Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Square Tour
Overview
Visit the Vatican Museums on this guided tour with skip-the-line guaranteed.
Discover St. Peter's Square and marvel at the works of Michelangelo and Bernini.
Begin your guided walking tour at the Vatican Museums, with their immense collection built by the Popes throughout the centuries, and discover one of the world's most remarkable art collections.
See the Pio Clementino Hall, the Laocoon and Apollo Belvedere. Marvel at works by ancient cartographers in the Gallery of Maps and wander the Candelabra Gallery and the Gallery of Tapestries to see Flemish works by pupils of Raphael.
Go inside the Sistine Chapel to see Michelangelo's legendary frescoes.
Leaving the Museum, follow your guide and reach St. Peter's Square, dominated by Michelangelo's imposing Cupola and surrounded by the famous Bernini's double Colonnade, which houses St. Peter's Basilica the most important Christian church in the world.
What's Included
- Free device charging station at the meeting point
- Sistine Chapel illustrated factsheet
- Official Vatican headsets
- Skip the line entry to Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
- Free Wi-Fi at the meeting point
- Professional licensed guide
- Lunch
- Hotel pick up and drop off
Meeting Location
Via Santamaura
00192 Roma RM, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Piazza Pio XII
12 00193, 00193 Roma RM, Vatican City
What To Expect
Vatican City (Pass By)
Vatican Museums
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Museo Pio Clementino
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Sphere within a Sphere
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Sistine Chapel
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
St. Peter's Square
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- The Raphael's Rooms are not included in the tour and are visited only when the Vatican makes the internal itinerary mandatory.
- The guided tour inside St. Peter's Basilica is not included, but at the end of the tour you will be able to enter on your own for free.
- It is forbidden to bring metal objects, big bags and animals (assistance dogs allowed).
- It is not permitted to wear shorts, miniskirts and have uncovered shoulders.
- No refunds will be issued to customers who are late and miss the tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
- Free device charging station at the meeting point.
- Sistine Chapel illustrated factsheet.
- Official Vatican headsets.
- Skip the line entry to Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
- Free Wi-Fi at the meeting point.
- Professional licensed guide.
- Lunch.
- Hotel pick up and drop off.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Square Tour is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Square Tour will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Free device charging station at the meeting point
- Sistine Chapel illustrated factsheet
- Official Vatican headsets
- Skip the line entry to Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
- Free Wi-Fi at the meeting point
- Professional licensed guide
- Lunch
- Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- The Raphael's Rooms are not included in the tour and are visited only when the Vatican makes the internal itinerary mandatory.
- The guided tour inside St. Peter's Basilica is not included, but at the end of the tour you will be able to enter on your own for free.
- It is forbidden to bring metal objects, big bags and animals (assistance dogs allowed).
- It is not permitted to wear shorts, miniskirts and have uncovered shoulders.
- No refunds will be issued to customers who are late and miss the tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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