Why choose this Rome tour ?
An exclusive experience with this tour includes: the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel.
You’ll skip the Vatican lines with priority entrance into Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel exploring everything with your expert official guide! This excursion keeps the group size limited to ensure you receive a more personalized experience versus the big group tours. This tour includes skipping the line access to the Vatican museums and a guided visit at the Sistine Chapel (visit is not possible when direct access from the Museum is closed). Marvel at the masterpieces in the Vatican with an art historian Skip the long lines with priority access admission Each group is limited to 15 participants. Choose the tour time best suited to you. Tours last about three hours.
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What makes Skip the Line Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel Exclusive Guided Tour a unique experience ?
Discover the treasures hosted by one of the largest and most-visited museums of the world enriched by a huge number of masterpieces collected through time.
Taking a spectacular big spiral staircase you will be introduced to the impressive greatness of the Vatican Museum.
Admire the best of the ancient world visiting the Greek and Roman sculpture section. A collection of classical art masterpieces where admire the beauty of several sculpture groups, as for example the statue of Laocoön and His Sons that is one of the most famous ancient sculptures.
Pass by the Chandelier Gallery, named by the several marble chandelier decorating this section.
Be astonished by the elegant Tapestry gallery, wallpapered by the finest tapestry worldwide, realized by Raphael’s disciples.
Visit the Maps Gallery, a complete exhibition of maps representing Italy as it was seen by a cartographer in 1581.
Enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of the Vatican Garden
and much more …
Admire the major representatives of Italian art such as Leonardo, Perugino, Beato Angelico, and many more
Towards the end of this tour you will visit the beautiful Sistine Chapel to admire Michelangelo’s masterpiece: The Last Judgement.
After the Sistine Chapel you can visit Saint Peter’s Basilica on your own, where you can find brilliant works like the Statue of the Pietà, made once again by the great Michelangelo, the Baldachin of Bernini, and the Tombs of the Popes, all containing hundreds of years of history.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Departure time may differ from 20/30 minutes that the indicated starting time
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and the Vatican Museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- Student discount is only applied under 26 years old with International Student Card ISIC, to be shown on site
- Children discount is applied with a valid ID card to be shown on site
- Children age 0-5 years entre free of charge
- Not wheelchair accessible due to some difficulties in Sistine Chapel.
- Note: tour will not operate on religious holidays
- IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO VISIT THE BASILICA DURING RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS AND CEREMONIES (Audiences, Beatifications, Masses of the POPE). The Basilica is often subject to sudden closures. In these cases it is not possible to guarantee access to the Basilica.
- Estimated time entrance in the museum is 45 minutes after tour departure, because you will have to pass the security check.
- Not recommended for participants with mobility problems or other serious medical conditions
- PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED
- There is no refund on reservation fees and tickets of monuments that are closed due to event that is out of our control.
- In that instance we’ll try our best to re-accommodate the tour when the information from the office responsible of the sites visited is given in a timely manner for us to rearrange and inform all clients.
- If this is not possible, we will operate the tour and will include other sites to compensate for the site/s being closed. No refund is given on unused tickets due to events that are out of our control.
- Please note though that the passage between the museums and St.Peter’s Basilica is closed on Wednesday mornings and subject to other unexpected closure. On such days we will instead spend the entirety of the tour in the museums.
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
Skip the Line Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel Exclusive Guided Tour Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Assitance on site and from our office near the Vatican
- Professional art historian guide
- Vatican Museum priority access
Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Gratuities
- Saint Peter Basilica guided tour
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Fun Tour Travel Agency.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Vatican.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
• The tour reservations have strict timing. To join the tour you are required to be at the meeting point for check-in at least 15 minutes prior to your tour departure time.
• If you arrive late for the meeting time, it will not be possible to join the group or reschedule, unless you pay for the activity again. As per “No Show” rules you will not be entitled to a refund.
• Knees & Shoulders MUST be covered for both men & women to enter!
• Please be advised capacity regulations and security may delay the tour departure. This could also influence the smooth running of the tour, especially on national holidays and events.
• ALL visitors MUST HAVE a photo ID. Security may prevent you from entering the monument.
• Cancellations, changes or issues due to weather, security and events held by the monument are beyond our control and are directly decided by their administration team. These issues will be reviewed by us and dealt with on an individual basis but are the responsibility of the monument.
• All visitors must pass through the monument/attraction security check please allow at least 20 minutes to clear security.
• The exact timings and reservations can vary, dependent on the monument/attractions administration offices availabilities and decisions on the booking day and can be subject to last-minute changes. Departure time can differ up to 30 minutes from your selected time.
• Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
• Please be aware that large bags/backpacks/suitcases are not permitted in the monument/ attraction. Only very small bags are allowed. Please do not bring these items with you on the day of your tour as there are no cloakrooms at the monument.
• We kindly inform you that any kind of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,… ) or anything that might prevent you to regularly join the tour, MUST BE communicate in advance to our staff.
