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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Ticket-Line Tour

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Activity provider: Gray Line I Love Rome
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    Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Ticket-Line Tour

    Activity provider: Gray Line I Love Rome
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    From US$ 46.90 per person

    Take a guided tour of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. Enter through an exclusive privileged entry for Vatican Museums partners.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
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    Duration 2.5 - 3 hours
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    Skip the line through a separate entrance
    Save up to 2-3 hours
    Live tour guide
    English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French
    Optional audio guide
    French, Portuguese

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Be guided by a professional through Papal treasures of the Vatican Museums with entry through a privileged door
    • Join a group of 30 people maximum
    • Learn about the Sistine Chapel and admire it's 'Creation of Adam'
    • See the Raphael Rooms and learn about the School of Athens
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    Covid-19 Update

    Due to health and safety regulations, this itinerary may change. See Know before you go for the latest updates.

    Take a 3-hour guided tour of the holiest site in Christendom on a guided walking tour of the Vatican Museums including a comprehensive visit to the Sistine Chapel. With exclusive skip-the-ticket-line access through the Vatican Museums partners' entrance, save the long wait in the lines that usually form outside one of the world’s most popular attractions. Considered one of the most important places in the history of human civilization, start your tour at the museum to see the important collections of art that various popes have acquired throughout the centuries. Look out for renowned sculptures and masterpieces of Renaissance art. Feel the weight of history and get a sense of the sacred as you spy paintings by Raphael, Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio and Michelangelo, including his masterwork in the Sistine Chapel.

    Includes
    • Vatican Museums entrance ticket
    • Priority entrance for the Sistine Chapel
    • Group guided tour
    • Exclusive partner entrance access
    • Official Vatican Museum headset
    • Visit to Raphael Rooms
    • Hotel pick-up and drop off
    • St. Peter's Basilica
    • Tombs of the Popes
    Not suitable for
    • Wheelchair users
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • You must keep social distance while in vehicles
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask
    • You will receive a mandatory temperature check
    • All participants are required to bring and wear FFP2 masks. Blue surgical masks will not be accepted

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    Important information

    Not allowed

    • Shorts
    • Hats
    • Baby strollers
    • Short skirts
    • Sleeveless shirts

    Know before you go

    • Please note: The basilica is not accessible until further notice
    • All visitors must pass through airport-style security. During high season the wait at security may be up to 30 minutes
    •  Keep in mind that the Vatican Museum is the third-most visited museum in the world and may be crowded
    • In high season the time allowed inside the Sistine Chapel could be limited by the Vatican Museums security staff
    • This tour visits religious sites, and there is a dress code to be observed. Visitors must be dressed appropriately: no sleeveless blouses, no miniskirts, no shorts and no hats are allowed
    • No umbrellas, trolleys, baby strollers, large bags or tripods will be allowed into the Museums
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.3 /5

    based on 7607 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.4/5
    • Value for money
      3.9/5
    • Service
      4.2/5
    • Organization
      4.1/5

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    From the start to the very end, this was an exceptional tour!! Very well organized in the beginning to make sure all persons arrived. Our guide, Fabio…We can’t even put into words what an incredible guide & person he was! From the start, he took the time to try to learn everyone’s names. Was very good about bringing in humor and friendliness. He was so informative, guided us and took great care with us. This was absolutely the BEST tour and most impressive guide we have ever experienced!

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    July 2, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – United States Verified booking

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    It was a very good German tour of the Vatican Museums with a real Roman woman: well structured and with absolute professionalism, she explained everything to us as a small group (very pleasant) despite the crowds. A short but very impressive overview of an incredible amount of art treasures, the architecture and use of the Vatican.

    June 29, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – Germany Verified booking

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    It was helpful as the lines for the tickets are too long. Our guide was very informative. I think its a must to book a guide especially for places like this. You dont have to spend time lining up as group tours have access to the museums that are a bit faster than normal ones.

    June 1, 2022

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