Special Visit by Night: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

From€72
2.5 hours
Max 22 people
Commentary: Guide · en
Rome, Italy

Highlights

  • Avoid the heavy crowds at the Vatican during the day by visiting at night
  • Skip the lines to get inside with special reserved entrance access
  • Get more from your experience with a guide who knows the Vatican history

Full description

See the Vatican Museums in a new light on this Vatican evening small-group tour. For short periods during the year the Vatican Museums open late to the public, allowing us to wander its corridors and examine artworks like Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes at a slower pace and with smaller crowds.

With groups of no more than 22 people, ensuring this early evening tour is intimate & special for our guests and with a reserved entrance meaning you can walk straight in. The tour finishes at a perfect time for dinner.

Included / Excluded

  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Expert guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
  • Groups limited to 22 people or less
  • Limited edition evening entrance to the Vatican Museums with Skip the Line Access
  • All tickets and reservation fees included
  • Headsets so you can always hear your guide
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Food/Beverage

Meeting point

Start Location

4 Via Tunisi, Via Tunisi, Roma, IT

Meeting Point: At the bottom of the steps across the street from the Entrance of the Vatican Museums. The steps are located right next to Caffè Vaticano on the corner of Viale Vaticano and Via Tunisi. The closest Metro stop is Line A (Ottaviano – Musei Vaticani).

Important information

Know before you book

  • We are unable to accommodate customers with wheelchairs or walking disabilities.
  • We regret that we are unable to accommodate pushchairs or strollers on our tours.
  • The Sistine Chapel may be subject to unscheduled closures for religious ceremonies. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an extended tour of the Vatican Museums, or appropriate alternative.

Know before you go

  • It is the responsibility of all visitors to be at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure
  • Entrance into the Vatican requires a strict dress code. Shoulders and knees must be covered, no low cut or sleeveless tops or shorts for both men and women.
  • The Vatican only permits very small bags, and specifically prohibits large bags, tripods, umbrellas, and backpacks.

Requirements

Information required at booking

  • Full Names of each traveler

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts

This tour is subject to a 24-hour cancelation policy. If you wish to cancel or amend your booking, you can do so without charge by contacting us up to 24 hours in advance of your expected departure time.

Reviews

GetYourGuide
fanny
Oct 2026
1.0

El tour es una estafa, te relatan en el que harás, que tendrás la opción de ir por barco o por carretera, y nunca te dan la oportunidad de elegir, lo por carretera, con un conductor q te lleva como un loco

GetYourGuide
Allisyn
Oct 2026
5.0

Our Beefeater guide was amazing. We so enjoyed listening to his stories.

GetYourGuide
Donna
Oct 2026
2.0

The Capuchin Crypt museum and the Catacombs themselves were pretty interesting but this tour felt like a waste. The tour guide added almost no value. She walked us to the Capuchin Crypt museum and left us there with an audio tour, then put us on a bus to get to the Catacombs where a different person took us through that experience. The tour guide did nothing more than chit-chat on the bus. In addition, there was a road closure on our return and the driver (despite waiting around for an hour while we were in Catacombs) had no idea until we were on top of it. If the tour was basically just transportation I think they should’ve been checking a nav app or something. I do not think this tour was worth the money.

Additional information

Not wheelchair accessible
Avoid bringing large purses, bags, or backpacks on your tour
This tour involves a fair amount of walking, stairs and hills; comfortable shoes are recommended.
The Sistine Chapel may be subject to unscheduled closures for religious ceremonies. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an extended tour of the Vatican Museums, or appropriate alternative. While we undertake to tell guests beforehand if there are any planned disruptions, this is not always possible. In these cases, we are unable to provide refunds or discounts.