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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

226 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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(19+)

Children

(7 - 18)

09 january 2023

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

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About the tour

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

BeatrizKrym

TripAdvisor 19 Nov, 2024

Very interesting visit with great guide

Very interesting visit the guide Fred was great showed and explained clearly the most important parts Its an amazing place to see

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

What to bring with you

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.

Running Days

Daily except Sunday

Accessibility

We are unfortunately unable to accomodate guests with wheelchairs.
Guests must be able to climb and descend stairs on their own.

Special Notes

*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.

Cancellation Policy

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

735waseemr

TripAdvisor

21 Jun, 2024

Vatican Tour

Valerio is a proud Roman and he did a wonderful job explaining to us the history of his city and behind the beautiful sights we we were seeing Amazing tour 100 would recommend

Dream23544940562

TripAdvisor

20 Jun, 2024

Amazing experience

Wonderful way to see this tiny nation Martina was knowledgeable and kind She made the tour incredibly informative and added humor along side interesting facts She knew just when to stop and just how long to give us at each breathtaking view

W3186LSmichaels

TripAdvisor

12 Jun, 2024

Amazing Experience with Laura

This tour was incredible The artwork that we were able to see was so beautiful and our tour guide Laura was so knowledgeable of the artwork and explained things so eloquently Her guidance on the tour made it that much better I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who is coming to Rome Skipping the line at the end of the tour to see the Basilica was well worth it

chrishG3885HX

TripAdvisor

10 Jun, 2024

In parade through the Vatican

To say that the Vatican Museums are busy is an understatement Its very very busy A guide that literally navigates you through this is almost a must Certainly to get some information Guide Monica looked for quieter spots informed us in detail about what was to come and took us step by step through the Vatican corridors and halls Packed all around with beautiful art A successful visit due to Monicas enthusiasm

Poornima_T

Viator

06 Jun, 2024

Very good experience

We had an amazing time exploring the Vatican museum with our guide Laura She was very knowledgeable and friendly and navigated us through the crowds The art work is awe inspiring and she helped understand the intent and meaning of some of the most important ones

4.9

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

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BeatrizKrym

Very interesting visit with great guide

Itinerary

Starting Point

Ending Point

Vatican Tour

Amazing experience

Amazing Experience with Laura

In parade through the Vatican

Very good experience

4.9

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