Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Basilica Access Tour in Rome
by Journey Tours
Choose from 14 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€80Overview
This guided bus and walking tour lasts about three hours and includes skip-the-line entry to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. The tour starts with a visit to Vatican City, the world’s smallest country, where the guide explains its unique status and history. Inside the Vatican Museums, you walk through galleries such as the Gallery of Maps and the Gallery of Tapestries, and see sculptures like the Apollo Belvedere and Laocoön. You also pass the Pine Court courtyard and visit the Cortile della Pigna, a courtyard with Bramante’s bronze pinecone statue. The tour continues through the Gallery of Candelabras, a corridor lined with marble candelabras, sculptures, and sarcophagi. Next, you enter the Sistine Chapel to view Michelangelo’s frescoes, including the Creation of Adam and the Last Judgment. If you choose the option including Basilica access, you will skip lines to enter St. Peter’s Basilica, where you can admire Michelangelo’s Pietà and Bernini’s Baldachin. The guide uses headsets so you can hear clearly throughout the tour, and there is team assistance at the meeting point to help the start go smoothly. Free Wi-Fi is available at the meeting point. Note that hotel pickup and drop-off are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Vatican City
Vatican City is an independent state established by the Lateran Treaty of 1929. It is governed solely by the Holy See, which holds full ownership and sovereign authority. Covering 49 hectares and with a population of about 825, it is the smallest country in the world by both area and population.
10 min
Vatican Museums
The visit includes the Vatican Museums’ galleries such as the Gallery of Maps and the Gallery of Tapestries. You will see the Pine Court courtyard, the Pio Clementine Museum, sculptures including the Apollo of Belvedere and Laocoon, Nero's bathtub, and the Room of Muses.
120 min
Cortile della Pigna
This courtyard within the Vatican Museums features classic architecture combined with greenery. At its center is Bramante’s bronze statue called the Pigna, representing a pinecone.
10 min
Gallery of Candelabras
The Galleria dei Candelabri corridor contains large marble candelabras lining the space. It is decorated with ancient sculptures and sarcophagi, alongside painted vaulted ceilings and classical columns.
15 min
Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche
This gallery displays hand-painted maps of Italy, offering a historical and artistic presentation of the country’s regions and landscapes.
15 min
Sistine Chapel
Known for Michelangelo’s frescoes, the Sistine Chapel features his painted walls and ceiling.
10 min
Meeting point
The meeting point is at the local partner's office.By metro (Line A), get off at Ottaviano. The Ottaviano metro stop is only a 10-minute walk to the office. Please note that St. Peter's Square is not the meeting point.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Basilica Access Tour in Rome
by Journey Tours
Choose from 14 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€80Overview
This guided bus and walking tour lasts about three hours and includes skip-the-line entry to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. The tour starts with a visit to Vatican City, the world’s smallest country, where the guide explains its unique status and history. Inside the Vatican Museums, you walk through galleries such as the Gallery of Maps and the Gallery of Tapestries, and see sculptures like the Apollo Belvedere and Laocoön. You also pass the Pine Court courtyard and visit the Cortile della Pigna, a courtyard with Bramante’s bronze pinecone statue. The tour continues through the Gallery of Candelabras, a corridor lined with marble candelabras, sculptures, and sarcophagi. Next, you enter the Sistine Chapel to view Michelangelo’s frescoes, including the Creation of Adam and the Last Judgment. If you choose the option including Basilica access, you will skip lines to enter St. Peter’s Basilica, where you can admire Michelangelo’s Pietà and Bernini’s Baldachin. The guide uses headsets so you can hear clearly throughout the tour, and there is team assistance at the meeting point to help the start go smoothly. Free Wi-Fi is available at the meeting point. Note that hotel pickup and drop-off are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Vatican City
Vatican City is an independent state established by the Lateran Treaty of 1929. It is governed solely by the Holy See, which holds full ownership and sovereign authority. Covering 49 hectares and with a population of about 825, it is the smallest country in the world by both area and population.
10 min
Vatican Museums
The visit includes the Vatican Museums’ galleries such as the Gallery of Maps and the Gallery of Tapestries. You will see the Pine Court courtyard, the Pio Clementine Museum, sculptures including the Apollo of Belvedere and Laocoon, Nero's bathtub, and the Room of Muses.
120 min
Cortile della Pigna
This courtyard within the Vatican Museums features classic architecture combined with greenery. At its center is Bramante’s bronze statue called the Pigna, representing a pinecone.
10 min
Gallery of Candelabras
The Galleria dei Candelabri corridor contains large marble candelabras lining the space. It is decorated with ancient sculptures and sarcophagi, alongside painted vaulted ceilings and classical columns.
15 min
Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche
This gallery displays hand-painted maps of Italy, offering a historical and artistic presentation of the country’s regions and landscapes.
15 min
Sistine Chapel
Known for Michelangelo’s frescoes, the Sistine Chapel features his painted walls and ceiling.
10 min
Meeting point
The meeting point is at the local partner's office.By metro (Line A), get off at Ottaviano. The Ottaviano metro stop is only a 10-minute walk to the office. Please note that St. Peter's Square is not the meeting point.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.