Privileged Entrance Vatican Tour with Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica
Free CancellationSkip the Line
Skip the line and gain direct access to the Raphael Rooms, Creation of Man & Scala Regia passageway
Free CancellationSkip the Line
4.93
(2206)
3 h
Max 20 Guests
Most visitors miss the Vatican’s best shortcut. With our expert guide, you’ll explore the Vatican Museums, including the Raphael Rooms and Sistine Chapel, then descend the Scala Regia (Bernini’s regal staircase) into St. Peter’s Basilica through an entrance reserved only for guided groups. This is the Vatican experience you didn’t know you needed.
Meet your local guide just outside
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance!
Travelers
Skip-the-line
Pio-Clementino
Raphael Rooms
Tapestries, maps & more
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica
Scala Regia passageway
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.
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Karl Rausenberger
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June 05, 2025
Janice Maiorca
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June 04, 2025
Duncan Davies
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June 04, 2025
James Lazor III
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June 04, 2025
John Fawcett
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June 04, 2025
michael gish
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June 04, 2025
Sold us something you knew you wouldn't provide and we will be reviewing you on every platform we can find.
Opiyo Oloya
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June 04, 2025
Great tour
Dan Maloney
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June 04, 2025
Great tour. The Tour Guy / The Roman Guy group really goes above and beyond. I highly recommend booking with them. Good communications and very helpful staff. My family really enjoyed our Vatican tour.
John Karunananthan
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June 03, 2025
FABULOUS TOUR
Emily Trevino
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June 03, 2025
We had a great experience with our tour guide. The tour was easy to book, easy to find our tour guide, and we didn't have to worry about anything. Our tour guide was very knowledgable, so much I have a new interest to learn more about certain parts of the tour. Vatican is HUGE so its a nice overview but he did say if you want to get into the details, you need several days to tour the Vatican. Def wear comfortable shoes, PAY for the Dome (which is beyond the tour), use the restrooms when the guide tells you, and bring a water bottle. ENJOY!!!!
Erika Simmonds
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June 03, 2025
Gabrielle Rabaya
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June 03, 2025
Barbara Nudd
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June 03, 2025
Noel Stazko
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June 02, 2025
Erturk was a great guide.
Nathan Johnson
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June 02, 2025
Erturk was a great guide. He was very knowledgeable about the entire experience. He was patient with the group and did a fantastic job of keeping everyone engaged despite the larger crowds.
Vatican tour
Gina Verdugo
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June 02, 2025
Our guide was the best ever, and the company was also great to deal with.
Great Tour
Kristin Khatib
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June 02, 2025
Stefano did a great job with our tour. The Vatican Museums and Basicalla were incredibly packed and he managed to keep the group together.
Fantastic Vatican Tour!
Bradley Olson
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June 02, 2025
We had a great Vatican tour with an extremely knowledgeable tour guide. Five stars!
Autumn Rivard
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June 02, 2025
Privileged Entrance Vatican Tour with Sistine Chapel
Nancy Chouinard
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June 01, 2025
The guide was very informative and personable and provided an exceptional tour. It was a large group and we were there during the selection of the new Pope so there were even more people. Because of the large number of people the guide struggled a little keeping the group together and some times got out of hearing distance. The cat on the stick was very helpful in locating the guide in the large crowds. I was disappointed she didn't show us the path to St Peter's Basilica. Overall it was a good tour.
Thank you!
PS The title of the tour for this review is incorrect. It didn't include St Peter's Basilica
Brooke Bormann
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June 01, 2025
Sara was awesome!
John Petherick
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June 01, 2025
Vatican tour with Sistine Chapel and Capuchin crypts
Deborah Bruggman
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May 31, 2025
Our tour guide was excellent and knowledgeable. She carefully explained what we were seeing and explained that these were sacred sites. We toured the crypts which were very interesting. The Sistine Chapel was amazing but a bit rushed since it was packed with people since the new pope was just elected and St Peter's square was crowded as the pope was expected to speak to the crowd later in the evening. (Turned out he spoke the evening). The basilica was amazing. I am very glad I took this tour.
Great guide!
Mary Jambon
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May 31, 2025
Great guide who worked hard to show us everything. You could see she knew her stuff! Glad we booked!
