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First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

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€ 139.00

379 reviews

Gain First Access to the Vatican Museums and skip the lines, entering before the general public for a more intimate and exclusive experience inside one of the w.. Read more

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Choose a group of 10 or 20.
Skip the Line Basilica Access (when option selected).

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Date

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Adults

(19+)

Children

(7 - 18)

Infant (Free)

(0 - 6)

09 january 2023

First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

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About the tour

Gain First Access to the Vatican Museums and skip the lines, entering before the general public for a more intimate and exclusive experience inside one of the world’s most extraordinary cultural landmarks.

Enjoy a premium guided experience led by an expert English-speaking Vatican guide, in either a Semi-Private Group (max 10 guests) or a Small Group (max 20 guests), ensuring personalized attention and a more immersive visit.

This is no ordinary Vatican tour. Your carefully designed itinerary is created to reveal the stories, history, legends, and hidden secrets behind the Vatican’s most treasured masterpieces. Your insider guide will expertly optimize your visit, ensuring you experience the most important highlights of the Vatican Museums without missing a thing.

Perfect for first-time visitors to the Vatican, this tour includes the must-see highlights of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, including (but not limited to): Pinecone Courtyard, Belvedere Courtyard, Room of the Muses, Round Room, Greek Cross Room, Gallery of the Candelabra, Gallery of the Tapestries, Gallery of the Maps, and the stunning Raphael Rooms.

Your experience culminates with a special entrance to the Sistine Chapel, where your guide will prepare you to fully appreciate Michelangelo’s greatest masterpiece. For an even more complete Vatican experience, choose the option that includes Skip-the-Line access to St. Peter's Basilica.

With direct entry after your museum tour, you’ll be free to explore the Basilica independently at your own pace (no guided tour inside), avoiding additional queues and making the most of your time.

Daily except Sunday

2.5 hours - departure 8:00 AM

English

what’s included

Skip the Line Vatican Museums entrance tickets
Professional and Passionate Art Historian Guide
Sistine Chapel
Raphael Rooms
Gallery of the Maps
Headsets
Access to St. Peter's Basilica (depending on option selected)

what’s excluded

Hotel pick up, drop-off
Gratuities

Z9973CImichaelk

TripAdvisor 07 Jul, 2026

Vatican 2026

Martina was exceptional and very knowledgeable She was way better than Sandra

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 (depending on option selected)

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, Greek Cross Room, Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of the Tapestries,Gallery of the Maps and the Raphael Rooms.

Choose an option that includes Skip the Line Access to St. Peter's Basilica to enjoy a direct route from the Vatican Museums. No guided tour will be provided. Please note that the Basilica is a separate venue to the Vatican Museums.

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

denisehV6334QH

TripAdvisor

15 Aug, 2025

Just the right amount of fun and information for our family

We had a fun and informative tour with our guide Oscar There were just our family on this particular tour Oscar guided us through all the key parts of the tour and kept it interesting for our 2 teenagers and we all enjoyed it We learnt so much and I enjoyed this location so much more than when I had previously visited years ago and on an independent visit Highly recommend Oscar and this tour

Journey29270575783

TripAdvisor

13 Aug, 2025

I had a real feel of Roman history with relics and monuments that corroborate the stories

Getting to the meeting point was relatively easy with a taxi The tour operator and guide were there waiting for our arrival It is a visit one should try and do whenever in Rome

flashpacker77

TripAdvisor

11 Aug, 2025

Excellent guide for the Vatican

Giuseppe Was excellent so knowledgeable and patient one of the best yours we have done Five stars We would not hesitate to recommend

peterpP2556PR

TripAdvisor

10 Aug, 2025

Excellent

We had an amazing experience skip the line tickets prevented us from waiting in a long line Monica our tour guide was excellent providing important detail along the way Eco art was wonderful and being exactly where they said they would be at the right time Very comprehensive very enjoyable a transformative experience tickets and instructions were provided and were clear we were taken through all parts of the Vatican including the Vatican museum the Sistine Chapel all of the outdoor courtyards and we finished by going through the Holy doors at the basilica timing was perfect and allowed us to enjoy mass at the end

N4693UEdavidl

TripAdvisor

26 Jul, 2025

Must do once in a lifetime

We had an amazing experience with Ilaria from EcoArt as our tour guide for the Vatican and St Peters Basilica She was incredibly knowledgeable not only about the museum and its art but also shared fascinating historical insights beyond the tour itself Her passion and intelligence made the experience unforgettable Highly recommend her if youre visiting Rome

4.9

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First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

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Z9973CImichaelk

Vatican 2026

Itinerary

Starting Point

Ending Point

Just the right amount of fun and information for our family

I had a real feel of Roman history with relics and monuments that corroborate the stories

Excellent guide for the Vatican

Excellent

Must do once in a lifetime

4.9

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