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First Access Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel + St. Peter's Basilica Access

Small Group of 10 or less + first access
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159.00
223 reviews

Gain first access to the Vatican Museums and skip the lines. Immerse yourself in the wonders within these walls in a more intimate setting. Your experience will.. Read more

  • First Access.

  • Small groups of 10 or less.

  • Skip the Line Basilica Access (when available).

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Adults
(19+)
Children
(7 - 18)
09 january 2023
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First Access Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel + St. Peter's Basilica Access

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Gain first access to the Vatican Museums and skip the lines. Immerse yourself in the wonders within these walls in a more intimate setting. Your experience will be elevated by an expert Vatican guide and an exclusive small group of 10 or fewer.

This is no ordinary Vatican tour. Your itinerary is meticulously designed to unravel the stories, history, legends, and even secrets behind the Museum's most treasured works. Guided by an expert English-speaking Vatican guide, you'll fully appreciate the marvels the Vatican Museums offer. Cap off your visit with a special entrance to the Sistine Chapel, where your guide will prepare you to admire Michelangelo's greatest masterpiece.

Your insider guide will optimize your visit on the day of your tour ensuring you witness the Vatican Museum's most important highlights.

Ideal for first-timers to the Vatican, this tour covers the Vatican Museums; Sistine Chapel, including, but not limited to, the Pinecone Courtyard, Belvedere Courtyard, Room of the Muses, the Round Room, Greek Cross Room, Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of the Tapestries, and the Gallery of the Maps.

At the conclusion of your tour, you will enjoy skip-the-line access to St. Peter's Basilica, excluding Wednesdays and special events.

Daily except Sunday

2.5 hours - departure 8:00 AM

English


what’s included
  • Tour as described
  • Skip the Line Vatican Museums entrance tickets
  • First access
  • English speaking Vatican Guide
  • Access to St. Peter's Basilica (excluding Wednesdays and special events)
what’s excluded
  • Hotel pick up, drop-off
  • Gratuities
ellinejadeb

TripAdvisor 09 Nov, 2024

Very good experience

Very beautiful place Our tour guide Martina is very knowledgeable so we get to learn many things We very much enjoyed the tour

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Itinerary

Starting Point

*THIS VOUCHER IS NOT A TICKET*

*DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REDEEM THIS VOUCHER DIRECTLY AT THE VATICAN MUSEUMS*

Plan on arriving to our meeting point at least 15 minutes in advance of your selected departure time. Meet our representative on the steps in front of Via Tunisi, 4. The steps are located at the corner with Via Sebastiano Veniero. Your Ticket Host will be holding a flag with the green EcoArt logo.


Ending Point

Vatican Museums or St. Peter's Basilica

Itineraries vary from day to day and at the discretion of your guide who will adapt your route.


This itinerary covers the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Other stops include but are not limited to: Pinecone Courtyard, Belvedere Courtyard, Room of the Muses, the Round Room, Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Maps.


When available,Skip the Line Access to St. Peter's Basilica will be automatically provided at no extra cost. No guided tour will be provided. Please note that the Basilica is a separate venue to the Vatican Museums, is free to enter and does not require a ticket. It is not possible to always guarantee access to the Basilica, which may close with little or no notice.


Additional information
  • Comfortable shoes are recommended.
  • Leave big backpacks at your hotel! Only small purses are permitted inside the Museums.
  • Something to cover your knees and shoulders.
  • Photos are permitted is almost all rooms of the Vatican Museums, except for the Sistine Chapel. No bulky or clearly professional photographic or video equipment (especially tripods or large videocameras, equipment backpacks) will be permitted inside the Museums.

Daily except Sunday

  • We are unfortunately unable to accomodate guests with wheelchairs.
  • Guests must be able to climb and descend stairs on their own.
  • *THIS VOUCHER IS NOT A TICKET* You must redeem this voucher at the meeting time and location designed on this voucher, with one of our designed Ticket Coordinators.
  • It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes.
  • Large bags and backpacks must be checked in.
  • To enter the Vatican Museums, shoulders and knees must be covered.
  • We are unfortunately unable to accomodate guests with wheelchairs.
  • Guests must be able to climb and descend stairs on their own.

Tour goes forward rain or shine! Your Vatican Tour may be cancelled for a full refund or may be switched to a different date/time as long as your request is received no later than 24 hours before your original departure time and date. Multiple changes are permitted. To request a cancellation or change of time/date, send an e-mail to info@ecoarttravel.com.

Reviews
ellinejadeb
TripAdvisor
09 Nov, 2024
Very good experience

Very beautiful place Our tour guide Martina is very knowledgeable so we get to learn many things We very much enjoyed the tour


M5511VSkellyt
TripAdvisor
08 Nov, 2024
Excellent tour company and guide Maria Laura

The whole experience was amazing I received detailed instructions ahead of time our tour guide Maria Laura was phenomenal and the whole experience was just perfect I have 4 kids and they were all enthralled with her guidance it was neat as a parent to see them so very engaged in learning about history


Getaway461378
TripAdvisor
06 Nov, 2024
80th birthday tour for lady with mobility issues

Sabina was a brilliant kind and knowledgeable tour guide We felt very looked after throughout the tour and she really made the whole visit to the Vatican even more interesting with lots of anecdotal stories about Michelangelo and Raphael and pointing out the key things to look at and notice that we would have missed by doing a self guided tour The trip to Rome was to celebrate my mums 80th birthday and she struggles to walk any great distance Sabina was conscious of this and made sure my mum could sit down along the way and even arranged with a guard for my mum to avoid some stairs and fast tracked her to the Sistine chapel


Stay51284396486
TripAdvisor
02 Nov, 2024
Guided Tour

The tour was great The tour guide Alessia was really great she explained everything really well Would definitely recommend to go with this


clairemG4701ZK
TripAdvisor
29 Oct, 2024
Vatican Experience

Really recommend this company Ilaria gave a really informative tour she was extremely knowledgeable and was able to successfully guide us through the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel on a day which was so over crowded Thanks so much



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