Skip the Line: Small-Group Vatican Museums Breakfast Tour including the Sistine Chapel

Your visit begins just outside the entrance to the Vatican Museums. Here, you’ll check in, meet your group members and your insider Vatican guide. We'll then directly enter the Museums, skipping the long lines. With small groups of 10 people or less, wait times are kept to a minimum and before you know it you'll have set foot inside the smallest country in the world. 

Inside you'll have the opportunity to partake in a luxury buffet breakfast, served right in the stunning Pinecone Courtyard (location may change in the winter months). The breakfast offers an international selection, ranging from pancakes, to sausages to the very Italian "cornetto" (brioche) - any of which you can wash down with coffee, juice, tea or a nice cold glass of milk produced on the Pope's own farm.

During your visit of the Vatican, you’ll come face to face with works of the masters such as Michelangelo & Rafael, as well as several iconic paintings and statues that have marked the history of art such as the Laocoon. We’ll cover all of the highlights, with stops at the Belvedere Courtyard, Room of the Muses, the Round Room, Greek Cross Room, Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of the Tapestries and even the Gallery of the Maps from where you can also admire a panoramic view of the carefully curated Vatican Gardens below.

As an Official ‘Silver’ Vatican Partner, our groups have access to rooms closed off to other visitors.This privileged access will be used at the discretion of the tour guide and based on the unique interests of your almost-private group.

The grand finale of your visit inside the Vatican Museums is the Sistine Chapel, where you will have free time to contemplate and admire the crowning jewel of Michelangelo’s career. With the aid of your insider guide, you will be well prepared to fully appreciate the importance and scope of this odyssey of art & history which took four long years to complete.

From the exit of the Sistine Chapel, you will be granted direct no-line access to St. Peter’s Basilica where you will also have a guided tour inside.