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Vatican Museum And Sistine Chapel Guided Tour | Group Tour
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Overview
Take in the magnificence of the artworks held at the Vatican with an art historian guiding you through its history and significance. This excursion keeps the group size limited to ensure you receive a more personalized experience versus the big group tours. This tour includes skip-the-line access to the Vatican museums, a guided visit to the Sistine Chapel, and access to St. Peter’s Basilica to explore on your own (a visit is not possible when direct access from the Museum is closed). Marvel at the masterpieces in the Vatican with an art historian. Choose the tour time best suited to you. Tours last approx three hours.
What's Included
- Professional art historian guide
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Local taxes
- Small group guaranteed
Additional Info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Customers have a mandatory meeting time stated 30 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time due to managing and organizational reasons.If you arrive late for the meeting time, it will not be possible to join the group or reschedule, unless you pay for the activity again. As per "No Show" rules you will not be entitled to a refund.
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and Vatican Museum. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- To get inside the Vatican Museum, we will use one group ticket. The Vatican Museum management does not distribute individual tickets to groups. For this reason we cannot give tickets to late arrivals or people who only want admission and visit the museum on their own.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The activity can suffer 20/30 min variation due to organizational reasons
- Please be advised capacity regulations and security may delay the tour departure This could also influence the smooth running of the tour especially on national holidays and events.
- Cancellations, changes or issues due to weather, security and events held by the monument are beyond our control and are directly decided by their administration team. These issues will be reviewed by us and dealt with on an individual basis but are the responsibility of the monument.
- You must have a valid photo ID to enter the monuments (student's ID, Driver License, Passport or State ID all work.) You will be asked to also provide your name, last name and date of birth (at the beginning of the tour, if not provided beforehand.) Security may prevent you from entering the site if the information provided is not accurate and/or don't match the one on your ID.
- Child discount is applied only with a valid ID card
- Note: tour will not operate on religious holidays
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
- All visitors must pass through the monument/attraction security check please allow at least 20 minutes to clear security.
- Please be aware that large bags/backpacks/suitcases are not permitted in the monument/ attraction. Only very small bags are allowed. Please do not bring these items with you on the day of your tour as there are no cloakrooms at the monument.
- For security reasons all visitors and their luggage shall be screened. To facilitate the security checks please insert any object (including mobile phone) in the bag/backpack or in the tray to be included in the X-ray
- No change on a booking can be accepted after 24hrs to the starting time of the tour. In that instance, no refund will be issued.
- For the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
- Pets are not allowed
- Every refund request MUST be done within and not later than 48 hours from the day of the tour
- Not recommended for traveler with motor difficulties and walker users
- We kindly inform you that any kind of disability (visual impairment, hearing impairment,... ) or anything that might prevent you to regularly join the tour, MUST BE communicate in advance to our staff
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews for Vatican Museum And Sistine Chapel Guided Tour | Group Tour
Great tour
CathO828
Excellent tour with well informed guide. I would go again. The group.was only four people and guide had good English. Well done
Sistine Chapel and Museum Tour
Marla_L
The most memorable part of the tour for us was the historical information provided by our guide, Sophie. She explained everything in detail, lending a richness in historical context to the magnificent scenery.
Amazing place plus great guide
Anne_A
Alexandra was a great guide. Wonderful stories and insights. She teaches German and art to high school students in Rome so you know she has patience.
Superb tour with Claudia!
ILemonYellow
We had a super nice tour with Claudia! It was precise and quick and we enjoyed it very much! Could recommend this to everyone, especially liked the interesting facts she knew!
Rome 4 nights
Diane P
Well what can I say, as my husband and I have a hectic work life we have decided to just have short breaks and our first one we chose Rome, not ever having been before we didn't really know where to stay, looked at lots of hotels and booked the Veneto Palace, breakfast included and the reviews were good. I will be doing a separate review on the hotel. We arrived at the airport on Saturday 18th June and decided to get the train to the local station near the hotel, as the hotel wanted £65 for the journey, this was very very easy and the train staff all speak English, the train to trimini is every 15 minutes
and takes 30 mins and cost €12
each. We exited the train station and taxis are waiting outside, I always ask how much before I go anywhere, €10 to the hotel, wonderful, this journey took 7 mins, hotel staff welcomed us and showed us to our room, compact is a word I would use but clean and cosy, we decided to get some dinner and headed for reception, maps were on reception and he circled whereq the points of interest were (very handy,). I asked good old Google "restaurant near me" followed the map and found ourselves in a town centre with restaurants and shops, very nice meal and headed for supermarket, picked up milk ( no tea/coffee making facilities, so I take a travel kettle and tea bags, coffee and sugar). Slept like a log and the next day we ventured out towards the Spanish steps, we were headed off by the big bus tour man who talked us into purchasing a 3 day pass, main route, purple route and night route €98, 🥴 we decided to get on straight away, amazing sights and very well documented, saw the fountains, collaseum (amazing) headed for stop number 6 - Vatican and got off, walked across the bridge and up the main Street, WOW, what an amazing sight, WARNING do not eat there, 3 small potato crochets, 1 glass of wine and 1 small beer €33 🥺. After an hour we came away and decided to walk the 45 mins back to hotel and found amazing Street artists, shops, bars ect. Amazing day out. The flowing day we decided to go and do sbopping and saw the trevi fountain, absolutely a sight to see, Spanish steps were lots of steps lol. Everything is within 45 min walk , just get the 1 day bus hopper as it doesn't take you next to all the sights you have to walk. The clothes are cheaper than the food lol, we took £700 for 4 nights and still put £300 on the card - this was 80% food, very expensive , €65 just for 2 pizzas and 2 drinks. Would I go again - YES I WOULD.
