Exclusive First Access Vatican Tour with Skip the Line Basilica

Embark on an early access Vatican tour and explore the museums and artworks with a knowledgeable guide. Bypass the lines and delve into the legends, histories, and hidden meanings behind the priceless masterpieces.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Visit the Vatican Museums with fast entry, in the first available access of the day.
What's Included
  • Headsets
  • Skip the Line Entrance Tickets to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
  • English Speaking Vatican Guide
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel Pick up & Drop off
Additional Information

Bypass the lines and enter the Vatican Museums with the first access of the day. In a less congested setting, begin exploring the timeless pieces that line these halls. With a knowledgeable Vatican tour guide and a select small group of no more than 10 people, your visit will be even more memorable.

This is not a typical Vatican tour; instead, your itinerary has been tailored to discover the legends, histories, stories, and even hidden meanings behind the museum’s most priceless artworks. Your English-speaking Vatican guide will show you all the must-see masterpieces the Vatican Museums have to offer.

Your guide will brace you to encounter Michelangelo’s greatest work: the Sistine Chapel towards the end of your visit.

When available, and excluding Wednesdays, Skip the Line access to St. Peter’s Basilica will be included at the end of your tour at no extra cost. No guided tour is provided inside the Basilica. The Basilica is free to enter.

  • Strollers are permitted as long as they can be folded up and carried up stairs.
Location
Via Tunisi, 4
Via Tunisi
Plan on arriving to our meeting point at least 15 minutes in advance of your selected departure time. Meet our representative on the steps at Via Tunisi, located at the corner with Via Sebastiano Veniero. Be on the lookout for the color bright green of our logo.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Slffamily
Aug 18, 2024
Great Vatican First Access Small Group Tour - Martina was excellent on our Vatican First Access Small Group Tour. Efficient, informative, friendly. We learned so much. Less than 10 in our group. Highly recommend.
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Denisgj1849gm
Aug 14, 2024
Nice ride. - Very nice tour with an excellent Gaga Guide who knew very well the history of the Vatican and all this time. To see!!!
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N4671sqannef
Aug 7, 2024
Tour of Vatican - I had a nice tour of Vatican with Jeanette at EcoArt. I loved that she explained all the parts of the Sistine Chapel that we would be able to observe by first showing us what to look for on her IPad.
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664carolinec
Aug 4, 2024
Great trip, highly recommend - Fred our guide was amazing..... - Excellent trip and great guide - Fred. Very knowledgeable and engaging, trip went at the right pace. Getting in first access is a must, gets very busy quickly.
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Guadalupect7416mx
Jul 26, 2024
vatican - very good to tour, guide explained history of a lot of the vatican and was very nice. i would recommend this to a friend. a must in rome.
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Aidass5785vr
Jul 25, 2024
Skip the line Vatican and Basilica tour - Absolutely amazing tour. Our guide Asunta was fabulous- she was so organised, knew everything about Vatican, chapels and we didn’t have to wait anywhere , despite the huge crowds outside Vatican waiting in long lines! I would recommend this tour to everyone- you don’t have to be particularly fit to complete whole tour and what you see inside - words can’t describe ! Asunta even managed to get our group to St Peter’s Basilica without any wait . We really enjoyed the day and all the beautiful buildings, sculptures and paintings together with the background stories from our tour guide .
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S9644xzrachelk
Jul 18, 2024
Highly recommend this tour, great experience! - This was a great tour! We really enjoyed having a guide to tell us what we were looking at. Our guide, Fred, was amazing and funny and he made the tour super fun! I am so grateful we got the opportunity to go on this tour and skipping the line to the basilica saved so much time and energy from waiting in the long line and hot sun. Highly recommend!
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997katief
Jul 17, 2024
Interesting tour of the Vatican - Our guide was excellent, her English was very good and she was very knowledgeable and made it interesting for all of us (including two boys with not a huge interest in art!). She navigated the crowds as well as possible and tried to keep us out of the sun. Still rammed at 8am so not sure what difference the early access part made!
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Leighbolger
Jul 16, 2024
Excellent tour - Martina was an excellent tour guide. Very friendly and extremely informative. The Vatican museums were fascinating. I’d recommend the early morning tour.,
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Pennyby8356dm
Jul 10, 2024
Great Tour - Ed was our guide and he did a fantastic job of making sure the group stayed together. He saw to my limited ability and made sure we could take the elevator when available. He was knowledgeable, interesting and fun as a guide. The Vatican itself was amazing. So much to see. We took many photos. The tapestries and the marble floor designs were beautiful.. We did not do the basilica as we were very tired. It was an enjoyable tour. I hope i chose the correct tour name.
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