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First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour
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€ 159.00
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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.. Read more

  • First Access of the day.

  • Choose a group of 10 or 20.

  • Skip the Line Basilica Access (when option selected). 

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Children
(7 - 18)
Infant (Free)
(0 - 6)
09 january 2023
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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, or a group tour of 20 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, if you have chosen an option that explicitly includes it, you will enjoy skip-the-line access to St. Peter's Basilica, where you will be free to explore on your own. 

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 (only when option selected)
what’s excluded
  • Hotel pick up, drop-off
  • Gratuities
782marianneb

TripAdvisor 24 Jun, 2025

Super Vatican Tour

We had a fantastic tour with Assunta She gave us a very detailed tour of the Vatican museums something you have to spend ages in a queue to visit Assunta took her time and told us so much interesting information and left us to spend time along in the Sistine Chapel

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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 (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, Candelabra Gallery, Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Maps.

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
  • 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
    maryacagle
    TripAdvisor
    24 Nov, 2023
    Early Access Vatican Tour with Skip the line Basilica

    Loved having the skip the line ticket Finding the tour was easy Our guide Eddie was very knowledgeable funny and very accommodating The pace of the tour was great and when we had to do a couple of detours because of crowds he was able to tell us more than we thought about what we got to see He took very good care of us when other groups were pushing through Having been at the Vatican before COVID I was saddened to see that the tour of the Sistine Chapel had become too commercialized and less reverent Lots of talking and more people let into the room at a time that before Tour guides not ours were talking loudly Our guide told us information before we went into the chapel I also liked having access to the gift shops outide of the Vatican museum I was dissappointed that we were not abl to go further into the nave

    kellyduerden
    TripAdvisor
    22 Nov, 2023
    Vatican tour

    Our tour guide Oscar was incredible He was so knowledgeable and passionate about the Vatican and Rome Excellent tour and a great way to start our Italy trip

    juvieq2018
    TripAdvisor
    21 Nov, 2023
    Exceptional tour guide

    Hilaria was exceptionally knowledgeable tour guide Thank you for sharing a lot to us about the Vatican museum I would highly recommend you

    brookea547
    TripAdvisor
    20 Nov, 2023
    Do the Vatican and St Peters Basilica tour with Catalina

    Catalina clearly has a love for the history and the art and shares it with her tour group in a fun and entertaining way For me there were moments that were mind blowing about the tour Not just what we were seeing but the knowledge that was being shared A great experience The tour group was well organized professional and personal Highly recommend

    F634LVcharlottew
    TripAdvisor
    18 Nov, 2023
    What a great day

    Our tour guide Pasquale was excellent You could tell he is passionate about what he does Without the tour we would have been lost It is worth the money and skipping the line saves you time to explore more of the city

    4.9
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