormous tapestries, most of which come from Flanders, feature designs largely inspired by the works of Raphael Sanzio
Gallery of Candelabra: In addition to candelabra, we will see classical sculptures, sarcophagi, and reliefs.

Sistine Chapel

During our visit, we'll explore the details of these paintings and discuss the papal election process, which takes place in this chapel.

St. Peter's Basilica

Finally, from the Sistine Chapel, we'll enter St. Peter's Basilica via priority access. Inside the world's largest church, we will admire two unique works:

The Pietà: An extraordinary sculpture created by Michelangelo when the artist was just 24 years old
Bernini’s Baldachin: Situated above the High Altar, it marks the burial site of Saint Peter.

The Vatican tour will last between 3 and 3.5 hours and will conclude inside the basilica, which you can continue to explore on your own after the tour ends.

Itinerary Order

Please note that, for organizational reasons, the order of the visits described in the itinerary may vary.

Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica Guided Tour