--- title: Vatican Museums with Sistine Chapel Tour lang: en type: tour city: Rome country: Italy price: 119 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.97 reviews: 198 duration_minutes: 180 languages: [de] rank_in_category: 8 of 145 (Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St Peter's Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-09-12 data_updated: 2026-09-12 canonical: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/vatican-museums-with-sistine-chapel-tour/ --- # Vatican Museums with Sistine Chapel Tour **Guidekin's take:** The German language option: a German speaking Rome city guide takes you through the Museums' best treasures to the Sistine Chapel in a compact 3h route, with a 4.97 rating across 198 reviews. Entrance tickets are included at €119 per person. Listed as wheelchair accessible, and St Peter's is not part of it. ## Overview The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel are certainly among the top attractions in Rome. Must see places. To make sightseeing an unforgettable (beautiful) moment, we recommend a guided tour. It has been calculated that if you spent just a minute in front of each work of art, it would take you 14 years to see the Vatican Museums collection... We want to show you the best of these treasures in our three hours. Your German Roman city guide will tell you extraordinary stories about the unique architecture and the mysterious politics of the Vatican. Admire incredible works of art and the largest fresco in world history and understand the connections between art, culture and history in a simple and entertaining way. ## Key facts - Price: from €119 per person - Duration: 3h - Rating: 4.97/5 from 198 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Operator: Deutsche Römerin ## What's included - Entrance tickets - three hour tour of the Vatican museums ## Itinerary 1. **Vatican Museums** (2h 30m) - You will meet your tour guide in front of the museums, then you will go through the security checks together. There is a toilet facility here. Then you go to the inner courtyard for an introduction to the history of the Romans and Pope. Here you can take a great photo of the... 2. **We visit Michelangelo's masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel** (30m) - This is also where the papal elections take place. Please note that the guide will explain the paintings beforehand as you are not allowed to speak in the chapel. ## Schedule - Runs: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri - Departures: 08:00, 08:30, 13:30, 14:00, 15:00, 15:30, 16:30 - Schedule last checked: 2026-09-12 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations. ## Meeting point The meeting point is right across the street from the entrance to the Vatican Museums. You can recognize the guide by the "German Roman woman" sign. ## Good to know - Wheelchair accessible - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Public transportation options are available nearby - Suitable for all physical fitness levels ## How it compares in Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St Peter's Tours Ranked **#8 of 145** by Guidekin's weighted score (rating weighted by review volume). Alternatives worth comparing: 1. 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