Vatican Tour: Art, History & Michelangelo

Embark on a captivating Vatican tour with an expert guide. Discover the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica, home to renowned masterpieces by Michelangelo and Bernini.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Visit the renowned Vatican Museums, home to an unparalleled collection of art, including works by Caravaggio, Raphael and many others, all of which will be brought to life by an expert guide. You will also see and incredible array of statues, artifacts, and of course, frescoes.isit to the renowned Vatican Museums, home to an…
What's Included
  • Headsets for clear guide listening (Groups over 10)
  • Friendly staff at a cozy office
  • Skip-the-line entry tickets
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi & Charging facilities at meeting point
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities/Tips
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • St. Peter’s Basilica is closed Wednesdays: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Additional Information

Discover the best of Vatican City on a tour led by a knowledgable guide, featuring the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel. Venture into the world’s grandest private collection of art alongside an experienced guide, and understand firsthand why the Vatican is a popular destination for countless travelers. Delve into captivating sites and then explore the…

Location
Via Germanico, 8
Via Germanico
Please be at the meeting point atleast 25 minutes before the departure time, inside the office Tours About
Cancellation Policy

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

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Brandy_s
Feb 15, 2025
Wonderful tour guide... - Wonderful tour guide Maria was very informative and funny. She made sure we all stayed together in the huge crowd of people and managed to not lose any of us. Wonderful experience!!
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Ramiro_r
Nov 14, 2024
Rome - Just outstanding!! Highly recommend in a lifetime. With family and friends. Definitely use guide for best experience.
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Mona_w
Oct 26, 2024
Great overview of Vatican Sistine and St Peter’s - Definitely the way to go to see the Vatican and the Sistine chapel and St Peter’s Basilica. Irene was an amazing tour guide- funny and knowledgeable made the tour great. Learned a lot.
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Marco_c
Nov 3, 2024
Great and informative - Excellent tour. Best done as early as possible to avoid the queues. Only issue doing on a day with and audience with the Pope is that you loose the St Peter Basilica part of the tour even though you pay for it (it's free entry).
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Sandyking
Feb 11, 2025
Too much - too fast - It was so hard to hear anything that was said by our guide, and truthfully it was overwhelming for me - the sheer number of of people herded through and the overwhelming amount of art. This is an amazing place - but rushing through it is likely not the best way to see it
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Mike_m
Oct 21, 2024
Tour cancelled last minute by Viator - We had booked two tours through Viator. When we arrived for the first tour of the Coliseum, we were notified that the 10:00 tour was cancelled. No calls or emails so we waisted a taxi cab ride and getting up early after plane ride for 12 hours. We had to wait for 4 hours for our second tour which was of the Vatican. The your guide, although very knowledgeable was hard to understand and we did not get to see everything.
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Pieter_v
Dec 9, 2024
Scam tour vatican - This is a total rip of It was not a private tour for 2 of us . I paid 334 usd to be part of group of 10 person Which means the touroperator makes about 1600 usd for 1 tour. About 540 usd per hour. The tour didn't include St Peter Basilica as mentioned. The most important part of the tour . So conclusion it is a total scam Not very comforting VIATOR sells these products
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Steven_l
Oct 28, 2024
Beware of Opinionated tour guide! - We were very disappointed in the tour of the museum. It was extremely crowded and we were herded through there like cattle. Our tour guide did not wait for everyone to be present before he would start speaking about a particular exhibit, painting or statue. He had opinions about the art. OPINIONS NOT FACTUAL information. Viator is known for their tours but this tour guide was the worst we have ever encountered.
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Darwin_k
Oct 26, 2024
Horrible Tour - The guide may have done what she felt she needed to do. But her penchant to just run through her spiel sans letting the people in the tour enjoy the place did not contribute to a good experience. Made worse by the high volume of people. I should ask for a full refund
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Claire_p
Oct 12, 2024
Vastly over priced - This was a very expensive trip that didn’t warrant the cost. Yes we skipped the queues as all tours do but despite being 730 start we didn’t miss the crowds! The listening devices given at the Vatican are very poor quality, added to our guides thick Italian accent I only caught half of what he said. Others said the same. Seeing the museum involved a quick walk through on the way to the Sistene Chapel where we saw endless reproduction statues and almost no paintings. The map room being a highlight. 15 minutes in the chapel, a whiz around St Peter’s. It would have been good to have been given notes on the history we couldn’t hear! Charming guide but I could have wished for better English and better equipment. £100 too expensive
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