Privileged Entrance Vatican Tour with Sistine Chapel
Free CancellationSkip the Line
Skip the line and gain direct access to the Raphael Rooms and Creation of Man
4.93
(2046)
3 h
Max 20 Guests
Without the right access, visiting the Vatican means fighting crowds, long waits, and missing the most significant rooms and works of art. Our privileged entrance tour offers more than just entry—it’s an immersive experience led by a storytelling guide who brings the Vatican to life. Skip the line and explore the Vatican Museums, including the Raphael Rooms, the Sistine Chapel, and the best of the Vatican's galleries with engaging insights that make each moment memorable and meaningful.
You'll begin your tour by meeting your local guide at the top of the stairs outside of Caffé Vaticano, which is across from the Vatican Museums. With your skip-the-line access, you'll walk past the long line of tourists and enjoy faster entry through security, even if you've booked an afternoon tour. With a small group and an expert local guide to keep you informed and entertained, you'll see all the top highlights of the Vatican from the Gallery of Maps to Nero's Bath and the glorious Sistin...
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance!
Travelers
Skip the line tickets
Passionate, English-speaking guide
Sistine Chapel
Raphael Rooms
Pio-Clementino
Tapestries, maps and more
Wheelchair accessible
Meals
Guide gratuity
Hotel pickup
Meet your guide outside Caffé Vaticano
Begin your privileged entrance tour outside the historic Caffé Vaticano, where your guide awaits ready to unveil the Vatican's wonders.
Vatican Museums
With skip-the-line tickets in hand, bypass the queue and head straight inside the Vatican Museums to uncover its magnificent art collection.
Pinecone Courtyard
Pause in the serene Pinecone Courtyard, a beloved open-air space where art and nature blend seamlessly amidst the bustle of the Vatican.
Pio-Clementino Museum
Explore halls filled with some of the world’s most important classical sculptures, including Laocoön and His Sons and Apollo Belvedere.
Laocoön and His Sons
This ancient work, sculpted by Agesander, Athenodoros, and Polydorus, depicts Laocoön and his sons entwined by sea serpents sent by gods.
For Reference Only. Itineraries are subject to change
Meet your guide in front of Caffé Vaticano on Viale Vaticano, 100. This is across the street from the Vatican Museum entrance. Our friendly welcome staff will be there holding The Tour Guy signs.
In addition to wearing or bringing clothing that covers your knees and shoulders, it's recommended to wear comfortable shoes. You're also welcome to bring a water bottle as it can get hot inside the Vatican during the summer months.
4.93
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William Nelson
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April 29, 2025
Mitchell Stegman
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April 29, 2025
Knowledgeable
Jiamie Cortez
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April 28, 2025
The Host are very accommodating and knowledgeable.
Vatican Tour with Sistine Chaple
Garey W Nelms
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April 28, 2025
Tour Guide Fantastico! But Sistine Chaple not available this time.
Nice small group!
Darron Wrzosek
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April 27, 2025
The tour was interesting and the size of the group was small so made it good.
Excellent tour with Milica!
Lauren Johnston
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April 27, 2025
Lovely and informative tour with Milica. This is a more express tour, which is what we wanted — enough context so you understand the significance of what you are seeing but not overwhelming. Those who like to wander at a slower pace and look at everything might want a full day experience. Milica is a clear and engaging guide. Really enjoyed the experience with her.
Stephen Kaye
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April 27, 2025
Amazing collections!
Dinah Sandusky
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April 26, 2025
Great tour! Great guide! Surreal to be in the Sistine Chapel after seeing those images all my life. Our guide prepared us with good information before going in so we were well prepared to experience it in greater depth. The only problem was a bad headphone system—so much static, but that can easily be improved!
Natalie Corney
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April 26, 2025
Malvine Giesbrecht
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April 25, 2025
Kimberly Ross
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April 25, 2025
Alyson Fink
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April 25, 2025
Really Worth While
Patrick McGill
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April 25, 2025
Great commentary from tour leader. Effectively maneuvered inside during an exceptionally crowded day. Made sure we got plenty of time in Sistine Chapel for viewing. Worth every dollar paid.
Mariannick Paris
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April 24, 2025
Very informative tour
Ernest Rozsa
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April 24, 2025
A well organized and informative tour. Our guide was excellent. We couldn’t visit St. Peter’s due to the Pope’s death but this meant more time in the amazing Vatican Museums
Azar Rad
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April 24, 2025
Tour was great!
Mary Bakalos
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April 24, 2025
We had Sarah as our tour guide. She was fantastic! Very knowledgeable and a good sense of humor. Highly recommend!
Great Tour
Jason chin
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April 23, 2025
Alessia was an excellent guide. She was very informative and made an extra effort to engage our children. Grazie mille, Alessia!
Great tour
David Sokolosky
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April 23, 2025
A fantastic experience all around. The guide was great and everything was very smooth. Would definitely recommend!
Best tour guide ever
Stacey Demidow
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April 23, 2025
Absolutely recommend… tour guide Sara was fabulous and funny too.
Marwan Idrees
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April 23, 2025
The sights were phenomenal and our tour guide Kate was brilliant!!! Very energetic, knowledgeable and emotionally invested in what she was guiding us through.
Sarah was amazing!!
Noelle Au
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April 22, 2025
Very blessed to have Sarah be our guide today at Vatican! Love her cheerful smiles, sense of humor and very unique knowledge and history of the beautiful art work at Sistine Chapel! Thank you again!
Unexpected but that made this even better!
Robert Cassulis
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April 22, 2025
Originally, I was under the impression this was a tour of the Vatican / St Peter's, but in my ignorance, I had also booked an early morning Dome tour of St Peter's. I was concerned that there would be duplication, but decided to stay in St Peter's until this particular tour started. I was so glad that I stayed in St Peter's as long as I did because this tour was completely different...but in a great way!
The Vatican tour includes their museum and a visit to the Sistine Chapel as well. Our tour guide was so good, explaining in great detail many of the works we viewed. But the grand daddy of the tour is, of course, the Sistine Chapel! It makes you feel both incredibly big and small...but in a good way!
This was my 2nd Tour Guy tour and would highly recommend their services!
Super fun and informative!
Tara V Kashyap
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April 22, 2025
Oksana was a fabulous tour guide, she made the tour super fun and was a wealth of knowledge. We were undecided about doing a tour, but our varied group ranging in age from 5-55 years all enjoyed it very much. We were a group of eleven and Oksana navigated the crowded Vatican with ease, we skipped all the lines and made our way seamlessly through the museums to the Sistine Chappell. Oksana answered all our questions and she was really fun to be around! Great tour-highly recommend!
