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Skip the Line: Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Tour

Classic visit of the Vatican covering the Highlights
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Looking for an enjoyable, classic tour covering the highlights of Vatican City? What about fast Skip the Line access? This is the tour for you.In groups.. Read more

  • Skip the Line access.

  • Our guides are all Vatican experts.

  • Comfortable groups of 20 or less.

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Adults
(19+)
Children
(7 - 18)
09 january 2023
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Skip the Line: Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Tour

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About the tour

Looking for an enjoyable, classic tour covering the highlights of Vatican City? What about fast Skip the Line access? This is the tour for you.

In groups of 20 people or less, our insider guides will lead you straight to the most important areas of the Vatican Museums. This classic itinerary of the must-see sights includes stops in the Pinecone Courtyard, the Belvedere Courtyard, Room of the Muses, the Round Room, the Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of the Tapestries and Gallery of the Maps.

This tour culminates inside the museums at the Sistine Chapel. Rules are rules, and your guide will be unable to speak while you are inside. However, your insider guide will prepare you for your visit to this word wonder beforehand.


Daily except Sunday

2.5 hours - departure Various

English


what’s included
  • Skip the Line Access to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel 
  • Entrance tickets
  • Insider Guide
  • Small Groups of 20 or less
  • Headsets
what’s excluded
  • Food & Beverage
  • Tips
Oisin Hernon

Google 16 Apr, 2025

Excellent information and a wonderful guide

Excellent information and a wonderful guide Giuseppe was a great addition to the tour

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Itinerary

Starting Point

*THIS VOUCHER IS NOT A TICKET*

*DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REDEEM THIS VOUCHER DIRECTLY AT THE VATICAN MUSEUMS*

Plan on arriving to our meeting point at least 15 minutes in advance of your selected departure time. Meet our representative on the steps in front of Via Tunisi, 4. The steps are located at the corner with Via Sebastiano Veniero. Your Ticket Host will be holding a flag with the green EcoArt logo.


Ending Point

Vatican Museum

Itineraries vary from day to day and at the discretion of your guide who will adapt your route.

This itinerary covers the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Other stops include but are not limited to: Pinecone Courtyard, Belvedere Courtyard, Room of the Muses, the Round Room, Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Maps.

Additional information
  • Comfortable shoes are recommended.
  • Leave big backpacks at your hotel! Only small purses are permitted inside the Museums.
  • Something to cover your knees and shoulders.
  • Photos are permitted is 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 Museums.

Daily except Sunday

  • We are unfortunately unable to accomodate guests with wheelchairs.
  • Guests must be able to climb and descend stairs on their own.
  • *THIS VOUCHER IS NOT A TICKET* You must redeem this voucher at the meeting time and location designed on this voucher, with one of our designed Ticket Coordinators.
  • It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes.
  • Large bags and backpacks must be checked in.
  • To enter the Vatican Museums, shoulders and knees must be covered.
  • We are unfortunately unable to accomodate guests with wheelchairs.
  • Guests must be able to climb and descend stairs on their own.
  • Guests with a certified disability of over 75% are entitled to free entrance to the Vatican and do not require a ticket. For guests who are not self-sufficient, free entry is extended to a companion.  

Tour goes forward rain or shine! Your Vatican Tour may be cancelled for a full refund or may be switched to a different date/time as long as your request is received no later than 24 hours before your original departure time and date. Multiple changes are permitted. To request a cancellation or change of time/date, send an e-mail to info@ecoarttravel.com.

Reviews
580melindat
TripAdvisor
12 Mar, 2025
An Unforgettable Tour of the Vatican Museum Sistine Chapel

Visiting the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel was an incredible experience made even better by our amazing Englishspeaking guide He was enthusiastic knowledgeable and very detailed making sure we understood the historical significance of everything we saw His passion for the history of Rome and the Vatican was contagious and he kept us engaged throughout the entire tour A WellOrganized Informative Tour One of the best things about this tour was how wellorganized it was Our guide had a clear plan on how to navigate the Vatican Museum from where to wait in line which sections to visit first and how to avoid the biggest crowds Even during the 5minute wait to enter the museum he took the opportunity to tell us about the history of the surrounding statues and architecture No moment was wasted and every part of the tour felt purposeful He also made sure to answer all our questions and was very understanding of everyones needs ensuring that no one felt lost or overwhelmed With such a huge museum and so many people around it was comforting to have a guide who knew exactly where to go and what to focus on A Small Disappointment The Missing Staircase The only downside of our tour was that we missed seeing the famous Vatican Museum staircase at the entrance I only realized this after we got home and saw photos of it online While this was a small detail it would have been nice to admire this beautiful architectural feature in person The Vatican Museum Sistine Chapel A MustSee The Vatican Museum itself is breathtaking filled with priceless art sculptures and artifacts Every corner holds something spectacular and its impossible to take everything in during just one visit But the highlight of the tour was without a doubt the Sistine Chapel Seeing Michelangelos masterpiece with our own eyes was truly a onceinalifetime experience The details colors and scale of the artwork were simply aweinspiring Why You Should Book a Guided Tour If youre planning to visit I highly recommend booking a guided tour instead of just buying an online ticket The lines to get in are extremely long and without a guide its easy to miss key details Our guide knew exactly where to go what to focus on and how to make the most of our time The 34 hour tour was intense but incredibly wellorganized making it worth every minute Final Thoughts This tour was one of the highlights of our trip to Rome It was a historical educational and unforgettable experience If you love history art and culture this is a mustdo activity when visiting Rome Just make sure to book a guided tour so you can fully enjoy everything the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel have to offer Absolutely worth it


534russellt
TripAdvisor
11 Mar, 2025
A full experience of learning

Rossa was an excellent guide in helping us to understand the nuances of the art and appreciate irs background She also was able to navigate us through the busy sections as it was very busy This was my second time at the Museum and I learned new things


bryan wilhelm
Google
11 Mar, 2025
Excellent tour Our guide Federica was fantastic so knowledgeable and charming

Excellent tour Our guide Federica was fantastic so knowledgeable and charming


Olivia_V
Viator
11 Mar, 2025
Amazing

The tour was amazing Although it was hard to hear at times with the noise of other groups guides talking Adriano was very polite and made it a good experience


Thomas Willems
Google
10 Mar, 2025
Good service

Good service



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