Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica Tour
Description
See the highlights of Vatican City with an expert guide, visiting the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel. Head inside the world’s largest collection of private art with an expert guide, and see for yourself why the Vatican is a mecca for millions of travelers. Explore intriguing sites and then visit the Sistine Chapel to see incredible frescoes by Michelangelo. Continue your tour as you enter St. Peter’s Basilica with priority access. Admire even more Renaissance masterpieces inside the beautiful church as you appreciate Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà’ and Bernini’s altar covering. Rub the toes of the statue of St. Peter for the chance to receive some good luck! Before you start, our multilingual staff will welcome you to our fully equipped, air-conditioned offices.
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Visit the renowned Vatican Museums, home to an unparalleled collection of art, including works by Caravaggio, Raphael and many others, all of which will be brought to life by an expert guide. You will also see and incredible array of statues, artifacts, and of course, frescoes.isit to the renowned Vatican Museums, home to an unparalleled collection of art, including works by Caravaggio, Raphael and many others, all of which will be brought to life by an expert guide. You will also see and incredible array of statues, artifacts, and of course, frescoes.
In the Sistine Chapel you will have the chance to admire Michelangelo’s astonishing work, the entire ceiling and the Last Judgment, and then again in St Peter’s Basilica where his beautiful Pietà is kept
Continue your tour as you enter St. Peter’s Basilica with priority access. Admire even more Renaissance masterpieces inside the beautiful church as you appreciate Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà’ and Bernini’s altar covering. Rub the toes of the statue of St. Peter for the chance to receive some good luck!
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All visitors must pass through metal detectors at the security check point. Please expect to wait 20-30 minutes to clear security
- Luggage storage NOT available
- We are sorry to inform you that this tour is NOT wheelchair accessible. Vatican Museums provide wheelchairs free of charge in the main lobby. You can easily pick one up after you enter, before starting your own independent visit. If you are looking for a guided tour with wheelchair access, we recommend booking our private tours so a guide can lead you through the alternate routes
- All students should have their student identity card in order to get the discount for the admission fee.
- Pets are NOT allowed
- St. Peter's Basilica is closed during the following times: Wednesdays: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM, December 24 and 31 During these times, the tour will visit other parts of the museums
- St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel close without notice on rare occasions; if this happens, your guide will take you to tour the Vatican Museums and/or the Sistine Chapel/St Peter's Basilica/Raphael Rooms instead
- Individuals with Disabilities MUST NOTE it on their booking.
Reviews(9,065)
Good explanation! So kind. Warm welcome.
Our Ubers kept getting cancelled so we were late, obviously not the companies fault, but we had no way to contact anyone. I sent messages through the Viator app bc I wasn’t provided a phone number or email to contact anyone. At the pickup point they weren’t able to let us know who the guide was or how to find/contact them either. We did the tour without the guide. If this happens, your printed ticket from the pickup spot doesn’t have the basilica ticket. You have to explain at the gate and they’ll let you know the correct line to enter. I truly wish the company made an easy way to contact the guide so we could have caught up with them. Unfortunately, I have no review for the tour itself
Good friendly guide that will answer all your quistiond
Excellent Guide! Very knowledgeable and personable, made the tour very good even though it was a very hot day
Marco was an amazing guide!! Both Funny and incredibly knowledgeable, he made a 2-2.5hr tour feel like 5 minutes.
Well organized tour showing the highlights and history of Italy. Marco was great and loved his way of delivering the talks.
Amazing place and experience with an experienced guide such as María Antonieta
Lovely experience and Marco our guide was fantastic!
We had Paolo and he was incredibly knowledgeable! The tour was long but filled with amazing information and history about the city.
Rita, our friendly tour guide, took us round the Vatican, giving us all the interesting details about each part and sharing advice on where to visit next.
