Combo St. Peter Basilica and Vatican Museums Small Group Tour

Experience the beauty of St. Peter’s Basilica combined with the Vatican Museums & the Sistine Chapel with this Combo Tour. You will visit with your professional friendly guide the Basilica of St. Peters built in the 1500s by famous architectects including Michelangelo. In the Basilica you will see the "Pieta" that Michelangelo sculpted when he was only 23 years old, the Bronze canopy by Bernini and the Dome designed by Michelangelo.You will head afterwards to the Vatican Museums, with skip the line tickets and your guide will walk through famous Galleries such as the Maps, Tapestries, Candelabra, see the marble group of Apollo, the Torso and the Laocoon and Nero’s red marble Bathtub. You will end your tour in the Sistine Chapel where you'll admire the Creation of Adam and the Last Judgement. Your guide will share with you many stories and anecdotes on Michelangelo & art and history will be brought back to life! With this tour you'll combine two important sights that cannot be missed

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
No shorts above the knees are permitted
No sleeveless t-shirts are permitted
No big back pack are allowed
No big umbrella are permitted
No pointed objects
This tour never runs on Wednesday or Sunday or religious bank holidays.
It can happen that the Basilica of St. Peters’ is not visible due to special Religious functions held by the Cardinals or the Pope, the closing of St. Peter’s can be an unexpected decision take by the Vatican Museums; in this case we will add in the itinerary the Painting gallery or the Raphael Rooms, once the Pope Julius’ II apartment, as an alternative site.
This tour is not wheelchair accessible but may be adapted to an accessible itinerary if you contact us. Please note that, for disabled visitors with certified invalidity of more than 74%, the Vatican Museums offers free entry that is extended to a companion for visitors who are not self-sufficient. To benefit from this, make sure you mention it at the time of booking so that our staff may handle your request.