5-Day Land Program in Rome
The Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums proudly introduce The Vatican Insider Tour Experience offering Vatican Insiders exclusive, unprecedented access to the Vatican, including many off limits sites. Extraordinary access and special activities for Vatican Insiders are unavailable on other tours.
Highlights For Vatican Insiders Only
Exclusive Benefits And Mementos For Vatican Insiders
Price: $9,890 per person, based on double occupancy at The St. Regis Grand Hotel, Rome
Price Details: 50% deposit is required to reserve and full payment required 30 days prior to departure. See Refund Policy below to learn how you may protect your investment if you have to cancel for any reason.
Inclusions: Fare includes 4 nights accommodation at The St. Regis Grand Hotel, Rome with American breakfast daily; Vatican access and activities; ground and roundtrip airport transportation, and meals stated in itinerary.
Exclusions: Fare does not include roundtrip air; meals not stated in itinerary; suite upgrade and extended stay; gratuities; optional activities and tours; spa services and additional items of a personal nature.
Disclaimer: Deposits for this program are nonrefundable, due to limited availability. Minimum of 25 travelers required for program to operate. Itinerary subject to change. We strongly recommend purchasing Travel Insurance to protect against injury, illness, force majeure and unforeseen circumstances at the destination. Protect your trip investment with AuthentAssure.
Vatican Insider 2010 Inaugural Dates
2010 dates for the Vatican Insider Tour Experience program are
Oct 10-14; Nov 7-11; Nov 15-19; Nov 28-Dec 2 and Dec 5-9.
Jan 9-13, 2011 available and additional 2011 dates are being added.
DAY 1: ARRIVE ROME
DAY 2: VATICAN MUSEUMS
Accompanied by Vatican elite guide (with premium listening system) plus dedicated host.
8:30 am Private Transportation to Vatican Museums by Vatican Motor Coach From The St. Regis Grand Hotel for priority private entry to Vatican and VIP front-of-line access to Vatican Museums.
9:00 am Sculpture Restoration Laboratory Presentation by Vatican restorers. Learn about preservation and care of renowned sculptures such as Apollo Belvedere, Laocoön Group, Colonnades of St. Peter's. Off limits to others.
9:45 am Museum of Papal Carriages Off limits to others.
10:15 am Private Papal Gardens Limited access to others. Transportation by Vatican motor coach.
11:15 am Active Restoration Site Presentation on restoration of the Sistine Chapel and other Vatican treasures by head restorer of the Vatican Museums, who has supervised restoration of works of Michelangelo and Raphael. Restoration sites to be viewed may include Borgia Apartments, Rafael Rooms, Gallery of Statues. Limited access to others.
12:30 pm Private Lunch in the Papal Gardens Catered private lunch in the Casina of Pius IV, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, in the Papal Gardens. Off limits to others.
2:30 pm Vatican Secret Archives Viewing of ancient and priceless secret Vatican historical documents of momentous importance such as: Charter of Carolingian Emperor Confirming Gifts of Charlemagne to the Holy City (962); Founding of Franciscan Order to St. Francis of Assisi (1223); Founding of Cambridge University by Pope John XXII (1318); Commission of Sistine Chapel Ceiling to Michelangelo (1535); Trial Transcripts of Galileo For Heresy (1616). Limited access to scholars only.
3:00 pm Tower of the Winds Site of the famed Vatican Meridian by Ignazio Danti. Breathtaking views of the Vatican and Rome from rooftop terrace. Limited access to others.
4:00 pm Private transportation to The St. Regis Grand Hotel by Vatican Motor Coach
DAY 3: VATICAN MUSEUMS FOLLOWED BY ST. PETER’S BASILICA
Accompanied by Vatican elite guide (with premium listening system) plus dedicated host.
8:30 am Private Transportation to Vatican Museums by Vatican Motor Coach From The St. Regis Grand Hotel for priority private entry to Vatican and VIP front-of-line access to Vatican Museums.
9:00 am Vatican Museums Special access to gallery highlights including the Pinoteca with the works of Rafael, Giotto, Leonardo, Caravaggio and Bernini.
10:30 am Mosaic Restoration Laboratory Presentation by Vatican restorers. Learn about preservation and care of extraordinary ancient mosaics in the Vatican Museums collection. Limited access to others.
11:30 am Snack and Rest Break
12:00 pm Papal Tombs Including the Tomb of Pope John Paul II. Special access for Vatican Insiders only.
12:30 pm Private Viewing of the Pieta Limited access to others.
1:00 pm Private Transportation by Vatican Motor Coach
1:15 pm Vatican Necropolis Including the Santa Rosa excavation. Off limits to others.
2:00 pm Private transportation to The St. Regis Grand Hotel or Spanish Steps Shopping District by Vatican Motor Coach
DAY 4: ST. PETER’S BASILICA FOLLOWED BY VATICAN MUSEUMS
Accompanied by Vatican elite guide (with premium listening system) plus dedicated host.
8:15 am Private Transportation to St. Peter’s Basilica by Vatican Motor Coach From The St. Regis Grand Hotel for priority access to St. Peter’s Basilica.
8:45 am VIP On-Stage Seating at Pope’s Wednesday Vatican Audience Seating is on-stage, just a few feet from His Holiness. Limited access to others. Collectible premium mementos created exclusively for Vatican Insiders to be blessed by the Pope.
12:30 pm Private transportation to The St. Regis Grand Hotel by Vatican Motor Coach
5:30 pm Private Transportation to Vatican by Vatican Motor Coach From The St. Regis Grand Hotel for priority access to the Vatican.
6:00 pm Private Holy Mass Celebrated by Cardinal in Chapel of the Holy Family in Governor's Palace of Vatican City State Organist and soloist or choir of Vatican seminarians accompany Holy Mass. For Vatican Insiders only. Off limits to others.
7:00 pm Private Transportation to Vatican Museums by Vatican Motor Coach
7:15 pm Private Viewing of the Sistine Chapel, Rafael Rooms, Apostolic Library, Galleries of Tapestries and Statues, and Much More For Vatican Insiders only. Limited access to others.
8:30 pm Private Wine Reception followed by Private Gala Candlelight Gourmet Dinner in Octagonal Courtyard, Vatican Museums (indoors) Vatican Insider Tour Experience completion certificate awarded and signed by International Director of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums. Commemorative dinner menu personalized for each Vatican Insider with initials engraved. Harpist accompanies dinner. For Vatican Insiders only. Off limits to others.
11:00 pm Departure from Bramante Staircase Original entrance of the Vatican Museums. Off limits to others.
11:15 pm Private transportation to The St. Regis Grand Hotel by Vatican Motor Coach
DAY 5: DEPART ROME
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