This is the information and booking page for a two hour group tour of the Vatican gardens - you'll be joining a group escorted by an official Vatican tour guide. Tickitaly also offer 'straightforward' Vatican tickets, as well as assorted tours of the Vatican (not including the gardens, in other words!).
The garden tour lasts approximately two hours, after which you're free to explore the Vatican and Sistine Chapel by yourselves - entrance to these is included in the price of this tour.
This is an official, Vatican-organised tour that in approximately two hours takes in much of the gardens and parklands that form more than half of the entire Vatican territory, covering almost 50 acres (20 hectares). The gardens became establised during Baroque and Renaissance times, with legend having it that the Vatican gardens were spread with earth brought from Golgotha by Saint Helena.
The gardens include 3 hectares of woodland, splendid flower beds and topiary, lawns, a labrynth, specimen trees, grottoes and fountains and a range of buildings scattered throughout, from medieval fortifications to the modern-day home of Radio Vatican. You'll find a selection of photographs on this page.
Tours are available 6 days a week (not on Sundays) and start at either 09.30 or 10.00 in the morning. However, availability is very patchy, and so as not to waste your or our time, and given the slight difference of only 30 minutes, we'll fit you in whenever we're able to.
Please begin the booking procedure by selecting the your date preference in the box below and press the 'Click to continue with booking' button. Reduced (slightly) price tickets are available for children between the ages of 6 and 18 (those under 6 pay nothing), as well as students under the age of 26 - ID will be required. Full priced tickets are necessary for everyone else, including those over the age of 65. You'll find some additional useful information further down the page.
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1. Click on the calendar icon to the left to choose a date. 2. Click button to continue. |
To reserve tickets for a Vatican Gardens Tour, just fill out the booking form, supply us with credit card details, and we'll do the rest. There will be no charge whatsoever until we confirm your reservation, at which point you'll be sent a login link from where you may print out your entrance vouchers.
How do I get my tickets, how do I get into the Vatican?
If there is availability for the date you have chosen then we shall charge your credit card and instantly send you an email containing a link to a page from where you'll be able to print out your voucher. The voucher will be in Adobe PDF format - download the viewer here if you need it. You may also view PDF's with this software - a much smaller download than Adobe's own reader. On the day of your visit you will join the special 'pre-booked' queue located to the right hand side of the main entrance. You will need to present your voucher and some ID (passport is always best); next you'll need to pass security - everyone has to go through the metal detectors - and then you'll swap your voucher for entrance tickets. Please note that vouchers can only be used for the date and time specified and are not refundable.
The 'Whisper' system
For groups of more than seven people it is obligatory to use the 'Whisper' audio system. Your guide will be talking into a small microphone and you'll each be listening on special earpieces. This is included in the price.
Dress code and disabled access
You'll need to be wearing clothes that do not leave your shoulders/arms or lower legs bare. No shorts, short trousers, short skirts, sleeveless shirts or bare shoulders. All visitors to the Vatican Museums will be required to pass through a metal-detector prior to being granted admittance. Unfortunately there is no wheelchair access for the garden tour, and please note that this tour is not recommended for those with walking difficulties.
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