Top 15 VIP Vatican Tours

1.VIP Vatican Breakfast and Guided Tour with Sistine Chapel Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,796 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $107Our pick

VIP Vatican morning with buffet breakfast, early museum entry, fast-track Sistine Chapel, and skip-line St. Peter’s intro in English.

“The tour company can’t be blamed for how busy the Vatican was for our tour, however our guide seemed fairly oblivious as to where her group was. The journey started with half of our group getting stuck on one side of the street while she kept walking away with the other half. It took one person to run after her when we finally made it across so she could let us catch up. This was a continuous theme for the tour. Often, she would get so far ahead of us, we could no longer hear her in our earpieces. That aside, the Vatican is an amazing place and I would…”

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2.Vatican VIP Early Entrance 8:00 AM

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 141 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $71

VIP 8:00 AM early entrance tour of Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, ending at St. Peter’s Basilica with headsets and an expert guide.

“Going early is the only way to go. We were able to go at a slower pace and not be shoulder to shoulder. Our guide was very knowledgeable and personable.”

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3.VIP Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · from $91Top rated

Skip long lines in Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with a small group, guided highlights, then explore St. Peter’s Basilica.

“Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us great insight to all the art and architecture. It’s worth it!”

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4.Vatican and Sistine Chapel Tour with VIP Entrance

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 67 reviews · from $337

3-hour VIP Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel private tour with skip-the-ticket-line entrance, expert guide, and priority pacing.

“Eva was fantastic! Her knowledge was expertise level -in our opinions - but the real expertise was maneuvering us through the crowds for the best views. We highly recommend her. I was with my adult daughter, which isn’t a choice below.”

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5.Skip the Line Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel VIP Escorted Entrance

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 48 reviews · from $79

VIP skip-the-line entry with timed access to Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, escorted to reduce queues and help you see more.

“I was very short on time, so this tour was perfect for me. I have been to the Vatican before, about 20 years ago, so I did not need an explanation of all that was there. We met our group about 2 blocks away at a tour agency. We were ushered through the crowds, straight Read more”

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6.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel VIP small group tour(max 10 pax)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 44 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $215

VIP small-group Vatican tour with prebooked entry, guided Museums and Sistine Chapel, plus St. Peter’s ticket. Skip long lines.

“This was an excellent way to see the Vatican museums, the Sistine chapel and St. Peter’s basicilica! We were escorted privately and quickly into the Vatican and met with our guide for the day Barbara. She was extremely knowledgeable about all of the Vatican and gave interesting tidbits of information that you wouldn’t know if you went on your own. I had a great time and would book with this company again.”

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7.VIP Vatican Tour: Skip-the-Line Museums & Sistine Chapel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 42 reviews · from $79

Skip-the-line access to Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with a licensed guide, headsets, and a small group format for fast, meaningful touring.

“Fantastic tour! Loved our guide - full of knowledge and helpful answering questions. There is so much to see, learn and experience at the Vatican I'm so glad we chose to have a guide! Highly recommend”

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8.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel VIP Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 35 reviews · from $84

Skip-the-line Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with a licensed English guide, audio headsets, and 2.5-hour guided highlights in Rome.

“It's a shame that the time of our tour was changed from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. the evening before. This meant that we were unable to visit St. Peter's Basilica, which was actually very important to us. The guide was also very difficult to understand and paid little attention to the group. Next time I would prefer to book this tour with a different provider.”

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9.Vatican VIP:Exclusive Private Tour with Sistine Chapel & Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $359

Private Vatican VIP tour with skip-the-line entry to Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. Small group, 3 hours.

“Hi, Barbara led our large family entourage through the Vstican, and gracefully responded to an unexpected partial closure due to a Papal Jubilee event. A very memorable experience! Thanks much”

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10.The Vatican: Private VIP Experience Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · from $568

A private VIP art tour of the Vatican with skip-the-line entry, Sistine Chapel focus, Raphael Rooms, and guided time in St. Peter’s.

“Our Guide Brandon was amazing and made the tour incredible! He was so knowledgeable and shared so much interesting information. Thank you for a wonderful tour!”

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11.VIP Skip-the-Line Guided Tour: Sistine Chapel & Vatican Museums

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 18 reviews · from $185

VIP skip-the-line guided tour of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums with headsets, a small group pace, and key galleries in 2.5 hours.

“They were very accommodating and it was a great experience! There was a little hiccup where Viator booked us on the Spanish speaking tour, but the nice gentlemen at the office in Rome fixed the issue so we could switch to the English speaking tour. We will use Viator and 7 Stars Tours again.”

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12.Vatican Family Tour (vip entrance) Story Telling guides

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $204

VIP Vatican family tour with storytelling guides, skip-the-line entry, Vatican Museums to Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica.

“This was a great tour and we had a very knowledgeable tour guide. We had Valeria, as a guide, and she did a fantastic job. She provided lots of history behind all the artifacts and pieces in the museum. Thank you for the wonderful tour and experience.”

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13.Rome Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel Private Tour | VIP Entrance

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $457

VIP private access to Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with skip-the-line entry, an expert English guide, and 3-hour Vatican focus.

“Paivi was a perfect host for us. This was our first time to Italy and our tour was amazing. It was crowded and a private tour made our time more enjoyable.”

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14.Skip-the-line Vip Private Tour of Vatican Sistine Chapel&Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $427

Skip-the-line private Vatican tour with a local art historian. See Roman statues, Raphael rooms, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s in 3 hours.

“Fabulous Tour - highly recommend it! Our tour guide, Tommaso, was amazing - very knowledgeable & fun!”

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15.VIP Small-Group Vatican Early Morning Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · from $68Best value

Early-morning Vatican Museums tour with an art historian, headsets, Sistine Chapel time, and a head start for St. Peter’s Basilica.

“Barbara did a great job pointing out things. She kept us on time so that we were able to see alot of things. She was fun and entertaining!”

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