Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms Tour with Access to St Peter's Basilica
by Tours of Rome
Choose from 7 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.€220Overview
This three-hour guided bus tour focuses on the Vatican’s key religious and artistic sites. It begins with a visit to the Vatican Museums, where an art historian leads through a collection of important masterpieces and artifacts. Visitors spend about an hour and a half inside the museums. Next, the tour continues to the Raphael Rooms for a thirty-minute guided visit to these well-known Renaissance frescoes. Afterward, guests enter the Sistine Chapel to observe Michelangelo’s frescoes, including the Last Judgment, with explanations about the paintings and their history. This stop also lasts about thirty minutes. The final part of the tour grants access to St. Peter’s Basilica and the surrounding square. Here, visitors can see key features such as the bronze Baldachin, the Throne of St. Peter, and Michelangelo’s Pietà. The guide provides an introduction to the basilica, and visitors can explore it on their own for about thirty minutes. The tour includes skip-the-line tickets to avoid long waits. St. Peter’s Basilica access is subject to last-minute closures, and a guided tour inside the basilica is not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Vatican Museums
Visitors spend about 90 minutes with a professional art historian exploring the Vatican Museums’ large collection of masterpieces and artifacts.
90 min
Stanze di Raffaello
Guided 30-minute visit to the Raphael Rooms, displaying Renaissance frescoes painted by Raphael.
30 min
Sistine Chapel
Thirty minutes are spent in the Sistine Chapel viewing Michelangelo’s paintings, including the Last Judgment, with detailed explanations.
30 min
St. Peter's Basilica
Access to St. Peter's square and basilica for 30 minutes includes viewing the bronze Baldachin, the Throne of St. Peter, and Michelangelo’s Pietà; the guide gives an introduction before visitors explore independently.
30 min
Meeting point
Viale Vaticano 100, Rome, at the top of the stairs nearby Caffè Vaticano across the road from Vatican Museums’ Main Entrance. Our guide will be waiting for You holding a sign that says '' Tours of Rome ''
End point
Viale Vaticano 100, Rome, at the top of the stairs nearby Caffè Vaticano across the road from Vatican Museums’ Main Entrance. Our guide will be waiting for You holding a sign that says '' Tours of Rome ''
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms Tour with Access to St Peter's Basilica
by Tours of Rome
Choose from 7 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.€220Overview
This three-hour guided bus tour focuses on the Vatican’s key religious and artistic sites. It begins with a visit to the Vatican Museums, where an art historian leads through a collection of important masterpieces and artifacts. Visitors spend about an hour and a half inside the museums. Next, the tour continues to the Raphael Rooms for a thirty-minute guided visit to these well-known Renaissance frescoes. Afterward, guests enter the Sistine Chapel to observe Michelangelo’s frescoes, including the Last Judgment, with explanations about the paintings and their history. This stop also lasts about thirty minutes. The final part of the tour grants access to St. Peter’s Basilica and the surrounding square. Here, visitors can see key features such as the bronze Baldachin, the Throne of St. Peter, and Michelangelo’s Pietà. The guide provides an introduction to the basilica, and visitors can explore it on their own for about thirty minutes. The tour includes skip-the-line tickets to avoid long waits. St. Peter’s Basilica access is subject to last-minute closures, and a guided tour inside the basilica is not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Vatican Museums
Visitors spend about 90 minutes with a professional art historian exploring the Vatican Museums’ large collection of masterpieces and artifacts.
90 min
Stanze di Raffaello
Guided 30-minute visit to the Raphael Rooms, displaying Renaissance frescoes painted by Raphael.
30 min
Sistine Chapel
Thirty minutes are spent in the Sistine Chapel viewing Michelangelo’s paintings, including the Last Judgment, with detailed explanations.
30 min
St. Peter's Basilica
Access to St. Peter's square and basilica for 30 minutes includes viewing the bronze Baldachin, the Throne of St. Peter, and Michelangelo’s Pietà; the guide gives an introduction before visitors explore independently.
30 min
Meeting point
Viale Vaticano 100, Rome, at the top of the stairs nearby Caffè Vaticano across the road from Vatican Museums’ Main Entrance. Our guide will be waiting for You holding a sign that says '' Tours of Rome ''
End point
Viale Vaticano 100, Rome, at the top of the stairs nearby Caffè Vaticano across the road from Vatican Museums’ Main Entrance. Our guide will be waiting for You holding a sign that says '' Tours of Rome ''
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.