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First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

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€ 139.00

360 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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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

489dianep

TripAdvisor 21 May, 2026

Excellent guided tour

Fred was an excellent guide He brought to life the Vatican Museum by providing historical context Of course we couldnt spend time looking at everything but he helped us to see the key elements I am afraid that the crowds even though we started at 8am were quite a bit overwhelming by the time we got to the Sistine Chapel

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

661draganap

TripAdvisor

19 Apr, 2024

Amazing Tour

Martina was an excellent guide She showed us enough without boring us with too much The tour started and ended on time

F6515VJcr

TripAdvisor

19 Apr, 2024

Look no further this tour is amazing

Awesome tour and well worth the cost Our tour operator Sarah was amazing She was incredibly knowledgeable organized and gave us the best experience possible Would definitely recommend booking with EcoArt we did not stand in any lines and were in and out

dagmcgrath

TripAdvisor

18 Apr, 2024

A Masters Class at the Vatican Museum

We had a very enjoyable and educational tour of the Vatican Museum with our guide Laura We were in awe of the vast treasures contained within the museum and Laura ensured that we came away with a very deep appreciation of many of the most famous works In particular her historical overview of the Sistine Chapel was very comprehensive and provided a novice such as myself with a real education Additionally Laura has very strong English skills and demonstrated a real knack for navigating the crowds at the Vatican Museum while never missing a beat of the guided tour Plus the opportunity to skip the line and go directly into the St Peters Basilica was a real plus

evvie

TripAdvisor

16 Apr, 2024

Great experience

Martina was a great tour guide very prepared knowledgeable and courteous She made the tour enjoyable I would recommend this tour to anyone wanting to see Vatican City

732colinw

TripAdvisor

15 Apr, 2024

Vatican Sistine Chapel and Basilica is well worth it

This tour was great If in Rome you almost feel like you have to see the Sistine Chapel We booked our tour through Viator Our guide was named Oscar and was awesome The amount of information he gave was amazing He was open to any question and his English was great The tour of the Vatican museum as very crowded but thats just the way it is with this tour I felt like herded cattle at times but we kept moving The Sistine Chapel upon entering we were told no photos and they stressed being quiet Our time was 20 minutes in there and that was enough time Oscar had described certain scenes before we went in that helped once we got into the Chapel After we left the Chapel we walked out to St Peters Basilica Thats where the guided tour part stopped and we had time to go into St Peters Basilica on our own It was well worth the trip It was the most amazing church Ive gone into The sheer size and how ornate it is was overwhelming After our time in the Basilica we stopped by the Vatican City post office and mailed a few postcards and then walked around the square Id recommend this trip and tour as I feel if you just went on your own there would be so much information youd miss

4.9

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First Access Vatican + Optional Skip the Line Basilica

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489dianep

Excellent guided tour

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Ending Point

Amazing Tour

Look no further this tour is amazing

A Masters Class at the Vatican Museum

Great experience

Vatican Sistine Chapel and Basilica is well worth it

4.9

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