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Vatican: Skip-the-Line Afternoon Tour

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    Vatican: Skip-the-Line Afternoon Tour

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    6 reviews

    From $88.62 per person

    Enjoy the fastest possible access to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica on this Stories of the Vatican tour. Explore the iconic sites with a Vatican insider who will providing fascinating historical and background information.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
    Mobile ticketing
    Use your phone or print your voucher
    Duration 3.5 hours
    Check availability to see starting times.
    Skip the ticket line
    Instant confirmation
    Live tour guide
    English
    Small group
    Limited to 10 participants

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Skip the lines waiting to enter the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica
    • Hear fascinating stories about the Vatican Museums from an insider guide
    • Visit the Sistine Chapel at the very end of the day, without the crowds
    Full description

    Covid-19 Update

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

    On this 3.5-hour afternoon tour you’ll skip the lines and enter the Vatican Museums directly to discover the wonders and the stories hidden inside. Visit the Pavilion of the Carriages, the Pinecone Courtyard, the Hall of the Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Pinacoteca, the Round Room, Belvedere Courtyard, Room of the Muses and Candelabra Gallery. Your guide will provide information about the Sistine Chapel before entering, as it is forbidden to talk once inside. Marvel at the beauty of Michelangelo's most important masterwork without the crowds, as you’ll be visiting at the end of the day. From the Sistine Chapel, you’ll enter St. Peter's Basilica directly, avoiding the security lines. Inside you will have a full tour with your guide. Please note that the Basilica is subject to closure, sometimes without notice. If this happens, you will be provided with an extended tour inside the Vatican Museums.
    Includes
    • Fastest-possible access to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica
    • English-speaking Vatican insider guide
    • Vatican Museums admission ticket
    • Headsets when necessary
    • Gratuities
    • Hotel pick-up and drop off
    Not suitable for
    • People with mobility impairments
    • Wheelchair users

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    Meeting point

    Meet in front of Via Tunisi 3 in Rome on the corner across the street from the steps (not on the steps). A representative will be there to meet you carrying a sign with a green logo.

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    Important information

    What to bring

    • Passport or ID card
    • Comfortable shoes

    Not allowed

    • Shorts
    • Luggage or large bags
    • Short skirts
    • Sleeveless shirts
    • Professional cameras

    Know before you go

    • Please note: The Basilica is not accessible until further notice
    • Comfortable shoes are recommended
    • Large bags and backpacks are not permitted on this tour
    • To enter the Vatican Museums, shoulders and knees must be covered
    • In order to join this tour you must be able to climb and descend stairs on your own
    • Photos are permitted in almost all rooms of the Vatican Museums, except for the Sistine Chapel. No bulky or clearly professional photographic or video equipment (especially tripods or large videocameras, equipment backpacks) will be permitted inside the museum
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4 /5

    based on 6 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      5/5
    • Value for money
      4.4/5
    • Service
      4.3/5
    • Organization
      4.3/5

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    Firstly, booking changed by an out of the blue phone call while in Rome which ended up costing ''me'' approx $25 for just recieving it. i was offered a different tour at different time, and was even asked if i could change my morning boooking i had booked to fit in with their sheduled tour which i couldn't, and was then offered a partial refund! we ended up agreeing to a lesser tour in the afternoon just so we didnt miss out of seeing the Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basillica. This tour was booked as we wanted to see the pope mobile collection and appreciated our guide allowing us to separate from group for a quick 5 min visit while we were close by looking at something else. The Meeting point was set up and towards to the back end of the Basillica building, and using the Maps app it was easy to find. we were split into two large groups, we went with a wonderful guide who was very informative, sorry don't remember his name. it was a long 3 hour tour but we thouroughly enjoyed it.

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    October 26, 2019

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    Jeannie – Australia Verified GetYourGuide customer

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    Exceptional Tour!

    I booked this because I wanted to see the Pope's vintage/antique car and carriage collection and it did not disappoint! Our guide, Chiara, was exceptional. I felt so fortunate to have her as my guide as I would have been lost in the Museums without her. Her insight made the tour for me. Thank you, Chiara!

    January 22, 2019

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    Anonymous – United States Verified GetYourGuide customer

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    we got little left for such an expensive ticket.

    We got little left for the experience. The guide who met us was quick and uninformative. Therefore, it would have been just as relevant to solve a single bill in the hatch since we had to go on our own during the entire visit. So this is not something we are going to repeat - nor recommend to others.

    September 3, 2018

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    Anonymous – Norway Verified GetYourGuide customer

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