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Skip The Line

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About this activity

If you are visiting Rome for historical or religious reasons, taking a trip to the Vatican is something not to miss, as it is undoubtedly one of the most important and interesting destinations in Europe.

Allow your professional tour guide to show you through the Vatican museums and enlighten your historical knowledge of its artifacts. Experience the Sistine Chapel, containing one of Michelangelo’s most important works of art. Gain privileged access to St. Peter’s Basilica and experience its beauty after the tour (St Peter's basilica is not available with the 7pm tour).

This tour, with morning or afternoon departure from central Rome, allows you privileged entrance. If there is a queue to enter the Vatican museum, it is usually a very long line and the wait can be over an hour, but not with this tour. There is a reserved entrance to ensure that you don’t have to wait in line and make sure that you don't queue.

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Included

Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Professional guide
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
Guaranteed to skip the lines

Not included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation to/from attractions

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
To apply youth fares you need to provide a student ID card
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
A significant amount of walking and steps are involved - the tour is therefore strongly not recommended for people with limited mobility and walking issues. If the tour is purchased and cannot be conducted because of the mobility issues no refund is offered
Not wheelchair/walker accessible
Longer objects, like umbrellas, large bags, sharp and potentially dangerous items are not allowed
Pets are not allowed

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

95%

Reviews

4.6

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TravelIr

5 | 2018-08-28

The tour starts promptly at 10:30.My husband and I visited Vatican 15 years ago without tour. Now we brought our 12 years son. It is a big difference going with tour guide. We had Margarita - a wonderful, knowledgeable, intelligent and patient person. The best tour guide in the world! We had a small group of 7 people and enjoyed every moment in Vatican and St Peter’s Basilica with detail Margarita’s explanations.

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sandylongnecker

5 | 2018-07-30

Super easy to find and walk through the entire day. Raffa our tour guide was amazing. Would definitely recommend this to someone looking to tour the Vatican but doesn't want to spend a long time doing it.

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ejeherer

5 | 2018-07-26

Excellent guide and tour which offers highlights of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. We were, of course, prepared for the crowds and our guide did a great job keeping us informed and together. She did an admirable job engaging the young people on the tour who were showing signs of tour-fatigue. It would have been nice to linger a bit longer in the Sistine Chapel but given the crowds it' was like being a cork on the ocean! A great experience.

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James W

5 | 2018-07-16

Not enough time to ponder and observe history. Even with this tour, there were too many people to really enjoy the visit.

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Kathleen H

5 | 2018-05-25

This tour was well-worth the cost ... walking by the extended line was in itself cool but the guide explained so much about all the items in the Vatican Museum that we felt that we had been treated like royalty! Such magnificent articles in the collection and to have them described with such historical background was amazing. I was annoyed by the other people in the Sistine Chapel for their lack of reverence for where we were but it did nothing to lessen the impact of standing in the presence of such beauty. St. Peter's Bascillica was mind boggling - thank you for having this tour available. I recommend it highly!

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