Two days to explore the museums, the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican's secret gardens. Day-by-day itinerary: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel; Gardens & St Peter's Basilica.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
11:00 — Hotel check-in near the Vatican — Vatican
12:30 — Lunch — Vatican
14:00 — Vatican Museums — Gallery of Maps and Raphael Rooms — Vatican
16:30 — Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo's frescoes — Vatican
19:30 — Dinner — Vatican
Day 2 — Gardens & St Peter's Basilica
09:30 — Guided tour of the Vatican Gardens — Vatican
12:30 — Lunch — Vatican
14:00 — St Peter's Basilica and the climb up the dome — Vatican
16:00 — Vatican Grottoes and the tomb of Saint Peter — Vatican