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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

By Made in Rome Tours
Recommended by 91% of travellers
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Ages 0-100, max of 200 per group
Duration: 3h
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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, Italy
    The 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
  • Stroller 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

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  • 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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  • You'll start at
    Via Plauto, 17
    Via Plauto, 17, 00193 Roma RM, Italy
    The 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 !
    See address & details
  • 1
    Borgo
    Stop: 40 minutes
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    Pass by
    Via della Conciliazione
  • 2
    St. Peter's Square
    Stop: 20 minutes
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  • 3
    Vatican City
    Stop: 15 minutes
    See details
  • 4
    Vatican Museums
    Stop: 45 minutes - Admission included
    See details
  • 5
    Sistine Chapel
    Stop: 15 minutes - Admission included
    See details
  • 6
    St. Peter's Basilica
    Stop: 15 minutes - Admission included
    See details
  • You'll end at
    St. Peter's Basilica
    Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
    See address & details
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  • Made in Rome Tours
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    Rome, Lazio, Italy
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  • M9191NVfionas
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Highly advise you to do this, our tour guide Karl was excellent. The best history lesson you will ever fo
    Karl was brilliant, so funny, informative, tall (easy to see him) this is the only way to see these amazing sights. We knew so much about the Sistine chapel before we entered
    Written 24 February 2024
  • clivewakely8
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent all round tour.
    Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Informative, knowledgeable, and good pace to it. Skipping the queues was a real bonus to have. Nice tour guide, good sense of humour.
    Written 3 February 2024
  • C493DAjackw
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Brilliant Vatican Experience
    Excellent service, would definitely recommend to English tourists, tour guide was brilliant.. ten out of ten experience
    Written 31 January 2024
  • Elaine S
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    20 year wait didn’t disappoint
    We did the Skip the Line Vatican, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica tour which my other half had been promising me for over 20 years! The opulence of all of these locations has to be seen to be believed. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and was able to answer all our questions in significant depth. Wouldn’t hesitate to book with this tour company again.
    Written 29 January 2024
  • tarahko
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Don’t wait to book!!
    Really loved this tour. Each tour guide has a small group of 2-5 people. They are friendly & knowledgeable. I was quite impressed with my guide’s level of knowledge and enthusiasm! I was concerned we wouldn’t have enough time but we definitely had plenty of time to venture at each place. I was initially going to go solo and do each place on my own but I’m glad I did the skip the line tour. It’s worth the money and such a great value! The line to St. Peter’s Basilica when we left was INSANELY long. I couldn’t believe it but thx to this tour, we did not have to wait! Don’t hesitate, book them now!
    Written 22 January 2024
  • Brittney S
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Guided tour is a must do!
    Filippo was an amazing tour guide. The Skip, the line tour and guided tour is an absolute must. There’s so much history, and so much to take in that having Filippo help us through the experience was really important. He was funny and kind and extremely knowledgeable. We’re so glad we did this.
    Written 18 January 2024
  • Balu K
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Tour of Vatican museum and St. Basilica!!
    Fantastic tour!! Our guide know the history of art, church and Rome!! Very engaging tour guide Alessandro was fantastic!! Our whole family loved the tour!
    Written 8 January 2024
  • Ruth P
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    An absolute must when in Rome
    Quite simply the best tour we have ever been on in any city our guide an elder gentleman we think his name is Marco or Gilliano was a treasure trove of information about the art history of the Vatican and sisten chapel He was focused on helping us get the deepest appreciation of these master works of art Because he was an employee of the Vatican we were able to pass the multitudes in minutes Unlike some of the other tours who despite paying similar price where not able to get through so quickly, specially when there are not many available stops during the tour. We certainly recommend this company 100% to enjoy and appreciate the best pieces of art on the world . Very well organized into small groups and we have to remeber that this company have years of experience in this profesión and they know what they are doing . Well done Ruth and Rod Scotland and Spain
    Written 5 January 2024
  • Ali M
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Tour of Vatican and basilica
    You will have the whole history in pictures and paintings. An experience of a kind, a memory that will be tattooed in your mind. Thank you for the tour and thank you for having such knowledgeable tour guide.will definitely recommend this to everyone.
    Written 28 December 2023
  • inderjeetl2023
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Carl was an amazing guide
    Love the tour of the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica! Highly recommend choosing this tour company, they are so lovely and our tour guide Carl was amazing. He was very kind, passionate and really knew his information about each of the places we visited. Cannot recommend this tour enough, so worth it!
    Written 27 December 2023
  • jturn86
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Highlights of Vatican City guided tour. Great Value for Money if you've never been before
    Me and my Daughter (12) had a fantastic morning at Vatican City, Sintine Chappel and St Peter Bastillica. Our Tour guide Alessia couldn't do enough for us. Very informative and very well organised operation from start to finish. I would say that the tour is a whistle stop of all the highlights and as a 1st visit to Vatican was ideal for us especially as we had another tour planned for the afternoon. After Sistine chappel you have the option to stay in the chappel and then make your own way to St Peter Bastillica (including the long Queues) or skipping the queue with the Tour Guide. We chose the latter and glad we did as the Queue was huge by 11am. We took the opportunity to visit the top of the dome on completion for an additional €10 each with Elevator. (€8 if you want to climb 500 steps) be warned once the elevator stops, there is still another 200+ steps, these are Narrow and spiral in design, I'm a wide muscular 46ins chest in build and it was.... snug in places. The views to be fair were well worth the hike to the top. If I was to return I would probably make my way around the rest of the museum etc on my own only because the whole site is so vast... its impossible to cover in the 3hrs on the trip. The tour operators do advise this at the start of the tour and only when you get inside can you appreciate the vastness of the site. There were places to eat near outside of St Peter Bastillica. I was unsure of if I could take a packed lunch with me (varying reviews on websites) . I decided to pack a lunch to help budget and leave it in my bag which I carried with me the entire time. No one challenged me or questioned me and we enjoyed a nice pack lunch after the the tour in the courtyard. Overall a brilliant tour and highly recommended.
    Written 19 December 2023
  • arjunkalyan555
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent tour
    A great way to properly explore the museums with a knowledgeable guide. It took roughly 2.5 hours to finish the tour and we were able to bypass a lot of the crowd.
    Written 7 December 2023
  • Michael M
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent. Professional.
    Exceptional experience. Very knowledgeable. Our tour guide was Marcos, I believe. Terrific. Some of the walk was strenuous, but he went a pace that all could be included. Fresh, funny, and instructive.
    Written 29 November 2023
  • annflty
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wonderful and Moving Visit to the Vatican!
    We did the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica small group tour with Maria. She was wonderful and showed us so many things we would have missed on our own. We were very moved by the Chapel! All because of Maria and her knowledge of Art History!
    Written 29 November 2023
  • 250kal
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Once in a lifetime experience
    This was our very first visit to Rome and visiting Vatican City has been a bucket list item for a long time. We were met by our guide, Santi, Who was extremely kind and informative. There was so much to learn, and he was extremely wonderful at showing us and highlighting the most important features. Santee was not only a wonderful tour guide, but help me facilitate a really special surprise for my fiancée! Definitely recommend this tour!!!
    Written 29 November 2023
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Jeremy Dominic W
25 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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...
Written 16 March 2020
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Narelle J
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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, MD126 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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.
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, UK28 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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, UK19 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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
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
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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 :) Made in Rome Staff!
Written 16 February 2020
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Nick W
22 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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.
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. Made in Rome staff
Written 3 March 2020
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