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Skip The Line Vatican Tour

Wonders of Vatican Collections: Main Galleries, Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms. Avoid lines with the very best Skip The Line Vatican Tour!

Focus

  • Art
  • Religion

What makes this tour Special

If you are not a morning person you can take advantage of the mid-morning or afternoon schedule

Visit the Museums Galleries, Belvedere Courtyard, Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms and get a complete overview of the large collections of the Vatican State

Learn the fascinating stories of archeologists, artists, curators and Popes who took care of the collection during the centuries and enjoy your Skip The Line Vatican Tour!

What to Expect

PRIVATE TOUR

Enjoy your tour with your own private tour expert at your party's disposal only

DURATION

3 hours

START TIME

07:45 - 08:45 - 09:45 - 13:45

TRANSFER

Meet&Greet at your hotel/accomodation. Transfer to the tour site included

NOT AVAILABLE

Wednesday, Sunday

KID FRIENDLY

This tour is suitable for kids of all ages

ENTRANCE TICKETS

Entrance tickets are included! Enjoy your tour!

What's Included
  • Blue badge certified private tour guide
  • Skip the line access to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
  • Meet & greet your private guide at your hotel or accommodation
  • One Way Transfer from your hotel/accommodation to the tour site
Not Included/ Optional Extras
  • Entrance to St.Peter's Basilica
  • Drop off at your Hotel/Accommodation

Sites you’ll visit

  • Vatican Museums
  • Raphael Rooms
  • Sistine Chapel
  • A private tour of the Vatican Museums carries you through galleries filled with ancient marbles, Renaissance treasures, and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, composing a journey where devotion and beauty align seamlessly with your rhythm of travel.
  • You will be fascinated by the Raphael Rooms, not only by their beauty as soon as your eyes feast upon the previous private pope apartments but also for the hidden political messages entwined through the fantastic frescos he left. Raphael was called to work in the Vatican when he was just 25 years old, by the Pope Julius II and from that day he was a great rival of Michelangelo, who are both considered masters of the Renaissance Age.
  • Galleries glowing with masterpieces, Michelangelo’s ceiling alive in the Sistine Chapel, and the grandeur of St. Peter’s Basilica beyond—private tours align these moments into a seamless journey of beauty, refinement, and depth.

Tour description

Enjoy the Skip The Line Vatican Tour with an expert, entertaining and knowledgeable private guide through a maze of artwork and interesting stories and anecdotes.

Skip the line for fast-track entry to the world famous Vatican Museums complex, made up of galleries with an impressive number of artwork and masterpieces.

During the Skip The Line Vatican Tour you will have the chance to see one of the wolrd’s finest collections of sculptures, carvings, frescoes and paintings.

Your expert private tour guide will be your story-teller, focusing your attention on the most important masterpieces and making this experience easy and unforgettable.

Stroll through the most interesting rooms such as the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps.

Explore the Raphael’s Rooms, the Papal apartments frescoed by Raphael with the School of Athens and other masterpieces.

Be stunned by Michelangelo’s masterpiece inside the Sistine Chapel.

Useful information

  • Not available on Sunday.
  • Even with your ‘Skip the Line’ ticket you are NOT exempt from the line (queue) for the Security Check. As you enter in the Museums all visitors and their bags have to be screened under metal detectors and to be checked by the Vatican guards.
  • It is not possible to bring large bags or backpacks, as well as bulky bags, big umbrellas and selfie-sticks. All weapons, hazardous or flammable objects are strictly forbidden.
  • Food and beverages are permitted but must be checked.

Full Refund Cancellation Policy

Eyes of Rome has two policies with full refund terms.
The policies are included and non-optional.
  1. Dolce Vita policy is applied on all Standard Bookings placed more than 72 hours from the date of the event. We provide all our customers with Refundable Terms up to 72 hours from the date of the event for any reason. To apply for a refund including where your tour is cancelled or changed by Eyes of Rome®, please contact our customer service team at info@eyesofrome.com.
  2. Peace of Mind policy is applied on Selected Bookings and on all Bookings placed within 72 hours from the date of the event. We provide all our customers with Refundable Terms so if you are unable to attend your booking due to unforeseen circumstances outside of your control you may be entitled to a refund - please see our full set of Refundable Terms and Conditions here. To apply for a refund, please find the instructions on how to apply in the booking confirmation email you received after payment.

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