Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica Tour | 3 hours

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Guided Tour in English
2 Adults x $103.94
$207.88
Approx Total
$207.88
Guided Tour in Spanish
2 Adults x $103.94
$207.88
Approx Total
$207.88

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Free Wi-Fi and charging station at the meeting point
  • Sistine Chapel illustrated factsheet
  • Official Vatican headsets
  • Skip the line entry to Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
  • Skip the line entry to St. Peter's Basilica
  • Professional licensed guide
  • Hotel pick up and drop off

Overview

Discover the Vatican Museums on this guided tour with skip-the-line guaranteed. Visit St. Peter's Basilica and marvel at the works of Michelangelo and Bernini. Begin your tour at the Vatican Museums, with their immense collection built by the Popes throughout the centuries and discover one of the world's most remarkable art collections. See the Pio Clementino Hall, the Laocoon and Apollo Belvedere. Marvel at works by ancient cartographers in the Gallery of Maps and wander the Candelabra Gallery and the Gallery of Tapestries to see Flemish works by pupils of Raphael. Go inside the Sistine Chapel to see Michelangelo's legendary frescoes. From the Museum, exit directly into St. Peter's Basilica, the most important Christian church in the world, where you will admire Michelangelo's masterpiece the Pietà and the impressive Baldachin Altar by Bernini. The tour ends in St. Peter's Square, dominated by Michelangelo's imposing Cupola and surrounded by the famous Bernini's double Colonnade.

Meeting points

Brastours Office. 15 minutes prior the departure time. No refunds will be issued to customers who are late and miss the tour.

End point

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Itinerary

  • Vatican City (Pass By)

    The smallest sovereign state in the world, kingdom of Christianity and governed by the Pope.

  • Vatican Museums

    The immense art collection built up by the Popes throughout the centuries and the Vatican Galleries.

    1 hour

  • Museo Pio Clementino

    The largest complex of the Vatican Museums, with the Belvedere Apollo and the magnificent Laocoön.

    20 minutes

  • Sphere within a Sphere

    A bronze masterpiece by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, in the Pigna courtyard, that rotates over a period of time.

    10 minutes

  • Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche

    Frescoed with 40 giant geographical maps of the various Italian regions and of the main cities.

    10 minutes

  • Sistine Chapel

    The frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s masterpiece.

    20 minutes

  • St. Peter's Basilica

    The largest church in the world and symbol of the Catholic religion, with its iconic masterpieces such as La Pietà by Michelangelo and the huge Baldacchino by Bernini.

    45 minutes

  • St. Peter's Square

    Dominated by Michelangelo’s imposing Cupola and surrounded by the famous Bernini’s double Colonnade.

    15 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Should St. Peter’s Basilica be closed or not accessible within the scheduled time, the tour will include Raphael's Rooms or the explanation of the Basilica from the outside.
  • The Raphael's Rooms are not included in the tour and are visited only when St. Peter’s Basilica remains closed to the public or if the Vatican makes the internal itinerary mandatory.
  • It is forbidden to bring metal objects, big bags and animals (assistance dogs allowed).
  • It is not permitted to wear shorts, miniskirts and have uncovered shoulders.
  • No refunds will be issued to customers who are late and miss the tour.

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Reviews

4.6

526 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
  • 5 stars
    414
  • 4 stars
    48
  • 3 stars
    26
  • 2 stars
    22
  • 1 star
    16

Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 414 reviews with 5 stars

Excellent experience

Published on Dec, 2024

Really professional and nice guide All most important highlights well visited and explained. Good suggestions for continuing the visit

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Published on Dec, 2024

Our guide was knowledgable and calm. Our tour was very satisfactory. Having visited the Vatican twice, we recommend this way of visit as well.

Ya Ya the guide was wonderful!

Published on Nov, 2024

Ilaria ("Ya Ya") was a fantastic guide, super knowledgeable and personable. Her accent was very thick, though, as she put a "ah" at the end of every word ending in a consonant: important-a; period-a; toilet-a. This seems like a small thing but it was hard to hear through a headset and try to get the gist of it. Still giving a 5 star review anyway!

Vatican museum and St. Peter’s Basilica must do tour

Published on Nov, 2024

We took this tour with Brastours. The office was easy to find and there were two restaurants next door that provided the opportunity to get coffee and breakfast without worry of being late for the tour. Our guide Yaya was so informative, with her past hands on experience with some of the pieces throughout the museum, as an art professional. One of the best parts of this tour as well was the ability to skip the extremely long ticket line for the St. Peter’s Basilica. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Rome.

Excellent guide

Published on Nov, 2024

Guide was excellent , very knowledgeable , efficient and courteous , the tour was on time and expedite

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