Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica | La Vacanza Travel

Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica

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

Overview

A holiday in Rome without visiting the Vatican is like a day at the beach without swimming in the sea. See the best of the Vatican museums and gain direct entrance with skip-the-line access to the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, while our excellent guides entertain you with stories that go with each masterpiece.

This budget-friendly tour is the best value for money for travelers that are interested in 1) seeing the museum’s highlights 2) meeting a new friend or two through your group and 3) skipping the lines (trust us, with over 6 million tourist spilling into the museum every year, you'll want it!)

Disclaimer: you will be entering the Vatican museum during one of the busiest times of the day. While the tour provides skip-the-line access, the crowds in the museum vary from day to day and some delay with security can be expected (it would be misleading for other tour operators to not tell you this!)

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Borgo, Via dei Corridori, Rome Italy

Meet your tour guide at our office, located in the oldest neighbourhoods of the Vatican, Borgo Pio. Following a self introduction by your guide, you will walk through the charming shops of the Borgo, as he/she shares some local tips for eating and site seeing in Rome, including off the beaten track sites that you must visit during your holiday!

Some background will also be provided on the history of the Sistine Chapel (we do it here as the chapel forbids noise and travellers are expected to observe silence once entering).

Duration: 40 minutes

Pass By: Via della Conciliazione, Rome Italy

Admire the flags and surrounding embassies as you walk through this street, which serve as the primary access point to St. Peter's Square, and by extension, to the Vatican City itself.

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

We arrive at St. Peter's Square, which is marked by a towering Egyptian obelisk and enveloped by columns and statues of saints. Hear about the history of the square and the legendary artist Bernini who designed it.

Fun fact- the Pope addresses crowds from his apartment window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, during the Papal audience held every Wednesday and Sunday morning.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

En route to the museum, you will get to see and hear about how residents of the smallest city in the word go about their day to day life (including getting their mail!) Snap a pic of the Swiss guards- the pontifical bodyguards in their distinctly Renaissance uniforms.

Our Tip: send yourself a post card after the tour. The post office sells a variety of memorabilia, including stamps with Pope Francis's face!

Then, slowly head towards the museum's entrance, where you will be led to a special area reserved for skip-the-line groups.

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Be prepared to hear about stories as your guide walk you through an astonishing collection of Roman and Greek statues, the gallery of tapestries, and a gallery of maps depicting 16th century Italy.

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Admire Michelangelo's famous works, including the Creation of Adam and the Last Judgement. This spectacular fresco evokes lifelike images within the mind, vividly portraying stories of mankind in the biblical era.

Note that the museum requires visitors to observe silence and a dress code (knees and shoulders covered).

Duration: 15 minutes

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

You will be brought in front of St. Peter's Church, where a special entrance will allow you to enter directly from the museum and bypass the long queue out in the square. Got questions? Ask you guide before parting ways!

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • An expert tour guide with over 10 years of experience. Excellent story teller.
  • Guaranteed skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museums
  • Admission tickets to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
  • Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
  • Entry/Admission - St. Peter's Basilica
  • Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums

Exclusions
  • Private transportation
  • Gratuities
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 200 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Via Plauto, 17, 00193 Roma RM, Italy


Return Details

St. Peter's Basilica, 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

3 hours


User's Reviews

Leena_Z

28 Mar, 2024

We loved our tour guide Santi! He made the tour engaging and brought the Vatican to life. Couldn't have asked for a better guide to help me appreciate/understand the art and laugh at the same time.

Andrew M

28 Mar, 2024

Our tour guide Marco was really great and was very knowledgeable and personable! There was a significant amount of rain which much have been challenging for him and he still did a great job. Would Definitly recommend!

Joseph_H

28 Mar, 2024

The Vatican 🇻🇦 was beautiful, Sisteen Chapel was gorgeous and St. Peter's Basilicata was awe inspiring ❤️

nowbiodun

28 Mar, 2024

Had a great time at the Vatican Absolutely no words to describe how magnificent the place is! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend!

Stan_T

28 Mar, 2024

Our guide was very nice. Unfortunately it rained the day of our tour and we had to wait in the rain for over two hours before we could get into the Vatican

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Excellent guide, knowledgeable and fun

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Awesome experience

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Still a lot of waiting in line and rushing through the Museum

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Worth every penny

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Giovanni is the best!

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Excellent experience!Highly recommended!

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Thankyou Gavrila Valentina and Andre

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Roberta

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Worthwhile but not my favourite

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We had the best tour...

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Skip the line tour

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Great snapshot of 3 attractions

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Beautiful Rome

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Perfectly paced tour

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Filippo, the Rolls Royce of Vatican Guides

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Marvelous adventure

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Amazing!

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Excellent guide Marco

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Excellent guided tour of The Vatican.

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Loved our Tour

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Excellent Experience

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Fast but AMAZING

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Vatican City tour

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Absolute must do in Rome!

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