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From $38.01
Overview
The Vatican Museums Skip-the-Line Tour offers an ideal opportunity for first-time visitors to experience the Vatican’s wonders without the wait. With this tour, you can avoid the notorious entrance queues and delve straight into the treasures housed within, including the magnificent Sistine Chapel and the ornate Raphael’s Rooms. Led by an expert guide, you will navigate through the rich history and art of the museums. Additionally, this tour includes skip-the-line entry to St. Peter’s Basilica, available only on morning tours, except on Wednesdays. This streamlined access ensures a more efficient and enjoyable visit to one of Italy’s most esteemed attractions.
- Save hours of waiting and skip the long lines at the Vatican with your tour
- Get more from your visit with a guide who knows the history of the attraction
- Gain access to popular areas such as the Sistine Chapel and Gallery of Maps
- Choose to upgrade to a small-group tour that limits your group size to 10 people
What’s Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Skip the Line Access & Entrance Tickets to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
- Food and drinks
- Tips
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
- Via Tunisi, 4
- Via Tunisi, 4, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
Please ensure you arrive at our designated meeting location at least 15 minutes before your chosen departure time. Our representative will be waiting for you on the steps at Via Tunisi, at the intersection with Via Sebastiano Veniero. You will recognize them by the sign they will be holding, which features the green EcoArt logo.
End point
- Vatican Museums
- 00120, Vatican City
Ticket redemption point
Via Tunisi, 4, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
What To Expect
Vatican City
Discover the heart of Vatican City: the Vatican Museums.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Museo Pio Clementino
The Vatican Museums are divided into many smaller, unique museums. Among them, the Museo Pio Clementino is likely the most important, and the many highlights it contains cannot be missed! Stop at the Octagonal Courtyard for the Laocoonte and the Apollo Belvedere — or the Round Room for the giant marble bathtub patrolled by an enormous bronze statue of Heracles. Spot a sculpture of your favorite fauna at the Room of the Animals, or just marvel at the 3D painted vaults of the Gallery of the Candelabra.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Vatican Museums
Visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own or with a guide (if option selected). Tickets provide skip the line access.
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Cortile della Pigna
Explore one of the Vatican’s many open air courtyards. This one is decorated with a giant bronze pinecone sculpture, giving the courtyard its name.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Sphere within a Sphere
Access Vatican Museums and discover the famous “Sphere within a Sphere” sculpture.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Museos Vaticanos
Stay inside as long as you like during official opening hours.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo’s masterpiece, take time to admire the vaults.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Stanze di Raffaello
Admire Raphael’s Rooms — painted by the master himself and his pupils around the same time as the Sistine Chapel — and inspired and challenged by Michelangelo’s greatest masterpiece.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
St. Peter’s Basilica
When available, and only for tours beginning before 2:30PM, at the conclusion of your tour inside the Vatican Museums, you will be given the option to Access St. Peter’s Basilica skipping the line via a special exit from the Sistine Chapel. Your guide will provide an introduction to the Basilica after which you will be free to explore on your own. Please note that St. Peter’s Basilica is a separate venue to the Vatican Museums, is free to visit and does not require a separate ticket. Access to the Basilica is not open every day nor at all times and it is not possible to know in advance when it will be available. At the moment, no departures after 2:30PM include access to the Basilica. Access to St. Peter’s Basilica is only available for the guided tours options.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Gallery Of The Maps
One of the most popular galleries of the Museums, make a stop here and try to spot the Italian cities you have travelled to, or your ancestor’s hometown. These hand-painted maps, dating to the late 1500’s, can also be admired for the exquisite attention to detail and embellishments. See if you can spot the nod to Christopher Columbus’ voyage across the Atlantic…
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Vatican City
End your visit inside Vatican City and continue to explore on your own.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children 5 and under are entitled to free access to the Vatican Museums (with proof of age)
- At least 4 people are required for the guided tour options to take place.
- Check-in is 15 minutes prior to the booked start time. Tickets are time sensitive and we cannot accomodate late arrivals.
- Entrance into St. Peter’s Basilica is separate from the Vatican Museums and is not always available. When possible, and only for tours departure prior to 2:30PM, our guided tour options will benefit from this special access at no extra cost. Entrance to the Basilica is free and does not require a ticket.
Cancellation Policy
Full reimbursement is available for cancellations made at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled experience.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.