Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Guided Tour

Explore ancient Roman sculptures and Renaissance paintings on a guided walk through the Vatican's collections and sacred spaces. Join a shared tour with a professional or local guide, or explore privately with a professional guide. This experience provides guiding services; attraction admission tickets are not included.

Itinerary

1. Start your walking tour at 10:00 or 14:00. The tour lasts 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours.
2. Explore Pigna Courtyard and see its 4-meter-tall bronze pinecone, a relic from ancient Rome.
3. Discover Sphere Within Sphere, a rotating metal sculpture set amid ancient architecture.
4. Walk through the Vatican Museums and the Gallery of Maps.
5. Admire Michelangelo's "The Creation" in the Sistine Chapel. Photography is prohibited inside the chapel.
6. Step inside St. Peter's Basilica to see Michelangelo's "Pietà" and admire the dome.
7. End at St. Peter's Basilica, with scheduled finish times of 12:30 or 16:30 depending on your departure time.

What's Included

• English- or Chinese-language guidance, depending on your option
• Data-only eSIM with 500 MB for 1 day across 47 European countries

Important details

• Requires considerable walking and climbing stairs.
• For shared tours, children aged 0–18 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Children aged 0–1 join free; ages 2+ are charged the adult rate.
• Attraction admission fees are separate from the listed price.
• Cover your shoulders and knees and remove your hat before entering St. Peter's Basilica.
• Pass through metal detectors and baggage scanning before entering the basilica, and follow security staff instructions.
• The included eSIM requires an unlocked, eSIM-compatible phone. It provides data only, without calls or text messages.
• Arrive 15 minutes before departure. The tour will not wait for late arrivals.