Rome: Breakfast & Tour of Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
About this activity
Highlights
- Get early access to the Vatican Museums for an exclusive buffet breakfast
- Explore the Vatican Museums in small groups for a more immersive experience
- See masterpieces of art from the papal collections
- Wander the Hall of Maps and Gallery of Tapestries
- Skip the long ticket lines to the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica
Full description
Included / Excluded
- • Skip-the-line early access to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
- • Skip-the-line entry privileges to St. Peter's Basilica
- • Buffet breakfast within the Vatican Museums
- • Guided tour of the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica
- • Headsets so you can always hear your guide
- • Hotel pickup or drop off
- • Tips
Meeting point
Start Location
Via Tunisi 4, Viale Vaticano, Roma, IT
Meeting Point: At the bottom of the wide steps across the street from the entrance of the Vatican Museums. The steps are located between Caffè Vaticano and Hotel Alimandi Vaticano, on the corner of Viale Vaticano and Via Tunisi.
Important information
Know before you book
- Please note that this tour is only available up to 60 days in advance, due to the nature of the tickets. We recommend booking early to avoid disappointment
- All participant names and Date of Birth are required at the time of booking in order to enter the Vatican. If we do not receive this information, we will cancel the booking. Every customer is required to carry a valid ID that matches the name on the ticket, or an entry to the Vatican Museums will be refused. Name changes are not permitted once the booking is confirmed
- This tour option is non-refundable, with no cancellations or date changes allowed due to pre-purchased tickets
- St Peter’s Basilica is subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies, when this occurs customers are offered an extended tour of the Vatican Museums
- On Wednesdays, due to the Papal Audiences, access to St Peter's Basilica is not possible until 1pm
Know before you go
- • Please ensure to be at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure. Our City Wonders team wears blue attire for easy recognition.
- • Only very small bags are allowed
- • Entrance into the Vatican Museums requires a strict dress code: knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women
- • Saint Peter’s Basilica is subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies, when this occurs customers are offered an extended tour of the Vatican Museums: while the local partner endeavors to notify tour groups ahead of time if there are any planned disruptions to the Basilica's opening hours, this is not always possible and in these cases refunds or discounts are unavailable
- • All visitors must pass through airport-style security, during the high season the wait may be up to 30 minutes
- • In the event of bad weather, the breakfast will be taken indoors and not in the Courtyard
- • Gratuities for your guide that provided excellent service are appreciated!
Cancellation policy
This tour is subject to a 24-hour cancelation policy. If you wish to cancel or amend your booking, you can do so without charge by contacting us up to 24 hours in advance of your expected departure time.
Reviews
Sam I loved it except that we didn’t get that much time to explore the places we went to.Otherwise the included meal is good and the Normandy dessert was incredible and it was a good trip. :))))))
Klaire was an amazing guide, so helpful, funny and friendly. Roberto was an excellent driver too, made the whole journey so comfortable and smooth. Going to the different spots was incredible too, so beautiful and so much to see. Our archaeologist-led tour around Pompeii was incredible too, our guide had so much knowledge of Pompeii and was so passionate about its history, it made the entire experience so surreal. An amazing experience, 100% recommend it was so organised from start to finish. Thank you!
Leider haben wir von der tatsächlichen Wachablöse nichts gesehen. Wir haben ewig auf den Abmarsch der Wache in Richtung Buckingham Palace gewartet, dann ist die Truppe kurz an uns vorbeimarschschiert. (Schlechte Sicht aus der hintersten Reihe). Am Palast selbst konnten wir praktisch nichts von der Wachablöse sehen. Gut war der vorgezogene Eintritt in den Palast ohne Wartezeit.
Additional information
A dress code is required to enter to the museums. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women.
If there is bad weather on the day of your tour, your breakfast will be served inside the restaurant, in the Pinecone Courtyard
Saint Peter’s Basilica is subject to last-minute closures for religious ceremonies. When this occurs, we're happy to offer customers an extended tour of the Vatican Museums. While we endeavour to tell tour groups ahead of time if there are any planned disruptions to the Basilica's opening hours, this is not always possible and in these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts.