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First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

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€ 159.00

261 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

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

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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. 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

Andreaiseofman

TripAdvisor 11 May, 2025

What a trip

What a trip Amazing place totally in awe and loved every minute Our tour guide Janette was absolutely brilliant so knowledgeable but also so friendly and funny Made the whole experience a joy from beginning to end

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

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

835jennieg

TripAdvisor

06 Oct, 2023

Very Beautiful place

Laura our tour guide was excellent very knowledgeable and very funny the tour itself runs through the Vatican pretty quick though I feel like because there are soo many people there that you miss seeing alot of the Museum So if you are wanting to see alot of the Vatican I would say do not purchase the tour but if you just want the experience then this is the way to go you do get to go through St Peters on your own could spend all the time you want there so its a trade off if you get a chance to go up to the top of StPeters the views are amazing

773jenniferk

TripAdvisor

05 Oct, 2023

Martina great guide

Great tour brilliant tour guide ask for Martina Very very packed but Martina managed to keep us all together and had a great sense of humour as well as being very knowledgeable

peachey440

TripAdvisor

04 Oct, 2023

Excellent

Martina our guide was helpful knowledgeable and amusing Long and tiring tour be prepared but worth it

Culture65262027692

TripAdvisor

03 Oct, 2023

Vatican Skip the Lines

This tour was something my wife and son really wanted to do while in Rome I went along for the ride and I am incredibly grateful that I did The crowds and lines surrounding the Vatican were insane Luckily our tour slipped past all of the lines and went right in There were only 10 people in our group and mini ear pieces and amplifiers were provided so we could hear our guides narration clearly Oscar led our tour and he was fantastic from the jump Incredibly knowledgeable thoughtful and personable We wove through the immense property with aplomb learning bits of information at every stop He was just the right combination of fact and humor The variety of the art work and architecture is unfathomable Combine it all with the ease of entering the Basilica and you have a terrific experience Highly recommend this tour and Oscar

Vera S

Viator

02 Oct, 2023

Takk for veldig bra tur i Vatikanet

Utrolig bra guidet tur i Vatikanet Flytende engelsk kunnskapsrik morsom Vi hadde en veldig fin opplevelse alle fire

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Very Beautiful place

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