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Tickets for Full Day Vatican City & Pontifical Villas VIP Access

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Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Saturdays

  • Duration

    11 hours

  • Start time

    7:45 am

  • Meeting Point

    Make your way to the Vatican Museums

  • Ending Point

    St. Peter’s Station (Rome)

Key Highlights

  • Visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel before it gets crowded
  • Admire the Italian countryside on a train ride to the fairy tale-like Castel Gandolfo
  • Enjoy informative audio commentary for Vatican Museums, Vatican Gardens, and Castel Gandolfo
  • An exclusive tour the covers top Rome attractions and beyond
  • Explore the masterpieces of the Vatican Museums before they open to the public
  • Both printed and smartphone vouchers accepted!

Overview

Discover Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel before they open to the public on this highly exclusive tour with VIP access.

Start your special Saturday with a semi-private early morning visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Explore the famous rooms and treasured artefacts, including the ancient sculpture that inspired Michelangelo's depiction of God in the Sistine Chapel (the Belvedere Torso), the mythical Greek sculpture Laocoön & His Sons, the mind-boggling Gallery of the Maps, the Gallery of the Tapestries, and, of course, The Raphael Rooms - considered by many to be every inch as beautiful as the Sistine Chapel. Enjoy an audio-guided walking tour of the Vatican Gardens.

Board the electric train to Castel Gandolfo, known as the Pope's City and a picturesque resort located at the top of Lake Albano. Explore the museum of the Apostolic Palace and discover the botanical and architectural wonders of the Papal Villas of Castel Gandolfo by an electric vehicle.

Inclusions

  • Entrance to Vatican Museums, Vatican Gardens, Apostolic Palace, and Gardens of the Pontifical Villas
  • Audio guide for the Vatican Museums, Vatican Gardens, and Gardens of the Pontifical Villas
  • Roundtrip by train from the Vatican to Castel Gandolfo
  • Tour of the Gardens of the Pontifical Villas by eco-friendly transport

Exclusions

  • Lunch

Please note

Voucher information: You can show your voucher on your smartphone (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)

Shoulders & knees must be covered

No big bags & suitcases allowed; there are lockers on-site

Photos & videos are strictly forbidden inside the Sistine Chapel

Show your smartphone Vatican & Sistine Chapel tickets to the security guards at the entrance, then swap it for a paper ticket at the 'CASSA ONLINE E GRUPPI' box office after the security check

Be on time, as Vatican personnel may not let in latecomers

Make sure to bring a valid ID for reduced tickets. Without valid ID, you will be asked to pay for a full price ticket in order to enter and the discounted ticket will not be refunded

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