Vatican Tour: Art and History Unveiled

Discover the Vatican, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica on an intimate small-group tour. Learn the history, secrets, and fascinating stories behind the world’s most significant art collection.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - The museum’s exhibits span an impressive 5 miles / 7 kilometers, and it’s said that if you spent just one minute on each exhibit, it would take 12 years to view the entire collection! Join our tour to explore a curated path that highlights the most significant events in Vatican history, featuring key exhibits such as the Sistine…
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line ticket to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
  • Skip-the-line entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica
  • 3 hours tour with an expert guide
  • Skip-the-line headsets pickup
What's Not Included
  • Most group itinerary is set by the Vatican. We don’t visit Raffael’s Rooms in groups.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Enhance your Vatican visit with deeper insights, historical context, and fascinating facts provided by an expert guide. Experience a comfortable group setting with a maximum of 15 participants. Explore key galleries and rooms, including the Gallery of the Maps and the Pio-Clementino Museum, to view the world’s most important art collection.
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Location
Viale Vaticano, 100
Viale Vaticano
Your guide will wait for you with the sign Emotion.club at the corner of Caffe Vaticano at Viale Vaticano 100 (or Via Tunisi 2 which is the same building) at the top of the steps. Across the street you will see the entrance of the Vatican Museums. The closest Metro stop is Ottaviano, Line A.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Dale_a
Jul 18, 2025
Great tour, “Skip the Line” option Well worth it. - Tanya (may be spelled wrong) was a great guide. She was friendly, knowledgeable and engaging. Only suggestion I have is she needs a pole or flag as she is short and short folks had a hard time locating her in the extremely crowded areas. All in all a great tour, great guide and again “Skip the Line” option well worth the extra cost.
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Bernadette_p
Jul 17, 2025
Phenomenal tour! - Emma was an incredible tour guide! She was very knowledgeable, interacted with the group! She was very engaging and did a wonderful job knowing how to move through the various areas of the Vatican. She did her best to keep us in the shade and out of the way of other tour groups. And I loved that she expected us to follow the rules and be polite to the other guests! She was a definite 10 out of 10!!!
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Carolyn_h
Jul 16, 2025
Knowledgeable guide. Excellent service - Lisa was an excellent and knowledgeable guide and the tour company were exceptionally helpful. We were a little late for the tour due to heavy traffic and the company helped us so much to facilitate us catching up with the group. Really excellent service and we learned so much!
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Juan_m
Jul 15, 2025
Our tour of the Vatican... - Our tour of the Vatican museums and St. Peter’s Basilica was truly an amazing one, thanks to our great tour guide, Francesca. She is very knowledgeable and truly made the experience a great one. I had personally been on a different tour group before, but I have to say this one with Emotion Club was exactly what my family needed. Francesca made it very interactive specially with the kiddos in the group which is a plus. Highly recommend this group and this tour, hopefully you can get Francesca as well.
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Anthony_m
Jul 13, 2025
This was a fantastic... - This was a fantastic tour, some much great information and things to see. I really is a once in a lifetime experience. Paul who was our guide did a phenomenal job explaining everything in great detail too. A must see when you come to Roma.
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Julie_p
Jul 13, 2025
Paul provides an intimate tour of St. Peter’s - We had an outstanding Vatican tour with our guide, Paul—an American who has lived in Rome for over 25 years. Paul currently works for the Vatican Museums and previously worked in Catholic radio, giving him a rare blend of historical insight and behind-the-scenes perspective. His deep knowledge of the museum, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica made the experience incredibly rich and engaging. He shared fascinating stories that brought the art, architecture, and religious history to life. Paul’s passion and expertise made this one of the most memorable tours of our trip. Highly recommend booking a tour with him.
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Antonino_f
Jul 12, 2025
Italian trip - Tania was wonderful and very knowledgeable Gave plenty breaks throughout the tour We enjoyed very much
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Briana_h
Jul 10, 2025
Definitely worth it - This was an awesome tour. Our guide Tanya was so knowledgeable, passionate and helpful. Highly recommend this!!
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Shannon_b
Jul 10, 2025
Exceptional tour guide Guido!! - Wonderful guide to see everything at a good pace, even accommodating for some members who could not move quickly. He kept all the great info going the whole time so Nobody felt it was too slow or fast. Have seen Vatican before and he gave great insights and background!
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Bec
Jul 8, 2025
Amazing Guide, knowledgeable, friendly & memorable - Our guide Kate was incredible. She was friendly & informative from the moment we met. She was organised & kept us well informed. The pace of the tour was perfect, her knowledge of the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica was incredible. She kept the tour interesting & engaging with great commentary & interesting insights into the history. We couldn’t recommend this tour enough.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).