Skip the Line Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel Tour with Spanish-Speaking Guide
Overview
Due to a new Vatican partnership, this tour provides VIP access through a reserved door, allowing you to skip all the lines – even the priority lines.
Inclusions
- Priority Access to the Vatican
- Professional Spanish-speaking guide
- Access to the Sistine Chapel
- Skip-the-Line Access to St. Peter’s Basilica
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
- Entry/Admission - St. Peter's Basilica
- Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
With over 8 million visitors per year, the long lines to get in to the Vatican are almost as famous as the place itself! Over 200 tour operators have “Skip-the-Line” entry to the Vatican, but this Official Partner Tour grants you special access to the Private Partner Entrance, which allows us to enter immediately, saving 3 to 4 hours during peak season and giving you even more time to explore the beauty of the Museums.
Once inside, you and your small group of 20 or fewer people will enjoy all the highlights of the Vatican Museums with an expert guide by your side. You'll also get your own headset, so you can be sure to catch every detail. Explore the Pinecone Courtyard, Hall of Maps, Gallery of Tapestries, and Gallery of Candelabra as you learn about the history of these magnificent pieces along the way.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
Later, visit the stunning Sistine Chapel and take some time inside the world-famous room to pick out the details in works like the Creation of Adam. From Michelangelo’s self-portrait to revenge for his enemies, you’ll discover the secrets hidden within these incredible frescoes.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
After your Sistine Chapel visit, continue with your guide to St Peter’s Basilica to explore the symbolic heart of the Catholic church. Learn about its history and see more Vatican art including Michelangelo’s La Pietà, which was sculpted when the maestro was only 24 years old. Gaze at the baldachino by Bernini, and then say goodbye to your guide in St Peter’s Square. Keep in mind that St Peter's Basilica and St Peter's Square might be unavailable on Wednesdays due to the weekly Papal Audience. As an alternative, you'll be offered an extended itinerary within the Vatican Museums.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional information
- Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women to enter to the venues
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Saint Peter’s Basilica is subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies. When this occurs, we're happy to offer customers an extended tour of the Vatican Museums. While we endeavour to tell tour groups ahead of time if there are any planned disruptions to the Basilica's opening hours, this is not always possible and in these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts.
- On Wednesdays, due to the Papal Audiences, access to St Peter's Basilica is not possible until 1pm
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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La mejor guia Barbara Simari que nos explico todo bastante bien. Adecua los tours dependiendo del publico
La mejor guia Barbara Simari que nos explico todo bastante bien. Adecua los tours dependiendo del publico
Very good tour, Barbara was a really great guide, she answer all of our questions and help us in everything. The tour finished at the basilica and then you stayed by your own. we did not do any lines at all which was very good, lines were really long outside, If any one is going to Vatican mus...
Very good tour, Barbara was a really great guide, she answer all of our questions and help us in everything. The tour finished at the basilica and then you stayed by your own. we did not do any lines at all which was very good, lines were really long outside, If any one is going to Vatican museums they must used this tour to skip all the big lines and learn some history with the guide.
The good thing was to skip the line at the Vatican Museum. Still I prefer the audio guides and do it at my own pace. The guide was ok.
The good thing was to skip the line at the Vatican Museum. Still I prefer the audio guides and do it at my own pace. The guide was ok.
The tour was excellent and the guide very knowledable. I will remember this trip forecver
The tour was excellent and the guide very knowledable. I will remember this trip forecver
Well worth it! Thanks to our guide, who made the visit very enjoyable, helping to focus on the important pieces (so many things to see!) with the explanations and interesting facts that you would definitely miss by visiting on your own. Also really nice to skip about 2-3h queue. We just regret...
Well worth it! Thanks to our guide, who made the visit very enjoyable, helping to focus on the important pieces (so many things to see!) with the explanations and interesting facts that you would definitely miss by visiting on your own. Also really nice to skip about 2-3h queue. We just regret we got out of St Peter's basilica before climbing up to the dome, thinking we would come back later (the queue for the basilica and the dome are the same!)
Our tour was great and our guide was entertaining. She was definitely the best English speaking guide we had encountered and was full of information.
Our tour was great and our guide was entertaining. She was definitely the best English speaking guide we had encountered and was full of information.