Overview 
Accompanied by an expert, English-speaking guide, you will enjoy a unique and exciting tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Your guide will lead you through some of the incredible rooms of the Vatican museums that stretch over 9 miles.
Our tour guides will share the stories and secrets contained within the Museums' walls and its incredible treasures. Our tour covers all the highlights of the Vatican Museums – from ancient sculptures, tapestries and paintings to the famous Raphael Rooms, Sistine Chapel and the Basilica of St Peter.
Our Tour Guides have a special access from the Sistine Chapel to reach directly St. Peter’s Basilica skipping the long lines.
We also have early entrance access, we are allowed to enter 1 hour before the opening to the general public, you will have the opportunitu to admire the Sistine Chapel quitely.
Tour details
Skip the line tour
Early entrance option
Fully licensed and authorized tour guides
No hidden extras
Operated every day except Sundays and the Catholic holidays
Main sites included: main rooms of the Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel, Basilica of St Peter
Important notes
Due to special Holy Masses and events the Vatican can decide to close the Sistine Chapel and/or the Basilica of St Peter, as much as we are sorry about it there is nothing we can do. In case of closing the tour guide will focus the tour inside the Vatican museums, we assure there are plenty of masterpieces to see. The tour will not be cancelled nor refunded.
Customer Reviews
Please see here below a selection of the most recent customer reviews of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour:
Sonny W, Montreal Canada
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Vatican tour with Valentina of Great Tours of Rome”
Exceeded every expectation. From booking the tour to meeting up with our guide to the actual tour. Our guide was energetic, engaged and a lot of fun.
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Amanda K
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Excellent Tour with Knowledgeable Guides!"
My fiance and I booked this tour before our trip to Rome and we are certainly happy we did. The lines are crazy to get into the Vatican and tickets sell out quick.
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Sandra W
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Tour of the Vatican Museums and St Peters”
We booked ahead with Great Tours of Rome after a recommendation from a friend. The responses from the firm were prompt and clear. We were met outside the Museum entrance at the time appointed and Claudia, our guide, quickly got us through the entrance and into the tour.
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