Vatican VIP: Skip-the-Line Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Tour
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!)
Reviews
Reviews and Rating (Tripadvisor)
5 stars
Reviews by Tripadvisor travelers
Tricia_M, 2/7/2026 7:41:39 AM
Paola was great and very clear with us as a group. Appreciate her knowledge and her time to keep us altogether.
713marijah, 2/7/2026 2:21:23 AM
We had a great experience on this tour. Everything was well organized, and it truly was a skip-the-line tour, which is especially important during peak season. Everything described in the brochure was delivered. Highly recommended.
Helen_K, 2/6/2026 10:23:20 PM
Giovanni is the BEST tour guide! He was so knowledgeable, enthusiastic and had so much knowledge to share! Best money spent!
407fergusg, 2/6/2026 2:43:21 PM
We had an amazing 3hour tour of the museums, Cistine Chapel and associated museums with Sylvia. Sylvia is a wonderful guide who is clearly knowledgeable and passionate about the vatican. The tour company and Sylvia were very professional and great value for money. We highly recommend with 5 stars for everything.
Anne_S, 2/6/2026 11:41:07 AM
We were off season, and still glad we skipped the line. Our tour guide was wonderful. There was plenty of time to see everything
christophermY9192QY, 2/6/2026 10:35:10 AM
We had an amazing tour guide that was super knowledgeable and made the tour an experience. We would do it again if we had the chance and hopefully will!
75leannay, 2/6/2026 10:14:20 AM
We did the Vatican tour last minute on Tuesday, literally booked while there. We were taken straight away to meet our guide Barbara and there was 5 of us in total in the group. Barbara was so knowledgeable and made the tour so interesting not only the things you are seeing but little know things and little bits of background . Very happy with the tour , did not feel rushed and definitely didn't get boring. Hope when you book you get Barbara because she was brilliant.
Lucy_C, 2/6/2026 9:08:59 AM
Great skip the line tour with very knowledgeable guide Guido focussed on great things to see and made it a very interesting visit
R2587GMryank, 2/6/2026 7:06:14 AM
Excellent value for money. Andy was a very knowledgable tour guide, and funny too! The tour lasted 3 hours and after the tour we were free to explore St Peter’s basilica, and beyond, so we ended up spending over 4 hours in the Vatican itself!
370dominikad, 2/6/2026 7:05:26 AM
Great tour - very informative and allowed us to see and understand better, a number of art works across the museum and the Vatican buildings. The tour itself is quite long (about 3-4 hours), but definitely worth it. Our tour guide, Andy, was great - he has been a tour guide of the Vatican for over 25 years, so was able to answer all our questions and describe / tell us about everything in lots of detail. Andy was super energetic and very funny!
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Unforeseen events= The Vatican is its own country and therefore the Pope can decide also last minute to close St. Peter’s Basilica for ad hoc events. It is a very rare event during the year but it is possibile and we will do our best to inform you. If it is too late to inform you, our guide will extend the tour in the Vatican. Not to worry that the incredibile collection of Vatican Museums and the masterpiece of Michelagelo in the Sistine Chapel will still be included.
- Most of our tours include the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. However, there are two specific options with different inclusions. You will find below:
- Museums & SISTINE CHAPEL Tour – Includes the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel but does NOT include St. Peter’s Basilica.
- ST.PETER'S BASILICA TOUR – Includes St. Peter’s Basilica but does NOT include the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
Departure point
The meeting point is located in Borgo Pio, near St. Peter's square. The exact address is Via Plauto 17/A. IMPORTANT: Please check your booking for the start time of the Vatican ENGLISH tour. Arrive 20 minutes before at the meeting point ( Via Plauto 17A ) for check-in. Thank you !Redemption
IMPORTANT: Please check your booking for the start time of the Vatican ENGLISH tour. Arrive 20 minutes before at the meeting point ( Via Plauto 17A ) for check-in. Thank you !!!24 hours before travel date - 100% refund
Less than 24 hours before travel date - 0% refund