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First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

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€ 159.00

272 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 of the day.
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

513tamimj

TripAdvisor 09 Jul, 2025

Good time

It was a great time Our tour guide Oscar was very well known in topics such as sculptures and tapestries and paintings and immersed us into the ancient history of Rome Would recommend

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

nathangA9745EG

TripAdvisor

13 Oct, 2023

Great tour

Adriano was an amazing tour Great experience He gave a lot of helpful historical context and did a fantastic job explaining everything

32baileyz

TripAdvisor

13 Oct, 2023

Vatican tour

Had Adriano as our tour guide and he was super informative Very organized and told us all the history in a very enjoyable manner Adriano was amazing as was the tour Highly recommend

samanthavD7834QA

TripAdvisor

13 Oct, 2023

Unbelievable Experience

The tour was amazing Our tour guide Riccardo was so knowledgeable friendly and he made the experience so much better The next time I return to Rome I plan to book another tour and hopefully I will have Riccardo as my guide again

S3099WSstevend

TripAdvisor

07 Oct, 2023

Great

Wonderful tour Guide was amazingly knowledgeable about all areas Nice end to tour too by skipping the line into St Peters

tammylG180OX

TripAdvisor

07 Oct, 2023

Fabulous Tour guide

Our tour was fabulous A little confusion at the start as we were told to meet at 4 station and there was another tour group also meeting at 4 station and we started to go with them before we realized the EcoArt green flag was at the bottom of the stairs Once we were with Monica it was great She was informative had a lot of great history to share and person insights into the design and architecture as well as the art Early entry and skip the line was an absolute must So many pictures it was hard not to try to capture everything

4.9

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First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

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