2h30

Skip The Line

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Itinerary
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Pass By: Maya Tours, Via Germanico 16, 00192 Rome Italy

Starting Office

Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Vatican Museums

Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Citta del Vaticano 1, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Sistine Chapel

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza di San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

St. Peter's

Duration: 1 minute

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Included

Professional art historian guide
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Early Access (if option selected)
Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
Entry/Admission - St. Peter's Basilica

Not included

Lunch
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult (Minimum age is 1 year)
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
SKIP THE LINE policy: Please be aware that entering the Vatican Museums means leaving Rome and going to a different State. During high seasons the Vatican welcomes more than 30.000 visitors per day! "Skipping the lines" means that we pay an additional reservation fee on top of the ticket price and prebook a privileged entrance for our groups; we always enter before the non-reservation line. We do not have any control of how the Vatican is organised therefore it is out of our hands if there is an unexpected wait.
Please also understand that the radio headsets are property of the Vatican. We are obligated to exclusively rent from them so we don't have any quality control over them, therefore if your headset doesn't have quality sound please let us know and we will take care of providing a replacement.
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Entry is free for World Tourism Day (September 27). The rates provided already reflect this discount.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 2 travelers

Features

Cultural

100%

Tourism

95%

Reviews

3.9

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Victoria K

1 | 2019-09-23

The tour was overbooked and had to be split, causing delay. The minute we arrived through security we took an extended rest room break. Once we finally got started the tour moved excruciatingly slowly and then came to a complete halt when a family lost a belonging and the guide went back with them for at least 15 minutes. At this point we turned in our headphones and plugged in the Rick Steve’s tour (for free). As we left the Sistine Chapel at closing time we saw our group arrive. The worst tour I’ve ever booked.

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Sabrina Y

4 | 2019-09-13

Nice, quick tour of the Vatican. Our guide, Christina was very personable and funny and could maneuver us through the crowds of people like nothing.

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Laura S

4 | 2019-08-19

Our guide Antonio was very knowledgeable and passionate about l the history and symbolism of the artifacts at the Vatican. He was an awesome guide. Would definitely recommend him for the Vatican tour.

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Marisa C

4 | 2019-07-29

Informative and well organized group tour. Our tour guide, Eugenio, kept my 13 yr old and 9 yr old engaged for the 2 hour tour. For a site that is always packed with people, our tour guide managed to keep the group well organized and moving at a good pace. Good for families. Highly recommend.

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PJRinNYC

5 | 2018-09-28

This was the first tour that I had signed up for and had no idea what to expect. Our tour guide, Saverio, was amazing. He explained the whole process for us as a group to get into the museum, and throughout the tour he was informative, open to questions and kept the group together with a sense of humor. Next time I return to Rome I will be signing up for more tours

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Samuel B

5 | 2017-12-10

Excellent tour really enjoyed it, tour operators office was easy to find, our English speaking guide Roberto was fantastic, made it fun and got so much info from him. Recommend to anyone!

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RICHARD F

5 | 2017-08-21

Great tour. Our knowledgeable and expert guide made sure we got so much more out of the visit than if we had just gone on our own. He didn't talk about everything in the museum would have been impossible but talked about certain highlights, making sure we understood the main points. Really enjoyed it and skipping the line is worth every uro, anyway!

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cstrople

4 | 2017-08-19

Our guide, Saverio, was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining, and we really enjoyed this tour with him. All the destinations were beautiful, and the history was fascinating. Saverio could answer any question in depth, and clearly had a passion for his work. He would get 5 stars on his own. Why only 4 for the tour, you might ask? Three and a half weren't an option, and three was too low. Here's why... When we arrived at our meeting place and saw the lines of people waiting, we were SO glad we booked this tour! Maybe because it was such a busy day at the Vatican, we ended up waiting a long time to actually get started, though. We arrived to check in for our 9:30 tour to find out we'd been bumped to a 10:30 tour because they were so busy. At 10:30 we walked to the front where we waited another 30 minutes for our tickets to get in. Once inside we waited about 30 minutes for our headsets so the tour could start. I'm sure they were strategically spacing out the groups because it was so crowded, and it was completely beyond our tour guide's control, but what we expected to be a few hours ended up taking more than 5. Some in our group ended up having to leave early because they had other activities scheduled, and we ended up taking a cab across town and running the last half mile to get to our 2:45 tour at the Colosseum. In summary, it was worth it to skip the line, and we thoroughly enjoyed Severio, but don't go into this expecting to jump right to the front of the line and head inside. Plan on a lot of waiting before the tour actually gets started.

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