Skip-the-Line Vatican Museums Small-Group Tour

Highlights

  • Skip-the-line, small-group guided tour of the Vatican Museums

  • Tours are limited to 13 people for an intimate museum visit

  • Slip past the entrance crowds with exclusive admission tickets

  • Learn about Renaissance masterworks from an art historian guide

Summary

The Vatican Museums contain some of the world’s standout attractions, including Renaissance masterworks from Michelangelo and Bernini. A visit to sites, such as the Sistine Chapel, with its famous 15th-century ceiling frescoes, needs to be savored, not rushed. Most people wait hours in line to explore the Vatican, but you get an exclusive, firsthand peek at its most legendary treasures. During this exclusive, skip-the-line small-group tour, slip past the entrance crowds and save time for viewing and discussing artworks, not waiting in line. Tours are limited to only 13 people, guaranteeing an intimate viewing experience. Your art historian guide provides informative commentary and engaging anecdotes on the works of art on display and the Renaissance artists who created them. Get an in-depth introduction to treasures, such as Raphael’s Rooms, which are hung with paintings from the legendary painter, and the Gallery of Maps, containing colorful 16th-century plans of Italy.

Tour info

Duration
3 hours
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Commentary
Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

The Vatican Museums are home to some of the world’s most popular attractions, such as the Sistine Chapel and Raphael’s Rooms. This means there are always long wait times, but on this exclusive, skip-the-line guided tour, you breeze past the crowds and enter the museum directly. Limited to only 13 people, the small-group experience covers the highlights of the Vatican—without the wait.

What’s included?

  • Blue Badge guide

  • Professional guide

  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines

  • Guaranteed to skip the lines

  • Entrance fees are not included - those can be paid directly to your tour guide at the meeting point prior tour departure in cash only.

  • Food and drinks

  • Gratuities

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

  • Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 3h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Covid Policy

  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas

All health and safety measurements place by the Italian Government have been placed on our tours.

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Mea Tours

About operator:

Enjoy more affordable and exciting tour services with the help of our Rome-based experts. Mea Tours Company offers tour guides that take you away from the "ordinary" and put you in the middle of the "extraordinary". We only provide licensed and professional guides.

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