Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica
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Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica
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Ages 0-100, max of 200 per group
Duration: 3h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- An expert tour guide with over 10 years of experience. Excellent story teller.
- Guaranteed skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museums
- Admission tickets to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica
- Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
- Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
- Entry/Admission - St. Peter's Basilica
- Guaranteed to skip the lines
What's not included- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- Start:
- Via Plauto, 17, 00193 Roma RM, ItalyThe meeting point is located in Borgo Pio, near St. Peter's square. The exact address is Via Plauto 17/A. IMPORTANT: Please check your booking for the start time of the Vatican ENGLISH tour. Arrive 20 minutes before at the meeting point ( Via Plauto 17A ) for check-in. Thank you !
End:- St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 120123P3- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 200 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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- Via Plauto, 17, 00193 Roma RM, ItalyThe meeting point is located in Borgo Pio, near St. Peter's square. The exact address is Via Plauto 17/A. IMPORTANT: Please check your booking for the start time of the Vatican ENGLISH tour. Arrive 20 minutes before at the meeting point ( Via Plauto 17A ) for check-in. Thank you !
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- Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
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- Compass7626430 contributionsAmazing tour, would recommend!!We had an amazing experience. Our tourguide Santi was very well prepared and explained everything in Detail. He answered all our questions. We enjoyed every second of this tour. We will definitely recommend this Tour to friends and family and would always do it again!!Written 8 October 2024
- jessicadI3765KV0 contributionsAmazing Vatican TourWe booked the group tour but upon arrival were pleasantly surprised to have Roberto all to ourselves for a tour of the Vatican! He was a WIZARD at getting us through long lines and gave us incredible insight into the stories, sculptures, art, architecture, and history of every area of the Vatican grounds. We had such an incredible morning with him & truly won’t forget it. Highly recommend Made in Rome Tours!Written 25 September 2024
- Climber054050551670 contributionsGreat guide !What an amazing trip. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the Vatican. He was very professional and kept things at a good pace. They recommended we buy a bottle of water before the tour and that was very much needed as there is no vending in the Vatican.Written 26 August 2024
- M322QFpaulac0 contributionsABSOLUTELY WONDERFULThis trip was AMAZING! It was blazing hot but that was expected, other than that it was wonderful. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and the places were unbelievable. My husband and I went with our two boys (19 and 20) and they enjoyed it immensely as well. Would definitely do again!Written 24 August 2024
- 358balrajm0 contributionsVatican TourAmazing experience on the vatican tour 👌🏾 David really went ot of his way to ensure we all had the best experience! Would recommend to anyone that wants thr full vatican experienceWritten 24 August 2024
- jonathanrD5865PR0 contributionsThe VaticanGreat experience with an especially great tour guide. Andrea was very knowledgeable and gave us detail information about all the hot topics. I didn’t think his dad jokes were that bad either. Lol!Written 23 August 2024
- 65richieg0 contributionsfull tour of Basilica, sitting chapel and museumsGreat tour, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and the information came think and fast. We skipped the queue which was great, shame the pieta is not available to see. Thanks.Written 22 August 2024
- raycA5636ZG0 contributionsVatican City “wow” awesome tour!!What a great tour our guide was the best he took time to explain everything. Recommend this tour to anyone who’s visiting!Written 10 August 2024
- kathleenrM7786YH0 contributionsAmazing Tour!This tour is $$ - and totally worth it! Katerina was such an amazing tour guide - so knowledgeable and very kind to our children. The Vatican would be overwhelming without someone to guide you, and Katerina took great care of us and made sure we saw the most interesting things. Skipping the line is so helpful too. We loved every minute of it; would do it again! Highly recommend!!Written 2 July 2024
- dianabW744PI0 contributionsThe best tour ever!Excellent tour and the guide Carlo was so knowledgeable and nice. It showed us more than I could have ever imagined. So many rooms and the places that the pope actually goes to and stairs that dignitaries used also. So special!!!Written 24 June 2024
- Radichs0 contributionsA great experienceInteresting tour with our very nice and knowledgeable guide - Susanna. As our little group walked past horrendous queues for entry and saw enormous numbers in other tours, we were very pleased with our choice to select a private tour. Headsets are provided so we could easily hear our guide amongst the busyness of the museum hallways. Highlight was seeing and learning about St Peter’s basilica, where we continued to wander ourselves once the tour ended.Written 18 June 2024
- B8326OVcharlotteh0 contributionsUnforgettable experience - 10/10Took the decision to book this trip and it was absolutely the right one - this visit made our holiday to Rome unforgettable. I went with my 12 and 13 yo daughters and all 3 of us were fully absorbed in the experience, and the fascinating information provided by our guide. All arrangements were clear, the meet-up was punctual and the tour excellently organised and managed from start to finish. Our guide managed to strike just the right balance between providing the history and facts behind the exhibits whilst leading and directing the group, and allowing the freedom to explore at leisure. We loved it.Written 8 June 2024
- Sunshine268376846670 contributionsGiovanni was an exceptionally knowledgeable tour guideOur guide Giovanni was fantastic, my daughter and I did the tour of the Vatican and thoroughly enjoyed it would highly recommendWritten 4 June 2024
- Turquoisewaters5110 contributionsA Step Back in Time…..Pompeii Italy ..A Lost CityPrivate tour …Skip the Line Pompeii Guided Tour…..Amazing experience. Our expert guide, Filomena (Mena) was outstanding. Very knowledgeable we had easy access to enter…a big plus as it was very crowded. She was able to provide us with interesting facts and access to areas with the best viewing for pictures.Written 23 May 2024
- hilarysZ3343ML0 contributionsExcellent guideGiovanni is an excellent guide, knowledgable and entertaining. He clearly loves Rome and the Vatican so of course we did too!Written 9 May 2024
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Jeremy Dominic W
24 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Found this guided Vatican tour on TA in January before heading to Rome in early February. I normally hate the idea of being part of a ‘paddle board’ led tourist group but given the scale and breadth of what you can see, for an amateur like me on a first visit to Rome and it’s sights, a guided tour seemed like an essential piece.
No problem finding the starting location. In a group of about 20 people from all nationalities but our guide Guillian made all welcome.
Pre corovirus the skipping the lines aspect appealed and it really worked and saved a huge amount of unproductive queue time.
I’m not going to spend time on the attractions themselves since there is so much there that a few hours and fleeting looks can’t possibly do justice to.
The tour provided ‘Vatican’ headsets (pleased to see the Catholic Church continues to master its centuries old experience of money making ) and these enabled Guillian to communicate with us well. All worked and he was excellent - clearly knew the subjects and points of interest well. All the tours have to work and follow a pretty prescribed time and route and you need to be aware of this. The tour gives you a taster and if a particular part/piece attracts your interest you can return to spend more specific time at your choosing on a later date.
We had 20mins in the Sistine Chapel which is breathtaking and then the tour cheers concluded outside St Marks. We carried on independently to view the Bascillica which is stunning. I’d recommend going down to the crypt where you can see the remarkable tombs of the previous popes.
Both my partner and I would really recommend this experience and hope that the team will stay together and be able to carry on post Corona...
No problem finding the starting location. In a group of about 20 people from all nationalities but our guide Guillian made all welcome.
Pre corovirus the skipping the lines aspect appealed and it really worked and saved a huge amount of unproductive queue time.
I’m not going to spend time on the attractions themselves since there is so much there that a few hours and fleeting looks can’t possibly do justice to.
The tour provided ‘Vatican’ headsets (pleased to see the Catholic Church continues to master its centuries old experience of money making ) and these enabled Guillian to communicate with us well. All worked and he was excellent - clearly knew the subjects and points of interest well. All the tours have to work and follow a pretty prescribed time and route and you need to be aware of this. The tour gives you a taster and if a particular part/piece attracts your interest you can return to spend more specific time at your choosing on a later date.
We had 20mins in the Sistine Chapel which is breathtaking and then the tour cheers concluded outside St Marks. We carried on independently to view the Bascillica which is stunning. I’d recommend going down to the crypt where you can see the remarkable tombs of the previous popes.
Both my partner and I would really recommend this experience and hope that the team will stay together and be able to carry on post Corona...
Written 16 March 2020
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Narelle J
3 contributions
Jan 2020
We did a tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica lead by Guiliano who was an excellent guide and provided an interesting and insightful commentary. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who would like to see the highlights of these places within a few hours. The tour kept my 11 year old son entertained and engaged which was quite an achievement!
Written 24 January 2020
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Thanks so much for your review we are so glad you enjoy the tour. Hope to see you back soon :) Made in Rome Staff!
Written 27 January 2020
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gomerk
Baltimore, MD117 contributions
Glad we decided to skip the line as we went on New Year’s Eve and the line into the Vatican was five to six hours long. There was about a 20 minute walk to the Vatican and then about a 20 minute security line wait.
Since there is no talking within the Sistine Chapel Giuliano gave the run down of the paintings outside the tour office. This ended up saving us time since we didn’t have to wait in line within the Vatican to hear the description.
We got our headsets once in the Vatican Museum. Giuliano did a great job explaining the history and meaning of all the art we walked past and he was easy to understand through the headset. He also did a great job of wrangling us and keeping us together among a huge mass of other visitors.
Very grateful to Giuliano and this tour for helping us to see the sights while on a short time budget.
Since there is no talking within the Sistine Chapel Giuliano gave the run down of the paintings outside the tour office. This ended up saving us time since we didn’t have to wait in line within the Vatican to hear the description.
We got our headsets once in the Vatican Museum. Giuliano did a great job explaining the history and meaning of all the art we walked past and he was easy to understand through the headset. He also did a great job of wrangling us and keeping us together among a huge mass of other visitors.
Very grateful to Giuliano and this tour for helping us to see the sights while on a short time budget.
Written 8 January 2020
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Happy to hear we Made our job and fulfill your expectations!! Hope to see you back in Rome.
Made in Rome Tours staff!
Written 9 January 2020
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0302shell1970
Telford, UK57 contributions
Giulliano was our tour guide for the day and he was super informative, friendly and really considerate to everyone in the group as the age range and ability was very varied. At the starting point he went through the whole Sistine chapel so we knew what we were looking at once we got there, which as I’ve visited the Vatican before gave me a whole different outlook looking at it. He knew everything when questioned and just gave little insights that I feel most guides would not have known. Giulliano clearly loves the Vatican and his job and this comes across in all he says. The skipping the line was well worth it as the queue for St. Peter’s basilica was extremely long all day the tour jumped all of this. Would definitely recommend this tour and especially giulliano and the Vatican and all it holds is breathtaking!!!
Written 31 January 2020
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Thanks so much for your Review. Hope to see you back soon
Made in Rome Tours Staff
Written 2 February 2020
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Martin A
Wigan, UK3 contributions
Feb 2020
Fantastic tour, booked this through trip advisor prior to visiting Rome and so glad we did. Stumbled across the Vatican City the day before when wandering around and the queues were huge. This got us straight in 'through the backdoor' and lots of quick access routes through the tour particularly to get you quick access to the sistine chapel. A short delay to get the headsets sorted but it was a welcome 5 minute toilet break. Our tour guide Guiliano was very knowledgeable with very good English and made the tour humorous and entertaining, this has to be the best money we spent in Rome. Book it you'll love it !!!
Written 15 February 2020
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We are happy to hear that our guide was accordino to your expectations. Hope to see you back soon :) Made in Rome Staff!
Written 16 February 2020
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Goldilocks1108
Hertfordshire, UK36 contributions
Jun 2022 • Family
A brilliant tour seeing one of the holiest places on earth! Giuliano was our excellent English speaking tour guide who was clear and easy to understand. He guided us through all the security checks into the Vatican with ease. The audio guides were very helpful even if some needed replacing but that is due to the Vatican not updating the guides since 2005 to a more modern digital version but we all managed. The sights we saw are truly amazing and it’s quite a privilege to actually stand where so many popes and dignitaries have stood before in such beautiful surroundings steeped in history. There was so much to see and learn about that you end up with brain overload. The Sistine chapel was awesome. It doesn’t disappoint. How Michelangelo managed to paint all that in 9 years in total during his lifetime is inspiring. We were also lucky enough to see St Peter’s Basilica which re-opened after Covid closures. So many photo opportunities. Truly magnificent. The Vatican museum is very big and we weren’t able to stop and look at everything as there wasn’t enough time on the actual tour, however, once the tour is over, you are free to go and look at it again in more detail but to be honest, after nearly four hours of walking about in 35c heat, all you really want to do is sit down and eat and drink something which you can do inside the museum or sit outside in its gardens. I’d recommend revisiting in a cooler month and buying an solo entry ticket to the museum just to be able to take your time at your own pace to really be able to study everything and see all the artefacts. In the meantime this tour was well worth it and I’d highly recommend it. Enjoy! 😊
Written 24 June 2022
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Andy W
4 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Took this tour 4th January 2020 when it was still really busy after the New Year. The queue for the Vatican was very very long so Skip the Line was a great way to save time.
Our guide Guiliano was friendly and very enthusiastic and full of very interesting facts about the things we were seeing.
I Would recommend this tour.
Be aware you have to be patient as entry to the Vatican involves security checks and some unavoidable delays but Skip the line meant Guiliano got us inside as quickly as he could and ensured that time spent passing through these check was kept to a minimum
Great tour. Thank you
Our guide Guiliano was friendly and very enthusiastic and full of very interesting facts about the things we were seeing.
I Would recommend this tour.
Be aware you have to be patient as entry to the Vatican involves security checks and some unavoidable delays but Skip the line meant Guiliano got us inside as quickly as he could and ensured that time spent passing through these check was kept to a minimum
Great tour. Thank you
Written 8 January 2020
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Happy to hear we Made our job and fulfill your expectations!! Hope to see you back in Rome.
Made in Rome Tours staff!
Written 9 January 2020
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Olivia96
Wirral, UK4 contributions
We booked our tour guide for Vatican City through ‘viatour’ which we got an amazing tour guide, ear piece and skip the lines. Our tour guide was amazing and really knew her stuff, her name was Claire. She always got you involved and asked questions making it more fun for us while walking round. We visited all the art and sculpture galleries, which then led us the the Sistine chapel which you aren’t aloud to talk in or take pictures which we were fine with as it is honestly eye-opening and breathtaking. Vatican City is just amazing. Highly recommend anyone to go and book this excursion through ‘viatour’ or on here for made in Rome tours. If I visit Rome again which i probably will I’d go to Vatican City again 100%!
Written 16 February 2020
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We are happy to hear that our guide was accordino to your expectations. Hope to see you back soon :)
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Written 16 February 2020
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Nick W
22 contributions
My partner and I did this tour in January and we both agree it was excellent and worth every cent! It was very well-organised with clear instructions on the meeting point and what to expect. Our guide Giuliano was fantastic and really made the tour. He was extremely knowledgeable and his ten years experience really showed as he provided comprehensive context and information throughout the entire tour. My partner and I both enjoyed that the tour was completely stress-free as our guide took care of everything, including all entry points and explained how to navigate the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, and Saint Peter's Basilica. The guide also clearly knew the staff as he was able to provide access and entry at points that other groups could not. The tour can feel rushed, but this is necessary to keep up with the pace of how all tourists and groups are going through the areas. Guiliano did a great job of keeping everyone together and making sure we were all comfortable with the pace and tour. We would highly recommend this tour!
Written 10 January 2020
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Thanks a lot for your review! We are glad you enjoy the tour with Giuliano!
Hope to see you back soon in Rome
Made in Rome Staff!
Written 13 January 2020
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Graeme R
2 contributions
Family of 4 booked the tour and staff at the office were extremely helpful in accommodating us given we had booked for the following day when we were at rugby.
Our guide Giuliano was superb from start to finish, he didn’t have the stick with flag/scarf he took time to greet each and every one of us individually and remembered who we throughout.
We are not religious in any way, but the history of the Vatican provided by Giuliano was in depth and insightful.
Would 100% recommend the company to everyone.
Our guide Giuliano was superb from start to finish, he didn’t have the stick with flag/scarf he took time to greet each and every one of us individually and remembered who we throughout.
We are not religious in any way, but the history of the Vatican provided by Giuliano was in depth and insightful.
Would 100% recommend the company to everyone.
Written 28 February 2020
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thanks a lot for the great review you made to our company!
We are happy you enjoy your time with us, hope to see you back soon in Rome.
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Written 3 March 2020
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nicole
Oxnard, California
How is the Vatican and Vatican gardens for a stroller? Are there a lot of stairs?
Written 6 October 2024
Is it possible after tour is finished to return to places that we want to explore more/didn’t have enough time in?
Written 7 May 2024
Olá boa noite!! Preciso de duas entradas somente para o Coliseu, para 04/05 na parte da manhã é possível??
Written 3 May 2024
Since it’s an early start any recommendations on hotels close to the starting point?
Written 29 January 2024
Sorry the one we picked was far away and took an Uber. Nice thing was everything you saw on the way. We used an hotel site and never picked over 3 -4 stars with breakfast. We were so pleased.
Written 29 January 2024
Hi, I just wanted to ask; since the tour says there's a maximum of 200 travelers per group, does that mean there's one guide for 200 people or is it split into groups with multiple guides?
Written 23 November 2023
It’s split. The groups are not big. Best tour ever and ask for Carl.
Written 8 October 2024
Hi does anyone know if kids have to pay? i only see the adult option in payment. thank you
Written 25 September 2023
Sorry there were no children with us but I did notice the group was all adult.
You need to ask the supplier
Written 27 September 2023
Hi, is it safe for pregnant women to go through the metal detectors at the Vatican? Thanks in advance.
Written 24 July 2023
I’m not sure if it’s safe for pregnant women to go through metal detectors, but my mom has an implanted device and can’t go through any metal detectors. We just explained that to the guards, and they let her bypass the detector and searched her. We did this throughout Rome and airports without a problem.
Written 24 July 2023
Hi there. We are wishing to book a Skip the Line Group Tour of the Vatican/Sistine/St Peters tour. We see that the prices differ on varying days. Is this because there is more to offer on the more expensive days (ie: perhaps the Pope is there! :)). Could you please explain, so that we can book with confidence. Many thanks! :)
Written 25 February 2023
Hi,
Cant answer on the varying prices (I know that's your actual question) - I can only presume its down to peak times, number of guests on the tour or even down to which days the pope will give an audience.
For what its worth though - me and my girlfriend went on the tour mid-February and it was absolutely fantastic. We had the full tour of the basilica, Sistine chapel and museum with a guide - it was about £45 each. Honestly... well worth every penny. Our tour guide (Marco) was absolutely fantastic.
You wont get the same experience just bumbling about yourself with a headset - you cant ask a recording questions after all.
Hope you enjoy it!!
Written 2 March 2023
Ciao, after the guided tour access tickets to the museums still valid is I want to re-enter? Thanks
Written 15 February 2023
No, one you leave the premises, you may not re-enter. I even got in trouble because I did not realize that you may not leave the Sustine Chspel back area without your guide. The police were quite stern about it.
Written 16 February 2023
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