guided tour
skip the line
2,5 hours
This tour route is NOT barrier-free

PRICES

Adult: 50€
Student: 45*€
Must present a Student Card
Child: 40 €
for Children of age 6 - 16
Children of age 0 - 5 FREE

Tour Description

The Vatican Museums, with more than 1400 galleries, are some of the most important and largest museums in the world. They have a variety of superb galleries, excellent Roman and Etruscan collections and plenty more. This fantastic Group Tour is designed for you to enjoy and discover the Vatican’s fascinating history and beautiful art.

Our tour guides are accredited by the Vatican and have many years of experience. They possess incredible knowledge and passion for their work. They follow a perfectly planned route that will show you the highlights of the museums, including some of the many amazing galleries such as the Gallery of the Candelabra where you can admire the rich collection of Roman sculptures, the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps, along with many other art treasures, sculptures, paintings and beautiful architecture.

Headsets will allow you to clearly hear your guide, even at a distance, giving you time to take pictures and have a longer look at your favourite pieces of art. The final wonder of the Museums is Michelangelo’s remarkable Sistine Chapel, which you will see in its entirety. After the tour, we will bring you into St. Peter’s Basilica through a special exit, exclusively reserved for official guides and their groups.

Because of their fame, during high season the Vatican Museums can welcome more than 30,000 visitors per day. This unfortunately can lead to huge lines and hours of waiting. The same occurs at St. Peter’s Basilica, which has a different entrance to the Vatican Museums. By joining our Vatican Group Tour, you can avoid wasting valuable time waiting in line and can skip both lines. What are you waiting for? Book now!

Various time slots (Mon-Sat).
*The student price is only valid for students younger than 26.

Itinerary

  • Pinecone Courtyard
  • Octagonal Courtyard
  • Gallery of the Muses
  • Round Room
  • Greek Cross Room
  • Gallery of Tapestries
  • Gallery of Maps
  • Gallery of the Candelabra
  • Sistine Chapel
  • St. Peter’s Basilica
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What's Included

  • Special access to the Museums with a reservation
  • Admission ticket
  • Tour of the Vatican Museums
  • Visit to the Sistine Chapel – Michelangelo’s masterpiece
  • Headsets to listen to the guide even at a distance (from 6 pax)
  • Direct access to Saint Peter’s Basilica

Highlights

  • Skip the lines to enter the Vatican Museums and Saint Peter's Basilica
  • See the highlights of the Vatican Museums with an expert guide
  • Discover Michelangelo’s famous masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel
  • Official licensed guides
  • Exclusive access to the Basilica

Available Languages

  • English
  • Italian
  • German
  • French
  • Spanish

REVIEWS

"Great tour"

Our tour at the Vatican Museums was great the very beginning.The check in was very easy and efficient. Our tour guide Tiana was amazing. She stopped at the right times and explained the story and pointed out the details. Perfect for children. I would definitely take another tour thanks to our tour guide Tiana!

DDDCayman, Ago 2017

"Deborah was a great guide"

We took the tour and cut the lines. Deborah was a wealth of knowledge who guided us around to see all.

Bryce C, april 2017

"Excellent Guide!"

Abbiamo usufruito di Maya Tours per visitare i musei vaticani e abbiamo fatto il tour in inglese poiché in compagnia di amici americani. La guida, Alessandra, molto efficiente, preparata e disponibile. Ci ha accompagnato lungo i musei vaticani rendendo la visita interessante.

Francesco E, Ago 2016

"Vatican city Skip the line"

Hi. We don’t often use Tour Guides but found this the best way to visit the Vatican, to see all that mattered without queueing in the sun for hours or standing for long periods of time. Jason was our tour guide, very quick on his feet, an American who delivered our English speaking tour very clearly and with humour thrown in. We thought Jason was great, his hi tech radio headsets were also fab. Skip the line with tour guide was extremely helpful and worthwhile

Linda m, may 2017

"Guided tour by Roberto: Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel"

On our way to the museum we met with Hussein who took us to the offices and gave us an offer that we haven’t regret for a second, and all with a smile.We had our tickets in advance so we each paid extra 35€ for the tour and for the extra guided tour and for skipping the line to sain peter’s basilica. The tour started right on time and our tour guide Roberto was simply GREAT. As a person who hates guided tour… I surprisingly enjoyed every second of it… Roberto was VERY informative aץnd funny

GadiaNasser, april 2017

"A brilliant tour guide"

Although paying for a guided tour seems a lot of money it is well worth every penny if you get a good tour guide. Ours was brilliant. You can pay by credit card which not many operators do. There were many touts trying to sell tours but we resisted and so pleased we did. The tour set off in good time and the group was not too big ensuring we could all see MARCO (our guide). He was so knowledgeable, enthusiastic and proud of his heritage it was difficult not to be drawn in. He gave us a great insight into the Vatican City its history. He told us so much about Michaelangelo, his life, work, paintings and sculptures. Incredible. He enthused with his knowledge and stimulated us to such an extent that on returning home we researched further into this fantastic history. Choose Maya Tours for your guide around the Vatican City and Sistine Chapel, it is well worth

YorkshireBeliever, may 2017

"Amazing time"

Thank you Tiana for such a wonderful tour and experience. You did an amazing job showing us through Vatican City as well as St Peters Basilica and the Sistine Chapel. What an awesome tour. You did great. Thank you, Anthony and Alanna

Abatch99, July 2017