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
( 2254 reviews )
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.
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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
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Tilden Smith
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June 12, 2025
Jacqueline Larsen
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June 11, 2025
Leslie A Corte-Real
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June 11, 2025
kent hayden
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June 11, 2025
Great
Jeffrey Sedor
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June 11, 2025
Very knowledgeable.
Jason Lennartz
Jason Lennartz
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June 11, 2025
We were very disappointed. We brought my 86 year old dad to see St. Peter’s Basilica. The tour operator texted me via WhatsApp before we left home and asked if we could come 30 minutes later. I agreed. Once the tour started we realized we were going to the Vatican museum not the basilica. When I asked the guide when will we see the basilica she said it’s not on this tour. This was very disappointing- they moved us to an entirely different tour when they moved our time. I’m requesting a refund.
Amazing
Tom Schüffler
Verified Review
June 10, 2025
The Tour in my opinion was really good, the Guide was Kind and told a lot of interesting informations about the place. In the most interesting and known places you had enough time to soak everything in.
Only small problem I had was that sometimes I got interference issues with the earpiece, but it was nothing dramatic.
Will recommend.
Maureen Twigg
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June 10, 2025
Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica
Richard Thomesen
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June 10, 2025
Would recommend this tour whole heartedly
The tour director was wonderful, knowledgeable and funny, she kept use moving along and explained everything.
Anthony Crofton
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June 10, 2025
Troy Frank
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June 10, 2025
Angela Carli
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June 10, 2025
John A Pasierbowicz
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June 10, 2025
Brian Scott Webber
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June 09, 2025
Ronald Gabrielle
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June 09, 2025
Excellent way to see these amazing sights.
Amanda Weyerbacher
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June 09, 2025
Good informative tour and was nice to follow someone around. Wish we got a little more time for photos but otherwise I would highly recommend.
Disappointed
Karen Madura
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June 09, 2025
Communication was confusing. I received multiple messages with different times. None indicated that they changed my tour time so we arrived an hour early. The language regarding access to St. peter's was vague it indicated we might not gain access due to timing of the tour this would have been nice to know at booking and I may have altered my itinerary. We were included with a family of 12 they did not follow directions and held up each stage of the tour. Our tour guide Filomena was extremely knowledgeable about the Vatican history and it's treasures.
Fabulous tour
Tracy OMara
Verified Review
June 08, 2025
Zara was a fantastic tour guide, and did a great job of keeping our group together. We attended with our 3-year old toddler, which was no drama at all. The entrance to the museum was so hectic with people but Zara made sure that we were together and it made it all a breeze. I would have found it very overwhelming without her assistance. The pace of the tour was spot-on. We did have to move through some sections quickly but that was a the nature of things with a group.
The only issue we had was that we didn't know how to get to St Peter's Basilica. Zara couldn't come with us into the Sistine Chapel, so that signaled the end of the tour and we entered alone. I thought there was a difference entrance for St Peter's but we didn't find it and ended up having to leave the entire Vatican Museum building and queuing for the Basilica with the public. Decided it was too busy, so came back the next day. A blessing in disguise really as I think the Basilica is worth its own visit. So my only feedback is to make it as clear as possible for tour groups to know where to go when leaving the Sistine Chapel if they want to visit the Basilica (maybe print on a piece of paper?). I think we were maybe meant to take a different door out of the Chapel?
Amy Pfister
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June 08, 2025
Kaitlyn Yost
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June 08, 2025
No St Peters Basilica was on my tour :( Tour guide was great and knew a lot about the museums
Lyla Ahsan
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June 08, 2025
Vatican Museum Tour
Mark Doing
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June 08, 2025
Great tour with knowledgeable guide. No skip the line but manage the line to make as short as possible. Jubilee caused us not to be admitted to St Peter’s. Would recommend tour versus trying to go it alone for sure. Ear pieces make guide audible in the chaos.
Karen Hoekstra
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June 08, 2025
Privileged Entrance Vatican Tour with Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica
Janet Szabo
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June 07, 2025
Excellent guide. Thorough and responsive to questions.
Excellent!
Keith McDonald
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June 07, 2025
Carolina was an excellent guide! She was friendly, engaging, and very knowledgeable. She also was quick to react when my wife became ill while on the tour. While it was nothing serious, she showed great care and compassion. This tour was the best that we experienced while in Rome! Great job Caroline and The Tour Guy!