Skip the Line "Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel" Tour. | La Vacanza Travel

Skip the Line "Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel" Tour.

Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Destination: Italy, Lazio, Rome
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  • 2 to 3 hours
  • Rome
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Skip the line and get priority access to Rome's most famous site and the heart of Christianity.
The Vatican, the smallest country in the world. There are a total of 11 museums and nearly 7 kilometers of galleries, chapels and rooms within the Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel.

Admire the works of some of the most celebrated artists in history; Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Caravaggio and Michelangelo, which hang from wall to wall and fill 2,000 rooms in the museum.
Our skip-the-line tour between the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel allows you to see the Vatican Museums, St. Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel in all its glory.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

The Vatican Museums are Christian and art museums located within the city limits of the Vatican City. They exhibit works from the immense collection accumulated by the popes over the centuries, including some of the most famous Roman sculptures and the most important Renaissance art masterpieces in the world.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is one of the most famous works of the High Renaissance. In the center of the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis of which The Creation of Adam is the best known, the hands of God and Adam are reproduced in countless imitations. The complex project includes several series of single figures, both clothed and nude, which allowed Michelangelo to fully demonstrate his ability to create a huge variety of poses for the human figure and has since provided an extremely influential modeling model for other artists.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: St. Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

St. Peter's Basilica is one of the largest structures in the world and the largest of the papal basilicas. This basilica, considered an architectural work of great importance due to the vastness of its facade and the quality of its work, attracts visitors from all over the world every year who come to see the greatest sculptures of the time and enjoy a work that it took centuries to complete.

Duration: 20 minutes

Inclusions
  • Priority access to the Vatican Museums
  • Access to the Sistine Chapel
  • Professional guide
  • Headphones to hear the guide clearly
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
  • Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
  • Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums

Exclusions
  • Tips
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and beverages
  • Tickets for the Dome of San Pietro
  • Visit to the Dome of San Pietro
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • The experience includes monument tickets
  • Avoid carrying large purses, purses or backpacks
  • Not wheelchair accessible. Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for people with walking disabilities or in a wheelchair
  • All customers will be asked to show a photo ID, you must bring a photo ID to access the monument
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Animals are not allowed inside the museum
  • On Wednesday, due to the weekly papal audience and during the religious ceremony, there is a possibility that St. Peter's Basilica will not be available during which access to St. Peter's Basilica will be closed
  • Provide an active phone number during the booking process to be contacted regarding the last minute change
  • Tour bookings have strict deadlines. To join the tour, you must be at the check-in meeting point at least 30 minutes before the 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 again for a new activity. According to the "No Show" rules you will not be entitled to a refund
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops are allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk being refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
  • Please note that capacity and safety regulations may delay the tour departure This may also affect the smooth running of the tour, especially during national holidays and events
  • Cancellations, changes or problems due to weather conditions, safety and events organized by the monument are beyond our control and are decided directly by their administrative team. These issues will be examined and treated by us on an individual basis, but they are the responsibility of the monument
  • All visitors must pass through the security check of the monument / attraction, please allow at least 20 minutes for customs clearance
  • Exact times and bookings may vary, depending on the availability and decisions of the monument / attraction administration offices on the day of booking and may be subject to last minute changes. The departure time can differ up to 20 minutes from the selected time
  • We cannot be held responsible in the event of the sudden closure of St. Peter's Basilica or any other venue within the Vatican Museums without notice, as this is a decision of the Vatican Administration itself and we have no control over it.
  • Travelers must be in good physical shape
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Piazza della Città Leonina, 6, 00193 Roma RM, Italy


Departure Time

07:30 AM


Return Details

Saint Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 to 3 hours


User's Reviews

MArk_V

27 Mar, 2024

We spent 30 minutes in front of a poster in the courtyard while the guide droned on and on. What a waste of time. Such a waste when we could have spent more time walking through the museums. It was almost comical. I will never do this tour again and will discourage anyone from taking it.

Tiffany_W

09 Apr, 2023

My family and I travelled all the way from Atlanta, Georgia, USA for Holy Week and a tour of the Vatican the day before Easter. We arrived at the meeting point at the advised time by La Vacanza Travel only to be told aLa Vacanza Travel gave us the wrong time. The tour had already started and there were no more tours before our trip ended. We were and are devastated. We spent thousands of dollars and time off to come experience this. We have the email and showed the tour operator who advised they never do yours at 3 pm which was the purchased tour time by La Vacanza Travel. I will never use La Vacanza Travel again and will continue to encourage all of my colleagues and friends to never use them so they don’t ever have to go through such a disappointment. Horrible experience.

BTetal

16 Feb, 2020

Definitely do this...the line to buy tickets, even in February, was enormous. A bit of a curve ball is that you can't pick up your tickets until 15 before your assigned time. However, the office is maybe 4 minutes from the entrance. The museum itself is always crowded but spectacular. An obvious must.

jeffreyb705

27 Dec, 2019

I need to give a huge and much-belated shoutout to Valentina and Around the City for the Vatican tour. Let's just say that through our poor planning we were hopelessly late for a September visit -- but she sprinted with us up to the door and got us in to see the Sistine Chapel right ahead of the close. Valentina and her team are committed to seeing that visitors get the best of this amazing attraction.

MoPour

03 Nov, 2019

Very enjoyable day with a tour guide, visited the dome amazing experience, definitely must see and worth every penny. Would definitely recommend a guide otherwise you could miss a lot..

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