Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica Tour
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.
- Professional licensed tour guide
- Sistine Chapel access
- Skip-the-line entrance to the Vatican Museums
- Vatican Museums admission ticket
- Direct passage to St. Peter’s Basilica when available
- Headsets when required
- Hosted check-in assistance
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Tips
- Professional licensed tour guide
- Sistine Chapel access
- Skip-the-line entrance to the Vatican Museums
- Vatican Museums admission ticket
- Direct passage to St. Peter’s Basilica when available
- Headsets when required
- Hosted check-in assistance
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Tips
Meet your guide at our office by St. Peter’s Square, where our staff will assist you before a short walk to the Vatican Museums to begin your tour.
Enjoy skip-the-line entry and explore one of the world’s most important art collections with an accredited Vatican guide. Discover some of the Museums’ most famous highlights, including the Pio-Clementino Museum, the Gallery of the Candelabra, the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps.
Continue to the Sistine Chapel and admire Michelangelo’s extraordinary masterpieces while learning about their history, meaning and artistic significance.
From the Sistine Chapel, continue directly to St. Peter’s Basilica through the dedicated Vatican passage, avoiding the need to leave the Museums and queue again outside. Inside the Basilica, discover one of the most important churches in the world and some of its most celebrated works of art.
Tours are conducted in groups of up to 20 participants.
Please note that, in exceptional circumstances, the Vatican may close the passage to St. Peter’s Basilica or the Basilica itself without prior notice due to religious ceremonies or operational reasons. For last-minute bookings made within 24 hours of the tour start time, access to St. Peter’s Basilica is subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed. The guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel remains fully confirmed.
- Access St. Peter’s Basilica directly from the Sistine Chapel
- Discover the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s world-famous masterpieces
- Explore the Vatican Museums with an accredited expert guide
- Skip the ticket line and enter the Vatican Museums with your guide
- Visit highlights including the Gallery of Maps and Gallery of Tapestries
The meeting point may vary. Always check the tickets we sent you to confirm the final details before the activity.
Not suitable for
- People with mobility impairments
- Wheelchair users
What to bring
- ID card, copy accepted
Not allowed
- Short skirts
- Shorts
- Sleeveless shirts
Know before you go
- For last-minute bookings, meaning reservations made within 24 hours before the tour start time, access to St. Peter’s Basilica cannot be guaranteed due to operational timings and access restrictions managed by the Vatican authorities. If it is not possible to include the visit to the Basilica during the guided tour, participants will be provided free of charge with a dedicated ticket to access the Basilica independently on the first available day after the tour date.
- Student are considered from 19 years old to 25 years old with a valid student card.
- The direct passage from the Sistine Chapel to St. Peter's Basilica is normally open, but the Vatican is a separate state and could decide to close the passage as well as the Basilica without any prior notice. On such occasions, the Raphael Rooms will be offered as an alternative.
- Special closures of the Sistine Chapel
