Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel Reserved Access Tour with hotel pick-up

Uncover the history of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and enjoy your skip-the-line access. Take part in a guided tour through the most famous art collection of the world and access the museum thanks to our official skip-the-line Entrance!

3.5 hours
Mobile & printed vouchers accepted

Highlights

  • Exclusive priority entrance to the Vatican Museums
  • Pigna Courtyard
  • Pius Clementino Museum
  • Chandelier’s Gallery
  • Tapestries Gallery
  • Raphael’s Rooms
  • Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s The Final Judgement
  • Limited to 20 participants

Includes

  • Reserved Access Tickets
  • Professional guide
  • Wireless audio headsets
  • Pickup service

Excludes

  • Optional gratuities

Please Note

  • Please note: It is mandatory to bring your passport or valid ID card on the day of the tour.
  • If you wish to add a hotel transfer service (different rate) please select 'Tour with pickup' during the reservation process. Pickup service is provided from centrally located hotels. Please write us an e-mail 24 hours before the tour starts to arrange your pick up time. Hotel pickup may be as early as one hour prior to tour start time. Please be ready in your hotel lobby 10 minutes prior to the agreed pickup time.
  • If your hotel or accommodation is not served you can reach directly the meeting point at Piazza Risorgimentojust at the center of the square at the Bar l'Ottagono-look for our staff with the pink logo I love Rome (Metro A-Line, Ottaviano stop) at least 30 minutes before the tour starts.
  • This tour ends in St. Peter's Square.
  • This tour visits religious sites, and there is a dress code to be observed. Visitors must be dressed appropriately: no sleeveless blouses, no miniskirts, no shorts, and no hats are allowed.
  • By purchasing this tour, the customer agrees to follow only the guide assigned to him/her. It is not permitted to add external guides to the group after the tour has been purchased. We inform our customers that, in such circumstances, access to the Vatican Museums will be granted only if escorted by the assigned guide and respective group. If one chooses to opt out, they will forfeit all rights to the tour and ticket, with no possibility of a refund.
  • For the issuance of Vatican Museums tickets, providing a first name and surname is mandatory. Without this information, the ticket cannot be issued. It is also mandatory to bring your passport on the day of the tour.
  • Cancellation Policy
  • Up to 65 days prior to the service date: free cancellation
  • From 64 days to 24 hours before service date: €35 handling fee applies
  • From 24h before service date or no-show: 100% penalty (1 day)

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Mrs Maria Meza
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March 18, 2024
Got through the lines with ease. We were given a bathroom break, which was appreciated. Guide was very informative.
George Modinos
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November 17, 2023
This was the same tour as above, the collection from hotel was also great, and the guide we had was excellent.
Mr Thomas Urban
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October 27, 2023
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a Gray Line customer
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October 20, 2023
Good experience good guidie
Dr. Kathy Fields
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October 3, 2023
Excellent experience. Saved hours of standing in line!Guide got us straight into the chapel and museum.
Mr Paul McKenzie
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September 29, 2023
Although very busy and crowded the tour guide did very well.
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March 18, 2024
Image with Rate from Mrs Maria Meza
Got through the lines with ease. We were given a bathroom break, which was appreciated. Guide was very informative.
reviewed by Mrs Maria Meza
November 17, 2023
Image with Rate from George Modinos
This was the same tour as above, the collection from hotel was also great, and the guide we had was excellent.
reviewed by George Modinos
October 27, 2023
Image with Rate from Mr Thomas Urban
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reviewed by Mr Thomas Urban
October 20, 2023
Image with Rate from a Gray Line customer
Good experience good guidie
reviewed by a Gray Line customer
October 3, 2023
Image with Rate from Dr. Kathy Fields
Excellent experience. Saved hours of standing in line!Guide got us straight into the chapel and museum.
reviewed by Dr. Kathy Fields
September 29, 2023
Image with Rate from Mr Paul McKenzie
Although very busy and crowded the tour guide did very well.
reviewed by Mr Paul McKenzie

Itinerary

Explore the marvels of the Vatican Museums on this amazing preferred entrance guided tour! No need to worry about the long queues outside the museum, as your reserved access ticket will allow you to get inside before any other group and begin your guided tour led by your guide.

Your trip to the Eternal City will never be complete without a visit to this unique site, which is home to 54 galleries that include 4 statue museums:
  • Museo Pio Clementino
  • Museo Chiaramonti
  • Museo Gregoriano Etrusco and
  • Museo Gregoriano-Egizio


Get charmed by Michelangelo’s outstanding Sistine Chapel and Last Judgement, visit the extraordinary Raphael Rooms and get your fill of the stories behind the famous “School of Athens”, walking along the same hallways walked by some of the most famous artists in the world: Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Giotto, Raphael, and Michelangelo, to name a few.

Did we awaken your art lover side, didn’t we?

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Pickup Info

This option price is inclusive of the transport from your hotel: please call us 24 hours prior to the tour departure to receive your pick-up time. On the selected departure day, please be ready in the hotel lobby at least 10 minutes prior to the assigned pick-up time.

If your hotel or accommodation is not covered but the transport service, please reach the meeting point on your own, at least 20 minutes before the tour departure: Piazza del Risorgimento , right at the center of the square, next to Bar l' Ottagono. Once there, look for our staff wearing our pink logo I love Rome (Metro A-Line, Ottaviano stop). Please note: It is mandatory to bring your passport or valid ID card on the day of the tour.

Gray Line - I Love Rome office:
via Leone IV, 33 (6:30 AM – 6:30 PM 365 days)
[email protected]
0039 06 474 2501 (from November to March Monday-Saturday 6:30 AM – 7:00 / PM Sunday 6:30 AM – 8:15 PM)
From April to October 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM
0039 348 8112027 (Whatsapp only)