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Skip the Line: Small Group Vatican Tour with Basilica Access

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This 2.5 hour Vatican Tour is led by an expert guide who will share stories you won't hear anywhere else! Visit the highlights of the Vatican Museums in small, exclusive groups limited to 10 people or less.  Skip-the-Line no-wait access is included and is the fastest possible way to enter the Museums. For a special experience, choose the first access of the day at 8:00AM. All tours included Skip the Line access to St. Peter's Basilica (except Wednesdays, special events).
  • Skip the Line access to the Vatican Museums
  • Vatican Insider Guide
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation
Departure Point

Via Tunisi, 4, 00192 Roma RM, Italy Arrive at least 15 minutes early. Meet us on the steps at Via Tunisi, located at the corner with Via Sebastiano Veniero. We will be holding a sign with the green EcoArt logo.

  • Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Italy
    A typical itinerary inside the Vatican Museums includes the Pavilion of the Carriages, home to everything from centuries old horse-drawn carriages to vintage and modern cars really used by Popes past and present. You'll visit the Pinecone Courtyard, the Hall of the Maps (the "Oval Office" of the Pope centuries ago), the Gallery of the Tapestries, the Pinacoteca, Belvedere Courtyard, Room of the Muses, the Round Room and Candelabra Gallery.
    10 minutes
  • Cortile della Pigna, Vatican City, Italy
    This courtyard gets its name from the enormous bronze Pinecone sculpture that dominates it.
    15 minutes
  • Sphere within a Sphere, Vatican City, Italy
    The Vatican Museums contains some modern art as well, including this famous sculpture: Sphere within a Sphere. Variations of this sculpture can be found in many settings around the world.
  • Museo Pio Clementino, Vatican City, Italy
    The most famous wing of the Vatican Museums, the Pio Clementino museum contains much of the Museum's most important highlights. Your guide will take you through the Room of the Animals, where you can spot the life-like statues of fauna from around the world. Head to the Octagonal Courtyard where a small fountain trickles in the background of famous statues like the Laocoonte and Apollo Belvedere. Don't forget to look at the Candelabra Gallery -- master painters decorated these ceilings to create the illusion of a 3D effect centuries ago!
    45 minutes
  • Gallery Of The Maps, Vatican City, Italy
    Head with your guide to the Gallery of the Maps -- and get a perspective of the world how it was five centuries ago. These exquisitely detailed, hand-painted giant maps are a favorite of the Vatican Museums. See if you can find the Italian cities you have visited, or spot the nod to Christopher Columbus' journey to the Americas.
    20 minutes
  • Stanze di Raffaello, Vatican City, Italy
    Raphael painted these rooms with incredible frescoes, originally meant for the private rooms of Pope Julius II.
    15 minutes
  • Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Italy
    No guides are able to speak inside the Sistine Chapel. However, your guide will prepare you in advance for your free time inside so you'll know what to look for.
    30 minutes
  • Museos Vaticanos, Rome, Italy
    Your visit ends close to where it began, after the spiral staircase at the entrance to the Vatican Museums.
  • Vatican City, Vatican City, Italy
    Visit to Vatican Museums - Vatican City
  • St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, Italy
    When available, access is provided to St Peter's Basilica, skipping the lines. A tour is not provided inside the Basilica, only access. Your visit will end at the steps of St. Peter's Square with an introduction made by your guide after which you will be on your own to continue exploring.
    5 minutes
  • St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Italy
    When available, access is provided to St Peter's Basilica, skipping the lines. A tour is not provided inside the Basilica, only access. Your visit will end at the steps of St. Peter's Square with an introduction made by your guide after which you will be on your own to continue exploring.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children 6 and under are entitled to free access to the Vatican Museums (with proof of age)
  • Children aged 7-18 are entitled to a reduced entry fee (see tour and ticket pricing) and must provide proof of age.
  • Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements.
  • Check-in is 15 minutes prior to the booked start time. Tickets are time sensitive and we cannot accomodate late arrivals.
  • Skip the Line Access (no guided tour) to St. Peter's Basilica is included when available, except Wednesdays and special events.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure 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.
397leslik
12 Oct 2025
Assunta was an excellent tour guide. She had a welcome knowledge and was very personable. We had some slower people in our group, but she never lost anybody. She was always watching for people. She’s very respectful of the Vatican. The tour itself was extensive and included a lot. We highly recommend this skip the Line tour. If you don’t skip the line, you will be waiting in the line for three hours just to walk in the front door so it’s worth the extra money to skip the line. I would pay to skip the line at any of the room venue. The lines are very long and we are the off-season.
Happiness793015
08 Oct 2025
Ricardo was so knowledgeable, patient, able to maneuver around quickly and efficiently and answered many questions. Would highly recommend a tour with him!
macsurfers
04 Oct 2025
Highly recommend this skip the line experience. The Vatican is so crowded! It’s totally worth every penny to pay for the skip the line and small group tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly.
This tour in is organized by EcoArt Travel

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