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Privilege Vatican admission

Roman Odyssey Tours Inc. will be organizing special admission into the Vatican museum, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica. We invite bookings from discerning visitors to the Vatican for the year 2013. Please proceed to the booking & contact page if you would like to book the tour or receive further information.

 

Overview

Description: The Vatican museum, Sistine chapel and an orientation tour of St. Peter's Basilica
Meeting Point: "Hosteria dei Bastoni". 29, Via Leone IV.
Meeting Time: Winter season (1st November until 14th of March, except Sunday)
  • 9:00 a.m.
  • 10:15 am. (only from 18. December until 6th of January)

  • 1:00 p.m.

Summer season (15th of March until 31st of October, except Sunday)

  • 8:00 a.m.
  • 1:00 p.m.

Duration: 3 hours & 30 minutes
Price:
  • € 60 per adult.
  • € 50 for students (13 yrs to 23 yrs with I.D).
  • € 35 for children ( 7 yrs to 12 yrs of age).
  • Free for children 6 years and below.

Note: Indicated prices are per person per tour and includes the ticket price of the museum.

Pope's Advice on Dress code: Covered shoulders and knees
Group Size:
  • Average: 10 to 12 people
  • Maximum: 15 people
Facilities offered:
  • Privilege admission after a brief security check
  • Tour delivered by Native English speaking guides.
  • Audio ear phone to hear the guide clearly if the group has more than 8 people.
  • Payment accepted in US $, Canadian $ or in Euros.
  • Payment can be made in full or part before the tour, or can be made in Euros on the day of the tour


Rick Steve’s reader:

Those who have been recommended by Rick Steve's office or have heard about us by reading his book will get a 10% discount on the adult tour price. The discounted price will be Euro 54 for adults. Student prices will remain at Euro 45 per person


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Details

The Vatican is the world's smallest sovereign state, the high seat of Catholicism for more than 2000 years and the residence of the popes. It has its own currency, bank and postal system. Actually it is more than that. It is the home to the famous Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. Here are preserved some of the most sublime creations of man, inspired by his eternal yearning to give expression to the divine spirit. What do we see on this tour?

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  • VATICAN MUSEUM:
Envelopes a complex of imposing proportions: 42,000 square meters of space. The nucleus of the museum was adorned by Italy's greatest artists during the renaissance.
  • GALLERY OF TAPESTRIES:
Intricate tapestries worked on in the Brussels workshop in 1531. The work is based on the cartoons by Raphael.
  • GALLERY OF MAPS:
32 Maps frescoed on the wall of this gallery between 1580 - 1583. Based on the cartoons by the great cosmographer Ignazio Dante.
  • BELVEDERE COURT:
Masterpieces of Greco Roman sculptures from antiquity discovered during excavations are kept here. Michelangelo's favorite "The Belvedere Torso and The Greek God Apollo" from 320 B.C. are kept here. But the "piece de resistance" is the marble statue of the Laocoon Group.
  • RAPHAEL STANZA:
Raphael at the zenith of his career would fresco the apartment of Pope Julius II. Considered to be the best work in his life.
  • SISTINE CHAPEL:
Created by the genius of man and the will of God: Michelangelo's arduous depiction of the genesis and the last judgment. Our advice: Leaving Rome without seeing the Sistine Chapel would be a sin.
  • St. PETER'S BASILICA:
Orientation of the Basilica. Christ had told the prince of apostles: "You will be the rock on which I shall build my church." So on the tomb of St. Peter's - tradition holds - was built the biggest church on the face of the earth. The Catholic world's heaven on earth.

 

Booking & Payment:

Please click on the link booking page if you would like to make a booking. While making a booking ensure that you mention the name of your hotel in Rome and its address and phone number. The ticket fee of Euro 25 per person will have to be paid as an advance to secure the booking. The balance amount can be paid to the tour guide as a final settlement. While sending you the confirmation we will send you an electronic bill via paypal. On clicking on the provided weblink you can make the payment using your Visa, MasterCard or an existing paypal account.

If you wish to pay on the day of the tour in Euros, please let us know.

Cancellation policy

Your booking can be shifted to an alternate day depending on availability and on payment of an additional fee of Euro 3 per person. On a total cancellation, the deposit amount will be retained back as booking and service charges. In case Roman Odyssey tours is unable to deliver the service at the scheduled time, an alternate time on the same day will be chosen to conduct the tour.

If Roman Odyssey tour is completely unable to deliver the service due to some unforeseen events in the Vatican, the entire amount will be reimbursed to our clients.