Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica

Experience the best of the Vatican with a skip-the-line group tour. See the highlights of the museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica while making new friends. Don’t miss out on this budget-friendly and time-saving opportunity!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Borgo - Meet your tour guide at our office, located in the oldest neighbourhoods of the Vatican, Borgo Pio. Following a self introduction by your guide, you will walk through the charming shops of the Borgo, as he/she shares some local tips for eating and site seeing in Rome, including off the beaten track sites that you must visit during your holiday!

Some background will also be provided on the history of the Sistine Chapel (we do it here as the chapel forbids noise and travellers are expected to observe silence once entering).

What's Included
  • Experienced tour guide with over 10 years of expertise
  • Includes admission to Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Guaranteed skip-the-line access to Vatican Museums
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

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!)

Location
Via Plauto, 17
Via Plauto
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 !
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Fedor_c
Jul 23, 2024
Easy to book and easy to follow. - Great experience. Booked 1 day prior and were able to skip huge line. The guide lady was excellent and caring.
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Daniel_b
Jul 23, 2024
Excellent! - Excellent tour! I didn’t know what to expect given some mixed reviews and ultimately I don’t know why there’s any negative one. There’s obviously going to be crowds and lots of walking with this tour. Skipping the line was worth every dollar. The meeting location was very easy, there was an office to meet the guide at. I highly recommend this to anyone. Knowledgeable tour guide and the group was an acceptable size too! This has been one of my highlights of my visit to Rome.
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Jaysebastian3
Jul 21, 2024
A very good first time experience - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. Pick up details were accurate, wait time was manageable. The skip-the-line option was well worth it.
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Alexander_b
Jul 19, 2024
Great tour and guide - We did the tour in July 2024 and it was great. No wait times, great guide that had so much knowledge and was up to answer and questions we had. Would highly recommend the tour if you’re going to Rome!
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David_w
Jul 15, 2024
Very informative - Very informative trip that takes you to the most important bits. Skip the line is a must as queues are 3 hours otherwise.
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Mariaantonettec_a
Jul 14, 2024
Shak, Perfect Tour Guide - Shak did an excellent job. She is knowledgeable and made the tour interesting. She made sure that the group stayed together from beginning to end.
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Gabrielle_m
Jul 13, 2024
Excellent tour! Thanks Shak! - Shak was an excellent tour guide! We had a 7:50am morning tour (to try to beat the heat & crowds) and it was well paced, educational, and interesting. Would definitely recommend!
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Caroline_m
Jul 17, 2024
We should have picked a better match for my family. - Katarina was lovely and very accommodating. The tour and information was great, I only wish we had booked private. It was a group of about 20 and my family’s patience ran low in the heat with all of the others special needs and slow progress. We ended up cutting out of the tour 2/3 of the way in, but Katarina was graceful about it.
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Terri_h
Jul 14, 2024
Not worth the price! - Visiting the sights - amazing! Two stars for 1) Hard to understand tour guide 2) Older gentleman, very sweet, but struggled with mobility and couldn’t keep up with the group. It was obvious the tour guide was frustrated with this. There were times some of our group would get stuck behind him so keeping tight together as a group could be difficult. 3) Heading into Sistine Chapel a few members of our group were stuck behind amother group entering at the same time and when the tour guide spotted them on audio headset she said “stupido.” For the price we paid disappointed tour company didn’t have the gentleman and his wife on a more appropriate tour group and unprofessional of guide for comment.
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Tyler_w
Jul 25, 2024
Rushed Tour - Tour felt rushed , tour guide skipped through important rooms and scultptures. Tour guide only gave the bare minimum of the details. Save your money and book a tour elsewhere.
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