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Via Tunisi 13 - Rome (RM) 00192- Italy

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First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

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€ 139.00

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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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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

taylorcH6470GV

TripAdvisor 24 Jun, 2026

You wont regret this tour

We could not be more thankful that we booked this tour The experience was seamless from beginning to end and we absolutely adored our guide Maria Laura The meeting point was easy to find we even grabbed a quick cappuccino across the street before it began Once we met our guide we walked across the street to the entrances where we were led to a special line for guided tour groups only While we did have to wait for about 1015 minutes this is the line to go through security and officially enter Vatican City our amazing guide kept it interesting She gave us background information and explained what would happen on the tour making the initial wait time pass quickly If you can book the earliest tours available Our time was at 830am and were told that by 1011 it becomes a madhouse Once we made it through security Laura expertly navigated through the museums hitting the highlights providing amazing information and answering our questions Quick note they provide headsets that attach to your ear allowing you to hear your guide even in the crowded spaces if you are not directly next to them Great accessibility The best part about this tour was our easy entry to the Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica We went straight in from the museums and did not have to wait in an additional line to enter Since you are not permitted to speak in the Sistine Chapel Laura explained the details ahead of time before we entered This was great because it allowed us to notice the details that she taught us while we observed later on I cannot express enough how worth the money this tour was The small group of 10 is also DEFINITELY worth it it is so crowded inside that I couldnt imagine navigating and staying together with a larger group This tour is highly rated and highly recommended for a reason EcoArt hires amazing guides and creates a wonderful experience Thank you Maria Laura and EcoArt for a wonderful morning and once in a lifetime experience I will always remember my first trip to Vatican City fondly

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

30antep

TripAdvisor

31 May, 2024

Vatican tour

The tour guide was super knowledgeable on everything made the whole experience so much more pleasant he had a great attitude and was very friendly

danielrH5979KA

TripAdvisor

30 May, 2024

Perfect amount of time

Tour was just the right amount of time to explore and learn about the museum with access to Chapel and then skip the line at the Basilica Chiara was magnificent and very knowledgeable

R4161NZsusanh

TripAdvisor

28 May, 2024

Tatiana was a great guide

Great tour with Tatiana as our guide She was knowledgeable informed great at moving us through at reasonable pace Highly recommend her and EcoArt tours

jiraira2024

TripAdvisor

28 May, 2024

Loved it

Yamona is one of the best tour guides ever she knows history she answered all my questions and she made the whole trip fun and interesting I am glad she was our tour guide Thanks Yamona for a memorable tour

rachellen917

TripAdvisor

08 May, 2024

Amazing experience

I was a little nervous as i read mixed reviews Glad I booked as it was lne of the best tours I have ever done They arrived on time we skipped the HUGE lineup and we learned sooo much I highly recommend

4.9

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First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

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You wont regret this tour

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Vatican tour

Perfect amount of time

Tatiana was a great guide

Loved it

Amazing experience

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