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Get full access to the Dome on a guided tour of the Basilica.

Admire Michelangelo's genius up close while climbing the Dome and learn all about its legends from an expert, local guide. 									

This is one photo op you won't want to miss! Enjoy unparalleled views of the Eternal City, from the top of the Dome. 									

Explore the intricate art-filled interiors of St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Papal Crypts in the Vatican Grottoes.									

Choose from 5 language options. On a French or English tour, you can opt to relish a sumptuous breakfast before you begin.									

Guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica and Dome with entry

Expert English, Spanish, French, German or Italian-speaking guide

Access by elevator to the base and stairs to the top

Breakfast (for French and English options, if selected)

Entry to Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Entry to the Necropolis / St. Peter’s Tomb / Scavi

Tips: Don't forget to look down as you climb the dome. Through special windows, you can catch glimpses of the basilica's interior below, offering a unique perspective.

Strict dress code: knees and shoulders must be covered for all guests.

Accessibility: St. Peter's Dome is not suitable for wheelchair users or those who suffer from vertigo or claustrophobia. Even with elevator access, guests are still required to climb 320 steps to reach the top of the cupola.    

Expect a considerable wait at security, especially during peak times. Patience is key, it could take up to an hour!

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

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Paintings on the Saint Peter's Basilica Ceiling

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St. Peter’s Basilica Dome Guided Tour

An amazing guide, Kelly, made this a very special and memorable experience. Extremely knowledgeable, always with additional perspective and information. Also very helpful, kind and patient with a large and diverse group. We got a lot more than we expected. Highly recommended!

Guide was full of historic and current insights about the Vatican overall.  She was energetic and guided us through the lines so we could get the full impact of such an impactful iconic Church.  She was knowlegeable and able to answer questions. She also shared useful tourist traveler tips while waiting in line.  She was fabulous.  Very impressed - great experience. 

Our guide Kelly was great and seems quite well informed.
In spite of the long wait and the rain she managed to keep us all engaged. However, the tour of the inside of the dome was closed. We got to know of this only after going up the main stairs. I wish we could have been informed of this change earlier.

Visiter le Vatican est un grand moment. 
En fait ce fut un moment exceptionnel grâce à notre guide.
Une femme formidable, gaie et connaissant à fond son job.


Visiting the Vatican is a great experience.
In fact, it was an exceptional moment thanks to our guide.
A wonderful, cheerful woman who knew her job inside out.


The Basilica is impressive 💖and after climbing all the way to the top, on the terrace, the view was magnificent. It was worth climbing 500 hundreds of stairs for such view!🙂
The guide is good and the way he speaks showed us that he knows everything there is to know about the basilica, but sometimes his jokes was out of place.
I would prefer to have a guide less full of information and more respectful towards the people he accompanied, and that he remembered that he was doing the tour for us, to make us discover his knoledge of the basilica and not to make us discover his bad jokes🙁

Tour both iconic sites in one day or on separate days with this convenient combo.

Two bucket-list tours for less! Go easy on your wallet by combining your Vatican and Colosseum tours with this savings-packed deal.

Explore Rome’s highlights – a 3-hour tour through the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum, along with a tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.

Your schedule, your rules. Select your ideal date and time for each venue separately, letting you tailor your visit as per your itinerary.

A local guide will be there during your entire tour to enhance your visit with fascinating Roman history at every turn.

Guided tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill & Roman Forum

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Guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with entry

Access to the Colosseum underground, arena floor, or upper floors

Tip: Want to avoid a packed day? This combo lets you pick different dates, so you can savor each experience without the hustle.

If you're doing both tours on the same day, allow yourself at least an hour between the two tours to get from one site to the other.

Save some time to visit ancient Rome's largest temple, located right at the eastern edge of the Roman Forum and the Colosseum – the Temple of Venus and Roma.

This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.

Strict dress code: knees, shoulders, and back must be covered for all guests.

While the tour is not accessible by wheelchair, the Vatican Museums offer free wheelchair hire and free entry for visitors with mobility impairments (certified invalidity exceeding 74%) and a companion if required.

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Combo (Save 10%): Colosseum + Vatican Museums Guided Tour

 We loved having quicker access in, and found our  your guys. Alex, to be very knowledgeable, and professional.  We enjoyed the entire experience and will recommend to our friends.

Besides the Vatican just being absolutely mind blowing, Fredo, our guide was amazing. We'd highly recommend him. He made the trip. 

We bought a ticket to a 3 hours guided tour, but when we arrived at Gladiator Tours the guided tours was only 2 hours. The guide him self made it very interesting, but still - we expeted and had paied for one hours more and could easily have used the hours to see more off Forum Romanun. 

The Museum is of course spectacular. But it is also vast and full of people. Our tour guide talked a bit too much and in too much detail and she stopped a lot on the way, which ment that our tour took an hour more than the description said. We had another tour waiting and had to leave early, and skip the St. Peters church, because the tour guide took so much extra time. We were lucky that we didnt miss our next guided tour, just managed in time there. But if the tour can take from 2,5 hours to 3,5 hours, give this information in the description also, so people can plan ahead. And also, maybe little less information is better :) You get overloaded with the things you see in the Vatican Museum anyway. It is obviously a spectacular Museum though.

Excellent guide who tried to manage our experience with the crowds as well as possible.    While we had expected crowds at times they were a bit oppressive 

Experience the Vatican with a skip-the-line private tour tailored to your interests, at your pace.

Your Vatican, your way! Customize your tour to explore the sections that fascinate you most, like the Borgia Apartments or the Braccio Nuovo.

Bypass the ticketing lines and head straight to the Vatican Museums, giving you more time to explore.

Explore leisurely with lesser crowds, and delve deeper into the Vatican's wonders with ample time to appreciate each area.

Benefit from an expert guide as they bring the Vatican's history to life at the Pinoteca Gallery or Raphael's Rooms.

Private guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with skip-the-line access

Entry and private guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica (as per option selected)

Expert English/Spanish/French/German/Italian-speaking guide

Tip: Unwind in the tranquil Cortile della Pigna, a hidden gem within the Vatican, featuring ancient sculptures like the iconic bronze pine cone.

Strict dress code: Knees, shoulders, and back must be covered for all guests.

Accessibility: While the tour is not accessible to wheelchair users, the Vatican Museums offer free wheelchair hire and free entry for visitors with mobility impairments (certified invalidity exceeding 74%) and a companion if required.

Inside the Sistine Chapel, it's all about the quiet vibes. No chatting, no phones, and no photos, just pure admiration. But don't worry, an expert guide will fill you in on all the cool details before you step inside.

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Get ahead of the crowds by entering the venue before it opens to the general public.		

Early birds, this tour is your best bet to explore the Vatican with fewer people around! Fast-track entry is a bonus. 								

Start your experience at the Vatican Museums and explore the famous Torso Belvedere and Lacoon and Sons with an expert guide.								

Don't miss the creative genius of The Last Supper at the Sistine Chapel. Your guide will tell you all about the masterpiece before you enter.								

Extend your tour to St Peter's Basilica, or go all out with a visit to St. Peter's Dome. Choose the best option for you at the checkout!

Guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with skip-the-line entry

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Entry to St Peter's Dome (as per option selected)

Tip: On Wednesday mornings, St Peter’s Basilica is usually closed due to the weekly Papal audience. Keep this in mind when booking your ticket.													

Strict dress code: Knees, shoulders, and back must be covered for all guests.													

Accessibility: While the tour is not accessible to wheelchair users, the Vatican Museums offer free wheelchair hire and free entry for visitors with mobility impairments (certified invalidity exceeding 74%) and a companion if required.													

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Early morning guided tour group exploring the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, admiring the unique architecture and artwork

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Early morning guided tour group exploring the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, admiring the intricate artwork and architecture

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Early Morning Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

Eine sehr interessante Tour mit einer sehr informativen Guide. Leider war die Gruppe ziemlich groß, so dass wir öfters auf jemanden warten mussten. 

A very interesting tour with a very informative guide. Unfortunately, the group was quite large, so we often had to wait for someone.

The place was very crowded but nevertheless, it was a unique, enlightening, informative experience. Martha our tourguide was amazing. 

It appears that they oversell the Skip the line tickets as the place was crowded and it was hard to navigate our way around - even the guide had difficulty in keeping us altogether. 

We thought the meeting point was easy to find, the tour was very thorough. We saw a lot in a short time frame. Our guide Marianne was fantastic & very knowledgeable. 

Maria our guide was wonderful! So knowledgeable, interesting & friendly!! Many thanks for a great tour experience & duomo climb!

Your fast-track access ticket to Rome's most popular museum.

The Vatican draws over 5 million people annually, so crowds are a given. Save around 2-3 hours bypassing the ticketing queue with these tickets.									

Get direct entry tickets to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel or choose to skip ticketing queues with a host.									

Admire The Last Judgement, the mighty composition by Michelangelo that has been one of the most influential (and controversial) masterpieces of all time.  									

Upgrade to a hosted experience, a minibus tour of the venue, or entry to Castel Sant'Angelo.									

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Minibus tour of Vatican Gardens with audio guide (as per option selected)

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Tip: Make the most of your visit and explore some of the collections off the main route, such as Braccio Nuovo.

Inside the Sistine Chapel, it's all about the quiet vibes. No chatter, no phones, and no photos, just pure awe. But don't worry, an expert guide will fill you in on all the details before you step inside.

The Vatican Museums offer free wheelchair hire and free entry for visitors with mobility impairments (certified invalidity exceeding 74%) and a companion if required. Click here for the accessible route.

Entrance to the Museums is timed. Be sure to select your activity starting time when booking. Once inside the Museums, you will be free to explore at your own pace.

Please note that the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel are separate sites from St. Peter’s Basilica.

Please expect long waiting times during peak season for both, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica.

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The visit to the museum and Sistine Chapel was incredible. Eaxg part of the museum was a wonderous treat for the eye from the paitings to the painting ceilings not only in the Sistine chapel but in the other rooms as well.  Crowds werent too bad though I would recommend booking in advance.

Le personnel pour l'échange des billets était du e extrême gentillesse. Il nous a tout bien expliqué et accompagné.
La visite s'est très bien passée.

The staff at the ticket exchange were extremely kind. He explained everything very well and accompanied us.
The visit went very well.

Die deutsche Führung war so toll. Die Dame wusste wirklich alles und hat in dem ganzen Trubel nicht ihr Lächeln verloren. Danke!


The German guide was so great. The lady really knew everything and never lost her smile in all the hustle and bustle. Thank you!


La empresa sería. El Señor de contacto fue muy puntual, amable, pendiente a mi. Me explica como debía moverme por el museo y me acompañó hasta el museo. Gracias 

The company would be. The contact person was very punctual, kind and attentive to me. He explained how to get around the museum and escorted me to the museum. Thank you

I saw almost every part of the museum and everthing was incredible. The crowds weren't too bad, very good thing was to have a ticket in advance. 

Unlock skip-the-line access to St. Peter’s Basilica with this 3-in-1 tour! 

Get the complete Vatican City experience coupled with expert insights about the smallest country in the world with this guided tour. 

This is the only experience that grants you fast-track access to all 3 sites – Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica.					

An engaging storytelling experience awaits. Watch art and history come to life as you walk through the Gallery of Maps with your guide.				

Get the flexibility to choose skip-the-line entry or a guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica and curate a Vatican City experience that suits you best.

The cherry on top? With this tour, you'll head to St. Peter's Basilica via a back door from Sistine Chapel saving you 20 mins of walking time and a 2-hour queue. 

Skip-the-line entry or guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica (as per option selected)

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Guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica and the Dome

Tip: Planning your Rome itinerary? Be sure to set aside one entire day to fully explore the Vatican City. Comfy shoes are a must as you traverse all the nooks of this tiny nation!													

Inside the Sistine Chapel, it's all about the quiet vibes. No chatter, no phones, and no photos, just pure awe. But don't worry, an expert guide will fill you in on all the details before you step inside.	

Expect a considerable wait at the security line, especially during peak times. Patience is key, it could take up to an hour!

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Vatican Museums guided tour group viewing Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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

We liked that we got quick entry with our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and explained a lot about the art we were seeing.

Christina was the best tour guide! She was very informative but kept me laughing the whole time. I would book any tour with her in a heart beat!

Our tour guide Tia was excellent, she explained what everything was that we were looking at, but also gave us time to walk around on our own and not be confined to the group. The best part was skipping the line! We could not have gotten everything done in one day, much less one afternoon, if not for this tour. 

Our tour was on a rainy day, so there were lots of people.  However,  this was the highlight of our Rome trip. The knowledge of our tour guide is what made our tour memorable. Christina with Maya tours did an amazing job. 

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